SCHEDULE OF CLASSES CHART

EDML 286: Internship Seminar

 

Spring, 2010

 

Beth Brodie MAT                                                                                                                                          Wednesday Afternoons

405 Waterman Bldg.

bbrodie@sover.netROPA overview

802-338-1844                                                                                                                                     3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

 

Date of Seminar

Theme/Focus

Readings in Preparation for Class

Assignments Due on this Date

Notes

January 13, 2010

 

Class overview

 

Class norms

 

ROPA overview

 

The 4 Agreements

 

Philosophy of education nugget

 

Getting your classroom in order – What do you need?

 

 

 

 

Wisehat article on the four agreements

 

 

http://www.wisehat.com/resources/articles/fouragreements.php

#1 Please get your task stream account set up by this date

 

#2 Bring in 2 teaching goals for your intership on attached form.

 

#3 Be prepared to discuss one classroom management issue you have encountered since you began the second semester (this does not need to be a behavioral management issue)

 

Other than the two goals, this only needs to be pondered and read, not written, however if you want to jot notes downÉthatÕs OK too

January 20, 2010

 Choice Theory in the classroom – William Glasser

 

Structure of school systems in Vermont

 

Who is the variable?

 

 

 

#1 Choice theory and motivation overview:

Glasser, W.,1998 The Quality School pgs.  41- 59 (handout)

 

 

#1 upload at least one of your completed ROPAÕs to Taskstream

 

#2 Blog assignment: What do you see are the strengths of Choice Theory in the classroom? What are the drawbacks?

 

 

January 27, 2010

Using RTI in the classroom

 

ROPA 2

RTI: What it is, What it IsnÕt

Cheryl DeConde Johnson, EdD

(Handout)

 

#2 Dealing with Discipline through the lens of Choice theory:

Glasser, W.,1998 The Quality School 

pgs.  136 – 151 (handout)

#1 Be prepared to discuss how you might use RTI in your clasroom

#2 Blog on your thoughts on RTI and your experience with it in your internship

 Choose your second student for ROPA 2 and be ready to discuss why you are choosing him/her

February 3, 2010

 

Special education and your role and responsibilities

 

What does it mean to be marginalized?

Is Full Inclusion of Disabled Students Desirable? Villa R., Tousand, J., and Agne, K. from Taking Sides, 14th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2007

Blog assignment: Scenario for Student with Special needs

 

Upload finished ROPA 3

 

 

AT EDMUNDS

February 10, 2010

ADD, OCD, ODD and all the others

 

The spectrum of autism

 

Setting up your classroom to accommodate

 

 

AspergerÕs Syndrome and Adolescence

Pg 11-23 Bolick, T Fair Winds Press, 2004

 

Finish ROPA 2 with both students and reflectionsÉupload after class

 

February 17, 2010

 

 

ROPA 3 –

Colleagueship and Advocacy

 

Goal setting for you and your students

 

Looking ahead – when you do your IPDP

 

 

 

Motivations, perceptions, and aspirations concerning teaching

as a career for different types of beginning teachers

Helen M.G. Watt*, Paul W. Richardson (sent via email)

 

http://www.career-intelligence.com/management/SmartGoals.asp

 

#1 Find out what kinds of committees, initiatives, boards, etc exist in your school district

 

#2 Ask your mentor about in what types of professional development they have participated, and what is offered regularly at your school

 

#3 Blog briefly about what kinds of professional development interest you.

 

 

 

 

 

March 3, 2010

 

 

ROPA 5 – Teaching Over Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gardner H. The Disciplined Mind 2000, Mulitiple Itelligences Approaches to Understanding

Pgs. 186 – 213 (handout)

 #1 Look at your Unit and decide where your activities fall on the Matrix. Could you add (have added) anything in ?

 

#2 Familiarize yourself with BloomÕs Taxonomy, Here are two useful websites: 

http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic69.htm

 

http://www.nwlink.com/~Donclark/hrd/bloom.html

  You will not be able to Òfinish ROPA 5 until you have taught your unit, which for some will be AprilÉthatÕs OK the final version is not due until April.

 

 

March 10, 2010

 

 

Work Session for ROPA entries on taskstream

 

 

 

#1 Be prepared to upload ROPA 1 and 4 and any other finished ROPA entries

 

 

 

March 17, 2010

 

BloomÕs Taxonomy and critical thinking    

 

 

.Optional reading sent via email: A Roof without Walls: Benjamin BloomÕs Taxonomy and the Misdirection of American Education

 

#1Blog assignment: Thoughts on bloomÕs Taxonomy, GardnerÕs multiple intelligences and planning for your classes

 

 

 

March 24, 2010

Communication with colleagues, parents and students

 

Parent Conferences different models

 

Social Justice in the middle school classroom

 

Chapters from A Framework for Understanding Poverty, Payne, R. Aha Process Inc, 1996

           

 

 

 

#1 Blog assignment about communication  successes and challenges

 

#2I will be handing out different chapters to different groups and you will present your chapter to the class after discussing it in a small group

 

AT EDMUNDS

 

 

March 31, 2010

Getting ready for your futureÉ

 

Schoolspring and other sites

 

CV writing

Mock interviewing

 Recruiting Teachers for the 21st Century: The Foundation for Educational Equity, Darling-Hammond, Berry

Familiarize yourself with School Spring

 

Write a cover letter for a hypothetical job

 

 

April  7, 2010

 

The 21st century teacher

 

Technology day !!

The 21st Century Teaching Profession...

Ensuring Every Teacher Succeeds with Every Child,  Dale,

 

 Group project: Be prepared to instruct one aspect of technology for use in the classroom

 

Prepare rough drafts for ROPA 3

 

April 14, 2010

Reflecting on unit planning and teaching over time

 

Critical  reflection

 

Put up ROPA 5 with reflections

 

April 21, 2010

ROPA 6 and Wrapping up the portfolio work session

 

Final paper due: How has your philosophy of education evolved during your internship?

 

May 5, 2010

Teaming

Final class wrap up:

Take-aways and celebration

Results : The Key to Continuous School Improvement, pgs. 9-21 Schomoker, M. ASCD 1999

 

Pot luck FIESTA !! Yeah !!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/10/10

 

Note:  The class will meet from 3:30 to 6:00, but I will remain until 6:30 if there is a specific need for someone to get extra assistance.

 

Readings will be mailed to you via e-mail unless otherwise noted or accessed via the internet if a site is listed. 

 

Blog assignment questions will be posted in blackboard by the Thursday of the previous week.