SPE 2800 Teachers, Schools, & Learners
Readings & Assignments:
Tuesday, August 26th
1. WELCOME!
2. Read Chapters 1 & 2 for next week, be prepared to discuss
Tuesday, September 2nd
1. Read Chapter 3 for next week; come to class with the intent of good discussion and active participation
2. Write Personal Teaching Statement and turn in to me on 9/9
Tuesday, September 9th
1. Read Chapter 4 for next week and be ready to discuss
2. Be thinking about your own philosophy of teaching
3. Internship placements need to be finalized by next week (15 days – 2 hours each day, 30 hours total)
4. Internship FORMS are due to me 9/16
Tuesday, September 16th
1. Best/Worst Teacher assignment is due 9/23
2.You should start your internship beginning the week of Monday, September 22nd
Tuesday, September 23rd
1. Education Philosophy assignment is due 9/30
2. Internship: ADDITIONAL FORM, all placement forms due tonight, writing reflections
3. Collect Best/Worst Teacher assignment
4. Review for Exam 1
5.You should start your internship this week! ALL internship experiences should be completed by
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14th
*This gives you 8 weeks to complete this assignment
6. STUDY for Exam 1
Tuesday, September 30th
1. Exam 1 (IN CLASS)
- Collect Educational Philosophy assignment
- Read Chapters 7 & 8 for next week and come to class with discussion points
Tuesday, October 7th
1. Look at Exam 1 (Think about what you can do to be better prepared for next time – only 1 more exam left!)
* I MUST COLLECT THESE AFTER YOU LOOK AT YOURS TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE TESTS! THANKS FOR UNDERSTANDING! (If you have individual questions, please see me after class.)
2. Group projects- coming up!
3. Discuss readings (chp. 7 & 8)
4. For next time, read Chapter 9 and come to class prepared for discussion
Tuesday, October 14th
1. English Language Learners – research
2. Directions for Summative Reflection
3. Group projects – decide on final topic this evening, per my approval
4. Discuss readings
5. For next time, please read Chapters 6 & 13 and be prepared for discussion
Tuesday, October 21st
- Classroom environment and management – rules v. procedures
- Noteworthy reads:
The First Day of School (Wong)
Developing Character in Students (Vincent)
Teaching with Love & Logic (Fay & Funk)
Lives on the Boundary (Rose)
- Article: “Teaching – A Profession” (Haley)
- Handout – 101 Ways to Praise a Child, 101 Ways to Cope with Stress
- Discuss chapters
- Review for FINAL EXAM!
- Group projects – final questions, clarifications
- For next week, PLEEEEEEEZE study for your test!!!
Tuesday, October 28th BOO!
- FINAL EXAM in class
- Remember that November 4th is a Work Week for your research project. Please communicate and meet with your group sometime during the week.
Tuesday, November 4th
- Work Week – NO CLASS
- Group project (Power Point and paper) are DUE NEXT WEEK, NOVEMBER 11th!!!
Tuesday, November 11th
- Look at Final Exam – I MUST COLLECT THESE!
- ALL group projects and papers must be turned in to me this evening (no exceptions)
- Group presentations (I am excited!) We will pick numbers from a bag to determine order, as I shouldn’t have a problem with 1-5! HA!
- Internship Reflections and Summative Reflection are due next week – November 18th (Please have them in a folder of some type for me.)
Tuesday, November 18th
- Today is a GREAT DAY!
- Turn in Internship Reflections and Summative Reflection
- Group presentations
Tuesday, November 25th
- Group presentations
- THANK YOU FOR A FABULOUS SEMESTER!!!
- Legend of the Five Kernels
- Gift of Words
- Course Evaluation
- Happy Thanksgiving!