101+Agenda+9.27.12

10:50 - 10:55 - Welcome

11:00 - 11:45 - Amanda Coulter, Teacher Certification Information

11:45 - 12:05 - Teaching Demo Information


 * 1) **Choose a Focus -** Select an aspect of the assigned reading that you'd like to elaborate on. The goal is not to re-teach the reading. (We're assuming that everyone is coming to class prepared.) Rather, the purpose is to provide a learning opportunity where class members can apply, extend, or evaluate ideas from the text.
 * 2) **Identify a Learning Objective** - When students leave the class, what new understanding do you want them to have?
 * 3) **Brainstorm Possible Teaching Methods** **& Materials** - Think about engaging, interactive ways you could teach your lesson. Also, research possible content you could teach.
 * 4) **Select a Co-Teaching Approach** - From the chart of co-teaching strategies, choose one you and your partner will use.
 * 5) **Identify an Assessment Activity** - How will you know if students learned what you set out to teach? This doesn't have to be a quiz - though it could be.
 * 6) **Create an Outline of Your Lesson** - Plan how you will spend your 20-30 minutes of class time. Create a written lesson plan that includes learning objective, assessment, and a step-by-step plan of what you will do.
 * 7) **Get Feedback from Anny** - Preferably, make an appointment to meet with me to discuss your plans. If meeting isn't possible, you can also email the plan and get feedback that way.
 * 8) **Revise and Teach** - Make any adjustments to your plan. Teach your lesson!
 * 9) **Reflect** - Before the next class session, post a reflection on your GoogleDocs journal. The reflection should be 1/2 - 1 page and discuss your impression of how the lesson went, evidence that students met or didn't meet your objective, what you learned about teaching, and what you learned about yourself as a teacher.


 * For Next Class -** Be sure you've carefully read 77-92.