Students
requesting accommodations for disabilities must go through
the Academic Support Committee. For more information, please contact the Director of
Disability Resources and Services, Halladay Student Services Building, Room 303D, (903)
886-5835. All students enrolled at the University shall follow the tenets
of common decency and acceptable behavior conducive to a positive learning environment. (See
Students' Guide Handbook, Policies and Procedures, Conduct)
TEACHING STYLES
AND LEARNING STYLES IN PLURALISTIC FIELD-BASED ENVIRONMENTS
AND INTERNSHIP IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (One
semester program)
(An Integrated, Field-Based Syllabus for SED 302 and SED 404)
COURSE
DESCRIPTIONS : SED 302 -
Offered in the Professional Development Center, this course
provides an experimental component in which public school
teacher demonstrate ways to adapt their teaching styles to
accommodate students' learning style preferences. Prospective
teachers will achieve knowledge and skill by observing and
assisting middle/secondary public school teachers in classroom
situations. SED 404 - This course provides supervised intern
experiences in the secondary school classroom with an assigned
mentor. Regular seminar sessions will focus on concerns
directly related to secondary teaching.
COURSE MATERIALS :
Required Textbooks:
Kellough, R.D. and Noreen G. Kellough. Secondary School Teaching: A
Guide to Methods and Resources . Second Edition. New Jersey, Prentice-Hall. 1999.
Littleton, M. Legal Issues for Texas Teachers . Dubuque,
Iowa, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.
Additional Materials
to be provided by student:
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for one of your teaching fields
in one course or grade level
Code of Conduct Handbook from
your assigned public school
Texas Examinations
of Educator Standards (TExES) Preparation Manual (Download
from TEA for free at www.texes.nesinc.com)
Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities grades 8-12 -
manual #130
Pedagogy and Professional
Responsibilities - Competencies and Course Objectives
Domain I - Designing Instruction and Assessment to Promote
Student Learning
Competencies 001, 002, 003, 004
Domain II - Creating a Positive, Productive Classroom Environment
Competencies 005, 006
Domain III - Implementing Effective, Responsive Instruction
and Assessment
Competencies 007, 008, 009, 010
Domain IV - Fulfilling Professional Roles and Responsibilities
Competencies 011, 012, 013
Goal and Objective #1
Competency 001 - The teacher understands human developmental processes and
applies this knowledge to plan instruction and ongoing assessment that motivate
students and are responsive to their developmental characteristics and needs.
The beginning teacher:
1. Recognizes the importance of helping students
in grades 8 through 12 learn and apply life skills to promote
lifelong learning and active participation in society.
2. Knows the typical stages of cognitive, social, physical, and emotional
development of students in grades 8 through 12.
3. Recognizes the wide range of individual developmental differences
that characterizes students in grades 8 through 12 and the implications of
this developmental variation for instructional planning.
4. Demonstrates an understanding of physical changes associated with
adolescence and ways in which these changes impact development in other domains
(i.e., cognitive, social, emotional).
5. Recognizes typical challenges for students during adolescence
and young adulthood (e.g., self-esteem, physical appearance, eating disorders,
identify formation, educational and career decisions) and effective ways to
help students address these challenges.
6. Understands ways in which student involvement in risky behaviors (e.g.,
gang involvement, drug and alcohol use) impacts development and learning.
7. Demonstrates knowledge of the importance of peers, peer acceptance,
and conformity to peer group norms and expectations for adolescents; and understands
the significance of peer-related issues for teaching and learning.
8. Understands that social and emotional factors in the family (e.g.,
parental divorce, homelessness) impact the learning and development of students
in grades 8 through 12 in other domains.
9. Uses knowledge of cognitive changes in students in grades 8 through
12 (e.g., refinement of abstract thinking and reasoning, reflective thinking,
focus on the world beyond the school setting) to plan instruction that promotes
learning and development.
10. Analyzes ways in which developmental characteristics of students
in grades 8 through 12 impact learning and performance; and applies knowledge
of students' developmental characteristics and needs to plan effective learning
experiences and assessments.
11. Understands that development in any one domain (i.e., cognitive,
social, physical, emotional) impacts development in other domains.
Goal and Objective #2
Competency 002 - The teacher understands student diversity and knows how to
plan learning experiences and design assessments that are responsive to differences
among students and that promote all students' learning.
