Foundations of Education Syllabus Fall 2014

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INSTRUCTOR: Jen Lund
EMAIL: jenlund@cwidaho.cc
PHONE: 208-794-9407 (call or text)
OFFICE LOCATION: online
OFFICE HOURS: By appt.
Elementary Education
EDUC 201: Foundations of Education
~ Online: Fall 2014 ~
Students and Instructors are accountable for all information on the Course Syllabus, as well as the Institutional
Syllabus Addendum, which is located on the students’ Blackboard Site for this course. For further information
regarding Library resources, academic honesty, accommodations, and more, please refer to the addendum
(Institutional Syllabus) on Bb.
Course Description
This course introduces social, philosophical, and historical perspectives in education. An up-to-date
examination of the teaching field, foundations of education, and teaching as a profession are the goals.
(This class includes Portfolio Entry: Autobiographical Essay. This class addresses Idaho Core Teacher
6 and 9.) COREQ: EDUC 202
Course Schedule
16-wk session from: 8/25/2014-12/20/2014
Location: Online
Students are expected to check into class 2-3 times per week
Course Focus
This course is a broad overview of all aspects of teaching. It covers everything from classroom
management and curriculum development to ethics and school reform. This course is a broad overview
of all aspects of teaching. If you aren’t sure about a career in teaching, this is the class to take. By the
end of the semester you’ll know for sure if you’re meant to teach.
Course Objectives and Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to
1. Student will identify why pre-service teachers choose education.
2. Student will identify key concepts that make teaching a profession.
3. Student will understand the historical roots and current teaching practices.
4. Student will understand the difference between teaching instruction and school curriculum.
5. Student will discuss school governance, finance and laws.
6. Student will discuss the use of technology in the classroom.
7. Student will identify specific teaching strategies and define what makes them effective.
8. Uncover their true motivation for becoming a teacher and assess whether or not to become an
educator.

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Outcomes Assessment:
Student comprehension will be measured by the following assignments:
 Assignments & online participation (group work & lecture discussions)
 Individual Teaching Demonstration
 Portfolio Entry: Autobiographical Essay
 Exams covering textbook material, lectures, readings, Bb course content and group activities.
Student Contributions
Course Work:
All assignments are due on the date assigned. Late work is not accepted. After the first week of the
semester, if the student does not log into the Blackboard (Bb) class, submit
assignments/communicate with the instructor, I will withdraw the student for lack of attendance.
Participation Verification for Financial Aid
All CWI Instructors are required to report attendance and course participation during the first two weeks to One
Stop Student Services for financial aid purposes. Attendance is defined below. If you do not meet attendance
standards, you can be dropped from the course.
Week 1: Logging into our EDUC 201 Bb will meet the attendance requirement for the first week.
Week 2: Complete assignments due in second week of course. See Course Calendar.
During the rest of the semester: Log into class 2-3 times a week, participate and complete assignments
Assignments are completed using information from the textbook, lectures, linked resources, handouts &
group assignments. To see assignment due dates, check your course calendar or ‘My Grades’ on Bb.
All assignments will be submitted via Bb unless directed otherwise by your instructor. If you do not
see the assignment link in Bb, the assignment is late and cannot be submitted. I will not accept
late assignments or those that are emailed.
Please do not ask me to open links of past assignments to submit late work.
Once a link is closed, I will not reopen it to accept late work.
As a three credit, 16 week course, students should schedule 9-12 hours per week for this class.
Late Work/Make-Up Work Policy:
Graded work in this class cannot be made up. If you miss an assignment, activity, a lecture, an exam,
or the paper (anything that will carry a grade), it will not be accepted late for any reason unless you
follow the steps below.
The good news is that we will have a lot of assignments and assessments this semester so should
something come up and you do miss something, it won’t kill your GPA as long as you have been
keeping up with your other assignments and assessments. In other words, most assignments and
assessments are weighted equally so missing one or two assignments or assessments won’t cause
you to fail this course.
Have An Exceptional Reason For Missing Work?
Should there be an exceptional reason for missing graded work; students are welcome to follow the
steps listed below. Please note that exceptions are extremely rare and will only be considered after the
following criteria are met:

