Date:  W 9/3

Class Overview

1. Introductions
2. Syllabi and review code of academic integrity
3. Course Website and assignments
4. Setting up a blog https://www.blogger.com/start
5. US History survey
6. Student informtation sheet
7. Why do you want to become a teacher?
8. Lessons in your life

Assignments

1. Email me the URL(link) of your blog (due 9/5)
2. Kozol Chapters 1,2,9 (due 9/5)
3. Blog posting in a 500 word well crafted narrative please explain (due 9/5)
1. What have been three big lessons in your life, how did you learn them?
2. What makes you want to be a teacher?
3. What do you think the rewards and challenges will be of the profession?

Date:  F 9/5

Class Overview

1. Changing blog settings
2. Self evaluation of blogs
3. Commenting on others blogs
4. Times article - Read first three pages, what would Kozol think?
5. US/World History
6. Return surveys from Wednesday
7. About the Mac computers public folder, saving a document
8. Mini-research in partners
   1. quality websites
9. Notes Sheet

Assignments

1. Bring complete/printed copy of three US history events you researched (one per partnership is fine - due 9/10)
2. Newman Chapter 6 (180 -200) (due 9/10)
1. Please bring to class 4 questions about the reading (to hand in)

1. 2 should be to stimulate discussion with peers (not same as end of chapter ones)
2. 2 should be confusing points/ points needing clarification

Date:W 9/10

Class Overview

1. Person first communication – “person who has/is”

2. American History: Timeline and discussion

3. Early American Schooling
   Pass in your four questions

4. History of Education
5. Pick events for education mini-research assignment – your job will be to explain the event, other important events and why important to education to the class on 9/12

Assignments

1. Newman Chapter 6 (200-220) (due 9/12)
1. Please bring to class 4 questions about the reading – same kinds as last time (to hand in)
2. Research your education event – bring printed copy of your summary/importance 400-500 words, with at least three sources noted (due 9/12)

Date:F 9/12

Class Overview

1. UMF Education Majors Reminders
   1. Praxis Preregistration Meetings - Joe Tutlis
   2. Pre-registration Oct 13th
2. History of Education
3. Sharing mini-research add to timeline
4. APA formatting summaries
5. APA online resource http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

Assignments
1. Post on your blog 400-500 word summary of your education event (with at least 3 sources hyperlinked) (due 9/17)

Date:W 9/17

Class Overview

1. History of Education
2. Diversity in education
3. Brown v. The Board of Education
   
4. The history (10 minutes)
5. How much have things changed?
   1. A Prom Story
   2. Newman page 293
   3. Kozol article
   4. Jena Six
6. Practice Quiz (real one 9/24 in a week)
7. Classroom Observation Assignment
8. Influential Educator Assignment - what is due for Friday
9. WE MEET IN the LIBRARY Friday - 3rd Floor Peter Mills Classroom, bring materials for Influential Educator (you may want your laptop, or have your packet available electronically by email) part of Friday is a work session

Assignments

1. Blog – what two events from the history of education do you think have had the most impact on how schools are today and why? Remember APA formatting for citations(400-500 words) (due 9/19)
2. Find 3 quality internet sites for each person, post on your blog, give annotation for each – describe the site, list the author and last updated date(due 9/19), begin Stage 2
   1. Stage 2 - blank template
3. Begin work on setting up a classroom observation (observation completed by 10/7)

Date: F 9/19

Class Overview PLEASE NOTE WE WILL MEET ON THE 3rd FLOOR OF THE LIBRARY FOR CLASS

1. Influential Educators
2. Effective research strategies (library)

Assignments

1. Finish Stage 2 of Influential Educators (due 9/24) do not need to have: What schools of thought agree/disagree with done
2. Newman Chapter 7 (225-242) (due 9/24)
   1. Notes Page for this section
3. Quiz 1 (9/24)
4. Classroom observation (due 10/8)

Date:W 9/24

Class Overview

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http://www.drsputnik.com/

Other Notes:
Normal classroom - mainstream classroom
Normal student - typically developing student

8:00 Philosophies and Theories of Education
-Overview
- Review Newman reading

8:35 Share information with other people researching same person
-Identify your Influential Educator's position

9:00 Quiz 1 – History of American Education

Assignments

1. Influential Educator - Stage 3- printed copy of introduction, paragraph 1 and APA formatted references (9/26)
2. YOU MUST BRING YOUR BEDFORD HANDBOOK TO CLASS ON FRIDAY!
3. Newman Chapter 7 (242-263) (due 9/26)
   1. Notes page for this section
4. Classroom observation (due 10/8)

