Syllabus

Laura Hutton

EDUC101

Welcome to Introduction to Education!

Online Quizzes

You are required to complete the online quiz for each chapter until you earn 100% and e-mail the results to me before the start of class. These quizzes can be found on the text website. Click on the link below to go to the text website.

Text Website

Introduction to Education is divided into three units of study:

UNIT 1 - The Teaching Profession

UNIT 2 - Issues Confronting Today's Schools

UNIT 3 - Planning for Instruction

On this website, you will find the syllabus, as well as information to help you review and study the contents of each unit. Follow the links below to view the Powerpoint presentations used for each lesson. Also below is a link to a plug-in to allow you to view these without purchasing Powerpoint. You may want to print out copies of the Powerpoint presentations prior to each class to facilitate note-taking. You can print three to six slides per page by first selecting "Print" from the file menu then selecting "handouts" next to the phrase "Print what." During each unit, use the lists of key terms and outcomes to help you determine what is most important to study. Near the end of each unit, use the games to help you review what you have learned. When you have completed each unit, you can take the self-checking quiz. You should also use these resources to study for the final exam.

Syllabus

Unit 1

KEY TERMS:

outcome based education	professional portfolio	perennialism	essentialism
progressivism	existentialism	social reconstruction	humanism
behaviorism	constructivism	burnout	self-assessment

AT THE END OF THIS UNIT STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO:

List four variables contributing to the success of first year teachers.
List challenges facing teachers and schools.
Discuss the use of self-assessment in teacher education.
Construct a professional portfolio.
Discuss Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development and describe each stage: what they are, when they occur, and characteristic behaviors.
Discuss Erik Erikson's theory of emotional development and describe each stage: what they are and when they occur.
Describe each of Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral reasoning and discuss criticisms of Kohlberg's theory.
Discuss Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs and list each step in his hierarchy.
Develop a personal educational philosophy including the modern philosophical orientation with which you most agree.
Discuss factors that influence change in education.
Select a modern historical period. Describe the prevailing thought regarding childhood, parenting, and education during that period.

Do you need help understanding the INTASC standards for your professional portfolio?

Section III of your portfolio, the section on Knowledge and Content Area, should be organized according to the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) standards for beginning teachers. For a detailed explanation of each INTASC standard, click on the link below then click on "core standards."

INTASC Standards

PRACTICE WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED:

Key Terms Games Learning Theory Game Self-Checking Quiz

Unit 2

KEY TERMS:

community-based partnerships	charter schools	directory information	inclusion
school choice	for-profit schools	multicultural education	heterogeneous grouping
vouchers	FERPA/Buckley Amendment	multiple intelligences theory	homogeneous grouping

AT THE END OF THIS UNIT STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO:

Describe characteristics that distinguish successful schools.
Develop a comprehensive family involvement program.
Conduct a successful parent-teacher conference.
Develop plans for a charter school.
Discuss the strengths and shortcomings of the school choice movement.
Discuss the rights and responsibilities of teachers and schools.
Discuss the rights of students and teachers.
Apply the standards of FERPA to determine if permission is needed to release a specific school record.
Develop a culturally responsive environment.
List Gardner's eight intelligences.
List advantages and challenges of inclusion.
Discuss techniques to make a heterogeneously grouped classroom run efficiently.
Develop a classroom management plan.

PRACTICE WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED:

Key Terms Games Review Game Self-Checking Quiz

Unit 3

KEY TERMS:

Maryland Voluntary Curriculum	lesson objective	formative assessment	portfolio assessment
unit plan	authentic instruction	summative assessment	authentic assessment
lesson plan	standards movement	accountability testing	computer assisted instruction

AT THE END OF THIS UNIT STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO:

Develop a unit of instruction.
Apply the Maryland Voluntary Curriculum to unit plans.
List the components of a lesson plan.
Develop a lesson plan.
Write observable lesson objectives.
Evaluate lesson plans for the components of authentic instruction.
Create a lesson plan using authentic instruction.
Integrate research backed techniques into lesson plans.
Discuss the strengths and controversies surrounding the standards movement.
Develop a variety of assessments.
Incorporate technology into lesson plans.
List tips to help survive your first days teaching.

Find lesson plan ideas on the internet!

There are many ideas for lesson plans on the internet. Complete the following activity to explore some lesson plan sites. You may use ideas from these sites for you lesson plan assignments, but do not simply print and submit a lesson plan from one of these sources.

Online Lesson Plans

PRACTICE WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED:

Key Terms Games Review Game Self-Checking Quiz