Assignments
If you need the password for a link and don't have it, email the course staff.
| Due date | Topic | Assignment/Notes/Files |
|---|---|---|
| 2/1 | Practice teaching I | Week 1 notes & Week 2 Assignment PDF |
| 2/8 | Videotape analysis and section prep |
Week 2 notes
& Week 3 Assignment Please watch the 3 "assignment 2" videos on the course iSite |
| 2/15 | Section planning: board use and interactions |
Assignment PDF |
| 2/21 | Managing your classroom: student types and difficult situations |
Week 4 notes
& Week 5 Assignment PDF (Email John if you need a copy of the review article.) |
| 2/28 | Practice Teaching II | Prepare a short academic lesson. Week 5 Notes |
| 3/8 | Classroom Dynamics Case Study | Assignment PDF (Email John if you need a copy of the case study.) |
| 3/15 | Mid-semester feedback & self-evalution (Spring Break) | on the Course iSite (access restricted to class list only). Also, start looking for a section to visit. |
| 3/22 | Cognitive Science and Learning | Assignment and notes (email John for the password) |
| 3/29 | Grading & Feedback Workshop | Read pp. 42-45 of The Torch or the Firehose (Available from the Bok Center site under Resources - Books.) |
| 4/5 | How to make for a productive course staff | Please send your advance questions for Profs. Brenner & Manoharan to John & Jason. [Here are Mike's notes from the discussion.] |
| 4/12 | Practice Teaching III | Prep to teach a problem-based lesson. (For an example, see Kevin's video on the course iSite.) |
| 4/19 | Leading Technical Discussions | Read Why Peer Discussion Improves Student Performance on In-Class Concept Questions M. K. Smith et. al., Science, 2 January 2009: 122-124. Please send your advance questions for Prof. Seltzer to John & Jason. |
| 4/26 | TF panel: How to make you happy | Send 3 your "lessons learned" to John & Jason. Also (and separately) view the three Warren S. video clips on the course iSite. |