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Contact: Jelfrank1@Gmail.com
Agenda Spring 2020 (in progress)
May 7 (Final Session). Freedom and Meaning - EQ: How do we create meaning from suffering.
Share lesson ideas in groups using Google Hangouts Meet.
Meet in assigned groups, via invitation of one of your group members.
20 min. individual reflection of lesson ideas: objectives, motivation, content, activity or activities.
Share ideas in the group. ID Record your meet (group host)
SEMINAR DAY 4 - Via Google Hangout Meet Next Online Seminar: 4/23 5pm. Watch for invite that afternoon in your email.
Thursday 4/2 - Now what?
1. Dr. Laura Dull will update us on what's going on.
2. Support structure proposals - breakout group discussions. Despair is not an option.
SEMINAR DAY 3
Thursday 3/12 - Online Google Meet. don't come to campus. check your email for the invitation. 5pm start
AGENDA
Checking-in. Takeaways - From Dr. Dull - tell them to put in as much time as possible, do edtpa, and we will let them know once nys and suny decide on certification and what accommodations they'll make, if their schools go to online teaching, they should begin preparing for that as an alternative to in person teaching--
EdTPA task two groups activity
1. Watch link on Task 2: Take notes, any questions you may have for discussion afterward..
2. Open the handbook to the rubric for Task 2 on p. 22-26
3. TASK 2 WIKI ACTIVITY: DIRECT INSTRUCTION
Check Google Drive for shared Wiki Task 2 Doc. (look in "Shared with Me" link on left)
Seminar Day 2, Thursday 2/6
1. House keeping - EdTPA permission slips - This permission slip (in three languages) is available to all students at the Bb COMMUNITY site spring20_edTPA Candidates
Paying for EdTPA up-front.
2. Share takeaways from first two weeks.
3. Lesson Planning for edTPA - exemplars and rubric discussion.
a. OPEN handbook for edtpa and lesson plan exemplars found in the File Cabinet under edTPA folder.
b. Review the Rubric for the Lesson Plan on p.13-17 of the handbook.
d. Discuss with your group your reasoning for the score you gave.
e. Be prepared to present to the class your group's collective score and rationale. Remote participants will be put in their on Google Meet group.
4. EdTPA lesson share assignment. See group discussion.
Fieldwork Discussion:
2) What to expect - Phases of First Year Teaching, reading and discussion.
See group discussion link above for details (TBD).
Seminar Day 1, Thursday 1/23
1. Meet your field supervisor
2. Introduction to the seminar and fieldwork courses.
3. Housekeeping re: Syllabus, email, registration, Google Discussion Assignments, Google Hangout, EdTPA resources (context for learning)
Assessments (standards [objectives] to frame differentiated assessment activity) refer to attached files below for standards at the end of the booklets to create activities.
EdTPA - Context for Learning, draft and evaluation.
Fieldwork Discussion
Google discussion assignments: 1) Reflection on first week (see discussion group for details) AND 2) Task 1 draft for Context for Learning (Teaching) Refer to exemplar at www.passedtpa.com. copy and paste into text window. Provide feedback to two classmates. Give priority to classmates that have not had a response. Due 2/6. See EdTPA Handbook p. 8-9 (download it, keep it accessible)
NEXT Class 2/6
Agenda Fall 2019 (reverse order) remaining dates: 11/21, 12/12
Seminar Day 6 12/12/19
Small mixed groups. Exiting students share: struggles, successes, EdTPA advise.
New students register at the link above.
Seminar Day 5 11/21/19
REMINDER 12/12/19 FINAL SESSION. Speak to incoming students.
1. Takeaways from Teaching (new placement challenges) (30)
2. Task 2, instructional commentary (share, and/or rubric analysis) Write the prompts in your own words. Share video from EdTPA. (30)
3. Task 3 Assessment commentary (share, and/or rubric analysis) Write the prompts in your own words. Share video from EdTPA. (30)
4. Looking for a job- the interview process.
Seminar Day 4 11/7/19 - Folders for signature
1. Takeaways from Teaching (new placement challenges) (30)
2. Planning Commentary Takeaways write the prompts in your own words. Share (30)
3. Task 2, instructional commentary (share, and/or rubric analysis) Write the prompts in your own words. Share video from EdTPA. (30)
Seminar Day 3 10/10/19
Debrief Student Teaching Experience: Theme driven- classroom mgt, planning, routine.
What happened that was expected?
What happened that was unexpected?
What's your strategy for moving forward? (30)
Teachable Moments: Walk on egg shells or take calculated risks. How do approach controversy.
1. Acknowledge Importance of the issue and the skill of discussion
2. Perspectives (reading, questions)
3. Echo other side(s) Listening exercise.
4. Present argument based on evidence. (60)
Lesson Share: present a lesson to the class that worked, or, one of your draft EdTPA lessons.
EdTPA: What is your schedule?
Planning Commentary exemplar and evaluation in groups. Present scores with reasoning.
Seminar Day 2 9/19/20
Debrief Student Teaching Experience: What happened that was expected? What happened that was unexpected? What's your strategy for moving forward? (30)
Theme driven- classroom mgt, planning, routine. (right hand for not spoken yet, left hand for spoken).
EdTPA - Where you should be by now: Context for Learning (draft done), Target unit topic and schedule to teach and video for EdTPA by mid October w/student work samples.
