WELCOME TO INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION (104)

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WELCOME TO INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION (104)

• Don Gillan (Retired Teacher/22yrs)
• Taught and evaluated in three districts,
  grades K High School
• Principal (10 yrs. Four Schools.)
• Married - Two children / Wife is an RN.
• 4. Served people in many ways from teaching
  religious instruction to involvement on numerous
  committees.

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GO YOU REDBIRDS!

• ISU approaching 150 years of service
• 1 Producer of teacher candidates in the Nation.
• One of eight people teaching in Illinois,
  graduated from ISU
• Today there is a huge waiting list to enroll at
  ISU.
• Out of a student body of 20,000 on the ISU
  campus, more than 5,000 (27) of you are
  education majors.
• Among the top teacher education universities, ISU
  has the least number of teachers leaving the
  profession 3.9 attrition rate
• Highest retention rate
• 83 of graduates teach in Illinois. The other
  17 teach in 24 different states.
• 47 of our graduates receive a Masters degree.
• Only 4.4 of our teaching graduates are minority

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Print your full name

• Tell me briefly about you (likes dislikes)
• Why do you want to teach?
• What can you offer the teaching profession?
  Talents, Knowledge, Travels
• Name a favorite teacher. What made that person
  special to you?
• Name one or more goals that you have.
• Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
• Keep in your folder until I call on you

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

1. Buy Text (Teaching Today) Classroom Management
   Strategies Booklet
2. Buy Live Text CD at Tech Zone Student Center -
   70?
3. LIVE TEXT - Sign up for classes 3rd Floor of
   DeGarmo
4. Initial Disposition Essay Live Text
5. Visit school Shadow Observation Report Live
   Text
6. Weekly Quizzes (10) / Two Tests (100) /
   Management Strategies - (Popsicle Report 10) /
   Technology Workshop Live Text 10) /
   Observation Shadowing (20) / Various Activities
   (10) Total Points 350
7. Purchase Syllabus Packet - 2.00 Rapid Print
   Basement of DeGarmo

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Ten Quizzes - Options

• You may substitute up to four seminars /
  workshops that will replace your four lowest quiz
  scores. You will receive a full 10 points for
  each of these.
• If you are absent from class miss a quiz, you
  may only substitute one time for that missed
  quiz. This would give you 10 points.
• You must attend the seminar and type a half
  page, double spaced reflection. It must be
  turned in at the start of the next class meeting.
  What did you learn and how can you apply what
  you learned?

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Management Strategies Popsicle Presentations
(Chance to teach the class)

• The number on your popsicle stick will match the
  skill that you are to teach from the
  Teacher-Tested Classroom Management Strategies
  booklet.
• Upon reading understanding the management
  problem, concerns options, reflect on the way
  that you would solve this problem. Do not simply
  read all of the options. Be a problem solver!
• Write your thoughts on a note card, present your
  ideas when called upon in front of the class,
  be prepared to answer questions. Be prepared to
  teach next week. (10 pts.) Finished card given
  to Mr. G.

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Initial Reflective Essay

• Development of your philosophy - Required to pass
  104 (Turn to pages 8 9 in your packet)
• Turn in your prototype (hard copy) to teacher
  ASAP check for errors, etc. Teacher returns
• Include in Live Text Portfolio Due Oct. 5
• This is a reflective essay as to how you see
  yourself in relationship to the nine virtues. You
  choose only three virtues to reflect upon.
• Introductory paragraph Paragraphs on each of
  the three virtues Summary (5 total paragraphs)
• One to two typed pages, double-spaced

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Dispositions/Standards in Realizing the
Democratic Ideal

• Four Moral Virtues - (Ideals)
• Sensitivity towards the varieties of individual
  and cultural diversity. (40 are minority
  students)
• Disposition (temperament) and ability to
  collaborate ethically and effectively with
  others.
• Reverence for learning and the seriousness of
  personal, professional, and public purpose.
• Respect for learners of all ages, with special
  regard for children.

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Five Intellectual Virtues (Ideals)
Dispositions/Standards in Realizing the
Democratic Ideal

1. Wide general knowledge and deep understanding of
   the content to be taught.
2. Knowledge and appreciation of the diversity among
   learners.
3. Understanding about what affects learning and
   appropriate teaching strategies.
4. Interest in and ability to seek out
   informational, technological, and collegial
   resources.
5. Contagious intellectual Enthusiasm and courage to
   be creative.