The beginning teacher:
1. Demonstrates knowledge of students with diverse
personal and social characteristics (e.g., those related
to ethnicity, gender, language background, exceptionality)
and the significance of student diversity for teaching,
learning, and assessment.
2. Accepts and respects students with diverse backgrounds and needs.
3. Knows how to use diversity in the classroom and the community to enrich
all students' learning experiences.
4. Knows strategies for enhancing one's own understanding of students'
diverse backgrounds and needs.
5. Knows how to plan and adapt lessons to address students' varied backgrounds,
skills, interests, and learning needs, including the needs of English language
learners and students with disabilities.
6. Understands cultural and socioeconomic differences (including differential
access to technology) and knows how to plan instruction that is responsive
to cultural and socioeconomic differences among students.
7. Understands the instructional significance of varied sudden learning
needs and preferences.
Goal and Objective #3
Competency 003 - The teacher understands procedures for designing effective
and coherent instruction and assessment based on appropriate learning goals
and objectives.
The beginning teacher:
1. Understands the significance of the Texas Essential
Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and of prerequisite knowledge
and skills in determining instructional goals and objectives.
2. Uses appropriate criteria to evaluate the appropriateness of learning
goals and objectives (e.g., clarity; relevance; significance; age-appropriateness;
ability to be assessed; responsiveness to students' current skills and knowledge,
background, needs, and interests; alignment with campus and district goals).
3. Uses assessment to analyze students' strengths and needs, evaluate
teacher effectiveness, and guide instructional planning for individuals and
groups.
4. Understands the connection between various components of the Texas
statewide assessment program, the TEKS, and instruction, and analyzes data
from state and other assessments using common statistical measures to help
identify students' strengths and needs.
5. Demonstrates knowledge of various types of materials and resources
(including technological resources and resources outside the school) that may
be used to enhance student learning and engagement, and evaluates the appropriateness
of specific materials and resources for use in particular situations, to address
specific purposes, and to meet varied student needs.
6. Plans lessons and structures units so that activities progress in
a logical sequence and support stated instructional goals.
7. Plans learning experiences that provide students with opportunities
to explore content from integrated and varied perspectives (e.g., by providing
intradisciplinary and interdisciplinary instruction, encouraging students'
application of knowledge and skills to the world beyond the school, designing
instruction that reflects students' increasing ability to examine complex issues
and ideas).
8. Allocates time appropriately within lessons and units, including providing
adequate opportunities for students to engage in reflection, self-assessment,
and closure.
Goal and Objective #4
Competency 004 - The teacher understands learning processes and factors that
impact student learning and demonstrates this knowledge by planning effective,
engaging instruction and appropriate assessments.
The beginning teacher:
1. Understands the role of learning theory in the
instructional process and uses instructional strategies
and appropriate technologies to facilitate student learning
(e.g., connecting new information and ideas to prior knowledge,
making learning meaningful and relevant to students).
2. Knows the implications for learning and instruction of students' increasing
ability to engage in abstract thinking and reasoning.
3. Enhances learning for students in grades 8 through 12 by providing
instruction that encourages the use and refinement of higher-order thinking
skills (e.g., prompting students to explore ideas from diverse perspectives;
structuring active learning experiences involving cooperative learning, problem
solving, open-ended questioning, and inquiry; building students' capacity to
learn through in-depth study and research).
4. Teaches, models, and monitors organizational and time-management skills
at an age-appropriate level (e.g., using effective strategies for locating
information, organizing information systematically, keeping related materials
together, using organizational tools).
5. Recognizes how various characteristics of students in grades 8 through
12 (e.g., interacting with the larger community, building relationships, establishing
an identity, questioning values, exploring long-term career and life goals,
the importance of peers) impact teaching and learning.
6. Analyzes ways in which teacher behaviors (e.g., teacher expectations,
student grouping practices, teacher-student interactions) impact student learning,
and plans instruction and assessment that minimize the effects of negative
factors and enhance all students' learning.
7. Analyzes ways in which factors in the home and community (e.g., parent
expectations, availability of community resources, community problems) impact
student learning, and plans instruction and assessment with awareness of social
and cultural factors to enhance all students' learning.
8. Understands the importance of self-directed learning and plans instruction
and assessment that promote students' motivation and their sense of ownership
of and responsibility for their own leaning.
9. Analyzes ways in which various teacher roles (e.g., facilitator, lecturer)
and student roles (e.g., active learner, observer, group participant) impact
student learning.
