101+Agenda+9.5.13

10:50 - 11:00 - Welcome & Questions about syllabus Notetaker: Hailey

11:00 - 11:25 - CCASL Presentation
 * get on your service learning right away!
 * Service Fest- September 19th- great way to meet with your community partners

11:25 - 12:00 - Are great teachers born or made?

> Great educators are cultivated, not anointed. Since every child deserves a great teacher and only moves through school once, we need to invest now in developing more excellent teachers. They're not available off the shelf." Dan Brown > [] > > > Experience has taught me that great teaching is more art than science. We’ve all had teachers who broke the mold, who followed their own path despite working in a system that encourages conformity. The shame of it all is that we didn’t have more of them." John Edmondson > []
 * "Many people possess the dispositions needed to be a great teacher. However, actually becoming one means an embrace of one's craft, tremendous dedication to the job and continuous improvement, and participation in a healthy system that provides high-quality preparation, robust support, and environments that facilitate powerful student learning.
 * "Certainly teachers-in-training need to learn their craft, but not by reading a textbook or sitting in a lecture hall. . . . Can a college teacher-training program teach a sense of humor? Can someone learn to give up that need for control that I believe still attracts so many to the teaching profession? Can a person be taught to share their passions with students or admit they don’t have all the answers? In essence, can someone be taught to reveal their humanity? Is it possible to teach the mindset that believes failure is life’s best teacher even though schools preach the opposite? . ..

__**Class events:**__
 * Syllabus quiz: Socrative.com- Spacerace!
 * Up to four absences- after that receive a V
 * After 2 absences- additional alternative assignment after the missed class assignments
 * Make sure to talk to someone if you feel uncomfortable with the technology!
 * Educational Autobiography should help you to make connections and disconnections to the prospective students you will be teaching


 * __What makes great teachers?__**

Teachers are born: Teachers are made:
 * feeling in their gut
 * ment to help and work with others
 * requires certain traits and a love/want to be there
 * it is a professional job that everyone must learn
 * important issue: how do we best prepare them?
 * your experiences make you want to teach
 * requires time and effort-dedication
 * To Do:**
 * Educational Autobiography (due Tuesday, 9/10)
 * Joseph is note-taker next class!