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Faculty Name: Robert Folden, EdD Office Location: 2nd Floor Fac. Rm
Year and Term: 2019 Spring Office Phone: 903-454-9333
Course Title: Introduction to Education Email: rfolden@parisjc.edu
Course Number: EDUC 1301 440 Office Hours: Tuesday 5:00-5:30 pm
Format: ITV
Description
EDUC 1301 is an integrated pre-service course and content experience that provides active
recruitment and institutional support for students who are interested in a teaching career.
Students will participate in a minimum of 16 contact hours of field experience in P-12
classrooms. The course provides students with support from college and school faculty,
preferably in small cohort groups, for the purpose of introduction to and analysis of the culture of
schooling and classrooms; it focuses on developing systematic observation skills, an overview of
the dimensions of teaching, and the teacher certification process. Course Format: ITV
Mid-Term Grades: Paris Junior College instructors are required to enter mid-term grades during
the ninth week of the semester. Once entered, each student’s mid-term grade may be viewed by
College personnel with the need to monitor such information, such as student records, student
financial aid, academic advising and counseling, and administrative staff. Mid-Term Grades
will be posted by March 15, 2019.
Official Report Date (ORD) and Participation: The Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board (THECB) requires that online students show active participation in the course prior to the
Office Report Date (ORD) or they are to be dropped from the course on the ORD. In order to
remain enrolled in this course, students must actively participate in the course. For Spring
semester, the ORD is February 6, 2019.
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Last Date to Withdraw: April 18, 2019 is the last date to drop the course and receive an
automatic “W.” Withdrawal is the student’s responsibility.
ADA Statement: Services for students with disabilities are coordinated by the Counseling and
Advising Center (Paris campus). Services include arrangements for accommodations,
counseling, and services to allow equal access to educational opportunities for students with
disabilities. Students must request services by providing a letter of verification of disability and
must complete an interview with a Counseling/Advising Center counselor
or advisor. Reasonable accommodation request(s) with documentation may be subject to review
by the ADA Committee. To provide appropriated planning and scheduling, students must submit
their requests at least two weeks before accommodations are needed. For scheduling of
interpreters, available modified equipment, enlarged text and/or books on tape, please allow four
to six weeks. For more information, contact Counseling/ Advising at 903.782.0426 (Paris
campus). Students are encouraged to seek assistance in advance of the beginning of the semester
in which accommodations are requested.
Academic Honesty: By registering and taking this course, the officially enrolled student
declares that he/she will be the author for ALL work submitted for the course. Allowing another
student to complete assignments constitutes fraud and academic dishonesty. Should such
behavior come to the attention of the instructor, the instructor will implement appropriate
penalties, such as a 0 for the assignment, an F for the course, or referral to a disciplinary
committee. Failure to utilize APA or MLA parenthetical documentation for sources (including
borrowing/using information without giving credit to the source) will constitute plagiarism.
Email Response Time: If an email was sent Monday – Thursday, expect a response within 24
hours. If the email was sent Friday – Sunday, expect an answer on Monday.
Technical Difficulties: Computer access is available at the following PJC locations. Technical
issues are not an excuse to miss deadlines. This is why assignments should not be put off until
near the deadline. Paris Campus (The Learning Center and AS150), Greenville Center Library,
and Sulphur Springs Center Library
Basic Computer Requirements: As a general rule, a computer manufactured within the last five
years is adequate. In addition to the basic system requirements, some courses may also require
flash drive, web cam, common application software such as (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), and
specialized software.
1. Discussions and Class Participation – Students will be required to read the course assignments
and be able to complete class assignments and participate in the course discussions related to
the chapter readings, video reviews, or current events in education. Class assignments can be in
the form of quizzes, journals, discussions, reflections, and/or presentations. (100)
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2. Field Experience –Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board requires all students enrolled in
this course to complete sixteen hours (16) of field observation in an EC-12 classroom. Students
are placed by Paris Junior College into a school district. (Please see Field Experience Application).
