EDUC 342 - Learning Environments 7-12



	Syllabus

	What is your concept of a Professional?
	Domains of Learning Cognitive - Affective - Psychomotor - The Second Principle
	Frontloading

	Grading
	8% - Assignment 1 (Lesson Plan) 8% - Assignment 2 (Direct v. Indirect Instruction) 24% - Assignment 3 (Reading) 8% - Assignment 4 (Bloom's Taxonomy) 20% - Practicum Experience and Reflective Journal Presentation 14% - Participation 8% - Midterm Exam 10% - Final Exam (80% Mastery Required)
	Attendance - Missing class meetings or practicum days will result in a reduction of 3 points (for every day missed) from your final grade. Missing days may also reduce participation points.

	Assignment 1- Create a Lesson Plan
	The objective of this assignment is to create a lesson plan using Common Core and the TEAM model as a guideline. Lesson plans will be completed using Inquiry-Based Learning within a collaborative setting. The student will present his/her lesson plan to the class using professional perspective. The purpose for this this objective is to provide the pre-service teacher with the necessary skill set to produce strong "Environment" lesson plans.
	The 5 Critical Categories of Rules Cultivating Learning Environments and Communities Climate Control: 6 Ways to Improve Your School Environment Building a Positive, Trusting Classroom Environment 20 Tips for Creating a Safe Learning Environment PDF Document Five-Minute Film Festival: Classroom Makeovers to Engage Learners

	TEAM Evaluation Supplemental Materials (Environment) Environment Only (2 Pages to use in class)(Environment) Team Model Lesson Plan Template (to use with Assignment1) Lesson Plan Assignment (Key) Understanding the Standards Lanaguage Standards K-5 TEAM Lesson Plan Template Tennessee Teaching Domains and Indicators (Refer to Environment, pp. 31-35) Create a Lesson Plan (Suo-PPT) Planning Rubric (Please refer to page 7 "Environment") Sample Lesson Plans to Teach Common Core Standards Instruction, Planning, & Environment Rubric Tennessean - Common Core Discrepant Event

	Assignment 2- Direct Instruction versus Indirect Instruction
	*Option 1*
	Choose a 1) Direct Instructional Method and an 2) Indirect Instructional method to share with the class (using the Direct vs. Indirect Instruction document as a guide). Be able to present the interactive methods (using a theme within your discipline) with the class. In addition, include formative assessment in both methods, and technology within at least one of the mini lessons. Time- no less than 15 minutes.

	*Option 2*
	After watching the video below, Reteach and Enrich...: 1) Establish a collaborative group; 2) Use the article 5 Strategies to Ensure Student Learning to develop a plan of action; 3) Look at the Standard for Prime and Composite Numbers; 4) Use the Formative Assessment on Prime and Composite Numbers document to develop a procedure to implement within a mock classroom environment. After small group collaboration, share and discuss your ideas to the class.
	Reteach and Enrich: How to Make Time for Every Student (Video 4:53 min.) 5 Strategies to Ensure Student Learning Standard for Prime and Composite Numbers (4) Formative Assessment on Prime and Composite Numbers (5)

	Assignment 3- Reading Assignments
	Article Reflection Document (Complete this document prior to each of the class meetings in which they are assigned) Article Critique (Used for Grading) Harkness Seminar example Harkness Seminar Blank Template Resources and Downloads for Collaborative Learning

	Reading is a term to describe these assignments; with the advent of Common Core "annotating" text is a better term used to describe the process.

	1. Transfer Learning 2. Visual Literacy 3. Explicitly Supporting Reading & Writing in the Classroom 4. Word Walls - Classroom Strategies 5. English Language Learners 6. Definition of Assessment 7. What are Objectives 8. Activating Prior Knowledge 9. Funds of Knowledge for Teaching Project 10. The McGuffey Readers 11. Primary versus Secondary Sources 12. Criterion Versus Norm-Referenced Testing Chapter 7 (For in-class assignment) Chapter 9 (For in-class assignment)
	*Why handwritten reading reflections?* How Handwriting Trains the Brain
	Digitizing Literacy: Reflections on The Haptics of Writing




	Assignment 4- Bloom's Taxonomy Develop a plan to teach Bloom's Taxonomy to the other class members. You may use any instructional method to accomplish this task. What will work best?

	Praxis Preparation Materials - Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT): Grades 7–12
	Study Companion

	Online Timer

	Day 1 Introductions Discussion of Syllabus Pretest Read Believing in Students: The Power to Make a Difference prior to coming to class.

