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| One Jan 18/20 | Two Jan 25/27 | Three Feb 1/3 | Four Feb 8/10 | Five Feb 15/17 |
| Six Feb 22/24 | Seven Mar 1/3 | Eight Mar 15/17 | Nine Mar 22/24 | Ten Mar 29/31 |
| Eleven Apr 5/7 | Twelve Apr 12 | Thirteen Apr 19/21 | Fourteen Apr 26/28 | Fifteen May 3/5 |
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WEEK ONE January 18 and January 20
TUESDAY | INTRODUCTIONS
Introductions:
- You & me
- Draw the change you want to be in the world – gallery
- Course Introduction
Workshop: Building your ED100 Weblog
THURSDAY | INTRODUCTIONS
Assignment Due | BlogPost I Class Survey Friday 21 January
Noteworthy | Field Placements Lisa Sugar visits next week
Introductions |
- You & me
- Course Introduction
- Weekly Schedule
- Learning Circles Schedule
- Your Learning Circle | Learning Experiences, Current Connections, and an initial meeting
BlogPost I Class Survey | Once you have completed your first blog post, please publish it to the Internet and send the address of the published page to me in an email message. Use the email address you would like me to use to communicate with you this semester.
Overview Reading 1 | Chapter 1: Starting Strong. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 3-25
- Creating Community Out of Chaos By Linda Christensen
- A Message from a Black Mom to Her Son By Dyan Watson
- Honor Their Names By Linda Christensen
- Name By Hiwot Adilow
- Uchinaaguchi The language of my heart By Moé Yonamine
WEEK TWO January 25 and 27
TUESDAY
Noteworthy |
- Learning Circle | Learning Experiences and Current Connections — blog posts and due dates
- Arranging a time to meet with LCs before learning experiences is crucial
- Now that you have completed your first blog post, is it published to the Internet and have you sent the address to me in an email message?
Workshop | Let’s add a few widgets to your blog and tend to your menu.
Course Introductions | BlogPost I Class Survey
4. What are you into; what makes you special? Share a few “unique” aspects about yourself that would help our classroom community get to know you a bit. Are you on an athletic team? Sing in the choir? Are you trying out for a play? Painting? What are you planning on doing this semester in your life that you would like to share?
8. Do you have a question or two that you would like to ask me about myself or the class?
- What sparked your interest in pursuing a career as an educator?
- I would like to know about your teaching style and what to expect.
- I would like to know how the different field placements are all gonna work.
- What University did you graduate from?
- What do you think is the most important impact an educator can have on his/her student?
- Why do you enjoy being a professor?
- What is the main thing you want us to take away from this course?
Dr. Shutkin Learning Experience | Chapter 1: Starting Strong. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pages 3-25
- Creating Community Out of Chaos By Linda Christensen
- A Message from a Black Mom to Her Son By Dyan Watson
- Honor Their Names By Linda Christensen
- Name By Hiwot Adilow
- Uchinaaguchi The language of my heart By Moé Yonamine
Field Observations & Discussions | Field Placements Lisa Sugar visits
THURSDAY
Noteworthy |
- Learning Circle | Learning Experiences and Current Connections — blog posts and due dates
- Arranging a time to meet with LCs before learning experiences is crucial –> Learning Circle 1
- Now that you have completed your first blog post, is it published to the Internet and have you sent the address to me in an email message?
Course Introductions | BlogPost I Class Survey
Workshop | Let’s add a few widgets to your blog and tend to your menu.
Dr. Shutkin Learning Experience | Chapter 1: Starting Strong. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pages 3-25 (Picking up where we left off).
Dr. Shutkin Current Connections 1 | Chapter 1: Starting Strong. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pages 3-25
Overview Reading | Chapter 1: Starting Strong. | The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 26-49
- Uncovering the Lessons of Classroom Furniture You are where you sit By Tom McKenna
- Getting Your Classroom Together By Bob Peterson
- 12 Suggestions for New Teachers By Larry Miller
- How I Survived My First Year By Bill Bigelow
WEEK THREE February 1 and 3
TUESDAY
Assignment Due Dates |
- Learning Experience BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
- Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
Noteworthy |
- Arranging a time to meet with LCs before learning experiences is crucial
- Green Forms
- Virtual visits | Hights High, Mayfield Middle, Onaway Shaker
Course Introductions | BlogPost I Class Survey
- How are you? What about your JCU experience so far?
