Week

Day

Date

Topic

Reading (all reading is due before class the day it is assigned)

Assignment Due

1

Mon

8/26

Syllabus, Introduction to effective teaching practices, Nature of Science (NOS) generalizations

 

Wed

8/28

 NOS – inferences and observations - Notes

Lesson Plans

 

·         Survey

·         Write lesson plan for The Lost Boy

2

Mon

9/2

Labor Day

 

 

Wed

9/4

Meet in Ross 2280

IE - Interactive use of Smartboard technology

NOS Discussion

·         Corrected Lost Boy Lesson Plan

·         How I see Myself questionnaire

·         Activity 1-4 (Interview w/ a science Teacher)

·         Share the list of expectations on the Syllabus w/ cooperating teacher

3

Mon

9/9

Jacqueline Medford, UNC Noyce Scholar

Classroom Management

·         Email Reflection Due 8:00 a.m.

·         Questions for Jacqui: life after UNC or specifically classroom management.

Wed

9/11

IE - Expertise

STEP Observation Tasks - progress  

Read Syllabus observation expectations

Read:    11  Steps towards deliberate practice and

                Is Talent Made or Born?

·         Observation expectations: Note what’ve you’ve completed and plans for completing the rest

If placed late:

·         Activity 1-4 (Interview w/ a science Teacher)

·         Share the list of expectations on the Syllabus w/ cooperating teacher

4

Mon

9/16

No school

Email Reflection Due 8:00 a.m.

Wed

9/18

IE  - Sound and Music Interactive Lesson

 

5

Mon

9/23

Assessment Data example, Assignment data

Box and Whiskers, Quartiles (Read all except Method 3)

·         Email Reflection Due 8:00 a.m.

·         Figure out how to get the two sets of quartiles that Wikipedia shows in Examples 1 and 2.

Wed

9/25

Dr. Reinsvold - Data Driven Instruction

Peruse articles and pick first and second choice

·         Completed data tasks

·         Scientific Article Top 2 Choices

6

Mon

9/30

IE - Levels of Engagement

Read:    Discovery Learning

                Improving Science Education

·         Email Reflection Due 8:00 a.m.

·         write down three questions about the reading

Wed

10/2

NOS - categorization - Discussion

 

7

Mon

10/7

Share articles

 

·         Email Reflection Due 8:00 a.m.

·         Review of Scientific Article

Wed

10/9

Share articles

 

8

Mon

10/14

NOS - Scientific Method

 The Many Routes To Scientific Discovery (pgs 11-25) 

 Email Reflection Due 8:00 a.m.

Wed

10/16

Dr. Willis Demonstrations 

9

Mon

10/21

IE - Interactive Lecture Demonstrations (ILDs)

 Read past SCED 441 Demos

·         Email Reflection Due 8:00 a.m.

·         List 3 past SCED demos you’ve seen, 3 you want to see and 3 you just don’t get.

Wed

10/23

StarLab

·         Work Sample Initial Info: Topic, General learning goals, time will be taught

·         Post 5 demos planned for NSTA 

10

Mon

10/28

NOS - Models - HW

·         Email Reflection Due 8:00 a.m.

Wed

10/30

NOS - Discussion

IE – Clickers and classroom Starters

 

Watch your choice of the clicker videos at http://www.cwsei.ubc.ca/resources/SEI_video.html

Plus “The Research, Do clickers help students learn?”

·         For the clicker videos write down 1. What you learned, 2. What surprised you, 3. A question or two.

·         Full Lesson Plan from Work Sample

11

Mon

11/4

STEP 464/EDFE 555 Science Rubric

Review observation forms and

NOS Learning Goals

·         Email Reflection Due 8:00 a.m.

·         Two or more ideas on how you could teach students about some aspects of scientific inquiry (NOS).

Wed

11/6

NOS and interactivity lesson ideas

Book Review project

Magic Beads

·         Draft Demo Write-ups due (5 each)

·         Observations of your cooperating teacher

12

Mon

11/11

Chemistry Lab Safety 

Read lab safety checklist

·          Email Reflection Due 8:00 a.m.

·         Safety checklist - mark any items that you don’t feel comfortable doing.

Wed

11/13

 Hands-on, Minds-on activities

 

·         Work Sample full Draft due

·         Data sheet

13

Mon

11/18

Planning: daily, units and yearly

Ask your host teacher to show you what s/he does for yearly planning

·         Email Reflection Due 8:00 a.m.

Wed

11/20

Budgeting and grant writing

Be prepared to present your budget and grand sources

·         Create a budget for a single lab of your choosing.

·         Identify three different sources of possible grant funding

14

Mon

11/25

Meet in McKee 228

Smart Board lesson

 

·         Reflection Due 8:00 a.m.

·         List of lab supplies need for Monday’s demos

·         Work Sample Final Version Due

Wed

11/27

Thanksgiving Break!

 

15

Mon

12/2

Demo Dress Rehearsal Part I

 

Wed

12/4

Demo Dress Rehearsal Part II

 

  16

Mon

12/9

Final 7:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m.

Final Demo Write-ups due (4 each)

Celebration of Learning

Fri

12/13

2:00 – 3:00 Denver

NSTA Demo Show