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OBSERVATION / SHADOWING

• Make arrangements in your home town area (NOT
  B/N) to shadow (follow) a K-8 classroom teacher
  (Private or Public School) for six (6) hours
  one full school day or two half days. Try to set
  this up with a school in your home area ASAP.
• The Letter of Request must be signed by the
  school principal before entering the classroom.
• The Clock Hour Documentation must be completed
  by the teacher once you finish the observation.
• (Sheets found in your syllabus Pages 13
  16)

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Observation/Shadow Paper

• Purpose To develop your understanding
  knowledge of the practices behaviors of
  elementary teachers the classroom. (Page 17)
• Please do NOT observe in a special class such as
  reading recovery, math resource, physical
  education
• Take notes on what you observe. Focus on the
  teachers role and the learning environment.
• Write your Reflection Paper Typed single
  spaced
• Take two (2) questions each from
• The Teachers Role
• Learning Environment

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• Choose four (4) topics - two under Teachers Role
  and two under Learning Environment. (Pg. 17)
  Respond with 2 paragraphs each (4-6 sentences per
  paragraph) for the four roles you have chosen.
  The first paragraph should include specific
  data/facts from your observations that gives
  information about the roles you chose. The
  second paragraph should address the question and
  link the data to your feelings, opinions, or
  beliefs as a future teacher. Eight total
  paragraphs
• TEACHERS ROLE
• What are the teachers responsibilities?
• How many hours a day/week does this teacher work?
• How would you describe this teachers role?

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Teachers Role cont.

• 4. In what ways did the teacher demonstrate
  flexibility?
• 5. What organizational tools/methods does the
  teacher use to coordinate the day?
• 6. What special challenges does the teacher
  face in this classroom?
• 7. What are different methods of communication
  that you heard or saw with students, teachers,
  and parents?
• 8. When and how does the teacher utilize
  community resources?
• 9. How does the teacher know that learning is
  taking place?

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Learning Environment Roles

1. How would you describe the community in which
   this school is located?
2. What diversity of race, gender, intellect, or
   size, etc. do you note in the students?
3. What kinds of interactions did you observe
   between students?
4. What resources are available to this teacher? To
   the student?
5. How is this classroom organized and why?

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• 6. How is the room decorated and does that
  contribute or distract from learning?
• 7. What is the daily schedule of the students?
• 8. Aside from instruction, what
  activities/events require time during school
  hours?
• 9. What types of classroom management practices
  do you observe?
• 10. What different ways are subject matter
  presented? (Example on page 18)

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Teaching In An Age Of ChangeChapter 1

• WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF SCHOOLS?
• What is the purpose of public schools in the
  U.S.? What is the role of the teacher in school?
• Have our schools teachers been effective over
  the years, and are they currently effective in
  educating todays youth?
• Foundations A set of historical, philosophical,
  social, legal, and cultural assumptions that form
  a logical base for decisions about schools.

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Foundations of Education

• Social Philosophical foundations What is the
  good society how should education contribute to
  it?
• Historical foundations Where did current
  practices traditions come from?
• Political foundations Who has the power to
  decide priorities and to influence how schools
  operate?
• Curriculum foundations What is taught why is
  it taught?
• Instructional foundations What is good
  teaching?
• Legal foundations What are the legal ethical
  rights and responsibilities of teachers and
  learners?

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2.7 MILLION PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS!

• 1988 Survey Adults believed.
• 60 Teachers most benefited society.
• 20 Physicians
• 8 Nurses
• 2,500 adults surveyed 55 said that the
  quality of teachers is the greatest influence on
  student learning.
• WE ARE IMPORTANT!!!

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WHAT IS TEACHING?

1. Planning lessons
2. Record keeping / other duties
3. Participating in school events.
4. Attending faculty meetings.
5. Serving on committees of various kinds.
6. Participating with professional groups.
7. Communicating with parents others.

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TEACHING CAREER

• During a teaching career, he or she will
  experience many changes
• Curriculum
• Technology
• Diversity
• More duties / expectations / time
  accountability.
• Teachers must learn to handle many tasks
• (multidimensionality Text Pgs. 9-12)

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The Complexity of Teaching

1. Multidimensionality multitasking
2. Simultaneity awareness, prioritize
3. Immediacy make judgment respond
4. Unpredictability expect anything anytime
5. Publicness you are on display 24/7
6. Class History rapport within class

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STANDARDS - BASED EDUCATION

• A movement dedicated to establishing clear,
  measurable descriptions of what learners need to
  know as a result of their educational
  experiences.
• No Child Left Behind Illinois State Learning
  Standards
• Performance Standards Levels of proficiency to
  attain. (Five Year Plan for teachers
  Administrators)
• Content Standards Describe what teachers are to
  teach and what students should learn.
• (Local School Boards have modified the state
  standards to fit the needs of the community)

