UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

 

Academic Program Approval

 

This form is a routing document for the approval of new and revised academic programs.  Proposing department should complete this form.  For more information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.

 

 

Submitted by:    Laurie Palmer                                                        phone number 302-424-6461

 

Department:   School of Education                          e-mail address: lpalmer@udel.edu

                         Southern DE Elementary

                         Teacher Education Program

                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Date:   September 30, 2009

 

Action:  Add a course to the options in the Special Education concentration within the Southern

               Delaware Elementary Teacher Education major.

               (Example:  add major/minor/concentration, delete major/minor/concentration,  revise major/minor/concentration,                           academic unit name change, request for permanent status, policy change, etc.)

 

Effective term   10 F

                                   (use format 04F, 05W)

 

Current degree   BSED

                                    (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

Proposed change leads to the degree of:  BSED

                                                                                             (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

 

Proposed name:      NA

                                            Proposed new name for revised or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit

                                                                                (if applicable)

 

Revising or Deleting: 

 

Undergraduate major / Concentration: Southern Delaware Elementary Teacher

                                                                    Education major/Special Education                                                                                                   concentration

                                                                                    (Example:  Applied Music – Instrumental  degree BMAS)

 

Undergraduate minor:____________________________________________________

                                   (Example:  African Studies,  Business Administration,  English, Leadership, etc.)            

 

Graduate Program Policy statement change:_________________________________

                                                                  (Must attach your Graduate Program Policy Statement)

 

            Graduate Program of Study:______________________________________________

                                 (Example:  Animal Science: MS  Animal Science:  PHD  Economics: MA Economics: PHD)

 

 

                Graduate minor / concentration:___________________________________________

 

 

Note: all graduate studies proposals must include an electronic copy of the Graduate Program Policy Document, highlighting the changes made to the original policy document.

 

 

List new courses required for the new or revised curriculum. How do they support the overall program objectives of the major/minor/concentrations)?

 (Be aware that approval of the curriculum is dependent upon these courses successfully passing through the Course Challenge list. If there are no new courses enter “None”)

 

None

 

Explain, when appropriate, how this new/revised curriculum supports the 10 goals of undergraduate education: http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/

 

This program change would have no impact on how the current program already supports the 10 goals of undergraduate education.

 

Identify other units affected by the proposed changes:

(Attach permission from the affected units.  If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)

 

None

 

Describe the rationale for the proposed program change(s):

(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the curriculum or program.)

 

The proposed change would allow students to take either EDUC 440 or ENGL 479 as one of the five required interdisciplinary courses in the curriculum. The plan is to offer EDUC 440 once a year and to stop offering ENGL 479. Once enrollment in the Southern Delaware ETE Program increases to meet or exceed course enrollment limits, we plan to offer both ENGL 479 and EDUC 440 once a year, allowing students a choice.

 

Students in the Southern Delaware Elementary Teacher Education program have a special education concentration and take 15 credits in an interdisciplinary set of courses from a variety of content areas. The proposed added course is EDUC 440 Literacy Instruction for English Language Learners.

 

The mission and goals of the Southern Delaware ETE Program are as follows:

The mission of the UD/Milford PDS is to foster a collaborative community of learners through professionals committed to the study and improvement of education.  The UD/Milford PDS promotes advanced pedagogical theories and practice for student interns and faculty from the School of Education and the Milford School District. We believe that all members of the partnership are learners and that all activities of this partnership should be designed to improve their knowledge and skills while enhancing student learning.

 

In recent reflections with current interns, program graduates, mentor teachers, and administrators, it was determined that there was a great need for more instruction related to ELL. There is a large population of ELL students in southern Delaware where our students complete their internships and plan to accept their first teaching position.  By adding EDUC 440 to our interdisciplinary course offerings, we would be filling a gap in the knowledge base of our program and better preparing our students to teach in this community.

 

The cost of adding EDUC 440 to our interdisciplinary course offerings would not be any different from our ENGL 479.  Our set of interdisciplinary courses was designed by faculty in the School of Education exclusively for the Southern Delaware ETE Program. Although their titles and content backgrounds come from a variety of content areas, we have always hired the faculty and covered the S-contracts for all five courses. The instructor would be a qualified ELL faculty member from our district partnership working with the goals and objectives established for EDUC 440 and integrating the philosophy of the southern Delaware program of connecting theory and practice during internships.

 

By adding EDUC 440 to our interdisciplinary course offerings we will improve students’ pedagogical knowledge and understanding of English Language Learners during coursework and their practical teaching experiences.

 

Program Requirements: 

(Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the Course Catalog.  If this is a revision, be sure to indicate the changes being made to the current curriculum and include a side-by-side comparison of the credit distribution before and after the proposed change.)

 

The proposed program revision would have no impact on the University required courses, general or professional study courses, the total number of credits required of the students in this program, or the required number of interdisciplinary course credits.

 

A comparison of the current and proposed interdisciplinary courses follows:

 

 

Current Curriculum

Proposed Curriculum

Southern Delaware Elementary Teacher Education Program

In addition, students will be required to complete an interdisciplinary set of courses totaling 15 credits in the areas of English, Mathematics, Science, the Humanities, and Social Studies.

 

Course Offerings

ENGL 479 – Literacy and Literature

SCEN 340 – Advanced Science for Teachers

ECON 367 – Economics for the Elementary 

                      Teacher

POSC 418 – Constitutional Issues in the Public

                     School

ARTH 402 – The Beautiful

 

 

Southern Delaware Elementary Teacher Education Program

In addition, students will be required to complete an interdisciplinary set of courses totaling 15 credits in the areas of English, Mathematics, Science, the Humanities, and Social Studies.

 

Course Offerings

ENGL 479 – Literacy and Literature

or

EDUC 440 -  Literacy Instruction for English   

                      Language Learners

SCEN 340 – Advanced Science for Teachers

ECON 367 – Economics for the Elementary

                      Teacher

POSC 418 – Constitutional Issues in the Public

                     School

ARTH 402 – The Beautiful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION:        (Please do not remove supporting documentation.)

 

Department Chairperson                                                                                                        Date                                       

 

Dean of College                                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Chairperson, College Curriculum Committee___________________________________Date_____________________

 

Chairperson, Senate Com. on UG or GR Studies                                                                   Date                                       

 

Chairperson, Senate Coordinating Com.                                                                 Date                                       

 

Secretary, Faculty Senate                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Date of Senate Resolution                                                                                                      Date to be Effective               

 

Registrar                                                                  Program Code                                         Date                                       

 

Vice Provost for Academic Affairs & International Programs                                               Date                                       

 

Provost                                                                                                                                   Date                                       

 

Board of Trustee Notification                                                                                                                Date                                       

 

Revised 02/09/2009   /khs