Dr. Carolyn Awalt, PhD - or Tonie Ponce-Kreye, M. Ed., ABD - or (cell)

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1 SCED 5326 (27602) Curriculum in the Secondary School Instructors: Dr. Carolyn Awalt, PhD - carolyn@utep.edu or Tonie Ponce-Kreye, M. Ed., ABD - tpkrye613@aol.com or (cell) Class Locations and Times Valle Verde Campus. El Paso County Community College, Building B, Room 162 Or Room 411, College of Education, UTEP 5-7 pm, Thursday evenings and online see Calendar Parking passes for EPCC will be available the first week of the semester in the Alternative Teacher Certification office or in class. Office Hours: Dr. Awalt: Monday Friday by ; we will decide in the first class when we will hold "Virtual office hours" online in the chat area Graduate Catalog Description: Secondary Education (SCED) 5326 Curriculum in the Secondary School Curriculum in subject areas in the secondary school, and the development of plans and procedures for instruction. Prerequisite: TED Course Description: This course will focus on curriculum in subject areas in the secondary school and the development of plans and procedures for instruction. This hybrid course is designed to familiarize Alternative Teacher Certification Program students with instructional methods for the secondary school. In addition, the course will cover the Texas standards for pedagogy and professional responsibilities for all teachers. Course Goals: The goals for you in this course include: understanding more about secondary learners; understanding the learning process as it occurs in secondary learners; understanding curriculum-making for a diverse student population; = learning to make appropriate instructional decisions; developing the ability to critically reflect and articulate professional beliefs in relationship to practice; learning to collaborate with others productively; developing the ability to advocate for productive change through assuming an active role in teaching curriculum; understanding of the lesson planning process; knowledge of professional organizations; understanding and utilization of traditional campus and electronic library services; understanding the Professional Development and Appraisal System (PDAS) and specific acronyms of the PDAS and of the profession; understanding of pertinent academic content via facts, topics and concepts. 1

2 Course Objectives: The student will be able to Take a PPR 8-12 pre-test determining knowledge of pedgogy prior to instruction Plan instructional strategies that actively engage students in the learning process and timely, high qualitative feedback. Research, develop, and present one micro lesson for class critique Design instruction, appropriate for all students that reflect an understanding of relevant content based on continuous and appropriate assessment. Fulfill professional roles and responsibilities and adhere to legal and ethical requirements of the profession. Articulate your understanding of your school and district mission statements Explain your rationale for becoming a teacher Pass the PPR exam with an 80 percent or above for a grade of A. Required Texts are available in the UTEP Bookstore: Kellough, R.D. & Kellough, N.G. (2003). Secondary school teaching: A guide to methods and resources. Second Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ. Merrill Prentice Hall. ISBN Additional articles will be posted in the Course Readings section of WebCT or available through the UTEP library online databases. Hardware and Software Requirements: Access to a computer and the internet Adobe Acrobat Reader, available free from MS Office (Available to the student at the UTEP Bookstore for about $15.00) UTEP Obtain your password from UTEP Library to access online electronic resources (you must go there in person) Instructions For Accessing Your Course Online - All the course content will be delivered via WebCT. You can access WebCT by following the steps outlined below: Go to UTEP s homepage: Your login is your ID, and your password is your password. Once you are in the My.UTEP space, you will find the WebCT link near the top of the webpage in the horizontal menu bar. In case the above URL does not work, you can do the following: Go to Your login is your ID but your password is your goldmine password, which is generally a 6 digit number. You need to have an UTEP ID to be able to access WebCT. If you do not have a password or have forgotten your password, call the UTEP Help Desk at (915)

3 Once you are logged into WebCT, you will find all of the hybrid or web-based courses you are registered for under the appropriate semester. Click on your course title to access the course. General Course Expectations: 1. This is not a self-paced course. You can post assignments late, but you will receive reduced credit. You may not post assignments more than 1 week after the deadline. You are also expected to work in groups for two assignments. There will be no incompletes in this course. 2. You can expect to spend 4 hours outside of class for each hour in class. For those weeks when we do not meet, you can expect to spend about 8 hours on the course activities. 3. Weekly Online Assignments Since we will meet on Thursdays, all weekly reading discussion assignments will be due Wednesday at midnight unless otherwise announced. Your responses to other s assignments are due on Wednesday by midnight. If you do not post your reading response by the time assigned you will forfeit the participation points for that week. You will be reading articles and discussing the readings with the class participants in the discussion area. The discussion area is located in WebCT ( a. Five Weekly Reading Assignments - (25 points each). Students are required to post their reactions or questions to the assigned reading using a minimum of two hundred words. The first half to be a summary of the key points in the reading and the second part to be a reflection on how the article relates to your teaching. b. Five Weekly Online Assignment Responses (25 points each). Students are required to read their peers assignments and respond or comment with a minimum of 50 words in each response. Replies are due by Wednesday midnight. c. Four Online Quizzes (25 points each). In place of online assignments, there will be online quizzes. 4. Reflection Papers - (100 points each). Students will produce three 5-page reflection papers to assigned topics. The papers are due on the assigned date. You may submit your paper the following week on one occasion but it will be penalized a full letter grade. Papers turned in two weeks late will not be accepted. Papers will be graded based on content and grammar. All writing assignments must use the American Psychological Association (APA) style. Go to to purchase a copy, if needed. You will post the papers in the Assignment Area of WebCT. a. Paper A: It is suggested that you use the Star Wars Viewing Guide (in the Course Readings section) as you view the Star Wars IV movie. In your paper, you are to relate your teaching experience, and how you got into teaching to the movie. b. Paper B: How have you changed since you began teaching? What was important at the beginning, and what is important now? Relate your experiences to the Star Wars V movie 3