- What must be in place for you to feel comfortable taking intellectual and creative risks in a course such as this one?
Field Observations & Comics
- Field Observations & Digital Cartoons Project
- Curtis, D. and Carter, M. (2000) The Art of Awareness: How Observation Can Transform Your Teaching. Chapter 1: A New Way of Being With Children: Overview of the Study Sessions. pp. 1-8.
- The Art of Awareness (part 1) Learning to See: A Sense of Wonder | Or, making the familiar strange
Learning Experience 1 Learning Circle 1 | Chapter 1: Starting Strong. | The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 26-49
- Uncovering the Lessons of Classroom Furniture You are where you sit By Tom McKenna
- Getting Your Classroom Together By Bob Peterson
- 12 Suggestions for New Teachers By Larry Miller
- How I Survived My First Year By Bill Bigelow
THURSDAY
Assignment Due Dates |
- Learning Experience BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
- Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
Noteworthy |
Green sheets for field placements
Thursday 3 February | Class is Cancelled
Current Connection 1 Learning Circle 2 | Chapter 1: Starting Strong. | The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 26-49
- Uncovering the Lessons of Classroom Furniture You are where you sit By Tom McKenna
- Getting Your Classroom Together By Bob Peterson
- 12 Suggestions for New Teachers By Larry Miller
- How I Survived My First Year By Bill Bigelow
WEEK FOUR February 8 and 10
TUESDAY
Assignment Due Dates |
- Learning Experience BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
- Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
Noteworthy |
- Green sheets for field placements
- Arranging a time to meet with LCs before learning experiences is crucial (and required).
Field Observations & Discussions | Alisa McKinnie, Principal Heights High School 9:40am – 10:10am Meeting ID: 930 5057 6367
Overview Reading 2 | Chapter 2: Teaching for Social Justice. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 53-73.
- Creating Classrooms for Equity and Social Justice By Rethinking Schools Editors
- Black Is Beautiful By Kara Hinderlie
- Seeing Ourselves with Our Own Eyes By Katy Alexander
THURSDAY
Assignment Due Dates |
- Learning Experience BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
- Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
Noteworthy |
- Arranging a time to meet with LCs before learning experiences is crucial
- Arranging times for LC2 to share their first current connections.
- Background Checks Today AD301 3-5pm. Bring receipt.
Learning Experience 2 Learning Circle 3 | Chapter 2: Teaching for Social Justice. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 53-73.
- Creating Classrooms for Equity and Social Justice By Rethinking Schools Editors
- Black Is Beautiful By Kara Hinderlie
- Seeing Ourselves with Our Own Eyes By Katy Alexander
Current Connection 2 Learning Circle 4 | Chapter 2: Teaching for Social Justice. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 53-73.
- Creating Classrooms for Equity and Social Justice By Rethinking Schools Editors
- Black Is Beautiful By Kara Hinderlie
- Seeing Ourselves with Our Own Eyes By Katy Alexander
Overview Reading 3 | Chapter 2: Teaching for Social Justice. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 74-93
- Presidents and Slaves Helping students find the truth By Bob Peterson
- Medical Apartheid Teaching the Tuskegee Syphilis Study By Gretchen Kraig-Turner
- Q/A: I hate the textbook I’ve been given to use. What can I do? By Rita Tenorio, Rachel Cloues, and Bill Bigelow
WEEK FIVE February 15 and 17
TUESDAY
Assignment Due Dates |
- Learning Experience BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
- Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
Noteworthy |
- Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
- Learning Experience BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
Current Connections with Julia K.
