002+Agenda+&+Assignments

--A work in progress. . . check back often--
 * **--Date--** || **--What we will do in class today--** || **--What you need to have completed before coming to class today--** ||
 * W 10/22 || Scavenger Hunt || no homework yet :-) ||
 * M 10/27 || Teacher Panel || still no homework yet ||
 * W 10/29 || # index card activity
 * 1) review class wiki
 * 2) discuss philosophy paper
 * 3) look at homework for Monday
 * 4) if you have a laptop, please bring it to class || bring your answers from the Scavenger Hunt to class ||
 * M 11/3 || # certification research follow-up activity
 * 1) guest speaker
 * 2) what's an artifact? why are we collecting them?
 * 3) about blogs
 * 4) set up blog account
 * 5) write your second blog entry. First, quit Firefox and start it again. This will make you log back in which is good practice for when you try it on your own for future homework. Write your answers to 3 of the 5 questions from the Scavenger Hunt--make it one blog entry, title it "Scavenger Hunt"
 * 6) look at Bedford Handbook UMF list
 * 7) revise your first blog entry
 * 8) how blogs are graded
 * 9) blog loopholes
 * 10) review 5 quotes assignment and EDU101 notebook (part 1) assignment || * bring //The Bedford Handbook// and //Joy of Teaching// books to class
 * chapter 1 assignment
 * bring your answers from the Scavenger Hunt to class (again)
 * certification research assignment ||
 * W 11/5 || # share quotes
 * 1) enter your quote in the artifacts wiki
 * 2) any questions about next Bedford focus
 * 3) review educational shift assignment
 * 4) reminder about notebooks
 * 5) discuss and assign standards || * 5 quotes
 * all blog entries (2 so far--Scavenger Hunt and Chapter 1) are due two hours before the start of class
 * Read the Bedford focus for the chapter 3 assignment
 * chapter 7 assignment ||
 * M 11/10 || # synthesis of chapter 2 syntheses
 * 1) discussion about homework; "the pledge"
 * 2) discuss educational shift wiki || * chapter 2 assignment
 * W 11/12 || # share notebooks
 * 1) share standards
 * 2) talk about educational shift wiki || * EDU101 notebook (part 1)
 * read Bedford Focus for next chapter
 * standards presentations should be ready ||
 * M 11/17 || # a look at the standards artifacts page
 * 1) transparent teaching
 * 2) why the standards? why the standards this way?
 * 3) why the quotes?
 * 4) why the notebooks now?
 * 5) why the 3 printouts?
 * 1) why the 3 printouts?


 * 1) using Bedford for style for educational shift wiki
 * 2) wiki overview
 * 3) set up a wiki account
 * 4) start your educational shift wiki || * chapter 5 assignment
 * claim your topic: add it to the artifact page--no duplicates allowed--first come first served
 * prepare for your educational shifts wiki
 * research your educational shift topics
 * find a book on your topic (or that has your topic in it) and bring the book to class
 * know the URL for a graphic related to your topic
 * have your first draft of your research in a text/word processing document
 * bring //The Bedford Handbook// to class ||
 * W 11/19 || # one more standards presentation
 * 1) linking your URL to the class wiki page
 * 2) who's been to a SEAM meeting?
 * 3) educational shift peer review
 * 4) guidelines for peer reviewers--Bedford pages 46-47
 * 5) guidelines for using reviewers' comments--Bedford pages 50-51
 * 6) any questions about the next Bedford focus?
 * 7) take a peek at chapter 6 assignment
 * 8) field trip || * complete your educational shift--you get one more chance to edit it, but you want it as complete as possible today for class ||
 * M 11/24 || Work Day
 * work on finishing your educational shift wiki
 * do chapter 13 assignment
 * do chapter 14 assignment
 * dust off your résumé and update it || * chapter 3 assignment
 * "important things for every secondary ed major (or soon to be major) to know" assignment
 * final edits of educational shift--complete your educational shift by 9am Tuesday; I will print them off at that time and grade your work based on the printout ||
 * W 11/26 || **//Happy Thanksgiving Break!//** ||  ||
 * M 12/1 || # portfolios [[file:Fall 08 Portfolio Schedule by Day.pdf]]
 * 1) any questions about Bedford focus?
 * 2) chapter 3 class debate
 * 3) who are schools for brainstorm activity
 * 4) a little bit of time with your Build A School team || * chapter 13 assignment
 * chapter 14 assignment ||
 * W 12/3 || # Build A School team presentations
 * 1) any questions about Bedford focus for chapter 6?
 * 2) 4 year schedule comparison
 * 3) good teaching brainstorm
 * 4) good teaching rubrics || * chapter 4 assignment
 * read Bedford focus for next chapter
 * bring a printout of your 4 year schedule or your analysis sheet
 * Build A School presentation ||
 * M 12/8 || # logistics about your philosophy paper (self-eval!)
 * 1) share chapter 6 classroom plans
 * 2) a look at your résumé || * chapter 6 assignment
 * bring //The Bedford Handbook//
 * bring both a printout and an electronic version of your resumé ||
 * W 12/10 || # stuff we didn't finish (resume, good teaching)
 * 1) blog status
 * 2) calculating your final grade
 * 3) bullying article
 * 4) two questions from me to you
 * 5) evaluations || * turn in to Kristin's Office (Ed. Ctr. 219) before class today either
 * philosophy paper
 * EDU 101 notebook ||
 * M 12/15 || No class today. Good luck on your exams in your other classes! || * turn in to Kristin's Office (Ed. Ctr. 219) before 4:30 today the other
 * philosophy paper
 * EDU 101 ||