007+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 3/19 || Scavenger Hunt || no homework yet :-) ||
 * M 3/24 || # index card activity
 * 1) review class wiki
 * 2) discuss philosophy paper
 * 3) if you have a laptop, please bring it to class, even when we meet in the Computer Lab || bring your answers from the Scavenger Hunt to class ||
 * W 3/26 || # what's an artifact? why are we collecting them?
 * 1) review 5 quotes assignment and EDU101 notebook (part 1) assignment
 * 2) good teaching brainstorm
 * 3) good teaching rubrics || * bring //The Bedford Handbook// and //Joy of Teaching// books to class
 * chapter 1 assignment
 * bring your answers from the Scavenger Hunt to class (again) ||
 * M 3/31 || MEET IN PETER MILLS COMPUTER ROOM IN THE LIBRARY
 * 1) issue with small DVDs
 * 2) set up blog account
 * 3) your first blog entry: write your answers to 3 of the 4 questions from the Scavenger Hunt--make it one blog entry, title it "Scavenger Hunt"
 * 4) your second blog entry is the chapter 1 assignment
 * 5) add your blog URL to the class artifact page
 * 6) look at Bedford Handbook UMF list
 * 7) revise your first two blog entries
 * 8) read Bedford focus for chapter 2 || *
 * bring your answers from the chapter 1 assignment
 * bring your answers from the Scavenger Hunt to class (again) ||
 * W 4/2 || # share quotes
 * 1) enter your quote in the artifacts wiki
 * 2) any questions about next Bedford focus?
 * 3) discuss and assign standards || * 5 quotes
 * finish your Scavenger Hunt and Chapter 1 blog entries--make sure you edit them for items in the faculty pet peeve list in the front of Bedford
 * add your URL to the blog list on the artifacts page
 * chapter 2 assignment
 * bring a laptop to class if you have one ||
 * M 4/7 || # share notebooks
 * 1) review educational shift assignment
 * 2) group synthesis of answers to chapter 2 questions
 * 3) share standards
 * 4) any questions about Bedford focus for chapters 3 or 7?
 * 5) who are schools for brainstorm activity
 * 6) a little bit of time with your Build A School team || * EDU101 notebook (part 1)
 * read Bedford focus for chapters 3 and 7
 * standards presentations should be ready ||
 * W 4/9 || Observation
 * 1) rest of standards
 * 2) a look at the standards artifacts page
 * 3) transparent teaching
 * 4) why the standards? why the standards this way?
 * 5) why the quotes?
 * 6) why the notebooks now?
 * 7) why the 3 printouts?
 * 8) the classroom we were in last Monday
 * 9) portfolios: [|Spring 08 Portfolio Schedule.xls]
 * 10) any questions about Bedford focus for chapters 3, 7, or 4?
 * 11) chapter 3 class debate || * chapter 3 assignment
 * chapter 7 assignment
 * [|learn your Middle East countries] ||
 * M 4/14 || # discuss educational shifts wiki
 * 1) any questions about Bedford focus for chapter 5?
 * 2) certification research follow-up activity
 * 3) take a peek at chapter 6 assignment
 * 4) Build A School team presentations
 * 5) compare 4 year schedules || * certification research assignment
 * chapter 4 assignment (because the Build A School activity got postponed, the chapter 4 blog entry isn't due until Wednesday at 8:30am)
 * read Bedford focus for chapter 5
 * bring a printout of your 4 year schedule or your analysis sheet ||
 * W 4/16 || SYMPOSIUM DAY || * "important things for every secondary ed major (or soon to be major) to know" assignment
 * Symposium assignment
 * Your symposium assignment is due on Friday by 10am ||
 * || **//Spring Break 4/21 - 4/25//** ||  ||
 * M 4/28 || MEET IN PETER MILLS COMPUTER ROOM ON 3RD FLOOR OF THE LIBRARY
 * 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
 * prepare for your educational shifts wiki
 * research educational shift topics
 * claim your topic: add it to the artifact page--no duplicates allowed--first come first served
 * 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
 * bring //The Bedford Handbook// to class ||
 * W 4/30 || MEET IN PETER MILLS COMPUTER ROOM ON 3RD FLOOR OF THE LIBRARY
 * 1) guest speaker
 * 2) educational shift peer review
 * 3) any questions about Bedford focus for chapter 6?
 * 4) last chapter 3 debate
 * 5) finish good teaching rubrics || * read Bedford focus for chapter 6
 * complete your educational shift ||
 * M 5/5 || # items from Dr. Thorson
 * 1) logistics about your philosophy paper
 * 2) share chapter 6 classroom plans
 * 3) any questions about Bedford focus for chapter 7?
 * 4) a look at chapters 13 and 14 and your resumé || * final edits of educational shift
 * chapter 6 assignment
 * bring //Joy of Teaching// and //The Bedford Handbook//
 * bring both a printout and an electronic version of your resumé
 * send your email to seamumf@yahoo.com if you're interested in staying updated about S.E.A.M. (Wednesday's guest speaker) ||
 * W 5/7 || #
 * 1) "Surprise" and "Advice"
 * 2) evaluations || * turn in to Kristin's office (Ed. Ctr. 219) before class either:
 * philosophy paper
 * EDU 101 notebook ||
 * M 5/12 || (no class today--good luck on your exams in your other classes!) || * turn in to Kristin's office (Ed. Ctr. 219) before 4:30 either:
 * philosophy paper
 * EDU 101 notebook ||