Field Observations & Discussions | 9:40-10:10 Paul Destino, Principal Mayfield Middle School
Learning Experience 3 | Learning Circle 2 | Chapter 2: Teaching for Social Justice. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 74-93
- Presidents and Slaves Helping students find the truth By Bob Peterson
- Medical Apartheid Teaching the Tuskegee Syphilis Study By Gretchen Kraig-Turner
- Q/A: I hate the textbook I’ve been given to use. What can I do? By Rita Tenorio, Rachel Cloues, and Bill Bigelow
THURSDAY
Assignment Due Dates |
- Learning Experience BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
- Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
Noteworthy |
- Today: Freedom Society: Jacob Rich on Racial Inequality in the Medical System
- Next week Tuesday | LC Three Learning Experience: let’s arrange to meet!
Blogging Workshop | WordPress II
Current Connections with Ayana and Riley
Current Connection 3 | Learning Circle 1 | Chapter 2: Teaching for Social Justice. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 74-93
- Presidents and Slaves Helping students find the truth By Bob Peterson
- Medical Apartheid Teaching the Tuskegee Syphilis Study By Gretchen Kraig-Turner
- Q/A: I hate the textbook I’ve been given to use. What can I do? By Rita Tenorio, Rachel Cloues, and Bill Bigelow
Overview Reading 4 | Chapter 2: Teaching for Social Justice. In the Shadow of the Bilingual Education Act The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 94-118
- Students Bring the World to Our Classrooms By Kim Kanof
- Speak Freely By Lynsey Burkins
- Q/A: How can I teach both content and language to English learners?
- Types of English as a Second Language and Bilingual Program
- Q/A: My students don’t bring back their homework. Should I keep assigning it? Rita Tenorio
- Promoting Social Imagination Through Interior Monologues By Bill Bigelow and Linda Christensen
WEEK SIX February 22 and 24
TUESDAY
Noteworthy |
- Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
- Learning Experience BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
- Please let me know when you have completed work that did not come in on time
Jerry Volpe Current Connection I |
Field Observations & Discussions |
- Field Observations & Digital Cartoons Project
- Field Observations & Discussions | Eric Forman, principal at Onaway, 9:40am – 10:10am Meeting ID: 930 5057 6367
Learning Experience 4 | Learning Circle 4 | Chapter 2: Teaching for Social Justice. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 94-118
- Students Bring the World to Our Classrooms By Kim Kanof
- Speak Freely By Lynsey Burkins
- Q/A: How can I teach both content and language to English learners?
- Types of English as a Second Language and Bilingual Program
- Q/A: My students don’t bring back their homework. Should I keep assigning it? Rita Tenorio
- Promoting Social Imagination Through Interior Monologues By Bill Bigelow and Linda Christensen
THURSDAY
Noteworthy |
Jerry Volpe Current Connection I
Sara Johnson Current Connection I
Current Connection 4 | Learning Circle 3 | Chapter 2: Teaching for Social Justice. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 94-118
- Students Bring the World to Our Classrooms By Kim Kanof
- Speak Freely By Lynsey Burkins
- Q/A: How can I teach both content and language to English learners?
- Types of English as a Second Language and Bilingual Program
- Q/A: My students don’t bring back their homework. Should I keep assigning it? Rita Tenorio
- Promoting Social Imagination Through Interior Monologues By Bill Bigelow and Linda Christensen
Overview Reading 5 | Chapter 2: Teaching for Social Justice. The Blog Post Read-Around! The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 119-140
- The Read-Around : A reading and writing strategy, By Linda Christensen
- Role Plays: Show, Don’t Tell, By Bill Bigelow
- From Theme and Evidence Wall into Essay, By Linda Christensen
- Resources from Rethinking Schools
WEEK SEVEN March 1 and 3
TUESDAY
Noteworthy |
Field Observations, Comics & Discussions
