Secondary and K-12 Program Block 1 Fall 2009 Classes

• Choose either morning or afternoon schedule: Unless you have a conflict with other non-Block 1 classes (i.e. courses that you are taking along with your Block 1 classes), you should register either for all morning sections of the Block classes, or all afternoon sections.

  • Reason: During the 4 week apprenticeship time (weeks 11-15), you will be expected to be out every week day for half a day for this entire time instead of being in your Block 1 classes. Thus, if you register for all morning Block 1 classes (and the Tuesday evening section of EdSe 4100*), then during your 4 week apprenticeship you will spend mornings out in the schools; if you register for all afternoon Block 1 classes, then during your 4 week apprenticeship you will spend afternoons out in the schools
• Professional Day: You will receive your apprenticeship placement during the Professional Day meeting (which is Friday afternoon of week 2 of the semester). Immediately following that meeting you will be asked to contact your apprenticeship cooperating teacher to plan your apprenticeship hours for the semester.

  • Weekly apprenticeship hours: Beginning the third week of the semester you will be required to spend 1-2 hours each week at your apprenticeship site during the weeks leading up to your 4-week experience. These 1 - 2 hours per week are not shown on the schedule below, but it is important that you plan them into your schedule so that you make sure that you have time to do this.

Morning Section

Afternoon Section

STEP Essential Questions Block by Block

EdSe Pre Admission Required Courses Essential Questions:

1. Do I want to teach school?
2. What is the role of schools in our society?
3. Who will I be teaching?
4. Do I have the technological skill to prepare me to teach?

EdSe Block I - Core Courses Essential Questions

1. How do I design learner-sensitive lessons?
2. Who will my students be?
3. What will my teaching look like?
4. How will I design a classroom environment that encourages learning for all?
5. How will I manage my students well?

Edse Block II – Core Courses Essential Questions:    

1. Am I ready to teach school?
2. Can I design lessons that are sensitive to all learners?
3. Can I design units that exhibit best practices in pedagogy in my field?
4. Can I design units and utilize effective and appropriate assessment for and of learning?
5. Can I teach reading effectively as I deliver my content area?

EdSe Block III - Essential Questions:

1. Am I ready to teach school?
2. How will I find a job?
3. What are my strengths as a teacher?
4. What are my limitations as a teacher?
5. Do I want to enter and grow in this profession?