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Step 1. Student has an exceptional reason (Exceptional in the opinion of the instructor) for missing an
assignment and/or assessment.
Step 2. The student can provide DETAILED and COMPREHENSIVE support documentation
supporting their reason. This documentation should be SCANNED, ATTACHED THEN EMAILED to the
instructor with the initial emailed request. If you have not included this detailed and comprehensive
supporting documentation with your request, it will not be considered.
Step 3. Student must schedule a live meeting with the instructor after the instructor has confirmed by
email that the valid reason for missing class and/or work is accepted. Please note - this
meeting/conversation will only be scheduled by the instructor after you have completed steps 1 and 2
above.
The bottom line here is that if you are taking this class, you are an adult – and more importantly, a
future teacher. Act accordingly by budgeting your time and being proactive as a student.
Grading
Grades for this class will be based on a straight point total, calculated in Bb. The final grade will be
based on the following percentage:
90 - 100% = A
80 – 89.9% = B
70 – 79.9% = C
65 – 69.9% = D
0 – 64.9% = F
As a general rule I do not give Incompletes. However, to be eligible for an Incomplete, a student must
have an A for the class and have at least 70% of the class work completed. I will only consider
awarding an Incomplete if a student meets the above criteria and has some extreme emergency
situation after the 12th
week of the course. In such cases, a student requiring an incomplete must
submit a written appeal with full rationale to the instructor at least three weeks prior to the end of the
term.
Once a grade is entered into the Bb gradebook, you have two weeks to contest
any error. After a grade has been in Bb for two weeks, it is final and will not be
changed.

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Textbooks and Required Materials
You may purchase the 12th
or 13th
edition of the required text.
Ryan/Cooper
THOSE WHO CAN, TEACH, 12th
edition
ISBN: 978-0-547-20488-8
Ryan/Cooper
THOSE WHO CAN, TEACH, 13th
edition
ISBN: 978-1-111-83028-1
 My personal recommendation is to rent either text on a Kindle. You can read a Kindle book on
your computer if you don’t own a Kindle.
Methods of Delivery
This course is an online course delivered through Blackboard. Lectures are presented through web
links, PowerPoint presentations, recorded screen capture lectures, and Word documents.
Instructor Availability
How do you contact me?
 Email anytime, responses will occur Mon-Friday between 8a-5p.
 All emails will be answered within 24 hours, Mon-Friday, no responses on Sat/Sun.
 Please call or text!
Course Calendar is posted in Blackboard

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Course Expectations
Prerequisite Skills
The skills necessary to successfully complete the course is a subset of the skills required of
a good teacher. These include:
 Moderate computer skills
 Independent learning
 Commitment and dedication
 Critical thinking
 Transfer of knowledge
 Communication skills
 Responsibility and accountability
Attendance:
 Online attendance is important for this class. Information, assignments and interaction among
peers can only happen when you log in a few times each week, at least 2-3 times a week. I
have high expectations for the work submitted.
Class Cancelation Policy (Online meeting in Collaborate)
If there is an emergency and I am forced to cancel online Collaborate session, I will post an
announcement on Blackboard, send an email to your CWI email account.
It’s good practice to always check your CWI email account before logging in.
End of Course Electronic Evaluations
To help instructors continually improve courses, students will complete anonymous online evaluations
for each course.
 Instructors do not see the evals until after final grades have been submitted to CWI.
 The administrators who supervise faculty review these evaluations. Evaluations are your strongest voice
directly to people who determine who teaches. Use it wisely!
 If 80 percent of the class completes the evaluation, everyone in the class gets extra credit. (I can see the
numbers who’ve completed it, just not the data or comments.)
Behavioral Expectations:
Every student has the right to a respectful learning environment. In order to provide this right to all
students, students must take individual responsibility to conduct themselves in a mature and
appropriate manner and will be held accountable for their behavior. Students who disrupt the class or
behave inappropriately or disrespectfully, as determined by the instructor, may be asked to leave the
classroom (virtual or traditional). Instructors or Student Services has the right to create a written
behavioral contract with students; if a student violates a behavioral contract, they may be released from
the course.
Academic Dishonesty:
All work submitted by a student must represent his/her own ideas, concepts, and current
understanding. All material found during research must be correctly documented to avoid plagiarism.
Cheating or plagiarism in any form is unacceptable and violations may result in disciplinary action
ranging from failure of the assignment to failure of the course. Repeated acts of academic dishonesty
may have more severe institutional ramifications.
CWI Email Accounts
I will only respond to email sent from your CWI email account. Most others get dropped into my junk
folder. Please, always use your CWI email account.

