Syllabus

Syllabus for EDFN 338 Foundations of American Education - **Dr. Tim Fiegen** A **. ** **COURSE**: EDFN 338 Foundations of American Education ( ** 2 ** **Credits**)

B. ** INSTITUTION: ** Dakota State University
C. **TERM**: Spring 2013 D. **COURSE TIME & PLACE:** Internet E. **INSTRUCTOR:** Dr. Tim Fiegen F. **APPROVED COURSE DESCRIPTION:** A survey of goals, history, organization, and philosophy of pre-K–12 American education with emphasis on teaching as a profession; contemporary issues and practices, legal and ethical responsibilities, and attributes of effective teachers. Level I field experience required. G**. PREREQUISITES:** None H**. TEXTBOOK:** Armstrong, D.G., Henson, K.T, & Savage, T.V. __Teaching Today, an Introduction to Education 8th Ed__., Prentice-Hall Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2009. There is an online version for half the money @ [] I. **COURSE DELIVERY METHOD**: This course will involve class lectures, student online Wiki projects, and other online course delivery methods. Technology will play a ** big ** part in class! If you need assistance, make sure you ask! J. **CLASSROOM POLICIES**: ** Attendance ** : All assignments are due when the assigned time is up, Monday or Wednesday at 1:00 PM. If they are late, I will accept them the following week for half credit, but I will not accept them after that.

As your professor, I am personally committed to supporting your academic success in this course. For that reason, if you demonstrate any academic performance or behavioral problems which may impede your success, I will personally discuss those issues with you and attempt to help you resolve the issue. I may also refer your case to the Student Success Center using Starfish, which is an online student success program that allows me to “flag” various performance updates, concerns, and referrals. If you receive a flag from me in Starfish, please see me or seek assistance and support from your advisor or the Student Success Center.

**Academic Honesty**: Cheating and other forms of academic dishonesty run contrary to the purpose of higher education and will not be tolerated in this course. All forms of academic dishonesty will result in failure of the course and immediate referral to the DSU academic integrity board. Please be advised that, when the instructor suspects plagiarism, the Internet and other standard means of plagiarism detection will be used to resolve the instructor’s concerns. DSU’s policy on academic integrity (DSU Policy 04-05-00) is available online at []

** Freedom in Learning: ** Students are responsible for learning the content of any course of study in which they are enrolled. Under Board of Regents and University policy, student academic performance shall be evaluated solely on an academic basis and students should be free to take reasoned exception to the data or views offered in any course of study. It has always been the policy of Dakota State University to allow students to appeal the decisions of faculty, administrative, and staff members and the decisions of institutional committees. Students who believe that an academic evaluation is unrelated to academic standards but is related instead to judgment of their personal opinion or conduct should contact the dean of the college which offers the class to initiate a review of the evaluation.

**Email & Communications** - It is my intent to return student communications with-in 24 hours if possible. I have a smart phone and get campus emails immediately but not always possible (while driving). But I will do my best to communicate with you. Please use campus email or txt me, tim.fiegen@dsu.edu, 605-941-1056

**Correcting** - I is my intent to correct assignments and post grades back to the D2L between three and five days. Not always possible, but that is my intent. So, I try to make Tuesdays my correcting day and I would hope to have things evaluated and posted by Wednesday.

ADA Statement: If you have a documented disability and/or anticipate needing accommodations (e.g., non-standard note taking, extended time on exams or a quiet space for taking exams) in this course, please contact the instructor. Also, please contact Dakota State University’s ADA coordinator, Keith Bundy (located in the Student Development Office in the Trojan Center Underground or via email at Keith.Bundy@dsu.edu or via phone ( 605-256-5121 ) as soon as possible. The DSU website containing additional information, along with the form to request accommodations, is available at []. You will need to provide documentation of your disability. The ADA coordinator must confirm the need for accommodations before officially authorizing them.  ** [|LEARNING OBJECTIVES:] ** The teacher reserves the right to modify and adjust the course as necessary to make the course more meaningful. L. Evaluations and Grading O. ** COURSE OUTLINE: ** See course wiki page for schedule on left toolbar. P. **Relation to the Mission**: ** “Teaching: A Journey Worth Taking” ** The Conceptual Framework consists of the following focus areas: 1. Knowledge, 2. Planning and Preparation, 3. Instruction and Assessment, 4. Managing the Environment, 5. Technology, 6. Professionalism! This course relates to all six of the areas. In addition: **Disposition Statement:** Students are responsible for demonstrating the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to become an effective K-12 educator prior to graduating from the teacher education program at DSU. Dispositions are often defined as the “personal qualities or characteristics that are possessed by individuals, including attitudes, beliefs, interests, appreciations, values, and modes of adjustment. Not surprisingly, there is a significant body of research indicating that teachers’ attitudes, values, and beliefs about students, about teaching, and about themselves, strongly influence the impact they will have on student learning and development” (Collinson, et. al., 1999 and Combs, 1974, Taylor & Wasicko, 2000). DSU education majors will be evaluated within the university and K-12 classroom on the demonstration of the following dispositions: __ Dispositions for Interacting with Students __ : Caring, Patient, Empathetic, Open-Minded, Compassionate, Accepting of Others, Flexible, Creative __ Dispositions for Interacting with Peers, Staff and Parents __ : Adaptable to Change, Enthusiastic, Effective Communicator, Responsible, Flexible, Competent, Reliable, Cooperative, Creative, Disciplined, Organized __ Intrapersonal Dispositions __ : Integrity, Hardworking, Life-Long Learner
 * 13 Note Outlines || 5 || 65 ||
 * 25 Web Projects || 5 || 65 ||
 * 13 Chapter Tests || 20 || 255 ||
 * Final Test || 20 || 20 ||
 * Other Contributions || 5 || 55 ||
 * total ||  || 460 ||
 * 94% and above, A; 93-86% - B; 85-78% - C ||
 * 77-70% - D, Below 70% - see you next term! ||