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Assignments - EDUC-1091 - Summer 2012 (July 9 - 13)

**ALL WORK IS DUE AT THE END OF FRIDAY'S CLASS - 3:30 P.M.**
Link to Resources

Day 1 - July 9
1. Learning Journey Doc - questions
 * List 5 things that you learned in the past year.
 * Who was your best teacher? Why?
 * What did you learn from that teacher (perhaps it wasn’t academic--maybe caring, etc.)
 * Who was your worst teacher? Why? Were they your worst teacher then? or did you think they were good then? and you now realize that they didn’t actually teach you much/anything?
 * Where do you learn best? Individually/groups?

2. Traits of Effective Teachers - Groups
 * Group assignment (3) - Discuss what is really important here.
 * Do you agree/disagree with the traits of an effective teacher? Why/why not? Are they all needed? Are some missing?
 * What traits are important in your trade area? Does that differ from any other area? Do you see overlap in all areas/curriculum?
 * It is important to “Question, to Know, to Use the best available?
 * Back up your arguments with examples from personal or web - An option is for one person to create a Google Doc, shared with the group members and with me and present to everyone next class. - One person needs to be the spokesperson for your group.

3. Prepare a comparison of what a traditional classroom looked/looks like with the 21st Century classroom - why the need for change? and are there still places where the traditional classroom is a better fit? In groups of 3, discuss whether or not your learning environment is positive or if it needs change, and if so, how.

4. Learning Styles - Do the Learning styles quiz (link on the Resources page of this wiki). Type your learning style in your Learning Journey Doc.
 * Record beside each of the five things that you learned last year how you learned that thing. - Analyze each item--did you learn each item following the method that best suits your learning style? Indicate beside each item with a yes or no

My learning style is Visual e.g., Learned how to build a cupboard - Read-Write - No

5. Blog Search - find a meaningful blog in your teachable area on google blogs (or other search site). Copy the URL, paste it in your Learning Journey. Provide an opinion on this blog--how useful is this site for you? Will you follow this site for learning? How current is this site?

6. Update your Learning Journey - any further ideas for today?

Day 2 - July 10
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">7. Plan and deliver a teacher-centered approach mini lesson - in groups of 2 - 10 minutes

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">8. Learning Journey - thoughts and ideas about today's learning ...
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Reflect on the teacher-centered approaches that you use. Are they effective? Be specific giving one example that works really well and one example that you would like to improve.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Write some thoughts about the video shown in class today
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Susan Cain, The Power of Introverts

9. Work on your lesson plan and microteaching presentation.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Day 3 - July 11
10. Research your learning theory with your group (3). Prepare a short presentation using Google Presentations to tell the class about your theory. Include the following: Learning theories researched are: behaviorism, cognitivism, humanism, constructivism, connectivism
 * Definition
 * Time in history where it came on the scene and was popular
 * How does it relate to education and teaching and learning
 * Advantages/Disadvantages
 * Examples of how it is used/followed in education
 * Present your findings to the class after break this morning

11. Learning Journey - research blogs/websites--did the blog that you found on Day 1 have an update? If so, jot a few notes as to your opinion on the new post; if not, find another blog or website and jot a few notes on that source; other ideas ... 12. Lesson Plan and Microteaching preparation

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Day 4 - July 12
13. Essential Skills <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Employability Skills (also known as essential skills) - <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> (pay particular attention to slide 3) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Essential Skills] (video)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What are the essential/employability skills in the workplace?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How do my courses/my teaching contribute to students acquiring essential skills?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What changes could I make in my teaching so that students could become competent in more essential skills or higher levels of various skills?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">In your Learning Journey Document -
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Assess your 9 essential skills

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Discuss in groups of 2 or 3, the essential skills that are included in your courses. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Class discussion/report on small group discussion - Google Doc notes is shared with you

=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Days 4 and 5 - July 12 and 13 = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Microteaching and Lesson Plan =

Create a lesson plan using the template provided on this wiki. The lesson must illustrate two teacher-centered approaches on a topic in your curriculum area. Prepare the Lesson Plan for a "regular" class that you teach (1-, 2-, or 3-hour block) and deliver 20 minutes of that lesson--which again illustrates two teacher-centered approaches. Provide an appropriate number of outcomes--3 to 5--for your regular class. Indiciate which outcome(s) you are delivering in your 20-minute lesson.

The Lesson Plan must be uploaded to Google Drive (Docs) and shared with me (ebrownorama@gmail.com).

During Microteaching Presentations -
Peer Critique - copy the Doc that I have shared with you (Files>Make a copy). Name your copy as "**Peer Critiques--your first name"** and share it with me. Enter suggestions as each microteaching lesson is presented.

Friday afternoon -
Self Evaluation - View your microteaching video. Complete the form found at this [|link].