Foundations of Education
ED. 200
Winter Quarter 2023
Instructor: Dr. Dana Ulveland
Office: ED 227
e-mail: ulvelad@wou.edu
Office Hours and Meeting Times:
Mon: 12:00 – 1:00 (On campus)
Tue: 11:00 – 1:00 (Online zoom meetings)
Wed: 12:00 – 1:00 (On campus)
Fri: 11:00 – 12:00 (Online zoom meetings)
Course Description
Includes historical foundations of education; education policy and practice; the system alternatives to public education; legal rights and responsibilities of teachers and students; professional development of teachers; student pluralism (bilingual/multicultural, talented and gifted, handicapping conditions, disadvantaged students); current issues and effective schools. Topics covered will provide novice educators with a broad picture of education and schooling in the United States, and a basis for informed decision-making regarding the complicated education environment. Through participation in this course, each student will evaluate his/her commitment to becoming a professional practitioner, prepared to be a reflective teacher who will be able to make informed decisions to improve and enhance the environment for children and youth.
This class is a project-based class. You will be required to do a significant number of projects throughout the term. There are no exams. Your grade will be determined on you successful completion of the projects.
Course Objectives
A. Understand the difference between schooling and education. This includes developing a familiarity with how students learn and how teachers teach.
B. Understand the foundations of education from an embodied perspective.
C. Understand how your own personal values can impact the classroom climate and the school community.
D. Get a better idea as to whether or not you think the teaching profession is for you.
E. Know what teachers really do and how they think. This includes becoming familiar with the language and concepts used in the teaching profession.
F. Have some understanding of historical, sociological, and philosophical influences on current schooling practices.
G. Have a better idea as to how schools are influenced by equity issues (social, gender, cultural, economic, racial, and ethnic differences) and language domains.
H. Develop and put into practice a study plan based on current educational research.
To see how these outcomes align with standards: OutcomesAlignmentED200
Required Evidence Showing That Objectives Have Been Met
Project-Based Student Created Art Book / Graphic Guide Textbook (100%)
This term you will be asked to create your own Foundations of Education Graphic Guide textbook. Your Graphic Guide textbook will consist of 20 specific projects that relate to the course content. As well as a reasonable level of aesthetic integrity, your Graphic Guide textbook will cover the major topics developed in class throughout the term.
Your Graphic Guide textbook will consist of graphic design elements as well as analysis and synthesis in text form.
Some class time will be set aside for you to share your work with me and others in a designated group.
The Graphic Guide textbook will consist of 20 projects that will be shared with me. Your completed projects will make up your final grade. I will review your projects with you throughout the course.
Final Grade Assignment
A (17 projects completed)
A- (16 completed)
B+ (15 completed)
B (14 completed)
B- (13 completed)
C+ (12 completed)
C (11 completed)
C- (10 completed)
D+ (9 completed)
D (8 completed)
D- (7 completed)
F (< 6 completed)
Your success is my success. I want you to do well in this class. Please let me know if you are having difficulty or falling behind so that I can help you succeed.
Course Textbook:
All readings will be made available to you. You will not need to buy a textbook for the class.
