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MEMORANDUM

ATTENTION

FROM

RE:

SCUP 11-29

OFFICE OF THE ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT, ACADEMIC AND

ASSOCIATE PROVOST

8888 University Drive,

Burnaby, BC

TEL: 778.782.4636

FAX: 778.782.5876

Canada

V5A IS6

Senate Committee on University Priorities

Bill Krane, Chair

Senate Committee on Undergraduate

Studies

Faculty of Education (SeUS 11-31c)

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2011

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Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies at its meeting of May 5,

2011, gives rise to the following recommendations:

Motion:

That

SCUP approve the Full Program Proposal: Secondary Teaching Minor in the

Faculty

of Education effective Spring 2012.

The relevant documentation for review

by

SCUP is attached.

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

THINKING OF THE WORLD

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FULL

PROGRAM

PROPOSAL

SECONDARY

TEACHING

MINOR

FACULTY

OF

EDUCATION

EXECUTIVE

SUMMARY

This minor is designed primarily for the secondary school teacher, focusing on

courses

that enhance curriculum knowledge and teaching skills, while

accommodating students' individual professional interests.

The minor allows students with one or two teachable subject areas the opportunity

to select courses to further enhance their teaching skills and

support the diverse

needs of

the classroom.

The minor will be a component of a well-established and highly respected teacher

education program. It will offer a specific focus for

PDP students aiming to work as

secondary school teachers, thus expanding and enhancing our curriculum

provisions. The

PDP program is embedded in surrounding educational communities

that support and participate professionally in teacher education as school associates

and faculty associates. Teachers from the field also constitute a primary client group

for

our diploma and graduate programs. This minor together with student practice

teaching, seeks to develop open, student-centered teaching and learning in keeping

with the

University's emphasis on excellence in teaching, addressing the diverse

needs of

student learners, and student participation, while working collaboratively

with the

broader educational community.

The minor will be available'to students enrolled in the Professional Development

Program (PDP), or the Professional Linking Program (PLP). PDP /PLP are twelve to

sixteen month teacher education programs. The minor constitutes the coursework

semester (EDUC 404-0), which is one of the three components ofPDP/PLP

(including Educ 401/402 or 401/403 and Educ 405). Students working towards

finishing their first degree,

or BEd as a second degree" may include this minor in

their degree program plans.

This minor consists of a minimum of 15 credits of upper division Education

coursework

that fulfills the minor requirement. Students must maintain the

University minimum CGPA of 2.00 to graduate, however, students entering PDP /PLP

must have a minimum CGPA of 2.50 at the outset. The average CGPAs (of latest 60

credits) of students entering PDP in September 2010 and January 2011 were 3.23

and 3.18 respectively. The average GPA of the 2011 January cohort completing Educ

404 is 3.74. The program attracts well-qualified students from a range of teachable

subjects. It is anticipated that, as is

the norm, all places will be filled for September

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2011; indeed offers have been sent out covering all available placesJ and there is a

waiting list.

Some enrollments will likely be reduced in the

Curriculum and Instruction minor

and some

will increase in the Designs for Learning courses - overall there will be no

net change in enrollment targets. The Curriculum and Instruction Minor will be

retained for students enrolled in the

BEd and BGS (EDUC) degree and for other

faculties. There will be no need for additional resources.

CURRICULUM

AND

LEARNING

METHODOLOGIES

Currently there is no minor that focuses specifically on the curriculum and teaching

areas of the secondary classroom. The current Education minors address various

specializations such as counseling and human development, educational psychology,

French education, secondary mathematics,learning and development disabilitiesJ

and environmental education. Such

minors, while suitable for some students, have a

relatively narrow focus. The curriculum and instruction minor is relatively

unstructured and Educ

471-4, the required course, is not designed specifically to

address the needs of the secondary classroom teacher.

The new minor requires

at least one course from the first list of mainly Designs for

Learning courses (see Appendix A) that focus on the curriculum areas as widely

taught in

Be

secondary schools. The main approach of the DFL courses is to

introduce student teachers to the

Be

curriculum requirements of their specific

subject areas, including aims and learning

outcomes

J

concepts, skills and values,

curriculum and

unit

plannin~

methods of assessment and different approaches to

learning. Philosophically,

the emphasis is on student-centered and collaborative

learning.

The second list provides a

number of options for the Q requirement Students taking

a second degree (BEd)

must include a Q course as per University regulations.

Students in the secondary minor take

at least one course from the third list, which

consists of a range of options supportive of the secondary curriculum areas. This list

provides some freedom of choice while remaining focused on the contextual

complexity of the contemporary classroom.

Classes typically involve

lectures

J

seminars

l

on-line

modes

J

field trips, experiential

learning, labs, and active learning projects conducted individually and in

collaborative groups. Assignments include academic essays, critical reading logs,

class presentations, workshopsJ projects centered on curriculum development and

approaches to teaching. Students learn to think as teachers in different social

contexts, their subject areas and grade levels. Being

part of PDP /PLP this minor

links

theory with practice teaching (e.g., Educ 401/402 or 401/403 and Educ 405).

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Student evaluation will be conducted as in all other Education undergraduate

courses and will include essays, tests, projects, examinations} curriculum

development work, class presentations and reading logs.

The

new minor will give students another option as part of their teacher'

preparation and help to keep the program vital and attentive to student needs and

competition from other institutions.