Current teacher aides are allowed to observe in the current classroom of their employment. A
criminal background check is conducted for prior approval to enter the schools. (100)
3. Reflection Paper on Field Experience – A reflection paper on the field experience is required at
the end of the sixteen hours of observation. This essay must be double spaced and uploaded
into Blackboard for grading. A grading rubric is provided in Blackboard. (200)
4. Teaching Demonstration – The teaching demonstration is a separate project from the field
experience. The teaching demonstration is where you, the student, will teach a lesson in a
chosen field of study. This will be completed in class. It is a 10 minute instruction with a lesson
plan. (100)
5. Philosophy of Education – After reading Chapter 8, students will write their own philosophy of
education based on the five major philosophies. Educational philosophies influence the way we
teach and our beliefs concerning education. You will demonstrate your knowledge and
understanding of philosophical beliefs that are grounded in historical traditions and research-
based best practices. Defend your personal Student-Centered and Teacher-Centered
Philosophies. (200)
6. Cumulative Exam – This is not a proctored exam since students complete their teaching
demonstrations and field experience in person. This exam may be taken from any computer
with Internet access. (100)
7. ePortfolio – a portfolio is a collection of work and can showcase how you have grown over time
in your educational training. Instead of a notebook portfolio, we will use the electronic method,
which is very similar to creating a website about you. We will take your resume, teaching
philosophy, reflection paper, sample lesson plans, and what you learned from the sixteen hours
of observation and house them in an online site called, Weebly. You will also include: an
evaluation and justification of a collection of resources and materials composing an end of
course eNotebook based on the competencies addressed in the State Board for Educator
Certification Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities standards or the Texas Examinations of
Educator Standards (TExES)(You will find them listed above in this syllabus). Help for Weebly can
be found in the following links: https://www.weebly.com/online-portfolio
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OrAXJT2YqU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFlVhsD5KNM) (200)
Class Attendance:
Students are expected to attend class each week. You are expected to have read the required
material and completed/submitted all assigned work. If you can’t attend class for some reason,
you should notify the instructor ahead of time and arranged to get any notes from a classmate.
General Policies and Procedures:
This is an interactive class. You will be expected to participate in the discussions. Because of the
nature of ITV systems, it would be best if side conversations would be kept to a minimum. They
may cause the ITV system to focus on the wrong campus.
Academic Honesty
Student violations involving academic dishonesty are handled by the faculty members(s)
involved. Should the student object to the decision of the faculty members(s), the appeals
procedures for instructional due process may be utilized. The following list describes the most
common forms of academic dishonesty (cheating):
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A. Taking an exam for another student.
B. Having another student take an exam for you.
C. Altering of forging an official college document.
D. Paying someone to write a paper to submit as your own work.
E. Arranging with other student to give or receive answers by use of signals.
F. Arranging to sit next to someone who will let you copy on an exam.
G. Copying from someone’s exam with the student’s knowledge.
H. Writing a paper for another student.
I. Allowing another student to copy from you during and exam.
J. Copying answers for a source without doing work independently.
K. Getting questions or answers from someone who has already taken the same exam.
L. Copying a few sentences without footnoting in a paper.
M. Working on homework with other student when the instructor does not allow it.
N. “Padding” a few items on a bibliography.
Course Schedule/Calendar:
Reading
Week Topic Date Assignment
Assignment
1 What is teaching? 01/29 Chapter 1 Discussion 1
2 Compile ePortfolio 02/05 Begin working on ePortfolio
3 What is learning? 02/12 Chapter 2 Discussion 2
4 Why are we different? 02/19 Chapter 3 Discussion 3
5 What is the whole student? 02/26 Chapter 4 Discussion 4
6 Teaching Demonstrations 03/05 Teaching Demonstration
7 Expectations vs Reality 03/12
Mid-Term Grades Due 03/15
8 Why is structure important? 03/26 Chapter 6
9 What is education? 04/02 Chapter 8
10 Philosophy of Education 04/09 Philosophy of Education
11 What is a teacher to do? 04/16 Chapter 10
12 What makes a great teacher? 04/23 Chapter 11 Discussion 5
13 Exam (Chapters 1-11) 04/30 Cumulative Exam
Complete observation hours
14 Reflection Paper 05/07 Reflection Paper
15 ePortfolio 05/14 ePortfolio to be completed
16 Finals Week 05/13-17