On your note card -
On your note card - Please write:NameGrade you are
teachingSchool One or two hobbies or interests you have (outside of
teaching, of course!)Anything else you would like me to know about
you!
Please make a name tent if you dont already have onePlan on
using this the first couple of weeksUntil 9:101TE 803: Professional
Roles and Teaching Practice IISession One: January 10, 2013
Introduction and Integration
Instructor: Amanda Baumann
WelcomeThe door is open; the house is yoursInvitation toShare
with othersBreatheCollaborateReflect on teachingThink deeply about
your practiceClose laptops.
Until 9:15
Is there anyone new to the section?
Where Im coming from: teaching experience, MSU courses/field
instruction, my doctoral work, my goals for this course and my work
with you (to help you get to the next step in your practice,
whatever that is; and to help you be as ready as you can to join a
school). I love ELL, simulations, integration, and learning new
stuff in order to teach
it.3AGENDAWelcomeIcebreakerSyllabusIntegrated curriculumHospital
UnitFor Next TimeThe Unit Plan
Until 9:154IcebreakerYou have 15 minutes to ask your question to
as many people as you can.
You have about 5 minutes to organize the information you
get.
You have about 30 seconds to share your aggregated data (e.g.
significant patterns) with the group.
Until 9:455Syllabus/Wiki/Stuff to KnowFoci:Integration
surrounding social studiesSpecial EducationLesson Study
(FlashPLC)Preparing for the job searchEtc.
Calendar: how it looks and why
Buy One Book
Wiki: do you all know how to use a wiki?
Written workMost via email: look for receipt email from meIf it
comes up on spelling or grammar check, fix it
Social media/communication option?
Until 10:00
Informal notes about me as an instructor:-- this is my first
time, so we will be making changes to the course as needs arise. I
already know I want to do some work on RTI in the latter part of
the class and I am hoping you will also let me know about topics or
changes that would work well for you.*Technology and
food*Deadlines/communication. Excused versus unexcused
absences.*Mistakes in written work. *Grading and rubrics and
revisions*24h email reply thing; if you text, tell me who you
are*The UP is not optional6Professional Language/ToneBehavioral
description rather than value-based description
Assumption that noncompliance or nonsuccess are arising out of
the students needs rather than the students desire to mess up your
teaching
Children or students or learners (or scholars) rather than kids
or guys or other less formal terms even if it is affectionate
Careful of undiagnosed diagnoses the closest you want to get is
shows some behaviors consistent with (diagnosis).
Frequently or typically rather than always or constantly
Struggles to or struggles with
Active learner or learns best by or does best with
People first terminology: student with ADD or receiving services
for ADD rather than ADD student.
NEVER bad kids. NEVER behavior kids. NEVER slow learnersUntil
10:15
What do you know about this already? A major learning curve (or
it was for me).
Its easy to forget about these while speaking from the heart or
transitioning from a less formal environment. I am working to
maintain these professional language standards too. Please lets
help each other with gentle reminders about professional
terminology.7Professional Language/ToneFOR YOU, TOO!! AND FOR YOUR
MENTOR TEACHER AND FOR ME!!
Assumption of blazing intelligence and intensely positive
intent
Assumption that even if behavior is less than perfect, we want
to succeed
Disagreements, struggles and areas for growth rather than
faults, stupidities, and shortcomings
We All Want To See You Grow Into Your Best Teacher Self
Until 10:15
What do you know about this already? A major learning curve (or
it was for me).
Its easy to forget about these while speaking from the heart or
transitioning from a less formal environment. I am working to
maintain these professional language standards too. Please lets
help each other with gentle reminders about professional
terminology.8BREAK Please fill out the survey (linked on the
wiki).See you at
Break 10:15 10:40 10 minutes break, 10 to fill out the intro
survey9Integrated Curriculum Lake articleWhy integration? (the
research) highlighted in yellow
Effect on student content knowledge (highlighted in green)
Effect on student attitudes (highlighted in blue)
Recommendations for teachers (highlighted in magenta)
Cool visual models of different types of integration (chart)
Lets jigsaw this! Groups of five to start. 7.5 minutes plus 7.5
minutes, until 10:55.
It will love you as long as you love it, as long as it loves
itself. It needs to be inspired, it needs spires of cathedrals as a
matter of fact. It needs lovers kissing under a streetlight. That
woman that you said Im not going home with her and you went home
anyway. Thats a city is a body. A body, man. It breathes. It has
brains and it breathes. The city is a body.
10Integrated Curriculum Lake articleAn integrated study is one
in which children broadly explore knowledge in various subjects
related to certain aspects of their environment. (Humphreys et al.,
1991)Thoughtful combination of subjectsEmphasis on projectsSources
which go beyond textbooksRelationship among conceptsOrganized
around a themeFlexible both with scheduling and groupingUntil
11:0011Integrated Curriculum Lake articleIntegration is about
connectedness and continuitySupported by brain research (Caine and
Caine, 1991)Other research findingsImplementation needs:Planning
timeAvailable resourcesSupport services with teaching teamThemes
which promote the transference of learning and connectionsAvoid
themes of convenienceUntil 11:0012Reading: The Hospital UnitTake
about 15-20 minutes to read over the Hospital UnitJot down areas of
integration, potentials, questions or doubtsDiscuss in groups
Until 11:3013For Next TimeBecause you know you cant get enough
of social studies two meetings rather than one. Thursday morn in
this room and Friday morn in 111 Berkey HallNumber one thing: draft
unit plan, parts I and II, will be peer reviewed in class on
Friday. Get going on this or you will be sad in a week.Review the
mentor teacher memo with your mentor.Sign up to facilitate a
kickoff discussion. Anyone want to go next week?Readings as listed
on the wiki
Until 11:3514Unit Plan At a glanceParts of the Unit
PlanQuestions/Ideas?
Until 11:4015Olympic Fanfare and ProcessionaliTunes v7.6.2,
QuickTime 7.5FolkloramaASFreakinGFolklorama