- Discussing Field Observation Project | Field Observation, BLOG POSTS & DIGITAL COMIC STRIP PROJECT
- Keeping Track of Your Observations with these Forms |
- Learning to See: A Preparing to make observations in schools, Rekindling a Sense of Wonder
- Description | Interpretation | parking lot
- The Art of Awareness and Observing in Schools: Venturing into the text
Learning Experience 5 | Learning Circle 1 | Chapter 2: Teaching for Social Justice. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 119-140
- The Read-Around : A reading and writing strategy, By Linda Christensen
- Role Plays: Show, Don’t Tell, By Bill Bigelow
- From Theme and Evidence Wall into Essay, By Linda Christensen
- Resources from Rethinking Schools
THURSDAY
Noteworthy |
- Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
- Learning Experience BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
Current Connection 5 Learning Circle 2 | Chapter 2: Teaching for Social Justice. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 119-140
- The Read-Around : A reading and writing strategy, By Linda Christensen
- Role Plays: Show, Don’t Tell, By Bill Bigelow
- From Theme and Evidence Wall into Essay, By Linda Christensen
- Resources from Rethinking Schools
Overview Reading 6 | Chapter 3: Challenges and Opportunities. | Designing Role Play Experiences. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 141-164
- Mexican Education, By Alexander Jimenez
- What I Wish I Had Said, By Anita Stratton
- “How Could You Let This Happen?” Dealing with 2nd graders and rape culture, By Zanovia Clark
- Howling at the Ocean: Surviving my first year teaching, By Jaydra Johnson
Spring Break No Class March 8 and 10
WEEK EIGHT March 15 and 17
TUESDAY
Noteworthy |
- Grade Reports –> Test
- Early Childhood Education at John Carroll
- Middle Childhood Education at John Carroll
Field Observations & Discussions | The Art of Awareness (part 2)
- Learning to See: A Preparing to make observations in schools, Rekindling a Sense of Wonder
- Description | Interpretation | parking lot
- The Art of Awareness and Observing in Schools: Venturing into the text
Learning Experience 6 | Learning Circle 3 | Chapter 3: Challenges and Opportunities. | The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 141-164
- Mexican Education, By Alexander Jimenez
- What I Wish I Had Said, By Anita Stratton
- “How Could You Let This Happen?” Dealing with 2nd graders and rape culture, By Zanovia Clark
- Howling at the Ocean: Surviving my first year teaching, By Jaydra Johnson
THURSDAY
Noteworthy |
- Field Observation Project | Field Observation, BLOG POSTS & DIGITAL COMIC STRIP PROJECT
Current Connection 6 Learning Circle 4 | Chapter 3: Challenges and Opportunities. | The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 141-164
- Mexican Education, By Alexander Jimenez
- What I Wish I Had Said, By Anita Stratton
- “How Could You Let This Happen?” Dealing with 2nd graders and rape culture, By Zanovia Clark
- Howling at the Ocean: Surviving my first year teaching, By Jaydra Johnson
Overview Reading 7 | Chapter 3: Challenges and Opportunities. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 165-188
- How Do I Stay in a Profession that Is Trying to Push Me Out? By John Terry
- Dear White Teacher By Chrysanthius Lathan
- Restorative Justice Starts in the Classroom By Camila Arze Torres Goitia
- Q/A: What are restorative practices and why are they important? By Bob Peterson
- Girls Against Dress Codes By Lyn Mikel Brown
WEEK NINE March 22 and 24
TUESDAY
Noteworthy |
Field Observation, Comic Strip and Blogging Project
- Pixton – Soooo easy to use! Educators
- Link to the Field Observations, Comic Strip and Blogging Project
- Viewing | Elements of a Comic Strip
- Let’s make a few practice comic strip panels. Rules –> 1. With a partner, make a two panel comic strip that, 2. Includes both of your avatars in each panel. 3. Figure out how the collaboration tool works, and 4. Create your panels together but using your own computers.