10. Incorporates students' different approaches to learning (e.g., auditory,
visual, tactile, kinesthetic) into instructional practices.
Goal and Objective #5
Competency 005 - The teacher knows how to establish a classroom climate that
fosters learning, equity, and excellence and uses this knowledge to create
a physical and emotional environment that is safe and productive.
The beginning teacher:
1. Uses knowledge of the unique characteristics and
needs of students in grades 8 through 12 to establish a
positive, productive classroom environment (e.g., encourages
respect for the community and the people in it, promotes
the use of appropriate language and behavior in daily interactions, provides
opportunities to collaborate with peers, promotes student awareness of how
their actions and attitudes affect others, includes kinesthetic experiences
and active learning within a planned, structured environment).
2. Establishes a classroom climate that emphasizes collaboration and
supportive interactions, respect for diversity and individual differences,
and active engagement in learning by all students.
3. Analyzes ways in which teacher-student interactions and interactions
among students impact classroom climate and student learning and development.
4. Presents instruction in ways that communicate the teacher's enthusiasm
for learning.
5. Uses a variety of means to convey high expectations for all students.
6. Knows characteristics of physical spaces that are safe and productive
for learning, recognizes the benefits and limitations of various arrangement
of furniture in the classroom, and applies strategies for organizing the physical
environment to ensure physical accessibility and facilitate learning in various
instructional contexts.
7. Creates a safe, nurturing, and inclusive classroom environment that
addresses students' emotional needs and respects students' rights and dignity.
Goal and Objective #6
Competency 006 - The teacher understands strategies for creating an organized
and productive learning environment and for managing student behavior.
The beginning teacher:
1. Analyzes the effects of classroom routines and
procedures on student learning, and knows how to establish
and implement routines and procedures (e.g., by teaching,
modeling, and monitoring students' organizational and time-management
skills) to promote an organized and productive learning environment.
2. Organizes and manages individual and group activities that promote
students' ability to assume responsible roles and develop collaborative skills
and individual accountability applicable in real-world settings.
3. Schedules activities and manages time in ways that maximize student
learning, including using effective procedures to manage transitions; to manage
materials, supplies, and technology; and to coordinate the performance of noninstructional
duties (e.g., taking attendance) with instructional activities.
4. Uses technological tools to perform administrative tasks such as taking
attendance, maintaining grade books, and facilitating communication.
5. Works with volunteers and paraprofessionals to enhance and enrich
instruction and applies procedures for monitoring the performance of volunteers
and paraprofessionals in the classroom.
6. Applies theories and techniques related to managing and monitoring
student behavior.
7. Demonstrates awareness of appropriate behavior standards and expectations
for students at various developmental levels.
8. Applies effective producers for managing student behavior and for
promoting appropriate behavior and ethical work habits (e.g., academic integrity)
in the classroom (e.g., communicating high and realistic behavior expectations,
involving student sin developing rules and procedures, establishing clear consequences
for inappropriate behavior, enforcing behavior standards consistently, encouraging
students to monitor their own behavior and to use conflict resolution skills,
responding appropriately to various types of behavior).
Goal and Objective #7
Competency 007 - The teacher understands and applies principles and strategies
for communicating effectively in varied teaching and learning contexts.
The beginning teacher:
1. Demonstrates clear, accurate communication in
the teaching and learning process and uses language that
is appropriate to students' ages, interests, and backgrounds.
2. Engages in skilled questioning and leads effective student discussions,
including using questioning and discussion to engage all student in exploring
content; extends students' knowledge; and fosters active student inquiry, higher-order
thinking, problem solving, and productive, supportive interactions, including
appropriate wait time.
3. Communicates directions, explanations, and procedures effectively
and uses strategies for adjusting communication to enhance student understanding
(e.g., by providing examples, simplifying complex ideas, using appropriate
communication tools).
4. Practices effective communication techniques and interpersonal skills
(including both verbal and nonverbal skills and electronic communication) for
meeting specified goals in various contexts.
Goal and Objective #8
Competency 008 - The teacher provides appropriate instruction that actively
engages students in the learning process.
The beginning teacher:
1. Employs various instructional techniques (e.g.,
discussion, inquiry, problem solving, in-depth study and
research) and varies teacher and student roles in the instructional
process, and provides instruction that promotes intellectual
involvement and active student engagement and learning.
2. Applies various strategies to promote student engagement and learning
(e.g., by structuring lessons effectively, using flexible instructional groupings,
pacing lessons flexibly in response to student needs, including wait time).
