University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Directed Teaching in the Secondary School ((CIFLD 414)

English/Language Arts, Section 3

Spring 2003

Instructor: Anne D'Antonio Stinson Office Phone: (262) 472-1973 (WH)

stinsona@uww.edu (262) 472-2636 (FR)

Office: Winther Hall 3042 Home Phone: (262) 473-7244

Fricker 102

Office Hours: Thur 8:30-11:30, 1:00-3:00

Course Description

Professional laboratory experience under the guidance of a carefully selected qualified secondary English/language arts teacher.

Wisconsin Teacher Standards

The following standards will be used to assess your progress. Keep them in mind as you design and implement instruction.

1. The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for students.
2. The teacher understands how children learn and develop, and can provide learning opportunities that support their intellectual, social, and personal development.
3. The teacher understands how students differ in their approaches to learning and creates instructional opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners.
4. The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage students' development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.
5. The teacher uses an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation.
6. The teacher uses knowledge of effective verbal, nonverbal, and media communication techniques to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom.
7. The teacher plans and delivers instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, students, the community, and curricular goals.
8. The teacher understands and uses formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous intellectual, social, and physical development of the learner.
9. The teacher is a reflective practitioner who continually evaluates the effects of his/her choices and actions on others (students, parents, and other professionals in the learning community) and who actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally.
10. The teacher fosters relationships with school colleagues, parents, and agencies in the larger community to support students' learning and well-being.

Attendance Policy

You are expected to be at your school, on time, whenever school is in session. If you are ill or have an emergency and will not be able to attend, be sure to notify the school, your cooperating teacher, and me ASAP!

In addition to your daily assignment, you are required to attend two additional meetings here at UW-W. We will select the dates and times for those meetings as a group.

Meeting dates: ______________________________ and ______________________________

Course Requirements

• •As indicated above, you are expected to be at your school whenever that school is in session, beginning on the first day of the semester and ending on the last teacher work day of the semester. (Follow the school's calendar for vacations and holidays, not UW-W's calendar!) Your cooperating teacher will begin to turn over instruction beginning, most likely, in the second week of your assignment; by midterm, you should be teaching a full load.



• •You must provide me with a copy of your schedule each week (a form is attached to this syllabus). Each Thursday, fax a copy of your schedule for the following week to me at 262.472.1988.



• •I will observe your teaching four times throughout the semester according to the following schedule:

Initial observation must be completed by 2/21

2^nd observation " 3/21

3^rd observation " 4/18

4^th observation " 5/16

• •Please be sure to have lesson plans and materials ready for me when I arrive for each observation. The best way to do this is to keep a 3-ring binder of all your plans and materials. (This will allow me to see what has come before and get a good idea of what's been going on in your classroom).



• •Keep a weekly report journal in which you examine your experiences. I will read your entries when I observe your teaching. Store these entries in a separate section of the three-ring binder mentioned above. Use the following format for each entry:

• •General summary of instructional experience
• •Methods, techniques, or materials used by you for the first time
• •Most important accomplishment made this week
• •Remarks, questions, comments, or concerns



• •You and your cooperating teacher will be asked to independently complete a midterm assessment (green) form and then come together to discuss your progress and plan for the second half of the semester. At the end of your student teaching assignment, your cooperating teacher will complete the final assessment (yellow) form as your final assessment. All forms must be returned to me or to the Office of Field Experiences, UW-Whitewater, 800 Main Street, Whitewater, Wisconsin 53190.

Reasonable Modifications Requests

Students in need of some reasonable modification of the instructional context should meet with me as soon as possible to discus the needed modification. If the modification requires the assistance of personnel, equipment, or materials that are beyond my control, please contact Disabled Student Services.