DINÉ COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE NUMBER:
COURSE TITLE & (CREDITS):
SEMESTER:
CLASS MEETING TIME(S):
MEETING LOCATION:
INSTRUCTOR:
OFFICE LOCATION:
OFFICE PHONE NUMBER:
E-MAIL:
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REREQUISITE (If any):
EDU 478
Field Experience III (2 credits)
Fall 2014
As arranged in annual BAEE fall calendar for third
semester, senior-year candidates
At K-8 school sites as assigned
CDTE faculty member, as assigned
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Acceptance into the BA Elementary Education
program and successful completion of EDU 345378.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This 6-week apprenticeship field experience provides the pre-service teacher opportunities to
apply course content in a K-8 classroom and reflect actively on the teaching profession. A
mentor teacher and CDTE supervisor provide guidance during this learning experience. The preservice teacher will engage in daily classroom activities and teach and assess a thematic unit with
whole groups.
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 STANDARDS:
CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
#4: Content knowledge. The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of
inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) heor she teachers and creates learning
experiences that make these aspects of the discipline accessible and meaningful for
learners to assure mastery of the content.
INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE
#7: Planning for instruction. The teacher plans instruction that supports every
student in meeting rigorous learning goals by drawing upon knowledge of content
areas, curriculum, cross-disciplinary skills, and pedagogy, as well as knowledge of
learners and the community context.
PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE LICENSURE OBJECTIVES:
The following Professional Knowledge Objectives that are taught in EDU 353 are
ASSESSED in this course:
ASSESSMENT, INSTRUCTION, AND THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
0004 Understand assessment instruments and practices, the relationship between
assessment and instruction, and how to use assessment to guide instruction and monitor
students' learning progress.
0005 Understand principles and procedures of curricular and instructional planning and
how to use effective planning to design instruction that promotes all students' learning and
achievement.
0006 Understand principles and practices associated with various instructional approaches
and how to apply these principles and practices to promote all students' achievement of
instructional goals.
0007 Understand principles and practices of motivation and communication and how to
apply these principles and practices effectively to promote students' active engagement
and learning.
0008 Understand how to structure and manage the classroom to establish a safe, inclusive,
and positive environment that is organized and productive; fosters excellence; and
promotes learning, appropriate student behavior, and effective work habits.
SUGGESTED ASSESSMENTS:
• 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.
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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).
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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
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:
Students 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:
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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
Students who have been academically dishonest (including plagiarism) will fail the course.
Prepared by Instructor
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