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Week One - Sept 8-10 |
Tuesday ___________________________ Introduction to the course/syllabus Backward lesson design Introduction to set induction/anticipatory set Concept of "Transmediation"
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Thursday ____________________________ Read and respond to Morgan (handout) Response written in class to Christenbury- ereserve: Chapt 1, "The Teacher, the Student, the School" Introduction to Microteachings Web Site treasure hunt |
| Week Two- Sept. 15-17 | Sign up for a conference in class with LMC re. student teaching placement and unit ideas; In-class: sample set-induction: Introduction to NCTE and Doublespeak. Read Golden: "Teaching a Complete Film," and Constanzo: on ereserve for engl5922. Be ready to choose a film and prepare to teach. Come with a seminar book chosen to teach to the rest of the class. | Microteaching #1 in class. Turn in lesson plan. |
| Week Three- Sept. 22-24 | Collaborative teaching of film lessons- planning session, see handout Self-Evaluation for MT #1 due Preparation for Microteaching #2 - Joe Schingen? |
Lab- Gere-Social Construct - ereserve Planning of a Unit based on the Seven Revolutions, with a partner |
| Week Four- Sept. 29, Oct 1 | - Microteaching #2 | Microteaching #2 |
| Week Five- Oct. 6-8 | Dead Poet's Society; Freedom Writers Self-evaluations of MT #2 due; choose an extra role English teachers take on to eventually present to the class (newspaper; yearbook; etc.) |
Renaissance Man, Dangerous Minds Bring in resumes to begin website; |
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Week Six - Oct. 13/15 |
Self-Evals of MT #2 due; Listening presentation. | Complete Unit Planning Guide due(see website on Unit Planning); Vygotsky presentation |
| Week Seven- Oct. 20/22 | Unit- Prefatory Statement and Web Quest idea due for peer review Langer presentation |
Apprenticeship Observation Notes; Bring in assessment possibilities for your unit. Vygotsky presentation |
| Week Eight- Oct. 27/29 | Morgan Presentation; Gender Variance and Literacy- English Journal presentation. Presentation on Spelling Instruction, read ereserve to be announced |
Teacher Tamara Maxwell presentation, Read and respond to e-reserves as to how this material will assist you in your unit: Teaching Media Literacy by Beach, Appleman, et al. James Gee Presentation |
| Week Nine- Nov. 3/5 | Present on the Extra Curricular Roles of English Teachers | Complete Draft of Unit and Web Quest (to be shown in lab) due |
Apprenticeship 11/10-12 /3 |
Turn in materials for all remaining Microteachings as you are finished with them : 3(2 with DVD), self-evaluations, teacher evaluations, lesson plans. Email to me an attachment of your prompt for your book on-line, then post twice for each discussion (once in intial response to your group colleagues' prompts, a second time to a peer's response to the initial posted discussion) |
Be working on your web page and the final draft of your unit. We will on-campus class or dinner meetings (Thursdays 4:00?) to discuss your apprenticeship insights and problems or to have teachers present to you. |
| Week Ten- Nov. 10/12 | no class |
4:00 or dinner- ?? Jill Lofald |
| Week Eleven- Nov. 17/19 | no class | 4:00 Neil Witikko- RM.# 208 Hermantown- TV Production |
| Week Twelve- Nov. 24/26 | no class | Thanksgiving Break |
| Week Thirteen- Dec. 1/3 | no class | Final Exam Rehearsal |
| Week Fourteen- December 8/11 | Final Exam | Final Draft of UNIT due |
| Week Fifteen- Dec. 15 | Web Page due | |
Sample Super Syllabus from last year, consider doing this for Block 2
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Teaching American Indian Students |
Human Relations in Classrooms |
Teaching Communication Arts/Literature |
Secondary Apprenticship |
Wednesday 10/22 |
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Subsequent post on Moodle by midnight. |
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Legal issues for teachers - readings. |
Thursday 10/23 |
Four Hills Ch.2, and activities. Group 3 presents |
Finish reading articles for today. |
Presentations on extracurricular roles of teachers/Jamie Aspenson, rubric assessment design |
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Monday 10/27 |
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Tuesday 10/28 |
Four Hills Ch. 3 and activities. Group 4 presents. |
Podcast and 2 readings. |
Significant Assumptions written and launch idea- Barbara Titus- speaking and listening |
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Wednesday 10/29 |
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MN Statues assignment due. Discussion of ePortfolio in class. |
Thursday 10/30 |
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Podcast and 2 readings from Tuesday. |
Beach Ch. 11 Review of two links for your unit - critical analysis (see handout): Presentations: Book Clubs, Speech and Debate, Creative Writing Magazine |
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Monday 11/3 |
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Tuesday 11/4 |
Four Hills Ch. 4 due. Do not do activities like before. |
VOTE. Optional video, 4 readings for this week. |
Drafts of Webquests or Assessment Plan. Begin book for on-line discussion. Presentations: Drama, Odyssey of the Mind, Newspaper |
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Wednesday 11/5 |
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Teacher observation, SMART goal, Imp. Plan due. |
Thursday 11/6 |
Reclaiming Youth At Risk. Also - Circle of Courage handout. |
Finish up the 4 readings. |
DRAFTS OF UNIT AND WEBQUEST DUE |
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During Apprenticeship 11/10 - 12/3 |
Work on cultural experience |
Due on 11/26: Culturally inclusive and responsive classroom plan. See instructions on Moodle. Due by ?: Lesson on Ladder of Prejudice. |
All Microteachings – CD with video, self-evals, teacher evals, lesson plans. Online discussions - email prompt for book to Linda, then post twice for each discussion. Work on eportfolio, final draft of unit.
11/11-6PM pizza potlk- Cal Benson- writing Nov. 18- 4:00 Hermantown Witikko’s TV Production Nov.25- 4:00-Central H.S. Joe Schingen’s discussions |
Due 11/14: Lesson Plan #1. Due 12/3: Interview with student. Due 12/10: Lesson plan #2 with student work. Due 12/15: ePortfolio. |
Thursday 12/4 |
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Due 12/5 by 5 PM: Analysis of school and school community. Rubric on Moodle. |
FINAL DRAFT OF UNIT DUE- Mock Search Committee interview rehearsal |
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Tuesday 12/9 |
Begin movie: Edge of America |
Bring to Class: hard copies of classroom and school culture assignments. Will be doing activity in class. |
Final exam rehearsal
4:00 Final Exam
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Wednesday 12/10 |
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Lesson plan #2, with student work, due. Discuss evaluation of student work. Sign up for exit interview. |
Thursday 12/11 |
Finish movie, reflection on "Circle of Courage" due. POTLUCK! :) |
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Read Christenbury, Chapter 10. Eportfolio Due; send LMC invitation to view |
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