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All registered CWI students receive a college email and Bb account. Every course at CWI has a Bb
component. In order to avoid missing important messages and deadlines, students must access both
accounts frequently.
All communication will be through CWI accounts only. Bb can be accessed through the icon on CWI’s
home page: www.cwidaho.cc . Email can be accessed through the login page at http://mail.live.com .
Your default password for both Bb and email accounts will be the first letter of your firstname in CAPS +
first letter of your last name in CAPS + “logon” in lower-case letters + last 4 digits of your SSN; if you
don’t have a SSN, then use the last 4 digits of your student ID number (Ex: Jonathan Smith’s password
would be JSlogon1234).
Emergency Procedures
In the event classes are canceled for any reason, a notice will be posted to Blackboard. Emergency
situations will also be announced through the college text and email alert system.

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Special Notes for Online Learning
Personal technical skills required to take an online course
 Communicate via email including sending attachments
 Navigate the World Wide Web using a Web browser such as Internet Explorer
 Use office applications such as Microsoft Office (or similar) to create documents
 Be willing to learn how to communicate using a discussion board and upload assignments to a
classroom Web site
 Be comfortable uploading and downloading saved files
 Have easy access to the Internet
Hardware and software requirements are clearly stated
 Personal computer / laptop with Windows operating system
 Microsoft Office 2010 (See techhead.org or Google “Microsoft Ultimate Steal” for student
pricing)
Email turn-around time
 All emails will be answered within 24 hours, Mon-Friday, no responses on Sat/Sun.
Assessment turn-around time and feedback
 All assignments will be graded within one week of due date
 All projects will be graded within two weeks of due date
 Feedback on work will be posted in the Blackboard grade book or directly on assignment in Bb.
Netiquette expectations
Taken from: mycollegesandcareers.com @ http://www.mycollegesandcareers.com/2010/11/10-etiquette-tips-for-an-online-course/
1. Participation — unlike classroom settings, you can’t just “show up” and expect to pass the class. An
online class is a community, and as such all are expected to participate. Discussion posts, opinions
and feedback should be thoughtful and well-articulated so that everyone can enjoy a fun learning
experience.
2. Procrastination — do not wait until the last minute to do your work! Taking an online course means
working with technology, and sometimes it can fail you. Work ahead of schedule so that any problems
can be taken directly to the instructor for help, without losing time.
3. Sharing — ideas, opinions and experiences should be shared with the whole community. Classmates
may post questions on the Discussion Board, which you may be able to answer. Don’t keep
information to yourself; in a community, everyone works together for the good of the whole.
4. Proofread – before you press the SEND button, think about what you have written; you can’t take it
back! A response to a classmate, a discussion post, an email to the instructor, make sure that you
have said what you meant and that you mean what you said!
5. Express — classmates and teachers cannot “see you”, so you have to be clear. Sarcasm, concern
and other emotions are lost in an online environment if there is not enough information to back the
statement up.
6. Feedback — give feedback to your classmates and be open to theirs. Online classes function best
when everyone is involved in the learning process.
7. Respect — do not put down anyone’s ideas or thoughts, also state your own opinion in a way that is
not hostile or overwhelming. Respect your classmates and they will respect you!
8. Caution – be careful about statements that may come off as derogatory, racist or inappropriate for the
classroom setting. If you wouldn’t say it in person, don’t say it online.
9. Cheating – treat the class like an in-room course. Do not cheat; it only hurts your learning
opportunities.
10. Work hard! — to get the most out of it, you’ve got to put your best into it! Work hard and achieve
results!