DINÉ COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE NUMBER:
COURSE TITLE & (CREDITS):
SEMESTER:
CLASS MEETING TIME(S):
EDU 358
Field Experience I (2 credits)
MEETING LOCATION:
Fall 2014
As arranged in annual BAEE fall calendar for firstsemester, junior-year candidates
At K-8 school sites as assigned
INSTRUCTOR:
OFFICE LOCATION:
OFFICE PHONE NUMBER:
E-MAIL:
OFFICE HOURS:
BEST CONTACT METHOD:
CDTE faculty member, as assigned
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PREREQUISITE (If any):
Acceptance in the Center for Diné Teacher Education BAEE program.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This 6-week “apprenticeship” field experience provides the pre-service teacher an opportunity to
apply course content in a K-8 classroom and to reflect on the teaching profession as an active participant. A mentor teacher and CDTE supervisor provide guidance during this learning experience. The
pre-service teacher will be challenged to develop ways of articulating subject area knowledge, to
collaborate with colleagues and parents, and to apply understanding of students as individuals with
social, emotional, physical, and intellectual needs. The pre-service teacher will be expected to observe and engage in daily classroom activities. She/he may be called upon to work with individuals
or in small group settings during this initial field experience.
COURSE RATIONALE:
Course is required for a BA degree in Elementary Education.
COURSE OUTCOMES: The candidates will…
Nitsáhákees:
• Demonstrate elementary-level content knowledge.
Nahat’á:
• Design and plan instruction.
Iiná:
• Implement and manage instruction and assessment.
Siih Hasin:
• Demonstrate professionalism.
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InTASC STANDARD(S):
THE LEARNER AND LEARNING
#3: Learning environments. The teacher works with others to create environments
that support individual and collaborative learning, and that encourage positive social
interaction, active engagement in learning, and self motivation.
PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE LICENSURE OBJECTIVES:
The following Professional Knowledge Objectives taught in EDU 345 are ASSESSED in this
course:
STUDENT LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
0001 Understand processes of human development, variations in student development,
and how to apply this knowledge to provide instructional environments and experiences that promote all students' development and learning.
0002 Understand learning processes, factors that can affect student learning and performance, and how to apply this knowledge to provide instructional environments and
experiences that promote all students' learning and achievement.
SUGGESTED ASSESSMENTS:
• www.aepa.nesinc.com
• www.northstarlearning.com
SUGGESTED TEXT & RESOURCES:
• Apprenticeship and Instructional Resources posted on the CDTE website:
http://www.dinecollege.edu/cdte
COURSE CALENDAR:
• As determined by CDTE fall semester calendar.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Instructor will determine.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Attendance for every day at Apprenticeship is important and expected. An absence from practicum teaching is granted only in the case of:
• A verifiable illness (a doctor’s statement may be requested).
• Being a patient in a Navajo or other traditional/religious ceremony (again, a medicineperson’s or equivalent’s signed, notarized statement may be requested).
• A death in the immediate family.
The Mentor and Apprenticeship Supervisor must be contacted individually beforehand to request
an absence. They can be contacted in person, by phone, or by email. Candidates should not leave
a message with anyone but the Mentor and Supervisor.
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Absences (excused or unexcused) will result in having to make up all missed time and possibly
retake Apprenticeship, and can jeopardize the Candidate’s academic standing in the program. If
major health concerns are anticipated, Candidates should consider delaying their program of
study, or plan accordingly by scheduling appointments during College breaks (winter, spring,
and summer).
GRADING CRITERIA:
• Course assignments are worth a certain number of points as indicated below. Candidates
receive no points for late assignments. Course grades are calculated by dividing points
earned by total possible points, which create a percentage, which will translate as follows: 100-90% = A, 89-80% = B, 79-70% = C, 69-60% = D, and 59% or less = F.
• Assignments:
o Apprenticeship History Form: 50 points
o Need to Know Form: 50 points
o Timecard: 200 points
o Summative Observation Assessment: 200 points
o Teacher Candidate Self-Assessment: 100 points
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
Candidates are responsible for the integrity of their academic work. Academic dishonesty includes the following:
• Obtaining unauthorized assistance in any academic work
• Cheating on a test
• Plagiarism: Defined as a student using another student’s or another author’s work or
ideas i.e. magazine, newspaper, web site, book, or other source(s) and submits it without
giving that person or source proper credit. This is not allowed and students who commit
plagiarism will be dealt with according to the Student Code of Conduct.
Some of the penalties that may be imposed include, the choices of penalties are the decision of
the instructor:
• Warning (written or oral)
• Reducing the grade for the assignment, test, or project
• Reducing the grade for the course
• Assigning a failing grade for the course
• Dismissing the student from the course and issuing a grade of “w”
• Academic probation or suspension; expulsion; and recording the decision in the student’s
academic record
Candidates who have been academically dishonest (including plagiarism) will fail the course.
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