4 c. Paper C: Using the Star Wars Trilogy, particularly, Star Wars VI, as your basis, write an essay about your teaching journey covering these three points: i. Challenges you ve encountered and how you handled them. ii. Allies you have found. iii. Negative entities you ve noticed and how you positively dealt with them. 5. Micro Teaching Lesson (200 points) Students will develop and present a micro teaching lesson to the class. Each student will develop a lesson that follows the whole lesson cycle for your core area. You will have the opportunity to present the lesson to the class and receive a class critique. You will then revise and present the lesson at the next class meeting for the grade. 6. The final PPR test (150 total points multiplied by percentage of questions passed). Grading Scale: =A =B = C =D Under 590=F Course Policies Virtual Office Hours - Dr. Awalt or Toni Kreye will hold virtual office hours every other week in the chat area of WebCT. In the first class we will vote on the day and time that will be most convenient for all of us. Also in the first class, we will demonstrate how we will use the Chat area. Guidelines for Using the Chat and Discussion Areas: When we use either the Chat or the Discussion Area, there is a form of etiquette (called Netiquette) that we all need to observe. Please check the class schedule and participate at the appropriate time. This is a form of class participation. In the discussion message postings, please write your message in Word first, run the grammar and spell check tools, and then paste it into the message box, unless otherwise instructed. Do not type in ALL CAPS, LIKE THIS. Write in a constructive, respect manner with each other. When you communicate electronically, all you see is a computer screen. You don't have the opportunity to use facial expressions, gestures, and tone of voice to communicate your meaning; words -- lonely written words --are all you've got. And that goes for your correspondent as well. Sometimes forget that there's a human being on the other side of the computer, some people think that a lower standard of ethics or personal behavior is acceptable in cyberspace. When you're working hard on a project and deeply involved in it, it's easy to forget that other people have concerns other than yours. So don't expect instant responses to all your questions, and don't assume that all readers will agree with -- or care about -- your passionate arguments. 4

5 Don't be afraid to share what you know. It's especially polite to share the results of your questions with others. Course Calendar Changes - As course instructor, we reserve the right to adjust the course syllabus or change assignments as needed. We will be sure to give you plenty of notice prior to any changes. Remember that our course syllabus and class schedule are living documents and can changed! Academic Dishonesty Statement - Academic dishonesty is prohibited and is considered a violation of the UTEP Handbook of Operating Procedures. It includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, and collusion. Cheating may involve copying from or providing information to another student, possessing unauthorized materials during a test, or falsifying research data on laboratory reports. Plagiarism occurs when someone intentionally or knowingly represents the words or ideas of another person's as ones' own. And, collusion involves collaborating with another person to commit any academically dishonest act. Any act of academic dishonesty attempted by a UTEP student is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Violations will be taken seriously and will be referred to the Dean of Students Office for possible disciplinary action. Students may be suspended or expelled from UTEP for such actions. Academic dishonesty is an assault upon the basic integrity and meaning of a University. Cheating, plagiarism, and collusion in dishonest activities are serious acts which erode the University s educational and research roles and cheapen the learning experience not only for the perpetrators, but also for the entire community. It is expected that UTEP students will understand and subscribe to the ideal of academic integrity and that they will be willing to bear individual responsibility for their work. Materials (written or otherwise) submitted to fulfill academic requirements must represent a student s own efforts. Any act of academic dishonesty attempted by a UTEP student is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Violations will be referred to the Dean of Students Office for possible disciplinary action. Students may be suspended or expelled from UTEP for such actions. Disabled Student Statement - Individuals with disabilities have the right to equal access and opportunity. It is the student s responsibility to contact the instructor and The Disabled Student Services Office at The University of Texas at El Paso. 5