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• Visit the www.isbe.net and learn about the
  Illinois Learning Standards

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• The Illinois Learning Standards (ILS) define what
  all students in all Illinois public schools
  should know and be able to do in the seven core
  areas as a result of their elementary and
  secondary schooling.
• The Illinois Learning Standards have not changed
  since their adoption in 1997. The Performance
  Descriptors and ILS-aligned Classroom Assessments
  were developed by Illinois teachers for Illinois
  teachers to enhance the ILS and to serve as
  resources to help teachers determine local
  performance expectations at each grade level.
• The ILS contain 30 goals, 98 standards and over
  1,000 benchmarks.
• Illinois was one of the first states to develop
  and adopt Standards in 1997.
• More than 270 Illinois educators, business
  people, and community members developed the ILS.
• Input on the draft ILS was provided by more than
  30,000 citizens.
• Teachers in Spain, Lithuania and Bulgaria have
  translated the ILS for use in their classrooms.
• The Performance Descriptors and over 900
  ILS-aligned classroom assessments were field
  tested by 400 teachers statewide.

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Certificates

• Initial Good for four (4) years until tenure
• Standard Renewed every five (5) years
• Master Renewed every ten (10) years.
• Teachers must take Continuing Professional
  Development Units CPDUs each year Beginning
  teachers need about 15 CPDUs per year
• Research projects, taking course work at a
  university, attending workshops conferences,
  being a member of a school team count as CPDUs

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Testing to become an IL Teacher

• The Illinois Basic Skills Test taken prior to
  entering the program.
• Content Test relating to your subject area
• Assessment of Professional Teaching required
  for the grade area (special needs, early
  childhood, elementary, middle school, high
  school, etc.) that you have chosen.

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• ACCOUNTABILITY
• The State spends millions on education yearly.
• In recent decades there has been erosion of
  confidence in educators.
• Teachers argue against the idea of using
  standardized test scores as the only
  accountability measure.
• (high-stakes testing)
• Should a teacher be judged on what a learner does
  on a single day of standardized testing?
• Many variables are beyond individual teachers
  control. (Students home life, family income
  education level, the quality of the schools
  facilities and instructional materials, etc.)

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THEORIES OF LEARNING

• Constructivism New knowledge is rooted in past
  leanings (prior knowledge)
• - Learners should solve problems and share what
  they have discovered. Tie in patterns to what is
  known. Present real life learning situations
  experiences.
• Whole Language Reading, Writing, speaking, and
  listening are taught as a single, integrated
  process.
• This theory frowns on traditional and
  standardized testing.
• Multiple Intelligences Traditional IQ test not
  the only means for assessment. Nine intelligences
  are known. (logical-mathematical, musical,
  linguistic, spatial, etc.
• People are thought to have combinations of
  strengths.

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Quiz 1 Chapter 1

• A majority of parents feel that their childs
  school is doing a poor job in educating their
  child children. A. True B. False
• Foundations is a set of historical,
  philosophical, social, legal, and cultural
  assumptions that form a logical base for
  decisions about schools. A. True B.
  False
• Parents, in general, feel that schools across the
  nation do a good job in educating children.
• A. True B. False

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• When you are hired for your first teaching job,
  you will receive an initial certificate good for
  how many years? A.1 yr. , B 4 yrs., C. 5
  yrs., D. 10yrs
• Name the theory that believes new knowledge
  should be rooted in past leanings (prior
  knowledge), and that learners should solve
  problems and share what they have discovered.
  Patterns should be tied in to what is known.
  Teachers should Present real life learning
  situations experiences.
• A. Multi Intelligences B.
  Constructivism
• C. Pragmatists D. None of the
  mentioned

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• 6. Teachers argue for the idea of using
  standardized test scores as the only
  accountability measure.
• (high-stakes testing) A. True, B. False
• How many tests will a teacher candidate have to
  pass while in college and before he/she receives
  a teaching certificate? A. 1, B. 2, C. 3, D.
  4, E. 5
• The Illinois Learning Standards can be found at
  www.isbe.net A. True, B. False

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• 9. Which of the following changes are likely to
  have an impact on the work of a teacher?
• A. CHANGES IN SOCIETY
• B. DEBATES REGARDING THE PURPOSES OF
  EDUCATION
• C. CHANGES IN THEORIES OF TEACHING AND
  LEARNING.
• D. ALL OF THE ABOVE.
• E. Only B C
• Name the maximum number of seminars that you can
  attend to replace low quiz scores
• A. 2, B. 3, C. 4, D. 5,
  E. 6