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ELE3340 / Barford

Department of Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle Level Education                     ECE/ELE/MLE generic syllabus format
Eastern Illinois University
ELE3340: Social Studies for the Elementary and Middle Level School
College of Education and Professional Studies THEME:
Educator as creator of effective educational environments:
        integrating diverse students, subjects, strategies, societies, and technologies.

Catalog Description:
(3-0-3) Planning and organizing for instruction; material selection; and evaluation in social studies. Field-based activities will be provided in conjunction with ELE 4000 or MLE4000..

Prerequisites & Concurrent enrollment:
ELE 3000; and concurrent enrollment in ELE 3290, ELE 4000, and ELE 4880, or permission of department chair.  For middle school option, consult advisor for course sequence. University Teacher Education requirements apply and department requirements for enrollment must be met.

Textbooks:
Chapin, June R. (2009). Elementary Social Studies: A Practical Guide, Seventh Edition, Allyn and Bacon, Boston, MA.

National Council for the Social Studies.(2010). National Curriculum Standards for the Social Studies: A Framework for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment. Bulletin 111. NCSS,Silver Spring, Maryland

Supplemental Materials

Recommended  Social Studies links.
 
Instructor: Judy Barford
E-mail: jbarford@eiu.edu
http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~jbarford
Office: Buzzard Hall, Rm. 2206,  hours, anytime by appointment
mailbox, Buzzard Hall, Rm. 2216
office phone: 217-581-5728

Course Purpose: The primary purpose of social studies is to help young people develop the ability to �make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world.� (NCSS, Expectations of Excellence, p. vii) . ELE 3340 is structured to assist in preparing preservice teachers to teach social studies in elementary and middle schools. Course goals include helping preservice teachers to develop: a) confidence in their teaching abilities; b) knowledge of social studies content and sequences; and c) the ability to select and utilize developmentally and age appropriate materials and techniques. ELE 3340 is essential in helping preservice teachers acquire knowledge, interactive and informational processing skills, attitudes, and commitments necessary for effective teaching of the social studies in elementary and middle schools.

Teaching Model:
The Social Family Models: Building the Learning Community

Learning Models: 
Based on earlier editions of Joyce and Weil, and relevant to ELE3340/Barford: Social Systems Model ". . . Learning is viewed as an interaction between the student and critical aspects of the school and home environment and focuses on the whole ecosystem, not just the learner.  The model is designed to lead students to define problems, explore various perspectives of the problems, and study together to master information, ideas, and skills. The teacher organizes the group process and disciplines it, helps the students find and organize information, and ensures a vigorous level of activity and discourse.
Joyce, B., Weil, M., and Showers, B. (1992). Models of teaching. (4th ed.) Boston: Allyn and Bacon. 
"We teach by creating environments for children...We believe the strength in education resides in the intelligent use of [a] powerful variety of approaches...We believe the world of education should be a pluralistic one -- that children and adults alike should have a 'cafeteria of alternatives' to stimulate their growth and nurture both their unique potential and their capacity to make common cause in the rejuvenation of our troubled society."
Joyce, B. & Weil, M. (1980). Models of teaching. (2nd ed.). pp. xxiii-xxxiv.

Dispositions:

Teacher candidates in the department of EC/ELE/MLE will exhibit professional ethical practices, effective communication, sensitivity to diversity, and the attitudes and ability to provide varied teaching practices evidenced in a supportive and encouraging atmosphere for learning.  CEPS Dispositions Committee, F07

Course requirements and demonstrated competencies are aligned with the following standards:

            Illinois Professional Teaching Standards (IPTS) new* July 1, 2013
http://education.illinois.edu/ci/oce/Documents-new/Professional_Teaching_Standards.pdf
        Language Arts Standards for all Illinois Teachers ( LASIT) http://www.isbe.net/profprep/CASCDvr/pdfs/24110_corelangarts_std.pdf
        Technology Standards for all Illinois Teachers (TSIT) http://www.isbe.net/profprep/CASCDvr/pdfs/24120_coretechnology.pdf
        International Society for Technology Education (ISTE)/ National Educational Technology Standards
http://cnets.iste.org/teachers/t_profile-pro.html

SPA Standards Alignment (Special Professional Association Standards) based on

        ACEI (Association for Childhood Education International) program standards for elementary teacher    preparation. See Standard 2.4, pl. 11 for the social sciences                                                                                          http://www.american.edu/cas/seth/pdf/upload/ACEIElementaryStandardsSupportingExplanation-5-07.pdf   

        NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) standards for teacher preparation
 http://www.naeyc.org/ncate/standards

       Illinois Social Emotional Learning Standards (SEL)
http://www.isbe.net/ils/social_emotional/standards.htm

        Eastern Illinois University Professional Dispositions 
http://www.eiu.edu/clinical/forms/DispositionsforEIUcandidates.pdf

ELE3340 Outcomes:

Students will

ELE 3340 Discipline-specific Standards:   ACEI Standard 2.4, Illinois Social Science Content Standards 14A-F, 15A-E, 16A-E, 17 A-D, 18A-C

 

Course Requirements

 

 

Demonstrated Competencies

 

Aligned Standards

 

Participation

 

Performance includes discussion, volunteer input, engagement with others, and cooperative learning situations that relate to social issues and social concerns. Focus is on critical citizenship education that
results in constructive social action

 

 

IPTS 8B, 9H, 9I, 9K

ACEI 5.1

NAEYC 5A, 5B, 5C
Dispositions EC, PEP, PTSL

 

Integrated Social Studies
Curriculum Unit

 

Performance includes application of technology skills in researching topics; and development activities reflecting creativity, higher order thinking skills, different learning styles, and multiple assessments.  Qualitative and  developmentally appropriate children�s literature will be collected and applied in unit projects. Focus is on the design of integrated and themed curriculum for comprehensive social studies and citizenship in a global village, including the creation of learning environments that invite development of healthy self-concept and pro-social behaviors.


