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SSE 4600 is limited to undergraduate students only SSE 5641 is for Non-degree and Graduate Students
Two Versions: Online and Traditional Classroom This course may be offered either in a traditional classroom setting or as an on-line course that may be taken by anyone anywhere in the country. Both course versions achieve the same goals. Because the traditional version is scheduled and offered in a classroom, the instructor will provide a syllabus on the first day of class and the course will meet under the traditional attendance policies of the social sciences education program.
The Online Version As you may or may not know online courses are rapidly growing in the field of education. If this is your first online course, you will likely find it unlike any other learning situation you have ever experienced. Most students, given their complicated schedules, enjoy the greater flexibility and autonomy associated with an online course. However, success requires some skills and abilities that are not necessarily required in traditional classroom courses. We do not recommend adding this course after the first day of classes because your grade will likely be affected. Special Expectations for Internet-based Courses Students participating in Internet-based courses must be aware of a number of important aspects of an Internet-based course prior to registering.
Obtaining a Net ID
You must have a net id to access this course. You can apply for a net id at https://una.acomp.usf.edu/. You must have a USF ID card to get a Net ID. If you need a USF ID card and cannot come to campus, you can submit a form online at http://www.auxsvc.usf.edu/form_distance_learning.asp. This request should be placed well in advance of the first week of class. Accessing Blackboard Blackboard can be accessed at https://my.usf.edu. You will need to register for a Net ID to access the course. Courses usually begin appearing on your MyUSF about a week before the first week of classes. Email Correspondence Students must use their USF email for corresponding with the instructors. Personal email accounts are not listed under Blackboard, and no correspondence can take place through them for this reason. You can check the class roll to determine the email address listed for you in this course. It is your obligation to routinely check your USF email account and correspond only through this account. E-mails are usually answered within 24 hours. If your e-mail goes unanswered, resubmit your email to the instructor because it is likely something went wrong on your end. Purpose of the Course This course is designed to help pre-service and practicing teachers integrate high quality literacy instruction into their normal content teaching and enable them to assist students in developing solid literacy skills in their content area. It is not designed to produce a reading teacher, but rather to encourage secondary teachers to become teachers of reading and provide them with the skills necessary to do so in their content area. The Course and Blackboard - Summary
Required Texts (subject to change, see Blackboard)
Optional Text
Book Ordering Information The Billmeyer book and Educational Leadership journal can be purchased at:
The Tovani book can be purchased at:
Completing Tasks and Assignments Time is of the Essence
Late Assignments and Completion of Tasks Students are expected to complete all assignments on time and as expected. Just as it would be unthinkable for you to tell your school principal that you are not prepared to teach, it should be unthinkable not to submit your assignments on time. Assume you will receive zero points if the assignment is not submitted on time. The technology precludes submission of late assignments or taking quizzes after the due date.
In extraordinary circumstances of documented hardship, usually demonstrably unequivocally unavoidable situations such as hospitalization or immediate family tragedy, instructors may consider exceptions as long as requested immediately at the time of the due date. You may email the instructor providing a detailed explanation and attach documentation (hospital bills, obituary notice, etc) to substantiate the unusual circumstances. Course Completion An “I” grade will only be considered by the instructor for students with documented circumstances of the greatest magnitude that are demonstrably unequivocally and unavoidable - usually hospitalization or immediate family tragedy that occurs within days of the final assignment due date. Students who find themselves in such a circumstance, should petition by e-mail – within 2 days of the precipitating event - explaining the circumstance. At that time a judgment will be made as to the merits of the petition, the kind of documentation to be submitted for verification will be explained, if necessary, and then the student will be informed of the required remedy. Judgments also take into account the overall quality of work and professional disposition. Course/Internet Conduct Students are expected to adhere to the highest standards of civility, ethics, and professional behavior. Students are expected to cooperate with one another and with the instructors; contribute fairly to discussions and class activities; and represent their own work fairly and honestly. Course members will treat one another and the instructors respectfully and with courtesy. Foul language, racism, sexism, and other forms of intolerance are inappropriate in a just, democratic society and especially in a discipline devoted to the preservation and expansion of human rights and opportunities to all people. Under university and college policies, a breach in professional standards constitutes grounds for disciplinary action, including suspension or expulsion from the