Learning Experience 7 Learning Circle 2 | Chapter 3: Challenges and Opportunities. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 165-188
- How Do I Stay in a Profession that Is Trying to Push Me Out? By John Terry
- Dear White Teacher By Chrysanthius Lathan
- Restorative Justice Starts in the Classroom By Camila Arze Torres Goitia
- Q/A: What are restorative practices and why are they important? By Bob Peterson
- Girls Against Dress Codes By Lyn Mikel Brown
THURSDAY
Noteworthy |
Current Connection 7 | Learning Circle 1 | Chapter 3: Challenges and Opportunities. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 165-188
- How Do I Stay in a Profession that Is Trying to Push Me Out? By John Terry
- Dear White Teacher By Chrysanthius Lathan
- Restorative Justice Starts in the Classroom By Camila Arze Torres Goitia
- Q/A: What are restorative practices and why are they important? By Bob Peterson
- Girls Against Dress Codes By Lyn Mikel Brown
Overview Reading 8 | Chapter 3: Challenges and Opportunities. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 189-206
- Inclusivity Is Not a Guessing Game By Chelsea Vaught
- “I Believe You” Responsive teacher talk and our children’s lives By Michelle Strater Gunderson
- On Behalf of Their Name : Using they/them pronouns because they need us to By Mykhiel Deych
WEEK TEN March 29 and 31
TUESDAY
Noteworthy | Assignment Due Tuesday 12 April in class (for everyone) | Comic strip panels & Blog Post
Next week, Tuesday 5 April, each LC4 member will have five (5) minutes to share and discuss the comic strips they are producing. Each LC4 member will:
- Share their individual comic strip,
- Synthesize their field observations, course readings and classroom learning experiences informing their comic strip, and
- Generate discussion. (Encourage classmates to connect to their comic strip by sharing relevant stories about their lived experiences in the field of education).
Learning Experience 8 | Learning Circle 4 | Chapter 3: Challenges and Opportunities. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 189-206
- Inclusivity Is Not a Guessing Game By Chelsea Vaught
- “I Believe You” Responsive teacher talk and our children’s lives By Michelle Strater Gunderson
- On Behalf of Their Name : Using they/them pronouns because they need us to By Mykhiel Deych
THURSDAY
Noteworthy |
Assignment Due Tuesday 12 April in class (for everyone) | Comic strip panels & Blog Post
Next week Tuesday, 5 April, each LC4 member will have five (5) minutes to share and discuss the comic strips they are producing. Each LC4 member will:
- Share their individual comic strip,
- Synthesize their field observations, course readings and classroom learning experiences informing their comic strip, and
- Generate discussion. (Encourage classmates to connect to their comic strip by sharing relevant stories about their lived experiences in the field of education).
Current Connection 8 | Learning Circle 3 | Chapter 3: Challenges and Opportunities. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 189-206
- Inclusivity Is Not a Guessing Game By Chelsea Vaught
- “I Believe You” Responsive teacher talk and our children’s lives By Michelle Strater Gunderson
- On Behalf of Their Name : Using they/them pronouns because they need us to By Mykhiel Deych
Overview Reading 9 | Chapter 4: Measuring What Matters. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 207-228
- Time to Get Off the Testing Train By Stan Karp
- What’s Wrong with Standardized Tests? By FairTest
- Authentic Assessment for Learning
- Fourteen Days SBAC Took Away By Moé Yonamine
- Testing Assumptions By Claudierre McKay, Aaron Regunberg, and Tim Shea
WEEK ELEVEN April 5 and 7
TUESDAY
Noteworthy |
- Assignment Due in class (for everyone) | Comic strip panels & Blog Post I | Tuesday 12 April
- Middle Childhood Education at John Carroll
- Adolescent & Young Adult Education at John Carroll
Field Observations, Comic Strips & Discussions | Each LC4 member will have five (5) minutes to share and discuss the comic strips they are producing. Each LC4 member will:
- Share their individual comic strip,
- Synthesize their field observations, course readings and classroom learning experiences informing their comic strip, and
- Generate discussion. (Encourage classmates to connect to their comic strip by sharing relevant stories about their lived experiences in the field of education).
- Due at midnight this Friday, following class discussion of your comic strip, each LC member writes a brief essay (~250 words or about one page).