FACULTY

A minimum of thirty-six faculty members from Education will offer courses in the

minor. Among Faculties of Education in Canada and beyond, the Faculty of

Education is recognized as a

leader in teacher education. This high number of

faculty associated with the minor give it durability in the face of leaves of absence.

Cheryl Amundsen

25% Assessment

Kumari Beck

25%

Social Studies / International Education

Sen

Campbell

50% Mathematics

Wanda

Cassidy

25%

Social

Studies / Law and Justice

Isabelle

Cote

1000/0 Social Studies / French

Diane Dagenais

25%

French

Lynn Fels

25%

Drama

N. Gajdamaschko

50% Curriculum Development

Iris Geva-May

25%

Assessment

Huamei Han

25%

EAL

Maureen Hoskyn

50% Learning Disabilities

Marianne Jacquet

25% French / Diversity

Lannie Kanevsky

250/0

Gifted Students

Lucy Lemare

50%

Early Learning

Peter Liljedahl

50%

Mathematics

Margaret MacDonald

500/0

Early Learning

Allan MacKinnon

25% Science / Environmental Education

Carolyn Mamchur

50% Writing / Language Arts

Beth Marshall

75% Children's Literature/ Language Arts

Daniele Moore

50%

French

Paul Neufeld

50%

Reading

Kevin

Q'N eill

25%

Computer Technology in Classrooms

David Paterson

25%

Classroom Management

Stuart Richmond

50%

Art

Cecile Sabatier

25%

French

Ozlem Sensoy

25%)

Social Studies

Slava Senyshyn

50% Music/Curriculum Development

Nathalie

Sinclair

25% Math

Stephen Smith

25%

PE

Celeste Snowber

50%

Dance

Lisa Sterling

75%

Early Learning

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Kelleen Toohey

Dolores

van der Wey

Alyssa Wise

David

Zandvliet

Rina Zazkis

25%

25%

250/0

50%

25%

Language Arts

First Nations

Science

Environmental Education

Mathematics

Courses for the minor will also be taught by sessional instructors, all of whom have

at least a master's degree, some the PhD. Many of our sessional instructors are past

and present faculty associates currently working within the

Be

school system.

PROGRAM

CONSULTATIONS

AND

EVALUATIONS

The minor was developed in consultation

with

Faculty members who teach in PDP,

members of the Faculty Executive, including Dr. Robin Brayne, who until recently

was Superintendent of Schools for the North Vancouver School District, Dr. Paul

Neufeld, Director of PDP, Faculty Associates and Coordinators of PDP, and by

Undergraduate

Programs Academic Advisor Jacquie Breadon who has advised and

received feedback from many hundreds

of PDP students, UP Program Manager

Shelley

Porter, and the Undergraduate Programs Committee and Faculty Council.

Program

assessment will be conducted every year by the Undergraduate Programs

Committee based on student feedback, surveys, research, and by reviewing

scheduling and

student demand for courses.

ADDITIONAL

MATERIALS

The proposed calendar entry is shown in AppendixA. Because the proposed minor

relies entirely on existing courses, no

new course proposal forms, sample course

outlines,

or library reviews are included. No additional funds are required.

APPENDIX

A

Secondary Teaching Minor

Enables the secondary PDP student to explore a range of curriculum and teaching

areas applicable

to the secondary school program.

Students must complete 15 units of

upper division EDUC coursework from the

following lists:

At least

one of:

EDUC 430-4 DFL: Dance

EDUe 457-4 Drama and Education

EDUe 459-4 Instructional Activities in Physical Education

EDUC 412-4 DFL: Secondary Language Arts

EDUC 414-4 DFL: Secondary Social Studies

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Eoue 416-4 OFL: Secondary Science

EOUe 473-4 OFL: Reading

EDUe 477-4 DFL: Art

EOUe 478-4 DFL: Music

EOUe 480-4 OFL: French as a Second Language

EDUC 482-4 DFL: Information Technology

At

least one of:

(Q options)

EDUe 313-3 Numeracy and Society

EDUe 375-3 Struggle

with

Mathematics: Sources and Recovery

EDUe 415-4 DFL: Secondary Mathematics

EDUe 452-8 Environmental Education

EOUe 454-4 Quantitative Approaches to Environmental Education

EOUe 484-4 Exploring Students' Scientific Misconceptions

At least one

of:

EDue 311-3 Foundations in Aboriginal Education} Language and Culture

EDUC 325-3 Assessment for Classroom Teaching

EOUC 326-3 Classroom Management and Discipline

EDUC 341-3 Literacy, Education and Culture

EOUC 371-4 School Health Education

EDUC 422-4 Learning Disabilities

EDUC 426-4 Teaching Children and Youth with Special Needs

EOUC 428-4 Nature and Nurture of the gifted Students

EOUC 433-4 Philosophical Issues in Curriculum

Eoue 435-4 Infusing Global Perspectives into Curriculum

EOUC 437-4 Ethical Issues in Education

EDUC 441-4 Multicultural and Anti-Racist Education

EDUC 446-4 Law for the Classroom Teacher

EDUC 448-4 Teaching about Justice, Law and Citizenship

EDUC 467-4 Curriculum and Instruction in TEAL

EOUC 471-4 Curriculum and Development: Theory and Practice

EOUC 485-8 Designs for Learning: Writing