Finals

Thank you all for a great semester. I really enjoyed getting to learn with you this semester.

If you would like to pick up your finals they will be in the education office until 1/15/10. After that I will send them to the paper shredder.

Chapter 13 Assignment

Read: Chapter 13 in the Intro to Teaching Book

Watch Integrating Technology into Instruction on the included text DVD and respond to the questions that follow the DVD.

Remember that next Monday we will meet for our final class. Use the pretest you took at the beginning of the semester to study for the final exam.

Chapter 12 Assignment

Read Chapter 12 Effective Instruction in American Schools.

Select one of the following to respond to:

1. Describe the principles of cognitive learning theory, and identify examples of the principles in practice.

2. Describe essential steps in planning for instruction.

3. Explain how essential teaching skills contribute to learning.

4. Explain the relationship between principles of learning and different phases of models of instruction.

Sorry I am a day late. I guess the holiday got the best of me.

Get in the Holiday Mood

Would you be willing to help out KDP decorate their PNC Holiday tree? KDP will be decorating their tree based on the theme of Santa's Secret Workshop. We will be providing a service to the children at Lake Hills Elementary. The children will be able to select a Christmas gift for their parents or caregivers. We would like to decorate the PNC Christmas tree to showcase this service project with Santa decorations. Please consider donating an ornament or two that has a Santa theme on it. These can be used ornaments or new ornaments. Right now Walmart has Santa ornaments for only $1.00. Just drop off your donation to the education office by November 30th. If you would like to get your ornament back label it with your name and you can pick it up the last day of finals.

Chapter 10 Assignment

After reading chapter 10 you are introduced to the concept of curriculum. Curriculum is a fancy word for everything that teachers teach and students learn in schools. Curriculum is broken down into four components. The first is the explicit curriculum or the formal curriculum which is found in textbooks, curriculum guides, standards, and any other planned formal educational experiences. The second is the implicit curriculum or the hidden curriculum which is the kinds of learning children acquire from the nature and organization of the classroom and school as well as the attitudes and actions of the teachers. The third component of curriculum is the null curriculum which are the topics that are left out of the course of study. The fourth is the extracurriculum which is the learning experiences that extend beyond the core of students' formal studies.

View Curriculum, Standards, and Accountability on the Becoming a Professional DVD and respond to the questions.

How did standards influence Sue’s decision about what to teach?
What planning decisions did Sue make to help her students reach the standard?
How did Sue implement her lesson to help her students reach the standard?

Respond to the poll on a National Curriculum.

Chapter 9 Assignment

After reading chapter 9 select a topic you found interesting in the chapter reading. Indicate your topic. Describe what you learned that you did not know before. Then indicate how this will help prepare you to be an effective teacher. Why is this information important to know?

Chapter 8 Assignment

Read: Chapter 8 in the Intro to Teaching Book

Watch Failing Grade on the included text DVD and respond to the questions on p. 262

Respond to the poll on privatization.