ED358:
Prerequisites
Meeting Times, Location, & Course Delivery Details
Contact Information
Upon successful completion of this course...
1. The student will utilize their knowledge of grades 4 to 9 and grades 7-12 students’ physical, cognitive,
social emotion and cultural characteristics to design learning activities that are relevant, engaging, and
sufficiently challenging.
2. The student will translate academic content standards into learning targets that are specific,
measurable, and appropriate for students in grade 4 – 9 and grade 7 – 12 and develop or select
activities and assessments that align with standards and each other.
3. The student will be able to analyze assessment data and design instruction according to student
strength and needs as indicated by the data.
4. The student will demonstrate knowledge of and can apply a variety of content area instructional
strategies that enable differentiation in order to meet the needs of all students.
5. Students will locate, analyze, and critique current research on educational strategies.
Textbook
Name: Instructional Strategies for Middle and High School Social Studies
Edition: 3rd
ISBN: 1032660457
Author: Bruce E. Larson
Publisher: Routledge
1. The student will utilize their knowledge of grades 4 to 9 and grades 7-12 students’ physical, cognitive,
social emotion and cultural characteristics to design learning activities that are relevant, engaging, and
sufficiently challenging.
2. The student will translate academic content standards into learning targets that are specific,
measurable, and appropriate for students in grade 4 – 9 and grade 7 – 12 and develop or select
activities and assessments that align with standards and each other.
3. The student will be able to analyze assessment data and design instruction according to student
strength and needs as indicated by the data.
4. The student will demonstrate knowledge of and can apply a variety of content area instructional
strategies that enable differentiation in order to meet the needs of all students.
5. Students will locate, analyze, and critique current research on educational strategies.
Tentative Schedule
Subject to change during the semester. Adequate notice of changes will be given.
Class Date | Topic | Assignments |
August 19
| Course Introduction | Due 8/26
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August 26 | The Social Studies | Due 9/2
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September 2 | The Learner and the Classroom Learning Community | Due 9/9
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September 09 | Preparing Learning Targets and Assessing Student Learning | Due 9/16
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September 16 | Long and Short Range Planning | Due 9/23
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September 23 | Lecture and Interactive Presentations | Due 09/30
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September 30 | Questioning | Due 10/07
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October 07 | Concept Formation | Due 10/14
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October 14 | Cooperative Learning | Due 10/21
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October 21 | Simulations, Role Play and Dramatization | Due 10/28
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October 28
| Discussion and Debate
| Due 11/4
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November 4 | Inquiry | Due 11/11
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November 11 | Students with Diverse Needs | Due 11/18
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November 18 | Classroom Management and PBIS | Due 12/02 |
November 25 No Class | No In Person Class | Begin Work on Final Project |
December 2 | Work Session | Work on Final Project |
Lesson Plans
A large part of this course will be learning how to write effective lesson plans. Throughout the course you
will write different lesson plans based on what is being covered during certain weeks.
Essays
Throughout the course you will be asked to write essays over various topics that are related to the
course text or issues in the field of education. The essays, unless otherwise stated, should be a
minimum of 500 words. If citations are required, you will need to cite your sources and include a works
cited list.
Field Based Assignments
Some of the assignments that are listed on the schedule require work in a placement and are
dependent on you being placed in a classroom. We will discuss the details of those assignments
during class.
Classroom Planning Assignments
Some assignments in this class are meant to provide you with authentic work that you would complete for
your own classroom. The details of these assignments will be given to you in class.
Other Assignments
As the course progresses, other assignments that are not listed in this syllabus may be added.
The grading scale will be as follows:
A (90-100), B (80-89), C (70-79), D (60-69), F (0-59)
Instructor Course Policies
Students are expected to attend each class session throughout the semester. If a student has to miss
class for any reason, they should contact the instructor ahead of time with as much notice as
possible. Students should follow-up with their instructor to see what they missed and need to
complete to catch up to their peers. If a student misses a presentation day, they will be expected to
make up for that presentation when they return.
Students will earn 50 points for perfect attendance for the semester when final grades are tallied.
Students will lose 10 points from that total for each absence during the semester past 2 absences
without a doctor’s/professor’s/coaches’ note for the
absence.
Please do not attend class if you have a fever or are vomiting.
