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 * TE 407 CALENDAR AT-A-GLANCE**
 * Please note that "AFTERNOON BREAK" refers to the 4:10--6:00 pm part of TE 407 for Mark's and Elizabeth's sections on Wednesdays. For Justin's section, this takes place with Gerardo Aponte on Thursdays from 4:10--6:00 pm.

[RRT = Reflections on Reading & Teaching] [PPP = Professional Practitioner Portfolio] [PGP = Professional Growth Plan] [UPP = Unit Plan Project]


 * Wednesday, August 31 (Seminar)**

1. The Philosophy of Seating Charts 2. Introductions to Groups & the Class 3. Discussion: Social Studies -- Argumentation, Advocacy, & Democratic Citizenship

//Assignments for 9/7://
 * //Complete first RRT post and read and respond to at least five of your peers' postings on their new wikispace pages//
 * //Read pp. 1-8 from "Introduction" and pp. 145-156 "Uncovering the Lessons of Classroom Furniture" in// //__The New Teacher Book__//
 * //Read pp. 1-8 from "Chapter 1 - The Social Studies" in __Instructional Strategies__ book//


 * Wednesday, September 7 -** **(Seminar)**

1. What is a Methods Class? 2. Generating Course Themes 3. Develop Practitioner Growth Plan & Rubric


 * Wednesday, September 7 - (Lab)**

1. The Pros and Cons of Self-Disclosure 2. Crafting a First Day Introduction 3. Delivering the Introductions 4. Sharing "Philosophy of Teaching" in group


 * Monday, September 12 -** **(Seminar)**

1. What is a Methods Class? 2. Generating Course Themes 3. Develop Practitioner Growth Plan & Rubric

Wednesday, September 14 - (Seminar)
1. Summarize and clarify main ideas from __//Instructional Strategies//__ reading. 2. As a class, engage in practice planning a two-week social studies unit on "The Modern Middle East"

//Assignments for 9/14:// > >
 * 1) Consult the Michigan State Standards to identify learning objectives to be met by this unit.
 * 2) Develop essential questions with concentric circles of knowing  related to your unit’s content.
 * 3) Discuss different types of instruction  and think about what would be most fitting for different parts of the unit.
 * 4) Research resources for teaching  this unit.
 * //Complete second RRT post on teacher characteristics and attributes.//
 * //Read pp. 9-34 in __The New Teacher Book__ (Chp 1 from How I Survived My First Year through "What should I wear to school")//
 * //Read pp. 47-72 in __Instructional Strategies__ book (Chp 3 through "The Lesson Plan" stop at "The importance of Reflection")//

Monday, September 19
1. Guest Teacher: Claire Yates on Understanding By Design 2. Continue Developing Unit Plan on the "The Modern Middle East" 407 Agenda September 19.docx UbD.ppt // Assignments for 9/19: //
 * Read the following two readings:[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32"]] Onosko Thoughtful Units.pdf[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32"]] B.D. pdf.pdf
 * Email Colleague Consultant and ask how they develop a unit plan and decide what is most important to teach

Wednesday, September 21
407 Agenda September 21.docx Direct_Instruction.ppt

// Assignments for 9/21: //
 * Reflection on the following: A) What has been most difficult in planning this unit so far? B) Do you think units should be planned chronologically? around a theme? through enduring understandings? a combination? Why?

Monday, September 26
1. Modeling a Unit Plan 2. Group Developed Unit Plans 3. Share Out 4. Good Teaching/Teacher Evaluations Article

// Assignment // - Read the following two pieces on objectives and lesson planning How To Start Planning a Unit.PDF Learning Objectives.PDF Instructional Strategies pgs 25-35, Chp 2 first 10 pages.

Wednesday, September 28
Lab 1. 5 Minute Micro Teachings with Feedback 2. Debrief - What did we learn 3. Go over Instructional Strategy reading 4. Plan for next week

Seminar 1. Professional Practitioner Portfolios 2. Go over Professional Growth Plan assignment 3. Start drafting plans 4. Feedback Five

// Assignment //
 * Come with a prepared five minute direct instruction, or lecture about Christianity in the Middle East Today. You will be presenting your lecture to a group of five other students during lab.
 * Reflection: Post the response from your colleague consultant about unit plans. If you have not heard back write about anything that has troubled or inspired you about teaching the past few weeks.
 * Read //Instructional Strategies// Chp 5 "Lecture and Direct Instruction" pgs 113-131.

Monday, October 3
1. Weekend Check in, High/Low 2. Discuss Fendler Article 3. Finalize Professional Growth Plans 4. Watch TED Talk

//Assignments//
 * Read "Edwin and Phyllis" by Lynn Fendler [[file:Fendler Conversation.pdf]]

Wednesday, October 5
Lab 1. Micro Teach 10 minute Lectures with Feedback 2. Debrief 3. What is Questioning?

