Syllabus for EVOC 501

IMPORTANT NOTE for EVOC 501 students:

The specific information needed by students (EVOC scholars) to complete course assignments is posted in the EVOC 501 E-TEXT (not in this syllabus). In order to start work on those assignments please follow the link just below to:

Subscribe to EVOC 501 E-TEXT,
OR look at a brief Synopsis of Assignments.

This syllabus (scroll down to see syllabus) represents the collected efforts of the EVOC program faculty, with input from the CTTE Advisory Committee, to document relevant content to be included in the EVOC 501 course. It is used by all instructor's who teach EVOC 501. It is a web based document and all of the web site addresses (URLs) included here are hot links so that, when connected to the World Wide Web, simply "clicking" on any of those links will lead to the information indicated.

Course Number and Title:
EVOC 501 - Teaching Designated Subjects

Instructor: as indicated on current EVOC Class Schedule.
Class Time/Days/Location: posted on Instructor's Web Site
Office Location and Hours: posted on Instructor's Web Site
Telephone and E-mail: posted on Instructor's Web Site
Instructor's Web Site: listed on EVOC Program Faculty

SCROLL DOWN TO SEE SYLLABUS.

Wise Educator Statement

The College of Education of California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) is dedicated to the development and support of wise, reflective professional educators who will work toward a just and diverse society that embraces democratic principles. The wise educator:

• Possesses rich subject matter knowledge.
  
• Uses sound pedagogical judgment.
  
• Has practical knowledge of context and culture.
  
• Acknowledges the relativism associated with variations in the values and priorities of both their peers and their students.
  
• Is comfortable with the uncertainty of the outcomes of instructional decisions.

(College of Education Conceptual Framework, 2000)

Catalog Description

EVOC 501 - Principles and Methods for Teaching Designated Subjects

Application of instructional methodology for designated subjects with emphasis on student performance objectives, lesson planning, teaching methods, educational materials, and evaluation techniques (4 units)

Course Overview and/or Rationale

All students who take the EVOC 501 course are expected to be able to use the World Wide Web to access course information. A comprehensive explanation of the course that includes links to all sorts of related information is posted at:
http://ve.csusb.edu/evoc501.html

Relevant Professional Standards

Professional Standards are addressed in detail in the Designated Subject Program Document. A copy of that document is posted at:
http://ve.csusb.edu/DSplan.html

Course Goals/Objectives

EVOC 501 is an interactive hands-on course in which all students (referred to as scholars) develop and/or improve their ability to:
• Demonstrate appropriate use of professional vocabulary.
• Demonstrate appropriate use of instructional technology.
• Identify and evaluate appropriate instructional materials.
• Develop competency based student performance objectives.
• Design appropriate activity oriented learning experiences.
• Develop well organized, competency based lesson plans.
• Evaluate and apply appropriate instructional methods.
• Present timely and practical competency based lessons.
• Select and effectively use appropriate instructional resources.
• Apply appropriate basic principles of learning and discipline.
• Design effective student performance assessment instruments.
• Develop appropriate well organized course and unit plans.
• Effectively evaluate self and peer instructional competency.
• Develop strategies to deal with instructional problems.

Course Requirements

All course requirements are described in detail in the EVOC 501 E-TEXT. A synopsis of course requirements is posted at:
http://ve.csusb.edu/501pages/501policies.html

Course Evaluation Plan

Information about grading and evaluation is posted at:
http://ve.csusb.edu/501pages/grinfo.html

Textbook/Bibliography

The text for EVOC 501 is an online E-TEXT (Web based electronic textbook). Information about how to subscribe to this E-TEXT is posted at:
http://ve.csusb.edu/etext.html
Information about additional required reading is posted at:
http://ve.csusb.edu/501amazon/123read.html

Course Policies

All course policies are described in detail in the EVOC 501 E-TEXT. A synopsis of course policies is posted at:
http://ve.csusb.edu/501pages/501policies.html

Commitment to Diversity

In our commitment to the furthering of knowledge and fulfilling our educational mission, California State University, San Bernardino seeks a campus climate that welcomes, celebrates, and promotes respect for the entire variety of human experience. In our commitment to diversity, we welcome people from all backgrounds and we seek to include knowledge and values from many cultures in the curriculum and extra-curricular life of the campus community. Dimensions of diversity shall include, but are not limited to, the following: race, ethnicity, religious belief, sexual orientation, sex/gender, disability, socioeconomic status, cultural orientation, national origin, and age. (From the CSU San Bernardino University Diversity Committee Statement of Commitment to Diversity, 1995)

In keeping with the university’s Commitment to Diversity, the faculty of the College of Education fully support the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Faculty will provide reasonable accommodation to any student with a disability who is registered with the Office of Services to Students with Disabilities and who need and requests accommodation.

Course Calendar

This course is designed to be taken through distance learning. EVOC Scholars are encouraged to work at their own pace, but to finish all of the assignments required not later than the dates indicated. Anyone taking EVOC 501 concurrently with EVOC 518 should complete all of the EVOC 501 assignments before starting on the EVOC 518 assignments. After Class Session 1, the instructor will be available in class (specific dates are posted in current E-TEXT for those who may need that) to discuss week by week course assignments as follows:


Class Session 2

Optional class meeting. Discussion of overall course requirements and instructor will help anyone having difficulty with the admission/registration process. The following topics will be discussed:

• EVOC 501 Course Overview
• FA1 Field Trip
• FA2 Data Sheet
• FA4 Required Reading
• FA5 Credential Info
• FA7 Critical Vocabulary
• Distance Learning Contract

Class Session 3

Optional class meeting. Everythying discussed at Class Session 2 will be repeated.

Class Session 4

Optional class meeting. The following assignments will be discussed:

• Quiz 1
• WR1 Assignment
• FA3 Class Roster
• EA1 Self Eval

Class Session 5

Optional class meeting. The following assignments will be discussed:

• Quiz 2
• WR2 Assignment
• FA4 Required Reading
• EA1 Self Eval

Class Session 6

Optional class meeting. The following assignments will be discussed:

• Quiz 3
• WR3 Assignment
• FA7 Critical Vocabulary
• EA3 Peer Evals

Class Session 7

Optional class meeting. The assignments discussed at Class Session 4 should be completed. The following assignments will be discussed:

• Quiz 4
• WR4 Assignment
• FA8 Tools for Teaching
• FA9 Related Studies

Class Session 8

Optional class meeting. The following assignments will be discussed:

• LP1 Video Recording
• LP2 Video Recording
• EA4 Peer Evals

Class Session 9

Optional class meeting. The following assignments will be discussed:

• Final Exam
• Grade Request
• Course Evaluation

Class Session 10

No scheduled meeting. Instructor will be available to meet with scholars on an individual basis, but appointments must be made via e-mail in advance.

Please follow this link to information about Course Evaluation.



Grades Posted

After this date, grades for everyone officially enrolled in EVOC 501 will be available to see online via TRACS Grade Report.

No grade reports are mailed out, but copies of official transcripts can be requested (for a small processing fee) from the CSUSB Records Office.