Session 3: January 18, 2013 Learning Communities and Unit Plan II and III

Good Morning, Berkey Sunshines!

If you haven’t had a chance, please use these minutes to look at the articles our

kickoff leaders sent out, so that they’ll have everyone’s informed support and

participation. (they’ll do it for you too… )

Session 3: January 18, 2013

Learning Communities and Unit Plan II and III

Instructor: Amanda Baumann

TE 803, Section 2 – Professional Roles and Teaching Practice II

Kickoff!• Allison, Emily, Miranda on proposed

educational reforms in Michigan

• Next week: Ally, Colleen, and Matt

Agenda Learning Community: quick hit

Overview Example: one framework it would be possible to use with Ss Example activity and debrief

Unit Planning Alternate sources of resources (to increase your teaching forces)

Tomlinson on differentiation Policy Moment: Local Journalism Fact Sheet Assignment: here’s the basic idea Unit Plan Workshop, part deux

Learning CommunityTone, discourseWhat “good work” and “good effort” meanWhat it means to be a helpful peerVisualize the ideal learning communityHow does your current classroom map onto your vision?Job interview question: What kind of learning community will you create in the classroom?Basis or framework: Citizenship, “Being A Hero,” various team images/ideas

The theory of Multiple intelligences is based on research by Dr. Howard Gardner of Harvard University.

MDR

Dr. Howard Gardner

Multiple Intelligences are different ways of demonstrating intellectual ability.

Multiple Intelligences• Verbal linguistic• Logical mathematical• Visual spatial• Musical• Bodily kinesthetic• Naturalist• Interpersonal• Intrapersonal

Unit Planning• Teamers: Three lessons each for a total of six

(change at the team level)– the teaming unit planning process is now standardized

• Main resources: are only that. Start with the GLCEs if you can manage it (this is the missing link from the hospital unit), because (shh!) lots of curriculum materials aren’t very good (especially assessments).

• Issues from yesterday: how much integration is enough? As powerful and authentic as you can make a case for is enough for me.

• Questions, problems, conundrums?

The Tomlinson• Differences and similarities between what Beane

called integration and Tomlinson calls differentiation?

• Agreement and/or disagreement with what Tomlinson has to say?

• What’s assessment got to do with it? • “making room”

Media/Policy Moment• City Pulse cover story from this week• Whom does this article assume you, the

reader, are?• In your opinion, what is this article trying to

do?• Do you find any unexamined assumptions in

this article?• Who is given voice and not given voice in

this article?

BreakAnd “international schools” chat!

Exceptionalities Fact Sheet• Here is the basic idea

• Resources: class readings (general, and to be discussed in more detail next week)

• You will also need to find some specific info on your own

• Please get that table on the wiki filled in as soon as you can!

What is Geography?Integrative discipline that brings together the

physical and human dimensions of the world in the study of people, places and environments

More than arcane facts; it’s putting the facts together, combined with perspective

Brophy & AllemanGreat riff on what geography is and how gloriously

interdisciplinary it can be

Great riff on typical problems with geography texts and geography teaching

Kids’ developmental thinking about geography

How does teaching for geography contribute to citizenship?

Civic Efficacyunderstanding of cultural differences of places can

help people overcome ego, ethnocentrism and geocentrism and act in ways that are respectful of differences

understanding of the fragile balance of humans and environment will lead to responsible actions toward the environment

knowledge of place and environment helps citizens make informed political decisions

Five Fundamental Themes of Geography

MR.HELP (mnemonic device)Movement Region Human/Environment Interaction Location (absolute and relative)Place (physical and human

characteristics)

Unit Planning• Have at it

• I am your five-minute resource!

For next time…

Unit plans part I and II due to me via email prior to the start of class (please contact me about extensions well before this).

Friend & Bursuck, Chapter 9 (Instructional Adaptations)

Tomlinson, Chapters 5, 6, and 7 (pp. 27-44)– does everyone have the book by now?

Review: Brophy and Alleman, Chapter 5 (in both 2006 and 2012 editions…HISTORY!!!)