Draft Planning Commentary, Draft Instructional Commentary and Assessment Commentary by Mid-October, Use from then on to edit and revise your commentaries. Do your lessons/videos the week of Oct. 14-18th (following week is for "just in case"). Before you leave the placement make sure you have the video of your lessons, student work samples w/ your feedback and their response.
(20)
Lesson Eval Using EdTPA Rubric - (60)
Use rubric from handbook from File Cabinet (linked above),
Look at exemplar history lesson plans from www.Passedtpa.com .
In groups come up with a score, present your reasoning to the class.
Climate Strike Week - teachable moment? (60)
*Big Idea/EU: Humans interact and react to their environment.
EQ: Will Climate Change be the final turning point in history?
Aim/inquiry: Should the world follow the "precautionary principle" in addressing climate change?
Focus Questions:
Id: 1 or more claims
Produce a question(s) for the speaker
Content: Group activity
The Precautionary Principle.
Elevator Scene - How does it relate to the issue?
What questions must be answered to address the aim/inquiry? (research activity)
Summary: multiple perspectives
fashion an argument pro and con regarding the aim. or, argue that no con argument is required.
Or, Answer what's the same and different about this turning point compared to others in world history?
*lesson skeleton - presupposes research methods developed already, how to present arguments and cite evidence,
Seminar Day 1 8/29/19
Welcome. Here are the links for the Student Teaching Seminar and Fieldwork Experience Spring 2019.
Always check your personal GMail you registered for this seminar with before coming to class for timely messages from me, especially during anticipated inclement weather events.
Housekeeping re: Syllabus, email, registration, Google Discussion Assignments, Google Hangout, EdTPA resources (context for learning)
File Cabinet:
Introduction to EdTPA - Passedtpa.com
Commandment of Student Teaching/Beginner's Guide to Teaching
See Google Group Assignments 1. Context for Learning, 2. Lesson Planning (for higher order thinking).
Agenda Spring 2019 (reverse order)
4PM meeting with Fall Class... Share your experiences of student teaching/EdTPA.
5PM - Final Seminar, EdTPA Wrap-up, Student Teaching and Job Search Share.
As, we are most probably at different phases in the process I will arrange for homogenous groups for the first 90 or so minutes for group members to provide encouraging feedback on each other's work thus far and help to fashion a plan to finish their edTPA. The second half will be heterogeneous groups for people further down the road can offer some advice to those earlier in the process. In both phases you can reference the Handbook linked in our class file cabinet and its rubrics to help guide feedback and discussion. Expect to make brief share-outs at the end.
Check-in: Updates- How have you progressed since our last meeting? Re: Classroom management, Lesson planning and execution? Share takeaways (30)
SUTEC Students visiting NYC seminar, send thoughts via email to Jelfrank1@gmail.com put "Seminar Sharing 3/14" in the subject line.
Video Recording for edTPA - Collecting Student Work Samples.
EdTPA - Instruction Phase Part II
Educational Paradigms - How fads drive ed reform and how to survive them.
Check-in: Updates- How have you progressed since our last meeting? Re: Classroom management, Lesson planning and execution? Share takeaways (30)
SUTEC Students visiting NYC seminar, send thoughts via email to Jelfrank1@gmail.com put "Seminar Sharing 2/28" in the subject line.
From the discussion assignment:
Q&A Session 3
Q&A Session 3
EdTPA - Where are you in the process? (30) 5:30
Questions re: lesson planning, planning reflection. Video Segment preparation.
Share your calendar/strategy/timeline for completion.
Reminder of resources available. File Cabinet
Introducing Planning Commentary, evaluation sharing. (60) 6:00Objective: to build student understanding of requirements for effective planning and planning commentary.
In Pairs
Fieldwork Discussion (all students SUTEC and NP) Lesson Plan Share.
1. Go to Google Group thread 3) Fieldwork Lesson share/discussion.
2. Click Reply, Upload as an attachment your lesson plan THAT WORKED best thus far, other materials, sample student work,
3. Introduce your lesson and why you think it worked, and what you were left wondering about after. (one paragraph each min.) DUE: 3/7 midnight.
4. Reply to one classmate's post and offer warm feedback and/or questions and/comments. DUE 3/14 Before class.
Context for Learning - compare yours with the exemplar. Analyze exemplar, Develop a rubric in groups, then rate yours.
Lesson Planning for edTPA - exemplars and rubric discussion. OPEN handbook for edtpa and lesson plan exemplars found in the File Cabinet under edTPA folder. Fieldwork Discussion:
2) What to expect - Phases of First Year Teaching, reading and discussion.
See group discussion link above for details (TBD).
Next seminar meeting is 2/28 be mindful of other assignments via discussion board that may be due before.
Contact me with questions: Jelfrank1@gmail.com
Day 1 1/24
Seminar
Housekeeping re: Syllabus, email, registration, Google Discussion Assignments, Google Hangout, EdTPA resources (context for learning)
Assessments (standards [objectives] to frame differentiated assessment activity) refer to attached files below for standards at the end of the booklets to create activities.
EdTPA - Context for Learning, draft and evaluation.
Fieldwork Discussion
Google discussion assignments: 1) Reflection on first week (see discussion group for details)
Follow-up on questions for comments to post 1.
