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Week
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Date
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Day
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Topics
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Readings
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August/September
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1
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30
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Thu
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Introductions
Family of Models
Learning/teaching
styles
|
a
|
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2
|
6
|
Thu
|
Identifying
concepts
Concept teaching vs.
direct
instruction
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1. Erickson, Chapters 1
& 2
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3
|
13
|
Thu
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Inductive
Thinking
Demonstration
Analysis
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1. Joyce and Weil: Skim:
Chapters 1 & 2; Learning Styles & Models of
Teaching, pp 397-410. If you missed the first
class, it would be a good idea to read these
chapters more thoroughly.
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4
|
20
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Thu
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Inductive
Thinking
Demonstration
Analysis
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1. Joyce and Weil: Thinking
Inductively, pp. 123-142
2. Direct Instruction pp.
337-346
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|
5
|
27
|
Thu
|
Concept
Attainment
|
Strategy Plan #1 DUE
Inductive thinking
1. J & W: Attaining
Concepts, pp. 143-160.
2. Erickson, Chapter
3,4,5
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|
October
|
e
|
e
|
|
6
|
4
|
Thu
|
Concept
Attainment
Introduce Web
Quest
Comparison of concept
attainment & concept formation.
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1. J & W: The
Developing Intellect, pp. 261-274
|
|
7
|
11
|
Thu
|
Advance
Organizer/graphic organizers
|
Strategy Plan #2 DUE
Concept Attainment (1)
1. Advance Organizer, pp.
247-260
2. Memorization, pp.
191-214
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|
8
|
18
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Thu
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Synectics
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Strategy Plan #3 DUE
Concept Attainment (2)
1. Synectics, pp.
215-246
2. Scientific Inquiry pp.
161-190
3. Inquiries on Information
Processing Models pp.275-282
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|
9
|
25
|
Thu
|
Role
Playing
Midterm discussion - peer
teaching - Peer Coaching Guides
|
1. Role Playing, pp.
57-76
2. Adapting to Individual
Differences, pp. 97-108
3. Inquiry on Social
Models, 109-122
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|
November
|
a
|
|
10
|
1
|
Thu
|
Building a Learning
Environment: Partners
in Learning
Form groups for
personal
learning
|
Strategy Plan #4 DUE
1. The Personal Family, pp.
283-312
2. Partners in Learning,
pp. 31-561.
|
|
11
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8
|
Thu
|
Explain
Portfolio
Peer teaching
Jurisprudential Model
|
Short description of Final
Project Due
Strategy Plan #5
DUE
1. Jurisprudential Model
pp. 77-96
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12
|
15
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Thu
|
Personal
Models
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1. Inquiry on Personal
Models pp. 313-316
2. Equity pp
365-385
3. Creating Curricula pp.
385-396
4. Nature and Nurture The
Brain and Its Environment pp 411-417
5. Environments for
Students Seriously At Risk pp. 417-432
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|
Thanksgiving
|
Thanksgiving
|
Thanksgiving
|
|
14
|
29
|
Thu
|
The Behavioral Systems
Family
Social
Simulation
|
Strategy Plan #6
DUE
1. The Behavioral Family,
pp. 317-322
2. Learning from
Simulation, pp.347-358
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December
|
a
|
|
15
|
6
|
Thu
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Mastery
Learning
|
Strategy Plan #7
Due
1. Mastery Learning pp.
323-336
2. Teaching Ourselves to
Learn pp. 433-443
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|
16
|
13
|
Thu
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Share final projects
in class
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Final Project
DUE
Portfolio DUE
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