SyllabusEDU101

=EDU 101 - Introduction to Secondary/Middle Education= =Spring 2008=

Introduction to Theory and Practice in Secondary/Middle Education provides an overview of the field, including historical and contemporary influences, knowledge of the learner, and the study of teaching from both a personal and professional development perspective. (This 2-credit course is offered in conjunction with SED 125, Education of Exceptional Learners.)

This course is designed to answer the following Essential Questions:
 * How do I become a teacher?
 * How can I be successful at UMF?
 * How can I use knowledge of the learner to be a better teacher?
 * Which theories and historical influences should most impact the schools we'd like to have?
 * How do I start thinking like a teacher (instead of as a student)?

//The Bedford Handbook//, Seventh Edition by Diana Hacker (given free to all UMF freshmen). Additionally, we will use the Internet and other resources available on campus and in the Mallett Library.
 * Required Textbooks:** //[|The Joy of Teaching]// by Gene Hall, Linda Quinn, and Donna Gollnick.

Grading
The grade for this class will be based on the following:
 * 50% - Participation in class activities, assignments, and discussions, including your preparation for class and your blog entries.
 * 20% - EDU 101 Notebook and how well you have documented evidence of your learning in this course in each of the four areas.
 * 20% - Educational Shifts wiki page.
 * 10% - Personal Philosophy paper.

Standards
Students will be introduced to the 10 Maine Standards for Teaching as part of the curriculum in this course. They are introduced to the standards as a whole and to their purpose as well as being introduced to the concept and content of each standard. There are no specific expectations for mastery of any of the standards in this introductory course.