syllabusEDU101

=EDU 101 - Introduction to Secondary/Middle Education and Technology for the Learner=

[|2012-2013 Catalog description]

Introduction to Secondary/Middle Education and Technology for the Learner provides an overview of the field of secondary and middle school education, including historical and contemporary influences, diversity in the classroom, technology as a tool for learning, and the study of teaching from both a personal and professional perspective. (This 2-credit course is offered in conjunction with SED 101, Education of Exceptional Learners.)

This course is designed to answer the following Essential Questions:
 * How do I become a teacher?
 * How can knowledge of the student assist me in customizing a student's learning?
 * How can diversity in the classroom help me be a better teacher?
 * Which theories and historical influences should most impact the schools we'd like to have?
 * How do I start thinking like a teacher (instead of as a student)?

Additionally, you will use the Internet and other resources available on campus and in the Mallett Library.
 * Required Textbooks:**
 * 1) //[|The Joy of Teaching]// by Gene Hall, Linda Quinn, and Donna Gollnick. [Note: "There's an app for that." [|Pearson Publishing has e-versions of this text] that can be purchased and viewed on an iPhone or iPad. The e-textbook can also be viewed on a "regular" computer (laptop or desktop).]
 * 2) //The Bedford Handbook//, Eighth Edition by Diana Hacker & Nancy Summers (given free to all UMF freshmen). [Note: Or the 7th edition will be fine.]

Grading
The grade for this class will be based on the following:
 * 60% - Participation in class activities, discussions, projects, and assignments (including philosophy statement and blog entries)
 * 20% - EDU 101 Notebook and how well you have documented evidence of your learning in this course in each of the four areas
 * 20% - Mentoring Project (or alternative project)

All grades, including participation points, are posted in Blackboard.

Conceptual Framework (C3TEP)
The University of Maine at Farmington prepares caring teachers, competent educators and confident professionals, grounded in the arts and sciences, who will become the educational leaders of the 21st century.

__Caring Teachers__
 * Build respectful relationships
 * Create communities of learners
 * Support and encourage successful learning for all students
 * Honor and respond to differences
 * Utilize knowledge of human development

__Competent Educators__
 * Design, plan, implement and evaluate instruction
 * Use best practices for instruction and assessment
 * Know content and strategies for integration
 * Communicate clearly and effectively
 * Solve problems creatively and constructively
 * Use the tools of a changing world

__Confident Professionals__
 * Collaborate effectively with families, communities, and colleagues
 * Practice reflective, self-directed, life-long learning
 * Demonstrate a commitment to ethical and legal responsibilities
 * Contribute to and lead in diverse societies

State Teaching Standards
Students will be introduced to the InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards (slightly modified and adopted by Maine as state law and called "The Common Core Teaching Standards" ) as part of the curriculum in this course. Students are introduced to the standards as a whole and to their purpose as well as to the concept and content of each standard. There are no specific expectations for mastery of any of the standards in this introductory course.

National Educational Technology Standards (NETS-T)
1. Facilitates and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity. Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments.

2. Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments. Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S).

3. Model digital Age Work and Learning. Teachers exhibits knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society.

4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility. Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices.

5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership. Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources.