Syllabus for EVOC 518

IMPORTANT NOTE for EVOC 518 students:

The specific information needed to complete course assignments is posted in the EVOC 518 E-TEXT (not in this syllabus). In order to start work on those assignments please follow the link just below to:

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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 518 course. It is used by all instructor's who teach EVOC 518.

This EVOC 518 Syllabus 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 518 - Field Work Portfolio for 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

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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 518 - Principles and Methods for Teaching Designated Subjects

Surervised field work for the Designated Subjects Teaching Credential. Includes lesson planning and instructional delivery in an actual teaching environment with evaluation of teaching performance by the on-site supervisor. (4 units)

Course Overview and/or Rationale

All students who take the EVOC 518 course are expected to be able to use the World Wide Web to access course information. A comprehensive explination of the course that includes links to all sorts of related information is posted at:
http://ve.csusb.edu/evoc518.html

Relevant Professional Standards

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

Course Goals/Objectives

EVOC 518 is an interactive hands-on course in which all students (referred to as scholars) develop and/orimprove their ability to:
• Define and use essential education terminology correctly.
• Develop critical vocabulary terms for their own course.
• Document 24 hours of actual teaching in an on-site setting.
• Produce a detailed lesson plan book for 8 hours of teaching.
• Produce a short video promoting their own course or program.
• Produce a short video showing their own on-site teaching.
• Develop an on-going, competency-based student evaluation system.
• Develop a classroom management system with rules and regulations.
• Produce a resource/network directory of contact support people.
• Evaluate various aspects of teaching effectiveness of their peers.
• Develop a competency based substitute teacher lesson package.
• Develop a personal mission statement using Covey's model.

Course Requirements

All course requirements are described in detail in the EVOC 518 E-TEXT. A synopsis of course requirements is posted at:
http://ve.csusb.edu/501pages/501policies.html

Course Evaluation Plan

Specific information is posted in the EVOC 518 E-TEXT. General information about grading and evaluation is posted at:
http://ve.csusb.edu/501pages/grinfo.html

Textbook/Bibliography

The text for EVOC 518 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/etext518.html

Information about additional required reading is posted at:
http://ve.csusb.edu/518amazon/518read.html

Course Policies

All course policies are described in detail in the EVOC 518 E-TEXT. A general 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 for the portfolio as soon as possible. Anyone taking EVOC 518 concurrently with EVOC 501 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 518 Course Overview
• Required Reading (Covey's 8th Habit)
• Documentation of Teaching
• Organization of Portfolios
• FIRST Status Report - e-mail to instructor

Class Session 3

Optional class meeting. Brief review of topics discussed at Class Session 1 and then the following topics will be discussed:

• EVOC 518 Course Competencies
• Overview of Written Reports
• Related Support Materials
• Media Presentations (MP 1 & 2)
• The Extra Mile (Bonus Activities)

Class Session 4

Instructor will be available to meet with scholars on an individual basis, but appointments must be made via e-mail in advance.

Class Session 5

Optional class meeting. The following assignments will be discussed:

• WR1 - Resource Directory
• WR2 - System for Evaluation of Teachers
• WR3 - System for Evaluation of Students
• WR4 - System for Classroom Management
• WR5 - Material for a Substitute Instructor
• SECOND Status Report - e-mail to instructor

BONUS ACTIVITY: Follow this link to The Emperor's Club

Class Session 6

Instructor will be available to meet with scholars on an individual basis, but appointments must be made via e-mail in advance.

Class Session 7

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

• WR6 - Teacher Observations
• WR7 - Collected Lesson Plans
• WR8 - Personal Mission Statement
• WR9 - Seven Habits Essay
• Organization of Portfolios

BONUS ACTIVITY: Follow this link to Lost in Translation

Class Session 8

Instructor will be available to meet with scholars on an individual basis, but appointments must be made via e-mail in advance.
     Portfolios should be completed by this date.

Class Session 9

Optional class meeting.

• THIRD Status Report - e-mail to instructor

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.