Course Description
Supervised in-school internship and on-campus seminar focused on multicultural education teaching to diversity, and understanding the classroom as culture. Prerequisite: ELED, MDED, or SPEL major.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
Apply basic principles of Understanding By Design (Backwards Design) to the design of unit and lesson plans in preparation for edTPA portfolio.
Integrate NC State Standards within the context of lesson and unit plan design.
Create valid pre-post, formative, summative, performance, and differentiated means of assessing students’ work across unit and lesson plans in preparation for edTPA portfolio.
Integrate knowledge of individual differences (developmental levels, gender, culture, ethnicity, language, disability) into unit and lesson plan design (differentiation, equity).
Integrate literacy instruction into content area lesson and unit-plan design.
Demonstrate competence in maintaining a focus on conceptual understanding in the design of lesson and unit plans.
Integrate 21st Century skills into the design of unit and lesson plans.
Justify unit and lesson plan design on the basis of theory and research verified strategies in preparation for edTPA.
Demonstrate competence with professional teaching standards (TCER, CTOC) and dispositions (CDAP) within the context of a public middle school internship.
Demonstrate competence in professional oral communication through multiple in-class presentations and mock job interviews.
Course Grading Information:
Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
Participation/Professionalism | 10% |
Internship | 30% |
Professionalism and Professional Development | 10% |
edTPA Practice | 35% |
Culminating Assignment – Looking Back/Looking Forward | 15% |
Attendance/Participation:
You are expected to attend every class and should inform the instructor of any conflicts or emergency situations. The level and quantity of learning depends, to a large extent, on the quality of class participation and discussion. Please come prepared to assume an active and thoughtful role by having completed all assigned work.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
No course materials are required.
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.