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DR. Michelle Pidgeon

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Office: 15-750 (Surrey Campus) ?

Telephone: 778-782-8609?

Email: michelle_pidgeon@sfu.ca ?

Office Hourse: By appointment

Tuesday & Thursday 8:30-12:20

Surrey Campus Room TBA

June . 23 ending August 4

PREREQUISITE:

none

Please note: Students with credit for EDUC 401 or holding a teaching certificate may not take this

course for credit.

COURSE RATIONALE

The purpose of this course is to critically explore the relationship between reflective theory and practice,

as a prospective educator and reflective practitioner in the context of K- 12 education. Therefore, the

goals of this course will be three-fold: knowledge acquisition, self-reflection, and application to practice.

As students and prospective teachers, we lead through our pedagogy and praxis in and outside the

classroom, and as such, we will engage in self-reflection to better understand ourselves as prospective

educators along with our values and beliefs about education and teaching.

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION

EDUC 252 provides opportunities for prospective educators to begin their development as reflective

practitioners. Through readings, classroom activities and discussions, and interactions with students and

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practicing teachers, students will be exposed to various educational issues and questions. They will be

given time to explore their own values and beliefs about education and teaching. Time may be spent

observing in a selection of educational settings, and there may be opportunities to work with learners

individually, and in small and large groups.

GOALS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Knowledge:

a) Develop your understanding of various historical and emerging tenets of reflective practice

b) Gain an appreciation for and insight into the concepts of reflective skills and styles

Self-reflection:

a) To develop an awareness of your personal approaches to reflective practice.

b) To share and contrast your reflective practices with colleagues through discussion, assessment,

and case studies.

c)

To reflect on areas of strengths and weaknesses in your own reflective practice.

Application to practice:

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To construct a useful set of reflective practice skills to assist you in addressing complex issues.

b)

To develop and improve your ability to a reflective practitioner in your own context.

REQUIRED TEXTS

A course reading list will be provided at the first class.

All course readings will be available online through the SFU Library.

GRADING

In Class participation 20%

WebCT dialogue and discussion 20%

Working Portfolio -

Narrative writing 30%

Reflective Final Paper 30%

There is no final exam for this course.

** Incompletes will be given only under extraordinary circumstances that are beyond the student's

control and may result in a lower grade.

ACADEMIC HONESTY STATEMENT

All members of the University community share the responsibility for the academic standards and

reputation of SFIJ. Academic honesty is a condition of continued membership in the university

community. Please review the Policy at http://www.sfu.calpolicies/teaching/tlO-02.htm

(Tous les membres de la communaute universitaire partagent la responsabilite de faire respecter les

standards academiques et la reputation de SFU. L'honnetete academique est une condition essentielle de

l'appartenance a la communaute universitaire.

Pour plus d'informations, se référer aux documents en ligne suivants:

http://www.sfu.ca/policies/teaching/tlO-02.htm ou

http://learningconimons.sfu.calhot_topics/academic_integrity.php ou la section intitulée Academic

Honesty and Student Conduct in the General Regulations du Calendrier de SFU.

Students in all Faculty of

Education courses are encouraged to review policies pertaining to

academic integrity available on the Undergraduate Programs website:

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