University of Minnesota Duluth
Syllabus for Educ 1101: Education in Modern Society. Three credits--Fall, 2008
Class meets: M-W-F 2-2:50 , section 1 OR T 4-6:50
Final examination: Section 1: 10-11:55 Monday, December 15 OR Section 2: 12-1:55 Friday, December 19
Location: Montague 80
Instructor: Frank Guldbrandsen, Ph. D, D.Sc.
Office: 252 Montague Hall
Professor Guldbrandsen's Office Hours: M-W-F 1-1:45 or by appointment
Telephone: 218-726-8172
Course description:
This course provides a survey of educational
institutions and practices used in different sectors of society. Historical
and philosophical foundations of American education are also explored.
Course overview:
Education in Modern Society is a category 7 offering of the Liberal Education Program at U.M.D. Category 7 is made up of courses focusing on historical and philosophical foundations. This course will introduce students to the history of education from the pre-Socratics to the post-modern world. Students will have a grounding in what it means to be an educated person; what are the philosophical roots of education; what are some of the most prevalent philosophies of education; differing approaches to curriculum; the nature of learning; the nature of the teaching profession; the history of American education; problems of equity in education; social and moral education; educational reform; and building educational communities.
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Required
text:
Teaching on Principle and Promise: The Foundations of Education
Mary-Lou Breitborde and Louise Boyle Swiniarski
Book Website Link: http://college.hmco.com/education/breitborde/teaching_principle/1e/students/index.html
Tech support: http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/helpdesk/
Principles
of instruction:
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Interstate New Teacher Assessment
and Support Consortium (INTASC) Principles
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UMD Education Department Conceptual
Framework Themes
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1. Knowing subject matter
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2. Human development and learning
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Social Justice
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3. Diversity in learning
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4. Variety of instructional
strategies
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Reflection
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5. Motivation and management
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6. Communication skills
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Empowerment
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7. Instructional planning skills
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8. Assessment
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Collaboration
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9. Reflection and responsibility
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10. Relationships and partners
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Technology
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Course outcomes:
The Education Department of the University
of Minnesota Duluth provides prospective teachers with a nationally
a accredited program that is guided by learning standards. The following
Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) standards
and departmental themes are included in this course.
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INTASC Principle and Standard of Effective Practice |
UMD
Education Department conceptual framework theme |
Assessment of outcomes and standards |
| Demonstrate an understanding of schools as organizations within the larger community | 3.14 Understand how to recognize and deal with dehumanizing biases, discrimination, prejudices and institutional and personal racism and sexism | This outcome and series of standards will assist you to come to a better understanding of diversity. | Class quizzes Comprehensive final examination |
3.14 Understand how students' learning is influenced by individual experiences, talents and prior learning as well as language, culture, family and community values |
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| Identify, describe,
and explain the organization, operations, and rationale of a variety
of education systems. |
3. Diversity in
learning |
This outcome will assist you
in making decisions, and therefore help you become more empowered
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quizzes Comprehensive final exam |
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Explain
the historical and philosophical foundations of education. |
9. Reflection
and responsibility |
This objective will require reflection and collaboration in studying
diverse perspectives. |
quizzes Comprehensive final exam |
| Demonstrate
an understanding of schools as organizations within the larger community. |
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Relationships and partners |
This objective will require reflection and collaboration in studying
diverse perspectives. |
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3.15 Understand cultural and community diversity and know how to lean about and incorporate students' experiences, cultures, and community resources into instruction |
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10.12 Understand how factors in student's environment outside of school may influence student life and learning |
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3.21 Understand that all children can and should learn at high levels and persist in helping all students achieve success |
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Dispositions:
This course will help your develop and
strengthen the following professional dispositions--or characteristics
of mind, affect, and body.
1. Attendance and punctuality 2. Self initiative
and independence 3. Reliability and dependability
4. Oral expression 5. Written expression
6. Critical thinking skills 7. Tactful judgment
8. Collegiality 9. Reflective response to feedback
10. Interaction with students, peers, teachers, others 11.
Desire to improve own teaching performance 12. Commitment
to the education profession 13. Positive attitude toward
others 14. Professional ethics and demeanor.
Instructional strategies:
You will be working alone, in pairs,
in cooperative groupings, in large groups, and as a class. Alone, you
will read in preparation for class. As a group, we will look into the
required readings in order to understand these from a scholarly perspective.
We will also work together in pairs, cooperative groups, and as a class
in order to examine, discuss, and interpret our materials and their implications
for education in modern society.
Diversity:
Your diversity will be respected here. Your respect for diversity
is necessary and expected. This course will involve a variety of perspectives
in order to better understand education in (post) modern society
Participation expectations:
Participation is expected in all appropriate activities--except
in the case of an emergency.
Assignment expectations:
All written work must be professional in nature. This means:
Assessment:
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| 1. Journals | 4 | 50
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200
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3
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100
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300
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3. Discussions |
10
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30
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300
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4. Comprehensive final assessment
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1
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200
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200
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1000
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Grading: by percentage
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IMPORTANT
I INVITE ANY OF YOU WHO HAVE A DISABILITY, EITHER PERMANENT
OR TEMPORARY, OR ANY OTHER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH MIGHT AFFECT YOUR ABILITY
TO PERFORM IN THIS CLASS TO INFORM ME SO THAT TOGETHER WE CAN ADAPT METHODS,
MATERIALS, OR ASSIGNMENTS AS NEEDED TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE PARTICIPATION.