Date:F 9/26

Class Overview

8:00 Peer Review your introduction, 1st paragraph and references (1st time)
8:20 Peeer Review your introduction, 1st paragraph and references (2nd time)
8:45 What is my philosophy of education?
- inventory and discussion

Assignments

1. Influential Educator Paper Stage 3.5 (bring paper copy 10/1)
2. Newman Chapter 8 (268-303) (due 10/1)
   Reading notes for this section
3. Classroom observation (due 10/8)

Date:W 10/1

Class Overview
8:00Peer edit draft of Influential Educators Paper (Stage 3.5)
8:30 Philosophies of Education - what do these look like in a classroom
9:00 How do I bring my philosophy of education into the public school classroom?
No Child Left Behind and Your Philosophy of Education

1. http://www.ed.gov/nclb/overview/intro/4pillars.html
   
2. Your Vote Matters http://www.nea.org/neatoday/0805/candidate-comparison.html

9:30 Assignments and overview of Quiz 2

Assignments

1. Influential Educator (rough draft due 10/3, final 10/10)
2. Kozol Chapter 7 (due 10/3)
3. Newman Chapter 8 (303-320) (due 10/3)
   Reading notes for this section
4. Quiz 2 (10/8)
5. Classroom observation (due 10/8)

Date:F 10/3

Class Overview

8:00 Turn in Rough Draft of Inf Educ.- I will leave outside my door Tuesday by 9:00
No Child Left Behind - debate

9:00 Inventory of the school you attended growing up
http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/

http://www.schooldatadirect.org/

Enter your data here

What diversity do I bring to my classroom?
How does who I am and my experiences in life impact my teaching?

Assignments

1. Final draft of Influential Educator (Fri 10/10)
2. Quiz 2 (10/8)
3. Classroom observation (due 10/8)

Date: W 10/8

Class Overview

Advising Meeting Thursday Oct 9th 11:45-12:15 Thomas Hall, Preble - How to register for Spring courses
Announcment about next Friday 10/17

8:00 Quick context of school you visited and reflection
http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/

http://www.schooldatadirect.org/

Comparing school of observation to your school

Looking at the Schools you attended
What diversity and opinions do you bring to your classroom?

8:45 Small group sharing on observations
9:00 Large group sharing and brainstorming questions
9:15 Writing your philosophy of education - brainstorming and about the assignment

Questions about quiz Friday

Assignments

1. Quiz Friday (10/8)
2. Final draft of Influential Educator, please also bring the rough draft with my comments on Friday to turn in(Fri 10/10)
3. Kozol Chapters 3,4,5 and 10 (due 10/10)
4. Bring introductory paragraph of Philosophy of Education (10/10)

Date:F 10/10

Class Overview

Reminder! please find a way to send a thank you to the classroom you visited.

8:00 Turn in Final draft of Influential Educator (and rough draft with my comments)
8:10 Discussion of Kozol Chapters
How do I deal with current educational climate?
How do I balance professional expectations with personal beliefs?
How do I build a support team for this profession?

8: 30 Peer review first paragraph and Pre-writing for Philosophy of Education papers
9:00 Quiz 2

Assignments

1. Kozol Chapters 14 and Epilogue (due 10/15)
2. Philosophy of Education (Rough draft due 10/15)

Date:W 10/15

Class Overview

8:00 Peer Review papers 2 people - different people than you worked with on Influential Educator
8:40 Introduction to uploading in Tk20

9:00 Discussion of Kozol Chapters

Turn in Rough Draft of Philosophy of Education paper (I will leave outside my door by Friday 10/17 at 8:00am)

Assignments

1. Upload first draft of Philosophy paper to Tk20 Friday 10/17 by 7pm
2. Philosophy of Education (Final draft due 10/22)
3. Generate list of 10 questions you have about being a UMF education major or the career in general, bring to class ( I will collect them) (due 10/22)
4. No Class Friday 10/17

Date:F 10/17

Class Overview
No class I am at a conference - use as work time

Date:W 10/22

Class Overview

1. How do I plan my time at UMF to be a successful teaching candidate?
2. What are the Maine Standards for Initial Teacher Certification?
3. About the profession Chapters 1 and 2 Newman
4. Course Evaluations