	Day 2 Transfer Learning (Reading Assignment - Read Pages 7-10) Printable Version of Transfer Learning (Read Pages 7-10) Praxis Preparation Materials Rigor- Continuums of knowledge describe the increasingly complex ways in which we think. Rigor requires educators to focus on higher order thinking skills found in Bloom's Taxonomy and Daggett's Application Model. Assessment is an essential component of Rigor. High-rigor instructional activities requires the use of high-rigor assessment tools. Rigor Rigor (Video 3:00 Min.) Achieving Academic Excellence through Rigor and Relevance Dr. Willard Daggett Live: The State of Public Education (Introduction Video) Rigor and Relevance Chart Marzano Example Rigor and Text (Video 5:36 Min.) Whole Brain Teaching Teach Okay (Information) Class Yes (Information) Mirrors (Information) Scoreboard 1 (Information) Scoreboard 2 (Information) *Chris Biffle* Third Grade Students 1st Encounter with Whole Brain Teaching (Video 15:54 Minutes) 6 Power Teaching Techniques + Classroom Rules (Handout) Attention Grabbers (Handout) Guided Inquiry - Dewey, Piaget, and Vygotsky Max Thompson Mazlow (1) Dewey (Constructivist/Experiential Learner) Constructivism & the 5 E's Constructivism (Video 2:51 min.) Piaget Assimilation - Accommodation Semantic Map Piaget's 4 Stages of Human Development (Video 5:39 min.) How to memorize Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development (Video 22:55) Vygotsky Bruner Jerome Bruner:Constructivism & Discovery Learning Creating a Problem Rich Focused Classroom for Mathematics (FOCUS) (Video 1:41 Min.) Brief Introduction to Marzano’s Research-Based Strategies and Comprehensive Framework



	Day 3 Visual Literacy (Reading Assignment) Theorist of the Day - Albert Bandura Tennessee Teaching Domains and Indicators Self- assessment
	Discussion of Lesson Plan Format - TC Lesson Plan Format Lesson Plan Lesson Plan Rubric New Lesson Plan "Check List" Teacher Evaluation TEAM Observation Form "Old" Bloom's Action Verbs "New" Bloom's Action Verbs Lesson Plan Guide Creating Learning Objectives (use this link)
	Free Resources and Tools for Replicating Project-Based Learning (PBL) Full-Speed Reform in Rural Georgia How to Put the Rigor in Project-Based Learning Work Critique



	General Educator Rubric: Environment (Please refer to page 7 "Environment") In a collaborative session, develop a plan of action that includes the components of "Environment" using the Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model (TEAM). Curriculum Standards SC High School Curriculum Hub SC Middle School Curriculum Hub Tennessee Common Core Resource Page Tennessee Curriculum Center Tennessean - Common Core

	Identifying Desired Results State Standards Common Core Standards Understandings and Essential Questions Knowledge and Skills

	Marzano Establishing and Communicating Learning Goals, Developing Effective Units Organized into Cohesive Units How and Why Standards Can Improve Student Achievement: A Conversation with Robert J. Marzano The Art and Science of Teaching - Robert Marzano (Video 9:57 Min.) Classroom Instruction that Works Workbook



	Day 4 Explicitly Supporting Reading and Writing in the Classroom (Reading Assignment) Read the Pages on Scaffolding (pages 8-16) Theorist of the Day - Lev Vygotsky 6 Scaffolding Strategies to Use with Your Students Vygotsky and The Zone of Proximal Development
	Assessment: Determining Acceptable Evidence Formative Assessment Summative Assessment Diagnostic Assessment Authentic Assessment 54 Different Examples of Formative Assessment

	Criterion Versus Norm-Referenced Testing Measurement and Evaluation Document Criterion-Referenced Assessment

	Tennessee PARCC Resources About PARCC 20 Things Tennessee Teachers Should Know About PARCC PARCC Field Test and Practice Test Information Computer-based Sample Test Items Performance Tasks



	Day 5 Word Wall (Reading Assignment) Vocabulary is the best single indicator of intellectual ability and an accurate predictor of success at school. --- W.B. Elley Vocabulary (Research) Doing It Differently: Tips for Teaching Vocabulary Visual Technique for Dyslexic Visual Word Wall Tennessee’s Vocabulary Project--Do you know these words? Tennessee's Vocabulary Words State of Tennessee Vocabulary Words 11 Tips on Teaching Common Core Critical Vocabulary The Vocab Minute (Princeton Review) Theorist of the Day - John Dewey Carol Dweck - Fixed or Growth Mind Set Dweck 2007 Article Angela Lee Duckworth: The Key to Success? Grit (Video 6:12 min.) 2013 Ridley Lecture: Carol Dweck on Student Mindsets (Video 01:07:55 Hr.) Identifying Desired Results Introduction to Backward Design (Understanding by Design) Backwards Design Information

