Responsibilities:

• Unit at PHS:
  • Unit Group: Decide on members to teach unit with. Due: 9/15.
  • Topic Research: Spend a significant chunk of time (4 hours) with your group investigating possible topics. The Internet is a great resource! This should result in your group being able to complete one or two templates (for one or two topics) that you are willing to teach. Due: 9/22.
  • Unit Topic: Decide on group topic. Due: 9/22.
  • Unit Plan: Sketch out your unit at a high-level, outlining the lecture component, leading questions, and activity for each PHS day (2+ pages, outline format). Also comment on the motivations for your lesson, i.e. the backwards design component (3+pages, essay). Due: 9/29.
  • First Lecture: Finalize and practice the lecture portion of your first lesson. Also run through a simulation for your first day's activity to verify its feasibility. Due: 10/9.
  • Teaching: Each week, present your lesson at PHS. One member of your team should always serve as note-taker, observing how the lesson proceeds in their journal. Each lesson day, this duty will rotate to another member of the group. After the lesson, your group should meet and discuss these observations, altering next week's plan as needed. Slides for the next week and a simulation of any planned activities should also be finalized and rehearsed at this meeting.
  • Unit Reflection Paper Extend your your Unit Plan into a final version that includes the draft of the Pomona High lessons that were taught, a self-assessment, and changes that would be made if it were taught again. (8+ pages)
• Seminar at HMC:
  • Seminar Date: Decide on a date to hold your seminar. Due: 9/8.
  • Seminar Topic: Decide on a seminar topic. Due 2 weeks before your seminar.
  • Seminar Reading List: Select 3 to 5 readings on a seminar topic in education of your choice. At least two documents must reflect conflicting points of view. At least one document must be substantial (e.g. book chapter, scholarly journal, Atlantic Monthly, etc). Due 1 week before your seminar.
  • Summary Opinion Essay: Essay summarizing and responding to the seminar readings you've selected. Include in 2 to 4 leading questions. Length: 2 pages. Due 2 days before seminar.
  • Seminar Plan: A 1-page plan (a brief outline is fine) for managing your seminar. Must include at least one interactive activity. Due 2 days before seminar.
  • Seminar: Present your seminar in class. After each seminar, every student should spend at least 5 minutes writing about their reactions in their journals.
  • Seminar Reflection Paper: Extend your Summary Opinion Essay into a final paper that further reflects on your seminar topic and how the act of giving the seminar influenced your current opinion on the topic. Also reflect on how you planned and executed the seminar, how class members reacted to the topic and discussion, what would you change if you were to run this seminar again, etc. Length: 8+ pages. Due 12/17.
• Journal: Your thoughts reflecting on your experiences in this class. Entries should include:
  • PHS and CC class observations.
  • Stream-of-consciousness impressions after seminars.
  • Note-taker observations during PHS Lessons
  • Stream-of-consciousness impressions after your group's discussion of the note-taker's observations.

Grading

A:

An "A" is awarded for outstanding work that can serve as an example for other students in later years. "A" work represents a professional attitude, reflects thoughtful engagement in the responsibilities outlined above, and is complete in every respect.

1. You did not miss any meetings (seminar, high-school responsibility, etc.) unless worked out beforehand with the other participants and professor.
2. Your work in preparing for and leading a seminar session met all of the noted deadlines, and it demonstrated both strong preparation and execution.
3. Your final paper showed an integration of many of the different topics and experiences from the course and consisted of the different parts mentioned above.
4. Your work in preparing your PHS Monday lessons met all of the noted deadlines.
5. The execution of your Monday lessons showed considerable attention to detail in its preparation and presentation.
6. Your revision of the lesson plans taught at PHS illustrated a careful consideration of how the students reacted to the lesson, any glitches that might have happened, and direct feedback from peers and students.
7. You completed all of the seminar readings and participated actively in seminar discussions.
8. You completed journal entries on your observations, the seminar readings, and your PHS lessons.

B:

A "B" is awarded for good work that has only a few flaws. A "B" effort is characterized by an excellent attitude and consistent engagement with the responsibilities outlined above. Responsibilities have been completed in nearly every respect.

C:

A "C" is awarded for satisfactory but uninspired work. A "C" effort is characterized by a positive attitude and some engagement with the responsibilities outlined above. Responsibilities have been completed in all important respects.

D/F:

A "D" or "F" indicates substandard work. A "D" effort is characterized by a negative attitude, little engagement with the seminar's work, and meeting only a few of the responsibilities outlined above. An "F" indicates unacceptable work. It is incomplete in nearly every respect.