DINÉ COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE NUMBER:
COURSE TITLE & (CREDITS):
SEMESTER:
CLASS MEETING TIME(S):
EDU 378
Field Experience I (2 credits)
MEETING LOCATION:
Spring 2015
As arranged in annual BAEE spring calendar for
second-semester, junior-year candidates
At K-8 school sites as assigned
INSTRUCTOR:
OFFICE PHONE NUMBER:
CDTE faculty member, as assigned
928-724-6699
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.
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.
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PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE LICENSURE OBJECTIVES:
The following Professional Knowledge Objectives taught in EDU 353 are ASSESSED in this
course:
INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
5. Understand curriculum development and instructional planning, and apply this
knowledge to describe instruction that promotes achievement of Arizona academic
standards and other instructional goals.
6. Understand how to use formal and informal assessment to learn about students, plan
instruction, monitor student understanding, and modify instruction to enhance student
learning and development.
SUGGESTED ASSESSMENTS:
• http://www.nestest.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.
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
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lows: 100-90% = A, 89-80% = B, 79-70% = C, 69-60% = D, and 59% or less = F.
Assignments with due dates (all assignments are due to the assigned College supervisor):
o Apprenticeship History Form: 25 points – due Mon Feb 9.
o Need to Know Form: 25 points – due Mon Feb 9.
o Timecard: 120 points (5 points per day) – due Mon Apr 20.
o Bulletin board, grade papers, and/or prepare materials: 60 points (10 points per
week).
o Lesson plans and supervisors observation: 100 points x 2 lesson plans: 200 points.
o Weekly communication with supervisor: 120 points (20 points per week).
o Teacher Candidate Self-Assessment: 100 points – due Mon Apr 20.
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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