COURSE SYLLABUS EDUC 5301
Advanced
Principles and Practices in Education
Fall 2008
Saturday
Wayland
Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically challenging and
distinctively Christian environment for professional success, lifelong
learning, and service to God and humankind.
Instructor: David T. Ibanez, Ed. D.
Office Hours: 30 minutes before/after class
E-Mail: davidibanez@nisd.net
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Development of skills related to the teaching
learning process. Students will develop knowledge of educational history,
philosophy, organization, political, and psychological and apply this knowledge
to the schools and individual classrooms.
TEXTBOOK: Good, Thomas L. and Brophy,
Jere E. Looking in Classrooms.
Textbooks are an information source and a means of
explaining and stimulating interest in the material. However, it does not contain all the information
students need to know, Additional
information, notes and handouts, interpretations, and analyses will be given in
class.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: By the conclusion of the course, successful
students will be able to:
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES: Three major methods will be utilized in the
class to facilitate the students’ understanding of the major principles and
concepts of learning and motivation: 1) Lectures on
appropriate topics related to the study of learning, memory, and
motivation, 2)
PARTICIPATION is a MUST in all class discussions. You are expected to be an active learner, which includes verbally participating class and group discussions. Because it is at the graduate level, this class will involve a degree of self-exploration and interpersonal learning. The assumption is that one of the best ways to learn about learning and motivation is to experience the process and then conceptualize/apply this learning experience.
NOTE: As stated above, part of your course grade may be influenced by your participation in class discussions. If you expect to get the most out of this class then you should actively participate in the class activities, group discussions, and lecture question/answer components.
ATTENDANCE: Students should make every effort to
attend all class meetings. All absences must be explained to the
instructor, who will then determine whether the omitted work may be made
up. When a student reaches that number of absences considered by the
instructor to be excessive, the instructor will so advise the student and file
an unsatisfactory progress report with the campus dean. Any student who
misses 25 percent or more of the regularly scheduled class meetings will
receive a grade of F in the course. Additional attendance policies for
each course, as defined by the instructor in the course syllabus, are
considered a part of the University’s attendance policy. A part of the course is experiential and
therefore cannot be made up. It is the student’s responsibility to
inform the professor of the dates that they will be absent. If you anticipate upcoming absences in
this course come talk to the instructor sooner rather than later.
TURN ALL CELL PHONES
AND PAGERS OFF DURING CLASS.
Plagiarism Policy:
Intellectual integrity and truthfulness are fundamental to scholarship. Plagiarism is a form of cheating. Plagiarism occurs when a student fails to give proper credit when information is either quoted or paraphrased. Plagiarism takes place when you take credit for someone else’s work. Plagiarism may result in an “F” in the course or your being expelled from the class or university.
Disabilities: It
is university policy that no otherwise qualified disabled person be excluded
from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to
discrimination under any educational program or activity in the
University. Students should inform the
instructor of existing disabilities at the first class meeting.
Course
Requirement:
Periodic Quizzes The quizzes will be handed out
during the first hour.
Case Study You will be given a case study to analyze
and apply the concepts learned in class. The case study will be typed, double
spaced, and no more than five pages in length.
Research Paper/Presentation You will select a topic
to research and present to the class. Research paper is 5 to 7 pages in length,
APA style, with 3 to 5 references from professional educational journals. The presentation should be no longer than 20
minutes. Provide a one page outline (mandatory) and other handouts (optional)
for every student.
Midterm and Final Exam The exams will cover the assigned readings, class discussion, presentations, and lectures.
The University has a standard grade scale:
A = 90-100, B = 80-89, C = 70-79, D = 60-69, F= below 60, W = Withdrawal, WP = withdrew passing, WF = withdrew failing, I = incomplete. An incomplete may be given within the last two weeks of a long term or within the last two days of a microterm to a student who is passing, but has not completed a term paper, examination, or other required work for reasons beyond the student’s control. A grade of “incomplete” is changed if the work required is completed prior to the last day of the next long (10 to 15 weeks) term, unless the instructor designates an earlier date for completion. If the work is not completed by the appropriate date, the I is converted to an F.
Grading System:
Participation 20%
Periodic Quizzes 10%
Case Study 10%
Research paper/Presentation 20%
Midterm Exam 20%
Final Exam 20%
Tentative Schedule:
August 23
Course Expectations And Introductions
August 30 Classroom
Life Chapter 1
September 6 Teacher Expectatons Chapter 2
September 13 Preventing
Problems Chapter
4
September 20 Coping
with Problems Chapter
5
September 27 Motivation Chapter
6
October 4 Midterm Exam
October 11 Students’
Interaction Chapter
7
Heterogeneous
Classes Chapter
8
October 18 Affirming
Culture Chapter 8
October 25 Assessing
Student’s Knowledge Chapter 10
Growing as
a Teacher Chapter
14
November 1 Final Exam