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Course Title: Global Awareness
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Required or Elective: Elective
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Location: London, England and Paris, France
Professor/Instructor: Hargis
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Office Hours: Variable and by appointment
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Required Resources

• Engaging and learning, cooperative, travel attitude.
• OPTIONAL: Travel book of Paris and London would be helpful.

Course Description

This course is an enhancement to the classroom applications and a study of the relationship of teachers and schools to the methods of teaching. 
In consonance with the Conceptual Framework, this course is designed to develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to effectively teach.
The course provides teacher candidates with opportunities to develop competence in viewing other educational systems.

Technology Considerations

Teacher candidates are expected to access information from a variety of websites and to use technological resources in the development of learning tasks. 
The International Standards for Technology (ISTE) in Education can be found at this Link to ISTE Standards.

• ASSESSMENT: Uses assessment strategies to assist the continuous development of the learner.
• COMMUNICATION: Uses effective communication techniques with students and all other stakeholders.
• CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: Engages in continuous professional quality improvement.
• CRITICAL THINKING: Uses strategies that promote critical, creative, and evaluative thinking.
• DIVERSITY: Uses strategies that reflect student's culture, learning styles, needs, and SES.
• ETHICS: Adheres to Code of Ethics and Principles of Professional Conduct of the Education.
• HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: Provides learning that supports intellectual, personal and social develop.
• SUBJECT MATTER: Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the subject matter.
• LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: Creates learning which students are actively engaged.
• PLANNING: Plans, implements, and evaluates effective instruction in a variety of learning environments.
• ROLE OF THE TEACHER: Works with various stakeholders improving experiences.
• TECHNOLOGY: Uses appropriate technology in teaching and learning processes.  

Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will

• use digital photography to document visits to London elementary schools, major museum education departments in both countries, and the cultural resources
  and places of historical interest often used as teaching resources by educators in both cities.
• be knowledgeable of the materials and resources available for teaching to all learners including language minority and other special needs students.
• value the need for integrating a broader perspective for effective instruction for all learners.
• value cross-curricular integration between disciplines.

Course Assignment

Each person will acquire and compile a visual electronic record of their travel experience. 

Course Policy and Guidelines

• All policies are derived from the Student Handbook
• Attendance - The Student Handbook indicates to check with each instructor at the beginning of the new term for his policy. 
  Religious Observances cited in the handbook will be followed.

Basic Classroom Rules

The rules that you learned in kindergarten apply in this course.  "Do unto others..., If you don't have anything nice to say..., share everything, play fair, don't hit people, etc." 
More importantly, for a study abroad course, we will be sharing a significant amount of time with others, therefore, we all should be overly considerate, on time, courteous, etc.
and mature/professional as we may encounter unexpected challenges that are typically associated with travel.  I would encourage you to view these challenges as exciting
opportunities to work on your management skills and enjoy!

TENTATIVE ITINERARY

Day, Date, 2005	Destination/City London Map and  Paris Map	Estimate Cost ($US) Converter http://www.xe.com/ucc/	Lodging
Saturday, March 19	Depart JAX via Detroit to Paris, France	Detroit Optional Taxi downtown ~$20	Hotel Marignan http://www.hotel- marignan.com/
Sunday, March 20	Arrive Charles De Gaulle Airport, Paris, France; Tour Paris via Bus-Eiffel Tower; Notre Dame Cathedral; Evening Meal at St. Germain or Latin Quarter.	Tour bus = $20 Notre Dame = $0	Hotel Marignan Map Link - http://www.jhargis.com /marignan.htm
Monday, March 21	Optional one hour bus ride and visit to the Chateau de Versailles museum or the Louvre.	Versailles bus = $20 Versailles entrance = $9 Louvre =$9	Hotel Marignan
Tuesday, March 22	Morning visit to the Palais du Luxembourg and afternoon visit to Montmartre; or River Seine Boat Cruise.	Palais du Luxembourg gardens = $0   Montmartre =$0 Cruise~$25	Hotel Marignan
Wednesday, March 23	Early, brisk, long walk down the Champs-Elysée from the Arc de Triomphe and Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel to the Louvre; Depart for London via Eurostar "Chunnel"; Check-in and Bus Tour of London, then evening Theatre (Les Mis')	Walks =$0 Bus Tour of London ~$25 Theatre = $20-40	Ridgemount Hotel http://www.ridgemounthotel .co.uk/index.htm
Thursday, March 24	Gateway Infant/Primary School   Afternoon of possibly seeing St. Paul's Cathedral and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre to Tower Bridge; Museum of Natural History and British Museum; National Gallery of Art; Tate Gallery.  Theatre in the evening.	Cathedral = $13 Tower =$10 Natural History = $0 British Museum=$0 National Gallery = $0 Tate = $0 Theatre = $20-40	Ridgemount Hotel Map Link - http://www.jhargis.com/ ridgemount.htm
Friday, March 25	Boat ride to Greenwich and the National Maritime Museum or train ride to Hampton Court (Palace of Henry VIII) or London Walking tour which includes Buckingham Palace, Household Cavalry, 10 Downing Street, Westminster Abbey, Chapter House; Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Admiralty Arch, Trafalgar Square; Theatre in the evening	Train ride ~ $10 Hampton Court ~$8 Walking tour = $0 Theatre = $20-40	Ridgemount Hotel
Saturday, March 26	Portobello Road Market or optional train ride to either the City of Bath, Roman Baths or Stratford on Avon (cite to be determined); Evening farewell dinner and Piccadilly Circus.	Train ride to Bath ~$25 Bath Museum ~$12	Ridgemount Hotel
Sunday, March 27	Depart from London to JAX	.	Home/JAX