Sept+13

September 13th Class schedule and notes

Goals


 * 1) continue getting to know and trust one another
 * 2) reflect on experiences during 1st week of school
 * 3) analyze own classroom experiences through useful lenses derived from readings
 * 4) hone critical thinking through collective discussion of several experiences through the lens of our readings
 * 5) brainstorm pros and cons of wiki vs blog for posting teaching reflections/analysis

Schedule of activities

 2:00 Gather and review names and website  --What is on the walls in your classroom? What is on your CT's desk?  --What do we notice about wiki posts? Questions about purpose, audience, genre for wiki posting?

 2:30 Writing "What Happened"

 2:40 Reviewing Lenses for analysis from the readings  Discussion  Read three "What Happened's" and discuss Why through lenses.

Lenses from our readings:

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> To what extent does your CT (and other teachers you encountered):


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> love questions and risk taking rather than answers (Ducharme 8 & 10)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> demonstrate knowledge and commitment to some endeavor or to beauty (Ducharme 9)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> seem at home in the world (Ducharme 11)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> know students and allow them to know him/her (Mawhinney and Sagen 14)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> listen carefully with empathy (Mawhinney and Sagen 15)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> treat students with respect (Mawhinney and Sagen 15)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> use humor to put students at ease (not poking fun) (Mawhinney and Sagen 16)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> receive support from administration (Baldacci 20)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> demonstrate optimism about doing job well (Baldacci 22, Johnson 25)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> receive support and give support to colleagues (Baldacci 28)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> have supplies that he/she needs (Baldacci 28)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> implement a given curricula or critically evaluate it (Giroux 35)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> act like an intellectual or a specialized technician (Giroux 36-39)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> make changes to given curriculum (Giroux 39)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> make changes to school, community, society (Giroux 39)

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">3: 15 Writing "Why it Happened" and "What might it Mean?"

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> 3:25 Read three "Why's" and "Meanings" and Discussion

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> 3:45 Discuss group blog, individual blogs or Wiki for posting these. Pros and Cons list. I will decide and email you tonight.


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Pros of Wiki || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Cons of Wiki || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Pros of Blog || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Cons of Blog || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Group or Individual Blogs ||

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> For next time: Revise your story, adding the "What are the implication for practice" section and post your story with your analysis to either this wiki or blog, depending on what we decide. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Do next section of readings and post short summary/responses to wiki by Sunday.