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Your Course Syllabus Fall 2012

Fall 2012 Final Examp Schedule

Final Exam: December 12, Wednesday 10:45-1:15

Revised Syllabus Due Dates and Schedule

Oct. 10 W: MLA
Oct. 12: F: Presentation: "Imagination"
Oct. 15: M: MLA Quiz Take Home
Oct. 17: W: Meet in Michener 3rd floor 303
Oct. 19: F: Meet in Michener finish library search
Oct. 22: M: Meet in Ross Computer Lab 1240 to work on Annotated Bibliography

Due Dates

Oct. 12: F: Working Thesis
Oct. 15: M: MLA Quiz Graded in Class
Oct. 19: F: Library Search
Oct. 22: Proposal and Outline
Nov. 2: Annotated Bibliography

Text:A Write

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r's Reference by
Diana Hacker and Nancy Sommers

The Elements of Teaching
by James M. Banner, Jr. and Harold C. Cannon

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Readings for 225: These are PDF files that you will bring and bring to class for discussion.

John Dewey: Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education:

Section 1: "Renewal of Live by Transimitions"

Frank McCourt Excerpts from Teacher Man (PDF)

A Reason To Teach: Chapter 4 (PDF)
Mark Edmundson"On the Uses of a Liberal Educaton" (link)
Jean M. Twenge and W. Kenneth Campbell The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement (PDF)

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4

Preparing Teachers for a Changing World Chapter 7 from Peparing Teachers for a Changing World (PDF)
Paulo Freire: "Teahers as Cultural Woprkers: Letters to Those Who Dare to Teache Fourth Letter: On the Indispensible Qualities of Progressive Teachers for their Better Performane. (PDF)
Notes from Kraver
Notes from Kraver
Links to Teacher Education Organizations
More Teacher Organizations

When to Use Quotations and a list of words to introduce borrowed material

Using the World Wide Web for Academic

The Owl at Purdue Online Writing Lab an online writing center for grammar and MLA rules

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Class Power Point Lectures (files will download to your hard drive)

How to do a Close Reading of Scholarly Works

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Assignments

Writing the Group Summary:

The Assignment: Summary Paper

Article Summary Template

Summary Scoring Rubric

Group Powerpoint Pressentation

Group Presentation Rubric

This I Believe Statement

Interview for Problem Solving Essay

Proposal and Outline for Problem Solving Essay

Annotated Bibliography for Problem Solving Essay

Problem Solving Essay

Group Power Point Presentations

Group 1:
Group 2:
Group 3: Order: Oct. 1
Group 4: Imagination Oct. 17
Group 5: Patience Oct. 19
Group 6: Character Oct. 29

Response/Narrative Essay due

This I Believe Statement

Michener Library

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly Assignments

Week 1: Jan. 15-17: Course introduction; Syllabus, general discussion on American education

• Print and read John Dewey: Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education: Section 1: "Renewal of Live by Transimitions". Take notes on the reading for quiz and class discussion