SMED Licensure Cohort 2011-2012

Your final grades for September Experience are ready.  Each of you has a grade sheet in your September Experience folder.  If any piece was missing your final grade is not complete.  In this case, please e-mail me right away to let me know your plan.  Otherwise, if you have any questions on your grade, let [...]

Programs of study: Here are the templates you’ll need: Graduate Program of Study Form – Math (2011) Graduate Program of Study Form – Science (2011).doc You need to identify a minor professor (must be a faculty member at OSU in mathematics or the sciences) You’ll need the signatures of both your major and minor professors. [...]

I mentioned that the trainer from Population Connection would like to come down to do a workshop with you all about their curriculum.  Take a look at their website and let me know by commenting “yes” or “no” to this post if I should invite them down.  

For Monday, continue to work on identifying the big ideas of your work sample unit.  The biggest task is to continue reading and talking to others to dive deeper into the topic and to begin to explore connections within the content.  On Monday we will take most of the time to work on your rationale [...]

Please check your e-mail. I sent you the reading material.

Thanks for  contributing today to class.  Remember for Wed. 1) Identify the math ideas used in the Cookie Jar task 2) Use the CCSS to supplement the math ideas you identify for #1 3) Read/skim through the common core content standards.  Read the mathematical practices section (p. 6-8) to familiarize yourself with the ideas in [...]

First, here are the links to the two conference we talked about: OSTA NSTA Regional (Seattle) And for Wednesday and our discussion of “big ideas”: There are two readings: Start with “Content Strategy 1: Identifying “Big Ideas” and Key Concepts (pp. 24-4538 only) Then read “Identifying big ideas in science” Do the “A Tool for [...]

We will not have much of a chance to talk tonight with the CTs so here are a few bullet points on finishing up September Experience. Your group should be finishing up your unit plan (all of the way through learning objectives).  We will be looking at these next Thursday. You should be: Identifying your [...]

A couple of weeks ago I was reading the paper and came across an article about a local Albany couple that were chosen for Amazing Race.  Turns out that was your classroom management instructor for Fall!  While it means many more babysitting days for me, I’ve asked my wife, Allison Gray, to take the course [...]

One of our goals for the meeting on Thursday with CTs is to give them a taste of what we’re doing in terms of the Instructional Activities and Practices we’re working on in the courses.  Rebekah is going to give a brief overview of the program and what we’re asking you to do in your [...]