Concordia University

Professor: Lisa Toulon

Email: ltoulon@gmail.com
Class Website: www.lttechno.com/concordia/edu6560.html

As a distinctive, comprehensive university of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, centered in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and based in the liberal arts, Concordia University equips men and women to serve and lead with integrity, creativity, competence, and compassion in a diverse, interconnected, and increasingly urbanized church and world.

Conceptual Framework:

The educational programs of Concordia University prepare students to demonstrate professional integrity, competence, and leadership to those they teach and serve.

How this course fits into the Conceptual Framework:

This course is a technology in education course, which emphasizes the development of competence in technology for the teacher. Integrity and leadership are fostered through the work with technology and its uses in the educational settings. Leadership is gained through contact with peers, students, and cooperating teachers.

NBPTS Standards supported by this course

Proposition 1: Teachers are committed to students and their learning

Proposition 2: Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students

Proposition 3: Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning

Proposition 4: Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience

Proposition 5: Teachers are members of learning communities

By exposing teachers to current technology, they are given the opportunity to explore a variety of communication and instructional media adapted to learning styles and the learning environment.

Course Objectives:

This course should enable the student to:

evaluate and use computers and other media to support the instructional process;
design and develop student-learning activities that integrate computers and other media for a variety of student learning strategies and for diverse student populations;
acquire basic skills to evaluate, select, and integrate computers/technology-based instruction in their curricular areas and/or grade levels;
demonstrate skill in the uses of multimedia, hypermedia, and telecommunications to support instruction and learning;
utilize productivity tools for professional use; including word processing, database, spreadsheet, and print/graphics utilities;
apply computers and other media to facilitate emerging roles of the learners and the educator.

Required Materials

Judy Lever-Duffy, Jean B. McM.Donald, and Al P. Mizell. (2005). Teaching and Learning with Technology, Second Edition. Boston : Pearson Education, Inc.

Software Program: LiveText. (2004).

USB Flash Memory Drive . Also referred to as a flash drive, jump drive, thumb drive.

Course Requirements

The completion of the following is expected of all students:

Assignments	Points	My Score
Teaching Practices - The teacher demonstrates the following competencies in using student learning and communication strategies geared to the use of technology by sharing the following products in class:	45
Record Keeping (NBPTS 3.1) (Excel & teachertoolbox )	5
Student Evaluation (NBPTS 3.4) (Create rubrics)	5
Lesson Plan (NBPTS 4.1) (ibinder & teachercreatedmaterials)	5
Teacher Presentation – PowerPoint (NBPTS 2.3)	5
Email Communication Log (NBPTS 5.1) (e-mail, schoolnotes.com )	5
Website: Content Area (NBPTS 2.1) (webquest, graphs, Inspiration/Kidspiration)	5
Website: Special Ed (NBPTS 1.2) (multiple intelligences & learning styles)	5
Website: Multicultural (NBPTS 1.1) (create a Blog)	5
Website: Professional Organization (NBPTS 4.2)	5
Projects	34
Project Based Learning Lesson with Technology infusion presentation with activity.	34
Curriculum and Instruction Portfolio: Livetext For each of the five NBPTS core propositions, the teacher candidate will list the standard, include the rationale for one or two artifacts attached or scanned in and reflect on how the artifact promotes his or her ability to demonstrate competency in the standard. The portfolio will be shared electronically with the professor by the end of the course. You will submit your final Introduction, Resume, and Philosophy for this course.	65
Livetext: Introduction, Philosophy, Resume	15
Proposition 1: Teachers are committed to students and their learning	10
Proposition 2: Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students	10
Proposition 3: Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning	10
Proposition 4: Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience	10
Proposition 5: Teachers are members of learning communities	10
Textbook Requirements	56
Chapter 1 - E-mail on-lines test and Outliner chapter printed out and bring to class (4 points each)	8
Chapter 2 - E-mail on-lines test and Outliner chapter printed out and bring to class (4 points each)	8
Chapter 5 - E-mail on-lines test and Outliner chapter printed out and bring to class (4 points each)	8
Chapter 6 - E-mail on-lines test and Outliner chapter printed out and bring to class (4 points each)	8
Chapter 7 - E-mail on-lines test and Outliner chapter printed out and bring to class (4 points each)	8
Chapter 8 - E-mail on-lines test and Outliner chapter printed out and bring to class (4 points each)	8
Chapter 10 - E-mail on-lines test and Outliner chapter printed out and bring to class (4 points each)	8
Total	200

Assignments will be submitted to the instructor either on 3 ½ in disks (PC format) or via email to LToulon@gmail.com. Put EDU 6560 in the subject line. Send a cc of the email to yourself. Do not submit assignments on paper unless requested!

Points

My Score

45

5

34

34

65

15

10

56

8

200