SMED Licensure Cohort 2011-2012

For your records.  Here’s a copy of the Space suit challenge the campers did during media day this year.  With a little work it would be a great engineering design challenge.  

First, here are the presentations and documents from today: September Experience Activities Template Community, School & Classroom Context Paper Understanding Understanding PPT For Thursday, please: Read UBD Ch. 1 & 3 Begin researching topic (sound, fungi, gas laws, numbers) Discuss and write an initial draft of the unit rationale

Thanks to Marissa I’ve just realized that I left a ‘September Experience’ folder off the Google Docs list.  Please create one in your named folder.

As our Tuesday and Thursday classes in September are after long days at the school I thought we could use some food and drinks.  Please see the food sign-up and sign up for 2 days 1 day.  I’ll bring Tuesdays and the department is taking care of the meeting with the CTs.

I realized after I gave all of you your CT packets that there’s a rather absurd grammar error in the letter.  Before you give the packet to your CT, please either come get a better copy from me or I’ll have them on Tuesday night for those of you in Corvallis (or if you want [...]

Before you come to class on Tuesday, please read the Introduction and Chapter 2 of Understanding by Design and provide brief responses to the following questions: UBD Introduction: The authors start with a quote by Steven Covey, which in part states:  “To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding [...]

Your final grades for SED 509 and 552 or 553 have been entered.  It may take up to a day before you can see them in the system. You first received a grade specifically for your work with the students in the camp (courses and team projects) in SED 509 (2 credits). You then received [...]

For those of you on Facebook, if you’d like to receive updates on the blog in your Facebook feed I think I may have a way.  I’ve created the Facebook group “SMED Cohort Update“.   Follow the link, sign in, and ask to join the group.  Once you’re accepted you should receive blog updates.  Please [...]

I saw this cartoon and thought it might get you excited to read your new book…

In case you’re interested in Google’s new social network, Google+, you can sign up here.  It’s still in Beta and not everyone is on, but it looks promising. My main reason I thought you all might want to join is the Hangout feature which, combined with Google Docs, seems like an incredibly easy way to [...]