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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

As you work together to finish up your unit plans, please begin thinking ahead to your work sample topic.  You’ll be starting your WS unit plan next Thursday so now is the time to begin examining the topic in more detail in preparation for writing your rationale.  Read through the textbook chapter, talk to your [...]

I’ve posted a video in the September Experience folder called ‘Thursday 9-15 seminar video”.  It’s about 15 minutes and describes how to finish up your unit plans.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  Remember the following due dates: Mini-lesson plans and reflection – 9/15 (tomorrow!) Full-lesson plans and reflection – 9/22 Discussion [...]

For next week’s “virtual” class: Read UBD Ch. 7 (all but p. 161-167) Work on the unit plan enduring understandings Continue working on previous sections of unit plan

As I sit here trying to think through how we can handle next Thursday’s class where 5 of you will be gone I’ve come to a conclusion: it might be better to meet “virtually”.  So let’s cancel the 15th and instead I’ll let you know soon how we’ll proceed with finishing up the unit plans. [...]

Here’s more detail on your mini- and full-lessons during September Experience. Timing: During the first 2 weeks of the term you need to do at least 2 mini-lessons (10-15 minutes-ish). During the second 2 weeks of the term you need to do at least 2 full-lessons. Lesson plans and reflections: You need to write up [...]

Math folks, here’s a nice video describing the creation of the Common Core standards: YouTube Direct

From today: The First Days of School ppt For Thursday: Read UBD Ch. 6 “Crafting Understandings” Complete the essential questions section of the unit plan As a group complete the Content Priorities worksheet in your Docs folder Continue working on your September Experience activities