Nov+15

Monday, November 15th Class Schedule and Notes

Goals


 * 1) Enjoying each others' company: encouragement and synergy
 * 2) Deepen our understanding of assigned texts through discussion and connection to experience
 * 3) Support each other in pre-assessment and post-assessment plan development and/or **reflection**.
 * 4) Create plan for rough draft assessment of final papers.

Schedule of activities

 2:00 How are we doing? Energy level and emotional support check in

2:15 Review readings to generate lenses:


 * How has NCLB changed the working lives of your CT and your school? (Jennings and Rentner 260)
 * What kinds of teacher-training did your CT do? (Darling-Hammond 286)
 * How effective has your teacher-training program been? What has been useful and what not useful? (Darling-Hammond)
 * How available is the information about what teaching positions are open in the area/nation? (Darling-Hammond 269)
 * Does your school serve teachers as well as students by treating them as professionals who are at the center of their own improvement? (Eisner 276)
 * Does your school allow/encourage videotaping of teaching to improve practice through reflection? (Eisner 277)
 * Do your students have an entitlement attitude/stance when speaking with adults or a compliant attitude/stance? (Rothstein 285)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.1944px;">Do your students have adequate food and consistant housing? (Rothstein 285)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.1944px;">Do your students have parents who went to college? (Rothstein 286)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.1944px;">Does your school offer living wages with pay incentives to increase expertise to its teachers? (Miles 291)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13.1944px;">How many "support staff" does your school have? (Miles 293)

2:45 Writing Time

3:00 Discussion

3:40 Review of Final Paper Requirements - Rough Draft of 5 pages due on Nov 29th.