Learning Experience 9 | Learning Circle 1 | Chapter 4: Measuring What Matters. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 207-228
- Time to Get Off the Testing Train By Stan Karp
- What’s Wrong with Standardized Tests? By FairTest
- Authentic Assessment for Learning
- Fourteen Days SBAC Took Away By Moé Yonamine
- Testing Assumptions By Claudierre McKay, Aaron Regunberg, and Tim Shea
THURSDAY
Noteworthy |
- Assignment Due in class (for everyone) | Comic strip panels & Blog Post I | Tuesday 12 April
Current Connection 9 | Learning Circle 2 | Chapter 4: Measuring What Matters. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 207-228
- Time to Get Off the Testing Train By Stan Karp
- What’s Wrong with Standardized Tests? By FairTest
- Authentic Assessment for Learning
- Fourteen Days SBAC Took Away By Moé Yonamine
- Testing Assumptions By Claudierre McKay, Aaron Regunberg, and Tim Shea
Field Observations, Comic Strips & Discussions |
WEEK TWELVE April 12 and 14
TUESDAY
Noteworthy |
- Schedule Craziness
- Important Dates :
- Thursday No Class Easter Break
- Tuesday 19 April No Class, Monday Classes Meet
- Final Exam Schedule
Field Observations, Comic Strips & Discussions |
Assignment Due in class (for everyone) | Comic strip panels & Blog Post I | Tuesday 12 April
Overview Reading 10 | The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 229-248
- My Dirty Little Secret: I Don’t Grade Student Papers Helping students find their passion helps them learn how to write well By Linda Christensen
- Taking Teacher Quality Seriously A collaborative approach to teacher evaluation By Stan Karp
- Beyond Test Scores Introducing the MCIEA school quality measures By James Noonan
THURSDAY
Thursday April 14 No Class Easter Break
WEEK THIRTEEN April 19 and 21
TUESDAY
Noteworthy | ED100 Does Not Meet. Monday classes meet today.
THURSDAY
Noteworthy |
- Final Exam –> Tuesday May 10, 2022 10:00am-11:50am
- Previously incomplete assignments are due on the last day of classes, 5 May 2022
Learning Experience 10 | Learning Circle 3 | Chapter 4: Measuring What Matters. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 229-248
- My Dirty Little Secret: I Don’t Grade Student Papers Helping students find their passion helps them learn how to write well By Linda Christensen
- Taking Teacher Quality Seriously A collaborative approach to teacher evaluation By Stan Karp
- Beyond Test Scores Introducing the MCIEA school quality measures By James Noonan
Current Connection 10 | Learning Circle 4 | Chapter 4: Measuring What Matters. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 229-248
- My Dirty Little Secret: I Don’t Grade Student Papers Helping students find their passion helps them learn how to write well By Linda Christensen
- Taking Teacher Quality Seriously A collaborative approach to teacher evaluation By Stan Karp
- Beyond Test Scores Introducing the MCIEA school quality measures By James Noonan
Overview Reading 11 | The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 249-272.
- Moving Beyond the Classroom By Stan Karp
- Q/A: As a new educator why should I be concerned about school privatization?
- School Funding Basics By Stan Karp
- Why Teacher Unions Matter By Bob Peterson
- New Teachers to the Union: Count Us In! By Gabriel Tanglao
Field Observations, Comic Strips & Discussions | Each LC2 member will have five (5) minutes to share and discuss the comic strips they are producing. Each LC2 member will:
- Share their individual comic strip,
- Synthesize their field observations, course readings and classroom learning experiences informing their comic strip, and
- Generate discussion. (Encourage classmates to connect to their comic strip by sharing relevant stories about their lived experiences in the field of education).
- Due at midnight this Friday, following class discussion of your comic strip, each LC member writes a brief essay (~250 words or about one page).
WEEK FOURTEEN April 26 and 28
TUESDAY
Noteworthy |
- Final Exam –> Tuesday May 10, 2022 10:00am-11:50am
- Previously incomplete assignments are due on the last day of classes, 5 May 2022
Field Observations, Comic Strips & Discussions | Each LC3 member will have five (5) minutes to share and discuss the comic strips they are producing. Each LC3 member will:
- Share their individual comic strip,
- Synthesize their field observations, course readings and classroom learning experiences informing their comic strip, and
- Generate discussion. (Encourage classmates to connect to their comic strip by sharing relevant stories about their lived experiences in the field of education).
- Due at midnight this Friday, following class discussion of your comic strip, each LC member writes a brief essay (~250 words or about one page).
Learning Experience 11 | Learning Circle 2 | Chapter 5: Beyond the Classroom. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 249-272.
- Moving Beyond the Classroom, By Stan Karp
- Q/A: As a new educator, why should I be concerned about school privatization?