Seminar 1. Professional Practitioner Portfolios 2. Discuss Assessment 3. Model Lesson Plan 4. Begin Group Developed Lesson Plans 5. Feedback Five

//Assignments//
 * Come with a prepared 10 minute lecture on a topic of your choice
 * Read //Instructional Strategies// "An Introduction to Assessment" (Chp 2) pgs 35-44
 * Arrive with a completed Professional Practitioner Portfolio piece to share out with your group
 * Reflection: (A) What are the benefits and drawbacks of Standardized Tests? (B) How do you think teachers should be evaluated?

Monday, October 10
1. Odds and Ends 2. Claire Yates with UBD Stage 2 Assessment

Wednesday, October 12
Lab 1. Modeled Questioning Lesson 2. Discuss lesson and reading on Questioning 3. Questioning case study 4. Professional Pracitioner Portfolios

Seminar 1. Odds and Ends 2. Finish group developed lesson plans 3. Share out lesson plans 4. Revisit Assessment 5. Feedback Five

// Assignments //
 * Read: Instructional Strategies, "Questioning" Chp 6 pgs 133-150.
 * Look over sample rubrics
 * Professional Practitioner Portfolio
 * Reflection

Monday, October 17
1. Weekend Check In - most memorable moment 2. Look at Sample Assignment 3. Develop rubrics in groups 4. Grade papers group/individual 5. Debrief

//Assignments//

Wednesday, October 19 (SEMESTER MIDTERM)
Lab 1. First Questioning Micro Teachings with Feedback 2. What did we learn? Case Study 3. Professional Practice Portfolios

Seminar CURRICULUM! 1. Agree / Disagree about Curriculum 2. Discuss Dubois and Jesse Jones reading 3. Watch and discuss[| Chimamanda Adichie]

//Assignments//
 * Come with a prepared 5-7 minute Questioning Lesson Plan
 * Professional Practitioner Portfolio
 * Reflection
 * Read [[file:Johnson__WEB_Dubois__Thomas_Jesse_Jones_.pdf]]

Monday, October 24
1. Check In 2. 407 Cross Section Colloquium Rm 252

Wednesday, October 26
Lab 1. Odds and Ends 2. Second Questioning Microteach (10 minutes each)

Seminar 1. Discuss Tyranny of Coverage - as a group, make up a study sheet for the chapter. 2. 30-50 Trees 3. What is Curriculum again? //Assignments//


 * Read the Tyranny of Coverage [[file:The Tyranny of Coverage.pdf]]
 * Read Instructional Strategies, "Defining the Curriculum" Chp 1 pgs 8-24.
 * Reflection: (A)What surprised you most about this reading? (B) What would you argue were the strongest influences on how social studies began? (C) In what ways might the foundations of social studies impact what we do or don’t do today? (reference the last full paragraph on pg 91 as well as the one that follows it)

Monday, October 31
1. Standards Standards Standards activity

2. Text Books and Literacy 3. How do we bring all of this together??? 4. Concept Formation - Getting started. //Assignments//
 * Instructional Strategies, "Concept Formation" Chp 7 pgs 151-166.

Wednesday, November 2
12:40 - 2:30 VISIT BEN PINEDA'S CLASS AT HASLETT MIDDLE SCHOOL!!! 4:10 - 6:00 Debrief visit, PPP.

//Assignments//
 * PPP
 * Reflection: Describe crucial (memorable) aspects of the hidden and null curricula that you experienced in secondary school. (ie what did you learn from school that was not academic, or what did you understand to be important or not important based on what you were taught or were not taught)

Monday, November 7
1. Standards Readings 2. Text Books! 3. Field Placement Time

//Assignments//


 * The New Teacher Book:Standards and Tests Attack Multiculturalism (chp 3) pgs 169-179
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The New Teacher Book: Dealing with Standardized Tests (chp 3) pgs 221-226
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The New Teacher Book: Reading Between the Bubbles: Teaching Students to Critically Examine Tests (chp 3) pgs 227-235

Wednesday, November 9
1. Micro-teach Concept Formation 2. Attention grabbers

1. Designing Field Placement Research Questions 2. PPP 3. Feedback and the Enduring Understandings

//Assignments//
 * //PPP//
 * Reflection - Anything you remember, or want to ask about our visit with Ben at Haslett Middle.

Monday, November 14
Knowing Our Students

//Assignments//


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Instructional Strategies: The Learner (all of Chp 4) pgs 89-110
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The New Teacher Book: Should I try to be a friend to my students? pg 19


 * Wednesday, November 16**

//Assignments//
 * //PPP//
 * Either, email your corresponding colleague to ask how they get to know their students and also what limits they put on their relationships with students OR write about the teacher you were closest to in either middle or high school, why was this teacher important to you? How did it impact what you did in his or her class?

Monday, November 21

//Assignments// //Take the intelligences test at// http://literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html and respond to how well it fits you and if you think it is helpful in understanding how you learn.

Wednesday, November 23 (NO CLASS - THANKSGIVING BREAK)

Monday, November 28

//Assignments//

Wednesday, November 30 (NO CLASS - NCSS CONFERENCE)

//Assignments// Instructional Strategies "Cooperative Learning" Chp 8 pgs 167-188.

Monday, December 5

//Assignments//

Wednesday, December 7 (LAST DAY OF CLASS)

//Assignments//

Monday, December 12

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Wednesday, December 14

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