SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND
CHILD DEVELOPMENT

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Drury University Mission: Drury is an independent University, church-related, grounded in the liberal arts tradition and committed to personalized education in a community of scholars who value the arts of teaching and learning. Education at
Drury seeks: to cultivate spiritual sensibilities and imaginative faculties as well as ethical insight and critical thought, to liberate persons to participate responsibly in and contribute to life in a global community, to foster the integration of theoretical and practical knowledge.
School of Education and Child Development Mission:
The mission of professional education at Drury University is to:
1.
Develop liberally educated professionals who are highly effective teachers and instructional leaders within their respective disciplines and who are knowledgeable and skilled in the areas of child and adolescent development.
2.
Prepare educators who are proficient in the use of data collection and analysis techniques to ensure that all students, regardless of ability, diversity of background, or other individual differences, will reach their learning potential.
3.
Add value to the lives of children of all ages and their families in rural and urban communities throughout the
Ozarks’ region and beyond.

Course Title: [Insert course title – use actual title from academic catalog.]
Course Number: [Insert course number – include course prefix, number, location, section.]
Course Semester: [List semester – such as Fall 2013.]
Course Schedule: [List meeting days and times of the course.]
Course Location: [List the campus location, building name and room number.]
Instructor: [Insert your name.]
Contact Information: Phone:
Email:
Office Hours:
Availability: [Best times and methods to reach you.]
Instructor’s Bio: [Provide a brief description of your qualifications and professional experience which prepares you to teach this course.]
Course
Description:
Prerequisite
[Insert exact course description from the academic catalog, additional text may be added (separate from the actual description) to provide clarity.]
[List all courses specified as prerequisites for this course.]
Course/s, if any:
Required Text(s): [List all required texts for the class, including ISBN, author, publisher, and edition.]
Electronic [List all electronic resources and web sites for course.]
Resources:
Calendar:
Student
Outcomes:
[List important dates for course such as: holidays, drop dates, mid-term and final exams.]
[List the topics and objectives to be covered in the course, as well as products/artifacts.]
Course Objective INTASC
Principle 1. Knowledge of Subject
MoSPE Standard
Standard 1 Knowledge,
Including Perspectives
Aligned with Appropriate
Instruction
Standard 2 Student learning, growth, and development
Principle 2 Learning and Human
Development
Principle 3 Adapting
Instruction
Standard 2 Student learning, growth, and Development
Principle 4 Strategies Standard 4 Critical Thinking
Principle 5 Motivation and Management
Principle 6
Communication
Knowledge
Standard 5 Positive
Classroom Environment
Standard 6 Effective
Communication
Principle 7 Planning for
Instruction
Principle 8 Assessment
Standard 3 Curriculum and
Instruction
Standard 7 Student
Assessment and Data
Analysis
Standard 8 Professionalism Principle 9 Reflective
Practitioner
Principle 10
Professional
Relationships
Standard 9 Professional collaboration
Related Assignment

Foliotek: The School of Education and Child Development is nationally accredited by NCATE/CAEP. This accreditation ensures the quality of the teacher preparation programs at Drury University through ongoing rigorous assessment and adds significant value to the educational experience and subsequent qualification. Pursuant to this, undergraduate and graduate candidates are required to create and maintain an electronic portfolio of coursework. Candidates enrolled in any course must maintain a current subscription to Foliotek and upload coursework artifacts as directed by faculty. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of an Incomplete (I) grade in this course and delay graduation until these requirements are fulfilled.
Assignments:
Weighting of
Assignments:
Grading Scale:
[Insert your description and schedule of readings, assignments, tests and exams. A sample follows:]
Week: Due Date:
1 01/17/07
2
3
4
01/24/07
01/31/07
[continues…]
[List the required assignments, due dates and point values for the course. This is a sample matrix:]
Assignments:
Group Project – April 12
Mid-term – April 19
Assignment:
Read Chapter 1
Read Chapter 2
Quiz 1 over Chapters 1 and 2; Read Chapter 3
Written summary of each chapter, 10 chapters @ 10 points each, due on Mondays
Class Participation/exercises 10 points per week
Individual Final Presentation – May 3 or May 5
Final Exam – May 10
Total
Points:
250
100
100
150
200
200
1000
[This is the place where the faculty member provides the grade scale. The scale below is provided as an example only:]
Total Points:
1000-950
Grade:
A
949-901
900-850
849-830
829-801
800-770
A-
B+
B
B-
C+ Per the Graduate Catalog, in order to be recommended for the degree of
M.Ed., a candidate must have an average of 3.00 for all courses undertaken in the Drury program. Courses with a final grade below C cannot be counted for credit hours toward the degree.
Grade: Criteria and Guidelines:
A A grade of “A” involves a level of performance that is conspicuously excellent in the factors indicated in the definition of “B”.
B A grade of “B” indicates a higher level of performance than the unsatisfactory standard defined for a grade of
“C”. It involves excellence in some aspect of the work, such as completeness, accuracy, detail of knowledge, professional performance/application, as well as effective independent work that evidences mastery of the information, concepts or skills involved, and regular participation/contributions in class.
C A grade of “C” represents an unsatisfactory level of performance for a Drury graduate student. The student must schedule a conference with the Director of the School of Education and Child Development to resolve the
F
S issue and formulate a future plan .
A grade of “F” indicates the student failed the class and will not earn graduate credit for ft.
A grade of “S” (satisfactory) indicated an acceptable level of performance and the student will be issued a passing grade for course credit.
U
A grade of “U” (unsatisfactory) indicates an unacceptable level of performance and no credit will be issued.
IP, DR,
DP,DF,
WP, WF
Please refer to the academic catalog.
Note: Drury University does not give an A+ grade as a final, end of semester, grade.

