Education 180: Instructors: Teaching Assistants: 22785 EDUC-180-01F F Adele Barrett Hermann adele@ucsc.edu 22782 EDUC-180-01C W |
Date: September 27. Thursday Focus Questions: Who are Teachers? Readings: Ayers CH 1 Meier CH 1 Assignments: |
Date: October 2. Tuesday Focus Questions: Who are Teachers? Readings: Meier CH 2 & 3 Assignments: Ed Journal #1 posted on Nicenet with section
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Date: October 4. Thursday Focus Questions: How do teachers achieve a safe environment? Readings: Ayers CH 2 & 3 / Anti-racist Education Pulling Together to Close the Gaps, Lee Class Notes: Class Share Out: How We Build Community / Tribes Graphic Assignments: E-Journal #1 posted on Nicenet with section TA by 10/5
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Date: October 9. Tuesday Focus Questions: How do we create an inclusive community of learners? Readings: Dear Principal, Clark and Everyone of Our Teachers Believed in Us, Wei / White Privilege Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack, McIntosh Class Notes: Hidden Curriculum: Class Share Out /Butterflies, Why Do You Force Your Ways? Assignments: Ed Letter to a Former Teacher due in lecture today. Choose Literature Study Title in section. |
Date: October 11. Thursday Focus Questions: What are placement expectations and logistics? Readings: Approaches to Multicultural Reform, Banks / Developing Positive Racial Attitudes Assignments: Prepare for school site orientation: Download Teacher Letter, Student Schedule, Placement Log http://people.ucsc.edu/~ktellez/ed80obslog.htm& Driving Directions to school site / Fill out personal schedule. Questions for Alison: alisond@ucsc.edu or 459-1261.Force Your ways? |
Date: October 16. Tuesday Focus Questions: How do we address inequities in the system? What are the implications of our own lenses? Readings: Ladson-Billings But That's Just Good Teaching.1995.pdf / Academic Excellence & Anti-racism (select one grade level of your choice to read: kinder , 1st-2nd, 3rd-4th, 5th-6th, 7th-8th) / Ayers CH 4 Class Notes: Teachers on Tracking, Students on Tracking, Assignments: E-Journal #2 posted on Nicenet by October 19. Attend School Site Orientation and fill out observation log each time you go to placement. http://people.ucsc.edu/~ktellez/ed80obslog.htm |
Date: October 18. Thursday Focus Questions: What does a democratic education mean? Class Notes: Snowball Share Out from Class Readings: Dewey: My Pedagogical CreedÓ http://www.rjgeib.com/biography/credo/dewey.html Meier: CH 4 Assignments: : E-Journal #2 posted on Nicenet by October 19. Choose 1-3 questions for teacher interview from the menu on the syllabus and set a date for interview. Post your interview summary on Nicenet without specific names by November 22. (Be sure to e-mail a copy of your interview summary to your TA when you post it.) |
Date: October 23. Tuesday Focus Questions: How can we liberate the curriculum? Readings: Ayers: CH 5, Lesson Plan Template Assignments: Be sure to fill out placement log each time you go to placement. |
Date: October 25. Thursday Focus Questions: How do we design lessons? Part 1 Readings: Choose 2 model lessons to read from the following: Media Myths Contribute to Hunger in Africa, Menkart / Para teresa, Hernandez-Avila / Exploring Economic Inequities, Goodman / Where I am From, Four Phases Critical Reading and Writing Process,Lesson Ex.: Papa's Working Boots Assignments: |
Date: October 30. Tuesday Focus Questions: How do we design lessons? Part 2 Come see Ms. Tolliver, award winning New York Teacher, in action! Readings: Meier: CH 5, Sara's Lesson Plan Class Notes:Immigration Lesson Notes Assignments: : E-Journal #3 posted on Nicenet by November 2. |
Date: November 1. Thursday Focus Questions: How do teachers use assessment? How does assessment inform practice? Part 1 Readings: Ayers: CH 6 Assignments: E-Journal #3 posted on Nicenet by November 2. |
Date: November 6. Tuesday Focus Questions: How do teachers use assessment? How does assessment inform practice? Part 2 Readings: McTighe & OÕConner, Seven Practices for Effective Learning / Assignments: Form "Creed" groups in section this week. Lesson plans due in section week of Nov. 12./Lesson Plan Expectations |
Date: November 8. Thursday Focus Questions: What do formative models of assessment look like? Readings: Meier: CH 6, Assignments: Form "Creed" groups in section this week. Lesson plans due in section week of Nov. 12, Pedagogical Creed Assignment, Pedagogical Creed Working Draft, |
Date: November 13. Tuesday Focus Questions: What does it look like in the classroom? What are your career options in Education? How do I apply to a Teacher Preparation Program? Readings: Leaving No Child Behind: Overhauling NCLB, Neill / Uncovering Academic Success, Chenoweth / Inside Philadelphia... Chenoweth Assignments: Present Literature Study lessons in section this week. E-Journal #4 posted on Nicenet by November 16. |
Date: November 15. Thursday Focus Questions: What does NCLB set out to do and is it succeeding? Readings: NCLB & Democracy, Meier Assignments: Literature Study lessons in section this week. E-Journal #4 posted on Nicenet with section TA by November 16. |
Date: November 20. Tuesday Work on Pedagogical Creed with your group. No whole group class meeting. No sections this week. Focus Question: How will your group approach the Creed asignment? Readings: Ayers:CH 7 & 8 Assignments: Post Teacher Interview by 11/22 on Nicenet. E-mail lesson reflection to section leader before November 27. |
Date: November 22. Thursday THANKSGIVING NO CLASS |
Date: November 27. Tuesday Focus Questions: Can accountability support learning for all students?(Group work on NCLB / reform in Creed groups.) Readings: Meier: CH 7&8, links to further articles: Rethinking Schools Spring 07A: http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/21_03/nclb213.shtmlRethinking Schools Spring 07B: http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/21_03/elep213.shtml Assignments: You will need to have done the readings for the last two weeks as we will refer to them in class. Please bring readings on NCLB & Reform to class. E-Journal #5 posted on Nicenet by November 30. E-mail lesson reflection to section leader before 11/29 tomorrow. |
Date: November 29. Thursday Focus Questions: How do we incorporate this and all that we have learned into our own pedagogical creed? Readings: Meier: CH 9 Assignments: E-Journal #5 posted on Nicenet by November 30. |
Date: December 4. Tuesday Focus Questions: What do local teachers have to tell us? Readings: Assignments: Pedagogical Creed documents due to section leader by Tuesday, December 11. |
Date: December 6, Thursday Focus Questions: What matters to you? Present Pedagogical Creeds Readings: Photo Gallery of Creeds will be uploaded soon. Link to a video used by one Creed Group for presentation: excellentcase study of culturally relevent pedagogy and efforts to close the achievement gap: Semillas del pueblo http://youtube.com/watch?v=MrJYcaLVTuE Assignments: Pedagogical Creed documents due to section leader by Tuesday, December 11. Placement Logs due in Carrie's and Adele's mailboxes in Soc Sci 1, 2nd floor in the Education Department Mailroom by 4:30 PM on Dec. 13, Thursday. |