(Subject to change until the second class meeting)
The Effective Urban Educator: Reflective, Innovative and Committed to Diversity
Teaching Assistant: Cetaura
Bell
Course Description: Theories of social education;
contrasting
curricular designs, their assessment and evaluation; critique of
research; study of curricular
improvement programs
Course Objectives: To . . .
Assignments (details in class):
Weekly-
1. (30%) Be here and meaningfully participate in classThis Semester-
2. (24%) Demonstrate having read three (3) professional articles* Expenses may be involved
3. (21%) Demonstrate ability to write at the graduate level by writing a 3-5 page review of one of the theorists or schools of thought below. Each topic must be unique, a sign-up sheet will be provided.
4. (10%) Working with two other students-
- using APA style
- with at least one paraphrase
- one direct quote
- Reference List with at least two (2) sources.
- Will be different from everyone else in class (sign-up for topic)
- You are expected to understand Academic Integrity & not commit Plagiarism.
5. (10%) Participate in a field trip due the last day of class *
- Teach the class a very creative, unique, hands-on lesson of
- 20 minutes or less on
- A current issue in social studies education
- Which you clear with the instructor
- Using at least one website which is included in your summary & shown to the class
- Provide a one page summary of the issue in your own words.
- This will be developed early in the semester for use at a later, unspecified date.
6. (5%) Join a social studies professional organization this semester, either NCSS or MCSS *
Class Policies: Participation is important in a
democracy
and in this social studies seminar. Every student is expected to
be in class for each meeting. Absences in this class are just
absences; they are neither excused nor unexcused and you lose credit
(3%). Telephones and
beepers should not be heard in the classroom. To contact me
outside of class, use e-mail.
Class Schedule: The instructor in consultation
with
the
class will determine deadlines & specific assignment details.
Due to the nature of the class, the schedule may change following a
discussion in class and a follow-up e-mail. Three class sessions
in March (5, 19 & 26) will be a Holocaust
Seminar, the third one will
meet at a location off campus. In addition, other class sessions
may occasionally meet off campus (details in class).
Evaluation & Grading: A=94-100, A-=90-93, B+=87-89, B=83-86, B-=80-82, C+=77-79 & C=73-76 of a possible 100 points. All assignments may be turned in only on the day of class. Being late to class or leaving early may be a deduction of 1%. Each absence will lower your grade by 3%. Participation in a social studies conference is worth +3%. An incomplete (I grade) may be given only for good reason, after completing a contract with the instructor and may not be for a grade higher than a B. Be aware of the new grade policies as of Fall 2006.
Required Materials:
Educational Theorists or Schools of
Thought:
Affective Education (Krathwohl, Kaplan, others)
Alternative Assessment Wad Ja Get
Classroom Management (Wong)
Conflict Resolution
Constructivism (Papert, Piaget)
Emotional Intelligence (Goleman)
Gardner, Howard Frames of Mind
Glasser, William Quality School or Quality School Teacher
Goodlad, John
Group Work (Johnson & Johnson)
High Stakes Testing (State Standards, MEAP, etc.)
Hirsch Jr., E.D.
Interdisciplinary Learning
Kirschenbaum, Howard Wad Ja Get
Kohlberg, Lawrence Stages of Moral Development
Multicultural/ Global Education
Multiculturalism: A Different Mirror
Oakes, Jeannie (Tracking)
Professional Ethical Responsibilities (copyrights, behavior, treatment of students, etc.)
Ravitch, Diane
Rogers, Carl Freedom to Learn
Role of the Social Studies teacher (Dewey, etc.)
Sizer, Theodore Horaces’ Compromise
Student Evaluation (portfolios, authentic assessment, etc.)
Teaching Controversy Teaching As a Subversive Activity
White Privilege (Peggy McIntosh & Robert Jensen)
Resource for Maslow- http://web.utk.edu/~gwynne/maslow.HTM
Resources for Bloom-
If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away
from him.
An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
--Benjamin Franklin