| Week 1 | 9/6 (Fri) |
What is effective teaching? What is effective education? Introduction to PHS outreach and IE 197 Course organization |
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| Week 2 | 9/9 (Mon) |
How do educators know if they're meeting their goals? Format and what to look for in classroom observations Dates assigned for seminar-leading and PHS demonstration-leading Suitable seminar and PHS demonstration topics |
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| 9/13 (Fri) |
What is education for? What are its primary aims? Assignment due: Read Understanding By Design, pp. 1-44 by G. Wiggins and J. McTighe Read Teaching for Conceptual Change: Confronting Children's Experience by B. Watson and R. Konicek Read the "reading summary and opinion" by Z. Dodds (available Monday) |
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| Week 3 | 9/16 (Mon) | No class this Monday. High-school classroom observations begin | |
| 9/20 (Fri) |
Designing lessons: art or science? Assignment due: Read Understanding By Design, pp. 98-133 Read Shifting from Activitymania to Inquiry, by H. Moscovici and T. H. Nelson Read the "reading summary and opinion" by Z. Dodds (available Monday) |
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| Week 4 | 9/23 (Mon) |
Monday demonstration at PHS: How does a computer think? (Part 1) Leaders: Zach Dodds |
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| 9/27 (Fri) |
Topic: TBD Leaders: TBD Assignment due: Read TBD Read the "reading summary and opinion" |
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| Week 5 | 9/30 (Mon) |
Monday demonstration at PHS: How does a computer think? (Part 2) Leaders: Zach Dodds |
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| 10/4 (Fri) |
Topic: TBD Leaders: TBD Assignment due: Read TBD Read the "reading summary and opinion" |
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| Week 6 | 10/7 (Mon) |
Monday demonstration at PHS: topic to be determined (Part 1) Leaders: TBD Monday demonstration at PHS: topic to be determined (Part 1) Leaders: TBD |
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| 10/11 (Fri) |
Topic: TBD Leaders: TBD Assignment due: Read TBD Read the "reading summary and opinion" |
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| Week 7 | 10/14 (Mon) |
Monday demonstration at PHS: topic to be determined (Part 2) Leaders: TBD Monday demonstration at PHS: topic to be determined (Part 2) Leaders: TBD |
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| 10/18 (Fri) |
Topic: TBD Leaders: TBD Assignment due: Read TBD Read the "reading summary and opinion" |
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| Week 8 | 10/21 (Mon) | Fall break | |
| 10/25 (Fri) |
Topic: TBD Leaders: TBD Assignment due: Read TBD Read the "reading summary and opinion" |
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| Week 9 | 10/28 (Mon) |
Monday demonstration at PHS: topic to be determined (Part 3) Leaders: TBD Monday demonstration at PHS: topic to be determined (Part 3) Leaders: TBD |
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| 11/1 (Fri) |
Topic: TBD Leaders: TBD Assignment due: Read TBD Read the "reading summary and opinion" |
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| Week 10 | 11/4 (Mon) |
Monday demonstration at PHS: topic to be determined (Part 1) Leaders: TBD Monday demonstration at PHS: topic to be determined (Part 1) Leaders: TBD |
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| 11/8 (Fri) |
Topic: TBD Leaders: TBD Assignment due: Read TBD Read the "reading summary and opinion" |
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| Week 11 | 11/11 (Mon) |
Monday demonstration at PHS: topic to be determined (Part 2) Leaders: TBD Monday demonstration at PHS: topic to be determined (Part 2) Leaders: TBD |
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| 11/15 (Fri) |
Topic: TBD Leaders: TBD Assignment due: Read TBD Read the "reading summary and opinion" |
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| Week 12 | 11/18 (Mon) |
Monday demonstration at PHS: topic to be determined (Part 3) Leaders: TBD Monday demonstration at PHS: topic to be determined (Part 3) Leaders: TBD |
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| 11/22 (Fri) |
Topic: TBD Leaders: TBD Assignment due: Read TBD Read the "reading summary and opinion" |
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| Week 13 | 11/25 (Mon) |
Monday demonstration at PHS: topic to be determined (Part 1) Leaders: TBD Monday demonstration at PHS: topic to be determined (Part 1) Leaders: TBD |
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| 11/29 (Fri) | Thanksgiving Break | ||
| Week 14 | 12/2 (Mon) |
Monday demonstration at PHS: topic to be determined (Part 2) Leaders: TBD Monday demonstration at PHS: topic to be determined (Part 2) Leaders: TBD |
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| 12/6 (Fri) |
Topic: TBD Leaders: TBD Assignment due: Read TBD Read the "reading summary and opinion" |
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| Week 15 | 12/9 (Mon) |
Monday demonstration at PHS: topic to be determined (Part 3) Leaders: TBD Monday demonstration at PHS: topic to be determined (Part 3) Leaders: TBD |
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| 12/13 (Fri) |
Perspective on IE 197 and the PHS outreach program |
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