Tentative Topics:
History of schooling
Teaching Contracts
Teaching Methods
Media influence
Brain-based Learning
Gifted and Talented
Learning Disabilities
School and Classroom Cultures
Assessment of Student Learning
Discipline
Establishing the Classroom Climate
Working With Your Students’ Families
School Governance and Funding
Working with Colleagues and Parents
Working With Your Students’ Families
School Governance and Funding
Working with Colleagues and Parents
Working With Your Students’ Families
Ethics of Teaching
School Governance and Funding
Tentative Course Schedule
Week 1: Jan. 9th – Jan. 13th
*** Click below on Week One: Part 1 to get to the first lecture***
Week One: Part 1 (Monday, Jan. 9th)
Introduction
The Waldorf Textbook
Phenomenological Analysis
The Three Branches of Government
Education
Week One: Part 2 (Wednesday, Jan. 11th)
Understanding
Narratives
The Incomplete Narrative
Week 2: Jan. 16th – Jan. 20th
Week Two: Part 1 (Monday, Jan. 16th)
No Class: Martin Luther King Holiday
Week Two: Part 2 (Wednesday, Jan. 18th)
What do we need to know in order to understand
Week 3: Jan. 23rd – Jan. 27th
Week Three: Part 1 (Monday, Jan. 23rd)
Aristotle and the four causes
Week Three: Part 2 (Wednesday, Jan. 25th)
Context Confers Meaning
Causal Modality Frame and Variations
Sushi
Big Mac
The Six-Point Modality Frame
Week 4: Jan. 30th – Feb. 3rd
Week Four: Part 1 (Monday, Jan. 30th)
Spectator View / Embodied Perspective
Sensing Bodies
Our many senses
Two different perspectives (Objective and Lived) Bike examples
The Hegemony of Vision
Week Four: Part 2 (Wednesday, Feb. 1st)
Biological Bodies
Bodily Experiences
Cinnamon Buns
Week 5: Feb. 6th – Feb. 10th
Week Five: Part 1 (Monday, Feb. 6th)
Neurons and Learning
Kids Gone Wild
Junkyard Playgrounds
Language Bodies
The Cup Modalities
Knowledge and Understanding in Teacher Textbooks
Week Five: Part 2 (Wednesday, Feb. 8th)
Review of neuronal cell development
Variations
Week 6: Feb. 13th – Feb. 17th
Week Six: Part 1 (Monday, Feb. 13th)
The Hidden Curriculum
Week Six: Part 2 (Wednesday, Feb. 15th)
The Textbook
Week 7: Feb. 20th – Feb.24th
Week Seven: Part 1 (Monday, Feb. 20th)
Hobart Shakespearians
Week Seven: Part 2 (Wednesday, Feb. 22nd)
Boredom
Week 8: Feb. 27th – Mar. 3rd
Week Eight: Part 1 (Monday, Feb. 27th)
School of the Future
Week Eight: Part 2 (Wednesday, Mar. 1st)
EDA survey to be completed on-line.
Week 9: Mar. 6th – Mar. 10th
Week Nine: Part 1 (Monday, Mar. 6th)
Rationalism
Reality
Freire
Week Nine: Part 2 (Wednesday, Mar. 8th)
Final Project
Week 10: Mar. 13th – Mar. 17th 10
Week Ten: Part 1 (Monday, Mar. 13th)
Work on Graphic Guide Book
I will be available in our classroom or my office (ED 224) to review your Guide Book
Week Ten: (Wednesday, Mar. 15th)
Work on Graphic Guide Book
I will be available in our classroom or my office (ED 224) to review your Guide Book
Week 11: Friday, March 24th 10:00 – 11:50
Week 11: Share Final Graphic Guide Book Project
**** No Final Exam: The number of projects completed will account for your final grade ****
Students with documented disabilities are entitled under the law to reasonable accommodations. If you have a disability and need accommodations, you should also contact the Office of Disability Services at 503-838-8250.
In this class, the expectation is of mutual respect. Western Oregon University is an inclusive community that celebrates diversity and strives to reflect the diversity of our pluralistic society in our faculty, staff, and students. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, class, linguistic background, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, or physical ability. In this class, the goal is to establish an environment that values and nurtures individual and group differences and encourages engagement and interaction. Understanding and respecting multiple experiences and perspectives will serve to challenge and stimulate all of us to learn about others, about the larger world, and about ourselves. By promoting diversity and intellectual exchange, we will not only mirror society as it is, but also model society as it should and can be.
Student Absence Notification System
In the case of an unplanned, extenuating circumstance (e.g. physical/mental health matters, death of a loved one, legal obligations/jury duty, etc.) that will keep you from attending class, you may submit a student absence notification request form at: www.wou.edu/advising/absence. This form allows the Student Success and Advising office to relay the information regarding your absence to faculty members in a timely manner. The notification sent to your faculty will serve as a courtesy notice and does not excuse your absence. It will still be your responsibility to communicate with your faculty members to discuss any work missed during your absence. Information submitted through the Student Absence Notification System must be truthful in accordance with the Student Code of Responsibility.
Scholastic Honesty
It is important in university that you do your own work. When you do borrow ideas from others, it is important that you give them credit. We call this Scholastic Honesty. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on tests and plagiarism. I trust you will always do your own work.
