Date / Term Week |
Topic for Class |
Assigned Coursework:
Complete prior to course meeting. |
| See UMD Calendar |
Subject to Adjustment per progress |
Text chapters |
Week 1 (Jan. 22) |
The Educated Person / Course Intro |
Read Syllabus Online
Begin to Read Chapter 1
Register Turning Point Device |
Week 2 (Jan. 29) |
The Educated Person |
Complete Chapter 1 (cont.). |
Week 3 (Feb. 5) |
Philosophical Roots of Education |
Read Chapter 2 |
Week 4 (Feb. 12) |
Philosophies of Education |
Read Chapter 3 |
Week 5 (Feb. 19) |
Test, Movie, Complete Chapter 3 |
Test 1 (Chapters 1, 2, and 3)
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Week 6 (Feb. 26) |
Decisions About Curriculum |
Read Chapter 4
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Week 7 (Mar. 4) |
Thinking About Learning |
Complete Chapt. 4 Read Chapter 5
Portfolio Entries 1-4 Due by Friday |
Week 8 (Mar. 11) |
The Nature of the Teaching Profession
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Chapter 5 |
March 17-21 Spring Break |
Break
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Break |
March 24-28
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The Nature of the Teaching Profession |
Chapter 6 |
March 31-April 4 |
School and Society in America
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Chapter 7 |
April 7-12 |
Test, Begin Movement and Change
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Test 2 Chaps 4, 5, 6, & 7. Begin 8 |
April 14-19 |
Movement and Change
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Complete 8 |
April 21-25 |
Equity
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Chapter 9 |
April 28-May 2 |
School Reform
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Chapter 11 |
| May 5-9 |
Review, Educational Reform
Portfolios II (5 entries) due by Friday, May 9. |
Test 3 on chapters 8, 9, 11. |
May 12-16 |
Final Examination |
Final Exam: Chapters 1-9, 11
Thursday, May 15, 12:00-1:55.
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