Attendance:
Assignments: The instructor reserves the right to change the listed assignments. Students will be given at least one week’s notice if the listing of course assignment/s changes.
Cell phones and pagers:
Prior to the start of class, please turn off your cell phone/pager or put it on “silent” mode; put away paper; and turn “off” laptop computers unless the student has made an arrangement with the instructor to use the computer for note-taking. Following these expectations will avoid unnecessary classroom disruptions.
Course
Standards:
Drury University maintains the highest standard for academic honesty and trusts that each student will perform ethically and professionally when preparing required work for this course. Each assignment must represent the student’s original work, even for work designated as group work. Although Drury encourages collaboration among students and faculty in the sharing of ideas and experiences, individual work needs to represent the student’s original thought and be distinguishably different from other students’ work.
Academic
Dishonesty:
Academic dishonesty undermines the values of Drury University as well as the educational endeavor.
Dishonesty and theft of any kind are not to be tolerated, but the act of cheating in academic work is detrimental to the educational process and ultimately cheats both the student involved and the entire community of scholars. All instances of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Vice President of
Academic Affairs - Dean of the College. Please refer to the academic catalog for a more thorough review of the University’s academic dishonesty policy.
Written Work: All papers (written work) are to be graduate level papers: typed, spell-checked and grammar-checked, well written with a logical flow of thought. (Please see Scoring Guides/Rubrics provided by the instructor for technical writing guidelines.
Late Assignments: [Insert your policy for late assignments.]
Participation:
[Insert your attendance policy here:] There is no class-cut system at Drury. Students are expected to attend all classes and laboratory periods for which they are enrolled. An absence is an individual matter between student and instructor. Students are directly responsible to instructors for class attendance and for work missed during an absence for any cause.]
Absence from class may result in the loss of participation points. Much of the learning that occurs during this course happens in the classroom. If you are absent, for whatever reason, you lose the benefit of the sharing of knowledge by the faculty and other students. Additionally, the class loses the benefit of your of knowledge and experiences; thus, the learning experience is diminished and will be reflected in your grade.
Students with
Disabilities:
Drury University is committed to providing a hospitable and supportive environment to qualified students with diagnosed disabilities and to comply fully with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Services for students with disabilities enrolled in the College of Continuing and Professional Studies
(CCPS) are coordinated by the Director of Counseling, Disability Services & Testing. Students must present appropriate and current documentation well in advance of their first semester of classes.
Accommodations will be determined, based on documentation, and communicated to faculty each semester, with the consent of the student. The Director of Counseling, Disability Services & Testing,
Ed Derr, may be contacted at ederr@drury.edu or by visiting the Findlay Student Center, room 114, or by calling (417) 873-7457.
Non-Discrimination
Statement: Drury University is an open and welcoming community from a rich variety of cultures, races and socio-economic backgrounds. The mission and goals of the university dedicate the institution to being a community, which “affirms the quality and worth of all peoples” and appreciates the “diversity of human culture, language, history and experience.”
Drury University does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, or veteran status in its programs and activities.