This policy is directly related to the first Testimony, which is part of the Student Code of Conduct: “I will
practice personal and academic integrity.” The College believes that it is important for students to
develop high ethical and scholarly standards and accept responsibility for maintaining these standards.
Students who engage in academic misconduct receive sanctions from the faculty member of the
course in which the misconduct occurs. In addition, students with multiple offenses or who commit a
serious violation are required to appear before the Academic Standards and Appeals Committee and
may be subject to additional sanctions as determined by the committee.
Examples of Academic Misconduct
• Examination offenses include, but are not limited to, the following:
-Taking unauthorized materials into or out of the examination room.
-Leaving the examination room without authorization before completing an examination.
-Talking in the examination room without authorization.
-Discussing the examination outside the examination room during the course of the examination.
-Attempting to observe the work of another student.
-Taking an examination for another person or permitting someone else to do so.
-Collaborating improperly by discussion, joint research, or joint effort in any way expressly prohibited
by the instructor. This includes using a cell phone or other device to access information from another
source or another student.
-Acquiring unauthorized knowledge of an examination or any part of an examination, or solicit, offer,
or give information about any part of an examination.
• Student work offenses include, but are not limited to, the following, which are expressly prohibited in
the absence of prior written approval of the instructor or instructors involved:
-Resubmission of work – Submitting work which has been previously submitted for credit.
-Plagiarism – Submitting work done wholly or partly by another, including the unattributed copying
of all or parts of a published work or internet document.
-Prohibited sources – Consulting material or persons contrary to the directions of the instructor.
-Improper collaboration – Engaging in any discussion, joint research, or joint effort of any kind expressly prohibited by the instructor.
-Deception – Misrepresenting the authenticity of sources, citations, or principles in any written work.
-Sharing work – Students who share their work with others are responsible for how that work is
used. For example, if a student shares a paper with another student to help him or her understand an
assignment, and that student submits the work as their own, the author of the paper shares
responsibility for the plagiarism.
• Other misconduct – Engaging in any other improper conduct as specified by the instructor.
• Lying – Deliberately providing false information relevant to academic matters, such as
misrepresenting the inability to take an examination because of illness.
• Disruptive or disrespectful classroom behavior – Causing a disturbance in the classroom, interrupting
instruction, speaking rudely or threatening students or faculty. This includes use of a cell phone during
class.
Institutional and Program-Level Policies
All exams will follow the Final Exam Schedule. Students scheduled to take three or more final examinations on one day may request to arrange their examination schedule, so no more than two exams occur on one day.
Requests for early or late exams are considered only under extreme circumstances. Prior to the exam period, the student must file a written request on the Early/Late Exam Form available in the Student One Stop Center, Academic Records, and on the WC portal. The form must be signed by the Instructor and the Academic Dean, approving the alternate exam time. This process must be completed prior to the scheduled exam period.
Undergraduate: SP25 Final Exam Schedule Graduate:
Out-of-class Work Expectation A minimum of 2 hours of out-of-class student work is expected for each hour of in-class time for traditional face-to-face courses. For online and hybrid courses, the combination of face-to-face time and out-of-class work should be equal to 3 hours per credit hour per week. |
Instructional Course Delivery |
Academic Integrity Policy The use of generative AI is prohibited except where expressly allowed in assignment instructions. |
Class Attendance Policy |
Accessibility and Disability Services
Accessibility and Disability Services
Wilmington College provides accommodations and services for student with a variety of disabilities, including chronic illnesses, psychological, physical, medical, learning, and sensory disability amongst others. If you anticipate or experience barriers based on disability and feel you may need a reasonable accommodation to fulfill the essential functions of this course, you are encouraged to contact:
Spencer Izor, Associate Vice President of Compliance - Title IX/ADA Coordinator at spencer.izor@wilmington.edu or 937-481-2365 or Nathan Flack, Academic Resource Manager at 937-481-2208 to learn more about the process and procedures for requesting accommodations, or by visiting College Hall Room 306a or the Robinson Communication Center, Room 103.
Religious Accommodations
Wilmington College strives for an inclusive climate and welcomes students from all backgrounds, faiths, and experiences. If religious observance impedes your ability to participate fully in classroom activities or a principal holiday from your religious tradition occurs during the semester and conflicts with class meetings or activities, please make the professor aware of this immediately to determine if a reasonable accommodation is possible.