banner College of Education The University of Iowa Remarkable Education

Syllabus

Teacher Education
07S:115  Methods English
Fall, 2009
Instructors: Amy Shoultz
Emails: amy-shoultz@uiowa.edu
Course Web Site: icon.uiowa.edu
Course Description

This course is designed to get you ready for student teaching and your own classroom in the months ahead. We will explore a variety of instructional strategies and assessments to appeal to different learners in the classroom. We will create lessons and unit plans you can adapt to your own classroom and share our ideas with each other. We will discuss the current realities of teaching today and explore how different societal aspects impact your classroom and your teaching.

Required Readings


Tools for Thought: Graphic Organizers for your Classroom, Jim Burke
Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare
Teaching Romeo and Juliet: A Differentiated Approach, Decourcy
Course Packet

Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck


Focus Standards and Student Assignments

StandardsStudent Assignments
A: Student Learning
  • Unit Lesson Plan
C: Planning Instruction
  • Unit Lesson Plan
D: Instructional Strategies
  • Unit Lesson Plan
G: Assessment
  • Unit Lesson Plan
K: Subject Matter Knowledge
  • Unit Lesson Plan