	Day 6 What are Objectives? (Reading Assignment) English Language Learners (Reading Assignment) Developing Learning Objectives (Completed in Class) Digital Blooms Theorist of the Day - Jean Piaget Introduction to Planning Learning Experiences and Instruction Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning Within a collaborative group, develop an interleaved work example based on the document Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning, pages 9-11. Within a collaborative group, develop a floor timeline using the document Chapter 9 (from above). Teaching for Recall and Analysis These activities will be completed during class time. Individualized Education Plan (IEP)

	Day 7 Activating Prior Knowledge (Reading Assignment) Background Knowledge Instruction (Information) Possible Field Trip - Visit to local high school (Please dress appropriately) Tusculum Field Trip Policy Theorist of the Day - Jerome Bruner Planning Learning Experiences and Instruction Marzano – Helping Students Effectively Interact with New Knowledge (Handout) America Atomic Bomb Attack on Japan - Hiroshima and Nagasaki Video Marzano’s Research-Based Strategies PLT Study Aids Flash Card Study Guide PLT - http://quizlet.com/12055516/praxis-plt-grades-7-12-flash-cards/ Flash Card Study Guide Part II - http://quizlet.com/9904277/praxis-2-0624-plt-7-12-instructional-process-flash-cards/ How to Approach the Constructed-Response Questions



	Day 8 Funds of Knowledge for Teaching Project (Reading Assignment) Theorist of the Day - Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligences MI Beat Howard Gardner on Multiple Intelligences (video 7:55 Min.) What's Your Learning Style (online test) Multiple Intelligences (video 6:53 Min.) Modalities Self-Assessments Planning Learning Experiences and Instruction 25 Attention-Grabbing Tips for the Classroom
	Marzano Helping Students Practice and Deepen Understanding Helping Students Generate and Test Hypotheses Engaging Students Mid-Term


	Day 9 The McGuffey Readers (Reading Assignment) Theorist of the Day - Abraham Maslow Addressing Our Needs: Maslow Comes to Life for Educators and Students Resources and Downloads for Differentiated Instruction Classroom Layout and Design After watching the video below, Reteach and Enrich...: 1) Establish a collaborative group; 2) Use the article 5 Strategies to Ensure Student Learning to develop a plan of action; 3) Look at the Standard for Prime and Composite Numbers; 4) Use the Formative Assessment on Prime and Composite Numbers document to develop a procedure to implement within a mock classroom environment. After small group collaboration, share and discuss your ideas to the class. Reteach and Enrich: How to Make Time for Every Student (Video 4:53 min.) 5 Strategies to Ensure Student Learning Standard for Prime and Composite Numbers (4) Formative Assessment on Prime and Composite Numbers (5) Differentiated Instruction Tomlinson’s work Video 33 Minutes Differentiated Instruction (Driving Model) Marzano – Communicating High Expectations for All students Differentiated Instruction Inclusion and Differentiated Instruction Handout (for video above) English Language Learners Student Learning in Groups Cooperative Learning Structures Discussion of Chapter 10 Organizing and Guiding Student Learning in Groups



	Practicum Day 10
	Practicum Day 11
	Practicum Day 12
	Practicum Day 13
	Practicum Day 14
	Practicum Day 15

	Explanation of Practicum (20% total for all components): A required 18 hours of practicum experience is an integral part of this course. Candidates are expected to dress, behave, and speak in a professional manner as well as attend all scheduled practicum visits and be punctual. Candidates are to complete the attendance log and permission forms according to the instructions provided by field experience personnel. Practicum evaluations from supervising teachers are submitted at the end of the course. The following components must be completed in order to receive full credit for the practicum portion of the final grade: Completion of a minimum 18 hours of practicum with a completed "Practicum Time Sheet" form. Reflection journal – Reflect on your experience in the public school classroom detailing what you saw, what you did, and your feelings about what you observed in the classroom, as well as what good ideas you gleaned from the teacher or the environment. Completion of Evaluation of Practicum Form; is filled out by the school supervising teacher who places it in a sealed envelope with his/her signature. Form must be completely filled out to receive credit. Any questions/concerns regarding Field Experience, including practicum and/or student teaching should be directed to: Michelle Clupper, Director of Field Experience mclupper@tusculum.edu Downloadable Practicum Form Evaluation of Practicum (To be turned into Michelle Clupper)

	Day 16 Primary versus Secondary Sources (Reading Assignment) Theorist of the Day - B.F. Skinner DUE: Practicum Reflective Journal Presentation, Evaluation DUE: Notebook of Assignments Revisit Tennessee Teaching Domains and Indicators

	Day 17 Theorist of the Day - Eric Erickson DUE: Common Core / TEAM Model Lesson Plan Lesson Plan Presentations Review for Final Exam



	Day 18 Theorist of the Day - Lawrence Kohlberg Final Exam


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