3. Presents content to students in ways that are relevant and meaningful
and that link with students' prior knowledge and experience.
4. Applies criteria for evaluating the appropriateness of instructional
activities, materials, resources, and technologies for students with varied
characteristics and needs.
5. Engages in continuous monitoring of instructional effectiveness.
6. Applies knowledge of different types of motivation (i.e., internal,
external) and factors affecting student motivation.
7. Employs effective motivational strategies and encourages students'
self-motivation.
Goal and Objective #9
Competency 009 - The teacher incorporates the effective use of technology to
plan, organize, deliver, and evaluate instruction for all students.
The beginning teacher:
1. Demonstrates knowledge of basic terms and concepts
of current technology (e.g., hardware, software applications
and functions, input/output devices, networks).
2. Understands issues related to the appropriate use of technology in
society and follows guidelines for the legal and ethical use of technology
and digital information (e.g., privacy guidelines, copyright laws, acceptable
use policies).
3. Applies procedures for acquiring analyzing, and evaluating electronic
information (e.g., locating information on networks, accessing and manipulating
information from secondary storage and remote devices, using on-line help and
other documentation, evaluating electronic information for accuracy and validity).
4. Knows how to use task-appropriate tools and procedures to synthesize
knowledge, create and modify solutions, and evaluate results to support the
work of individuals and groups in problem-solving situations and project-based
learning activities (e.g., planing, creating, and editing work processing documents,
spreadsheet documents, and databases; using graphic tools; participating in
electronic communities as learner, initiator, and contributor; sharing information
through on-line communication).
5. Knows how to use productivity tools to communicate information in
various formats (e.g., slide show, multimedia presentation, newsletter) and
applies procedures for publishing information in various ways (e.g., printed
copy, monitor display, Internet document, video).
6. Knows how to incorporate the effective use of current technology;
use technology applications in problem-solving and decision-making situation;
implement activities that emphasize collaboration and teamwork; and use developmentally
appropriate instructional practices, activities, and materials to integrate
the Technology Applications TEKS into the curriculum.
7. Knows how to evaluate students' technologically produced products
and projects using established criteria related to design, content delivery,
audience, and relevance to assignment.
8. Identifies and addresses equity issues related to the use of technology.
Goal and Objective #10
Competency 010 - The teacher monitors student performance and achievement;
provides students with timely, high-quality feedback; and responds flexibly
to promote learning for all students.
The beginning teacher:
1. Demonstrates knowledge of the characteristics,
uses, advantages, and limitations of various assessment
methods and strategies, including technological methods
and methods that reflect real-world applications.
2. Creates assessments that are congruent with instructional goals and
objectives and communicates assessment criteria and standards to students based
on high expectations for learning.
3. Uses appropriate language and formats to provide students with timely,
effective feedback that is accurate, constructive, substantive, and specific.
4. Knows how to promote students' ability to use feedback and self-assessment
to guide and enhance their own learning.
5. Responds flexibly to various situations (e.g., lack of student engagement
in an activity, the occurrence of an unanticipated learning opportunity) and
adjusts instructional approaches based on ongoing assessment of student performance.
Goal and Objective #11
Competency 011 - The teacher understands the importance of family involvement
in children's education and knows how to interact and communicate effectively
with families.
The beginning teacher:
1. Applies knowledge of appropriate ways (including
electronic communication ) to work and communicate effectively
with families in various situations.
2. Engages families, parents, guardians, and other legal caregivers in
various aspects of the educational program.
3. Interacts appropriately with all families, including those that have
diverse characteristics, backgrounds, and needs.
4. Communicates effectively with families on a regular basis (e.g., to
share information about students progress and responds to their concerns.
5. Conducts effective conferences with parents, guardians, and other
legal caregivers.
6. Effectively uses family support resources (e.g., community, interagency)
to enhance family involvement in student learning.
Goal and Objective #12
Competency 012 - The teacher enhances professional knowledge and skills by
effectively interacting with other members of the educational community and
participating in various types of professional activities.
The beginning teacher:
1. Interacts appropriately with other professionals
in the school community (e.g., vertical teaming, horizontal
teaming, team teaching, mentoring).
2. Maintains supportive, cooperative relationships with professional
colleagues and collaborates to support students' learning and to achieve campus
and district goals.
