101+Agenda+-+12.6.12

10:50 - 10:55 - Welcome

10:55 - 11:45 - International Education

>> Who are the stakeholders of schools? What influence do they have? >> What are the professional and ethical responsibilities of teachers?
 * How do the themes from the semester connect to a global context?**
 * **History of American Education**
 * Who teaches? Who gets taught? What to teach? How to teach?
 * **Philosophy of Education**
 * What beliefs about teaching and learning shape the nature of schools?
 * **Social Context of Education**
 * How do social, economic, home & family, culture, language, diversity, etc. shape schooling?
 * How are schools handling student diversity?
 * **Educational Policy and Professionalism**
 * How do we grapple with the complexity of education in a policy context?

__Schools around the World__ http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/gallery/2012/sep/14/schools-around-the-world-children#/?picture=395983374&index=0 http://www.edutopia.org/international-teaching-learning-assessment-video (to 3:40) - Introduction (Linda Darling-Hammond) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntdYxqRce_s - Schools in Finland http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/time-for-school-series/full-episode-back-to-school/272/ - Afghanistan http://www.edutopia.org/education-everywhere-international-canada-video - Canada

__Teacher Strikes__ http://www.euronews.com/2012/11/26/slovakia-teachers-strike-over-pay-and-redundancies/ http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/09/14/teachers-blast-mcguinty-at-ottawa-protest http://www.aljazeera.com/video/africa/2012/09/201293201748607107.html

__Global Community of Learners__ https://education.skype.com/projects/3447-comparing-schools-around-the-globe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hou5k8jw8Dk http://www.edutopia.org/education-everywhere-international-global-resources

11:45 - 12:00 - Course Evaluations

Prepare "Why Teach" Presentations to be given during our final class session – Dec 12 – 1:00 – 3:00 Have your presentation available online
 * ​Housekeeping**​ -