University or removal from the course with a failing grade. If you have any questions about the propriety of an action, please do not hesitate to discuss it with the instructor. Course conduct is a consideration in assessing student’s Professional Disposition. Honor Policy & Plagiarism Plagiarism means presenting work done (in whole or in part) by someone else as if it were one’s own. Students are expected to do their own work. Students providing students their solutions to assignments and the MDLP or answers to quizzes, are as culpable as students who request or receive this kind of assistance. Students who cheat or plagiarize will be removed from class, given an FF grade and reported to University authorities for further disciplinary actions. Citing sources for ideas from experts can be a part of every submission. Former or current students or their assignments–even these derived from the Virtual Discussions— may not be used as a source or abstracted. Ideas must be transformed into your original work. Furthermore, helping another student plagiarize by sharing with them your work products is also a violation of the honor policy. The University of South Florida has an account with an automated plagiarism detection service which allows instructors to submit student assignments to be checked for plagiarism. We reserve the right to 1) request that assignments be submitted to us as electronic files and 2) electronically submit assignments through the Safe Assignment link. Assignments are compared automatically with a huge database of journal articles, web articles, and previously submitted papers. The instructors receive a report showing exactly how a student’s paper was plagiarized. For more information, go to http://www.ugs.usf.edu/catalogs/0304/adadap.htm#plagiarism. Exclusive Work Products In many courses students are encouraged to work together in the development of individual assignments. However, the State of Florida requires that faculty only award passing grades to students who demonstrate self-sufficiency: That is, those students who have demonstrated that they have completed the course requirement on their own. Therefore, unless informed otherwise, each student is to do his or her own work based exclusively on his or her own ability. Each assignment, quiz, and the MDLP should be considered a take home test. Any conduct that would be inappropriate or unethical during a test in class (getting answers from other students, copying other students’ answers, rephrasing other students’ answers, asking to see other students work, etc.) would be inappropriate for the tasks for this course as well.
Social Science Education Program Standards All professions are characterized by the common attributes of shared vocabulary, concepts, and skills. Teaching is a craft because it reflects both science and art practiced in pursuit of excellence by individuals who have formed a disposition appropriate to the profession. Based on the following program goals, expectations, and policy statements, the Social Science Education program has identified the kind of evidence and indicators used to assess its students. Program Expectations, Goals, and Policy Statements Program Expectations The basic premise of the Social Science Education program is that the student is responsible for demonstrating the knowledge, abilities, and dispositions that, in the faculty’s professional judgment, leads to the conclusion that an individual is prepared to enter the profession. Students are expected to demonstrate their readiness to enter the profession based on in-class and out-of-class interactions with university and K-12 school personnel and students and by a combination of objective and qualitative assessments. Program Goals The goal of the Social Science Education program is to provide potential teachers with the opportunity to acquire the knowledge, skills, and abilities to be an effective teacher and to demonstrate that they have the disposition to enter the profession. Policy Statements The following provide multiple indicators of readiness for the profession.
Evidence and Indicators Based on the above statements, the Social Science Education program has established the following course and program standards. Evidence of Competency in Pedagogical Content Knowledge Students are expected to show evidence of competency in content and pedagogical knowledge. This includes demonstrating: A command of terminology, concepts, facts, and applications in both the disciplines of social sciences education and pedagogy An ability to apply pedagogical knowledge to content knowledge Evidence of Professional Disposition A disposition is developed over a lifetime and includes the temperament, aptitudes, beliefs, values, etc. that students exhibit while completing a teacher education program. The following Professional Disposition Indicators are used during the quantitative and qualitative assessment by instructors and the program in the determination of course grades and continued enrollment in the program. Selected Profession Disposition Indicators
It is the student’s responsibility to take those affirmative steps to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the professor that their disposition is appropriate to the profession. Profession Disposition points are assigned at the end of the course. Modification of Course Sequence and Expectations The instructor reserves the right to alter the syllabus during the term by announcement to the class. This website is considered part of the syllabus. The syllabus will be delivered to you through Blackboard. Student should keep copies of all submitted materials until final grades are posted. The course electronic files are discarded two weeks after final grades are posted.
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