3. Knows the roles and responsibilities of specialists and other professionals
at the building and district levels (e.g., department chairperson, principal,
board of trustees, curriculum coordinator, technology coordinator, special
education professional).
4. Understands the value of participating in school activities and contributes
to school and district (e.g., by participating in decision making and problem
solving, sharing ideas and expertise, serving on committees, volunteering to
participate in events and projects).
5. Uses resources and support systems effectively (e.g., mentors, service
centers, state initiatives, universities) to address professional development
needs.
6. Recognizes characteristics, goals, and procedures associated with
teacher appraisal and uses appraisal results to improve teaching skills.
7. Works productively with supervisors, mentors, and other colleagues
to address issues and to enhance professional knowledge and skills.
8. Understands and uses professional development resources (e.g., mentors
and other support systems, conferences, on-line resources, workshops, journals,
professional associations, coursework) to enhance knowledge, pedagogical skills,
and technological expertise.
9. Engages in reflection and self-assessment to identify strengths, challenges,
and potential problems; improve teaching performance; and achieve professional
goals.
Goal and Objective #13
Competency 013 - The teacher understands and adheres to legal and ethical requirements
for educators and is knowledgeable of the structure of education in Texas.
The beginning teacher:
1. Knows legal requirements for educators (e.g.,
those related to special education, students' and families'
rights, student discipline, equity, child abuse) and adheres
to legal guidelines in education-related situations.
2. Knows and adheres to legal and ethical requirements regarding the
use of educational resources and technologies (e.g., copyright, Fair Use, date
security, privacy, acceptable use policies).
3. Applies knowledge of ethical guidelines for educators in Texas (e.g.,
those related to confidentiality, interactions with students and other in the
school community), including policies and procedures described in the Code
of Ethics and Standard Practices for Texas Educators.
4. Follows procedures and requirements for maintaining accurate student
records.
5. Understands the importance of and adheres to required procedures for
administering state- and district-mandated assessments.
6. Uses knowledge of the structure of the state education system, including
relationships among campus, local, and state components, to seek information
and assistance.
7. Advocated for students and for the profession in various situations.
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS : A variety of
assignments will be given during the semester. Each
will be given a point value. Assignments for each course
are as follows:
SED 302
1. Two examinations - 100 points each (TExES style)
2. Unit Plan - built around TEKS for teaching one
course for one period a day, for three weeks (15 lessons
for regular schedules, 8 lessons for block schedules),
including scope and sequence, lesson plans and supporting
materials - 50 points.
3. Class attendance (MANDATORY) and participation - 100 points.
4. Additional assignments such as reading, reflections on class work
or brief papers may be assigned during the semester - point value to be determined
at time assigned.
1. Journals - weekly journals that are thorough,
reflective, centered on both assigned content and happenings
in the assigned school and ON
TIME . Topics and format provided in Intern Handbook - 25 points
each.
2. Additional assignments such as readings, reflections on class work
or brief papers may be assigned during the semester - point value to be determined
at time assigned.
- NOTE: A student may be removed from internship
by the student's ILT. Removal from internship removes
the student from both 302 and 404 class rosters. Dismissal
from internship will automatically result in the student's
dismissal from the teacher education program. See
the CPDT Policies and Procedures Handbook for further information.
TExES REVIEW SESSIONS
: TExES Review Sessions are available online.ABSENCE
POLICY : Both the seminars and the field-experience days are
considered to be class days. Interns are allowed three (3) excused absences
during the entire semester. An excused absence is one for which
the intern has the approval of his or her mentor teacher(s) and university
liaison and follows the attendance policy stated in the University catalog
and Student's Handbook. Approval for absences must be obtained
prior to the start of the school day to be missed. If you are ill
and will be absent from the field, you must notify your liaison and assigned
mentor(s) and school prior to the start of the school day. If
the intern has more than three absences, an ILT meeting will be held
to determine the intern's status. Interns will be immediately removed from the program
for any unexcused absences.
GRADING
: SED 302 - three (3) hours, SED 404 - three (3) hours. Students
will receive a grade for each course. Points earned from each assignment
will be added and compared to a scale. The grading scale is:
- 100% - 93% of possible points = A
92% - 83% of possible points = B
82% - 75% of possible points = C
- 74% or below of possible points
= D/F **You are automatically withdrawn
from the teacher education program and cannot continue into the resident
block. Grades will be averaged the day after the final and students
not eligible to continue will be notified as quickly as possible.**
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