** LiveText uploads will be submitted from the Social Studies Curriculum Unit.

IPTS 1B, 1G, 1H, 1I, 1J, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2I, 2J, 2K, 2Q, 3A, 5D, 6F, 6G, 6I, 6P, 7A, 7B,

ACEI 1.0, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.0,

NAEYC 1B, 3A, 4B, 5A

SEL 2B, 2C,

Dispositions EC, PEP, PTSL, SDE

 

History and Social Studies Education Literature Reviews

 

Performance may include assembling and evaluating history articles and/or social studies education articles provided by the instructor and submitting a reaction paper and/or locating relevant social studies sources, topics, issues, and providing a reflection paper. Focus is on utilization of vital social issues, current events, enhancement of the concept, and experience of thoughtful democratic citizenship.                                                                                         

 

 

IPTS 2B, 2D, 2G, 2I, 2K, 2Q, 3A, 5D, 6I, 6P

ACEI 1.0, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.0,

NAEYC 1B, 5A,
Dispositions EC, PEP, SCE

 

Children�s Literature Review

 

Performance includes demonstration of content knowledge, research skills, multiple perspectives, and historical representations within children�s literature. Diverse primary sources and appropriate technological resources will be utilized.

 

IPTS 2A, 2D, 2H, 2I, 2N, 2Q, 3A, 6F, 6G

ACEI 1.0, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.0,

NAEYC 1B, 4B, 5A
Dispositions EC, PEP, PTSL, SDE
Final Exam  The course final exam will be administered during exam week as scheduled and as required by Internal Governing Policy #44, Eastern Illinois University

IPTS 9K

ACEI 5.1

NAEYC 3A, 3B, 3C, 4D,

SEL

Dispositions EC

 

 

 

Core Assignment

Brief Description

Due Dates and Points
See Course Calendar


Participation

Forms of student participation are listening, reflecting, responding, and contributing to class and group projects, discussions, and presentations.


Integrated Social Studies Curriculum Unit

Within the unit, social studies lead several subject areas (math, literacy, science) in investigation of an essential question. Resources are assembled and reviewed. Lesson plans are developed to enable diverse learners to explore, explain, elaborate and respond to unit components.

LiveText uploads will be submitted from the Unit.


History and/or Social Studies Education Literature Reviews

Literature, periodicals, and electronic media in many categories may be selected for relevance, reflection, and review.


Children�s Literature Review

Critically examine selected children�s literature for historical accuracy, historical misrepresentations, and relevance in the classroom


Assessments

Assessments reflect course objectives. A final exam is required. (EIU IGP#44)




Course Calendar
use the above link for weekly topics, assignments, readings, and due dates
for the current semester.

See course calendar for due dates

Grading Scale: A=100-92%; B=91-83%; C=82-74%; D=73-65%; F=below 65%

Department Directive: If the Live Text requirements are rated, by the instructor, to have been completed in less than a satisfactory manner then no more than a "D" may be earned in the class regardless of the number of points earned.

Academic Integrity

 

"The Department of EC/ELE/MLE is committed to the learning process and academic integrity as defined within the Student Conduct Code Standard I.  "Eastern students observe the highest principles of academic integrity and support a campus environment conducive to scholarship."  Students are expected to develop original and authentic work for assignments submitted in this course.  "Conduct in subversion of academic standards, such as cheating on examinations, plagiarism, collusion, misrepresentation or falsification of data" or "submitting work previously presented in another course unless specifically permitted by the instructor" are considered violations of this standard."


Student Success Center


Students who are having difficulty achieving their academic goals are encouraged to first contact their instructor.  If needing additional help, please contact the  Student Success Center (www.eiu.edu/~success) for assistance with time management, test taking, note taking, avoiding procrastination, setting goals, and other skills to support academic achievement. The Student Success Center provides individualized consultations. To make an appointment, call 217-581-6696, or go to 9th Street Hall, Room 1302.


Students with disabilities are encouraged to contact the Eastern Illinois University Office of Disability Services for assistance.  http://www.eiu.edu/~disablty/  217-581-6583

This syllabus, and points awarded may need to change according to unanticipated class needs and decisions.

Specific guidelines for all projects and study guides for all tests will be distributed and discussed in advance of due dates. 

Participation is essential.  If you are absent, you cannot participate.  No late work will be accepted with the exception of special circumstances as approved by the instructor.  Resubmits are accepted within the week following return of the assignment.

   

Social Studies websites  recommended by your instructor.

 Social Studies references associated with this course at EIU.

A short list of significant authors in the social studies: J. Dewey, W. Parker, S. Engle, K. Egan, F. Newmann, J. Banks, Tarry Lindquist, C. Bennett, H. Taba, J. Brophy, J. Alleman, J. Bruner, W. Kniep, J. Becker, A. Ochoa, L & C Anderson, K. Scott, N. Noddings, H. M. Hartoonian. Your journals are: Social Education, Social Studies and the Young Learner, Theory and Research in Social Studies Education


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