- School Funding Basics, By Stan Karp
- Why Teacher Unions Matter, By Bob Peterson
- New Teachers to the Union: Count Us In!, By Gabriel Tanglao
THURSDAY
Noteworthy |
- Final Exam –> Tuesday May 10, 2022 10:00am-11:50am
- Previously incomplete assignments are due on the last day of classes, 5 May 2022
Current Connection 11 Learning Circle 1 | Chapter 5: Beyond the Classroom. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 249-272
- Moving Beyond the Classroom By Stan Karp
- Q/A: As a new educator why should I be concerned about school privatization?
- School Funding Basics By Stan Karp
- Why Teacher Unions Matter By Bob Peterson
- New Teachers to the Union: Count Us In! By Gabriel Tanglao
Overview Reading 12 | Chapter 5: Beyond the Classroom. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 273-301
- From Outrage to Organizing: Building community ties through education activism, By Ikechukwu Onyema
- Why Community Schools? Public schools as greenhouses of democracy
- Q/A: How can I decide if a school reform project is worth supporting?
- “Aren’t You on the Parent Listserv?” : Working for equitable family involvement in a dual-immersion elementary school, By Grace Cornell Gonzales
- Blood on the Tracks: Why are there so few Black students in our science classes?, By Amy Lindahl
- Little Kids, Big Ideas: Teaching social issues and global conflicts with young children, The Editors of Rethinking Schools.
WEEK FIFTEEN May 3 and 5
TUESDAY
Noteworthy |
- Final Exam –> Tuesday May 10, 2022 10:00am-11:50am
- Previously incomplete assignments are due on the last day of classes, 5 May 2022
Field Observations, Comic Strips & Discussions | Each LC1 member will have five (5) minutes to share and discuss the comic strips they are producing. Each LC1 member will:
- Share their individual comic strip,
- Synthesize their field observations, course readings and classroom learning experiences informing their comic strip, and
- Generate discussion. (Encourage classmates to connect to their comic strip by sharing relevant stories about their lived experiences in the field of education).
- Due at midnight this Friday, following class discussion of your comic strip, each LC member writes a brief essay (~250 words or about one page).
Learning Experience 12 | Learning Circle 4 | Chapter 5: Beyond the Classroom. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 273-301
- From Outrage to Organizing: Building community ties through education activism, By Ikechukwu Onyema
- Why Community Schools? Public schools as greenhouses of democracy
- Q/A: How can I decide if a school reform project is worth supporting?
- “Aren’t You on the Parent Listserv?” : Working for equitable family involvement in a dual-immersion elementary school, By Grace Cornell Gonzales
- Blood on the Tracks: Why are there so few Black students in our science classes?, By Amy Lindahl
- Little Kids, Big Ideas: Teaching social issues and global conflicts with young children, The Editors of Rethinking Schools.
THURSDAY
Noteworthy |
- Final Exam –> Tuesday May 10, 2022 10:00am-11:50am
- Previously incomplete assignments are due on the last day of classes, 5 May 2022
Learning Experience 12 | Learning Circle 4 | Chapter 5: Beyond the Classroom. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 273-301.
Let’s take a step back to consider ideas that we were unable to because of time constraints on Tuesday.
Current Connection 12 | Learning Circle 3 | Chapter 5: Beyond the Classroom. The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 273-301
- From Outrage to Organizing: Building community ties through education activism, By Ikechukwu Onyema
- Why Community Schools? Public schools as greenhouses of democracy
- Q/A: How can I decide if a school reform project is worth supporting?
- “Aren’t You on the Parent Listserv?” : Working for equitable family involvement in a dual-immersion elementary school, By Grace Cornell Gonzales
- Blood on the Tracks: Why are there so few Black students in our science classes?, By Amy Lindahl
- Little Kids, Big Ideas: Teaching social issues and global conflicts with young children, The Editors of Rethinking Schools.
Field Observations, Comics Strips & Blog Posts
Final Exam –> Tuesday May 10, 2022 10:00am-11:50am
ED100 | A Retrospective
Field Observations, Comics Strips & Blog Posts
Welcome to the World of Education | David Shutkin 