Week 1

Cultivating our Classroom Community / Orienting Ourselves as Experts

Mon., Aug. 28

There are no assigned readings for week 1. I'm excited to see you in class!

In-Class Activities

Online Pre-Course Survey

– Notebook or Name Plate Design

– Name Story

– Syllabus + Website Review 

– Community Agreements

– Hopes & Fears

Wed., Aug. 30

Please start readings for week 2. I look forward to learning alongside you!

In-Class Activities

– Map our Educational Expertise/Philosophies

– Write Initial “Purpose” Statements

"The paradox of education is precisely this - that as one begins to become conscious, one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated." - James Baldwin