Wolf Connection System
If I think your performance in this class is placing you at academic risk, I may refer you to Jesse Poole, Western’s Student Success Specialist. Jesse will offer to work with you to address issues and develop a student success strategy. Regardless of whether a referral has or has not been made, you are ultimately responsible for tracking your own progress in this course. If you would like to meet with Jesse regarding any academic struggles you are experiencing, please contact the Academic Advising and Learning Center at 503-838-8428.
Accommodations: WOU values diversity and inclusion; we are committed to fostering full participation for all students. Please notify your instructor if there are aspects of the instruction or design resulting in barriers to your participation.
Disability-related accommodations are determined through the Office of Disability Services (ODS). If you, as a student, believe you may be eligible for disability-related accommodations please contact ODS, they would be happy to work with you. ODS notifies students and faculty members of approved academic accommodations and coordinates the implementation of accommodations. Academic Programs Services Center (APSC) 405
503-838-8250 (voice) https://wou.edu/disabilityservices/ods@wou.edu
Respect: In this class, the expectation is of mutual respect. Western Oregon University is an inclusive community that celebrates diversity and strives to reflect the diversity of our pluralistic society in our faculty, staff and students. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, class, linguistic background, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, or physical ability. In this class the goal is to establish an environment that values and nurtures individual and group differences and encourages engagement and interaction. Understanding and respecting multiple experiences and perspectives will serve to challenge and stimulate all of us to learn about others, about the larger world and about ourselves. By promoting diversity and intellectual exchange, we will not only mirror society as it is, but also model society as it should and can be.
Academic Integrity: In any academic work — especially graduate work — it is important that the work you do is your own. It is also important that you give credit to others when you make reference to their ideas or their published work. This level of honesty places you ‘into’ a community of academics who work together to bring about a deeper understanding and a greater awareness of the world around us.
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS: If you have a documented disability that may require assistance, you will need to contact the Office of Disabilities Services (ODS) for coordination in your academic accommodations. The ODS is located in the Academic Programs and Support Center (APSC) Suite 405. The phone/TTY is (503) 838-8250.
Military Service Statement: Veterans and active duty military personnel with special circumstances are welcome and encouraged to communicate these, in advance if possible, to the instructor.
Student Success Specialist: Students in this class may be referred to the WOU Student Success Specialist (SSS) if the instructor determines their performance in the class is placing them at academic risk. The SSS will offer to work with referred students to address issues and develop a student success strategy. Irrespective of whether a referral has or has not been made, you are ultimately responsible for tracking your own progress in this course.
WOU Writing Center: If you feel you need additional assistance with your writing, I encourage you to take advantage of the writing center. Help is available. For further information go to: www.wou.edu/writingcenter.
Up-to-Date COVID-19 Information
COVID-19 is an ongoing, dynamic situation that may change during any given term, leading to changes in rules and guidance. Find up-to-date information at: Western Oregon University: wou.edu/coronavirus, Oregon Health Authority: govstatus.egov.com/OR-OHA-COVID-19, CDC: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov
Vaccinations: All students who take in-person classes or who will spend time on campus are required to be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus or submit an exemption before the start of classes. Please contact the Student Health and Counseling Center (SHCC; 503-838-8313, health@wou.edu) if you have questions about how to submit proof of vaccination or claim an exemption. Further instructions can be found on SHCC’s website at www.wou.edu/health.
Vaccination against COVID-19 remains one of the best ways to protect your health and the health of our community. At least one vaccine has now received full approval by the FDA. For more information on COVID-19 vaccines, including how you can get vaccinated, please visit: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/vaccine-benefits.html
Masks and Face Coverings
The purpose of WOU’s Mask Policy (https://www2.wou.edu/nora/policy.entry.view_policy/?ppolicyid=1077) is to promote the health and safety of students, staff, faculty and the broader community. The State of Oregon and Western Oregon University require that masks or face coverings be worn when indoors on campus (Monmouth and Salem), except when you are actively eating, drinking or engaged in public speaking. If you are alone in an enclosed room (i.e., with four walls, ceiling and a closed door), you can remove your mask. Masks or face coverings should be worn in combination with other measures, such as physical distancing, proper handwashing and vaccinations. Masks or face coverings are also required outdoors, if physical distancing cannot be maintained.
Be prepared for the possibility of remote delivery
Due to ever-changing conditions with COVID-19, students and faculty should be prepared for the possibility that fully in-person and hybrid courses might be switched to remote delivery at any time.