Tentative Course Calendar
(last revised
8/18/10)
Date
|
Topics/Activities on that Date |
Assignments and Due Date |
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T 8/31 |
Course Overview, Assessment and
Curriculum Design, Overview of TWS Assignment |
1. revise
teaching philosophy in LT to include nature of science teaching (should now
contain all 3 parts) – due 9/6 by 5 PM 2. make
a list of your goals for the course to turn in and discuss tomorrow 3. think
about a topic for TWS (this will be "theme" for you for the
semester) |
|
R 9/2 |
Kinds of assessments |
1. Read formative assessment article 2. Read chapter on assessment in text, 3. Complete the backward design individual task (due 9/7) |
|
T 9/7 |
Assessment and Curriculum Design (contÕd),
participate in Electricity inquiry lesson |
Create lesson plan in LiveText based on the electricity lesson you experienced
in class |
|
W 9/8 |
Student
Teaching Meeting with Mr. Fetzer, Acting Director
of Student Teaching |
6:30 – 8:00 PM in
Ulmer Planetarium |
|
R 9/9 |
ÒBreak downÓ electricity lesson, Inquiry and the 5E method |
Read
BSCS Inquiry Handbook, Inquiry article from TST, Chapters 6 & 7 from
Inquiry and the NSES |
|
T 9/14 |
Inquiry and the 5E method (contÕd), work session on 5E
lesson plan, review lesson planning in LiveText |
Create
a 5E lesson plan and plan to teach ÒengageÓ portion in a 20-minute lesson on
9/16 |
|
R 9/16 |
ÒEngageÓ microteach |
Watch
video of microteach and write reflection |
|
T 9/21 |
Overview of and practice with probeware
|
Plan
a 20-minute lesson to teach on 9/23, use data to teach a concept |
|
R 9/23 |
Probeware/Data Microteach |
Watch
video of microteach (pick up on 9/24) and write
reflection |
|
T 9/28 |
Modeling Software (Model-It), Image
Processing, Digital Microscopes |
|
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R 9/30 |
Curricular Resources, Analyzing Curricular materials,
Developing a resource file for your unit |
Resource
file (due TBA) |
|
T 10/5 |
Questioning and Leading Discussions |
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R 10/7 |
Leading Discussions (contÕd), Issues, Project- and
Problem-based Science |
Create
discussion tool and plan a 20 minute lesson that includes a discussion, Read
Poisons Project article |
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T 10/12 |
NO CLASS - FOLLOW MONDAY SCHEDULE |
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R 10/14 |
Òleading
a discussionÓ microteach |
Review
MT videotape and do assigned reflections |
|
T 10/19 |
Observation/Participation
in Schools |
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R 10/21 |
Observation/Participation
in Schools |
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T 10/26 |
Observation/Participation
in Schools |
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R 10/28 |
Observation/Participation in Schools |
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T 11/2 |
Observation/Participation in Schools |
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R 11/4 |
Observation/Participation
in Schools |
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T 11/9 |
Inclusion and Making Adaptations |
Embed
Òsuper-strategiesÓ in the LP from the last microteach
and specific adaptations based on one of the sample IEPs
provided. (due ?), complete field experience tasks
as described in class (due date ?) |
|
R 11/11 |
Cooperative Learning |
Describe how you would
adapt a lesson plan not designed for cooperative learning to include the
necessary criteria for cooperative learning OR critique a lesson plan
designed for cooperative learning based on the necessary criteria (due ?) |
|
T 11/16 |
Reading/Writing
Across the Curriculum - Reading |
1.
Field Experience Assignments due
2. Write a lesson plan (in LT)
using one of the strategies introduced in class for an activity that would
involve some in-class reading
|
|
R 11/18 |
Reading/Writing Across the Curriculum - Writing |
Write a lesson plan (in LT)
using one of the strategies introduced in class for an activity that would
involve some in-class writing |
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T 11/23 |
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students;
Cooperative Learning |
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R 11/25 |
NO CLASS - T-GIVING |
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T 11/30 |
Teaching with NSF Curriculum Materials |
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R 12/2 |
Teaching with NSF Curriculum Materials |
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T 12/7 |
Teaching with Technology |
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R 12/9 |
Teaching with Technology |
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T 12/14-18 |
Final meeting during final exam week |
TWS
Factors 1-4 due |