Sunday, August 29, 2010

To consider. . .

After our discussion of "Eleven," I sense some strong interest among the class about poverty and education. . .See this Op-Ed from George Will and the primary study he discusses from Barton and Coley. . .

You may also find Parsing the Achievement Gap II (Braton & Coley, 2009) valuable. . .

And see page 4 in the most current SAT data

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

The failure of "objectivity"

Consider this piece by Alfie Kohn in terms of what we assume about and expect from teachers:

Professors who profess

Friday, August 20, 2010

EdWeek Op-Ed on National Standards

See the link on the Furman web site for my commentary on national standards.

Monday, August 2, 2010

Fall 2011 MWF Schedule

Spring 2017 EDU 111-01
MWF 9:30AM - 10:20AM
HIP 106

Day
Class Focus/Assignments Due
Jan 9-13
Week 1
M

"
Theme for English B," Langston Hughes

“Eleven,” Sandra Cisneros (google Drive)
W
Katherine Christie, Berea Middle, tutoring

Foucault, “The Means of Correct Training” (google Drive) 
F
Groups formed, topics chosen
Jan 16-20
Week 2
M
MLK Day
W
“Banking concept”; Freire, Ch .2 Pedagogy of the Oppressed (google Drive)

Topic 1: The Teaching Profession

F
 Topic 1, Freire continued
Jan 23-27
Week 3
M
Gorski book club discussions
W
Topic 2: Educational Philosophies

F
Educational Philosophies and Learning Theories (google Drive)
Jan 30 – Feb 3
Week 4
M

Topic 2 continued
W
Topic 3: Historical Foundations of Education
F
Thomas Jefferson on Education (http://edu111furman.blogspot.com/2012/01/idealistic-and-elitist-roots-of-public.html) and “The American Scholar,” Ralph Waldo Emerson (http://www.emersoncentral.com/amscholar.htm)
Feb 6-10
Week 5
M
Corridor of Shame (http://www.corridorofshame.com/)
W
Topic 4: Diversity, Multiculturalism, Poverty/Privilege, Class, and Race
F

“What These Children Are Like,” Ralph Ellison (
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?document=575)
Feb 13-17
Week 6
M
Gorski book club discussions

Poverty and education, discussion continued
W
F
Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later continued
Feb 20-24
Week 7
M
Gorski book club discussions

FACTS TRUTH ETHICS — In Focus

LRC discussion

Workshop: Group Presentations
W
Group Presentations
F
Group Presentations
Feb 27 – Mar 3
Week 8
M
Group Presentations
W
Midterm

Class discussion: Gorski's Reaching and Teaching Students in Poverty: Strategies for Erasing the Opportunity Gap

But That's Just Good Teaching! The Case for Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, Gloria Ladson-Billings
Email to professor BEFORE class 3-5 key points from Gorski with evidence (quotes and/or page numbers). Have key points in class to discuss in small groups before opening discussion to the whole class.
F
TBD
Mar 4-12
Spring Break
Mar 13-17
Week 9
M
Topic 5: Legal, Political, and Financial
W
Topic 5 continued
F
Topic 5 continued

Jenny Colvin, LIBR
Mar 20-24
Week 10
M
Emdin book club discussion

Topic 5 continued
W
F
Ruby Payne, deficit perspective

Return of the Deficit, Curt Dudley-Marling

Mar 27-31
Week 11
M
Emdin book club discussion

Deficit perspective continued

W
Topic 6: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

F
Topic 6 continued
Apr 3-7
Week 12
M
Emdin book club discussion
W
Topic 7: Current Issues and the Future of Education
F
Topic 7 continued

ESSAY DRAFT DUE/ WORKSHOP

Apr 10-14
Week 13
M

W
Hard Times cont.
F
Good Friday Holiday
Apr 17-21
Week 14
M
Easter Holiday
W
Emdin discuss and response due
Cited essay workshop
F
Tutoring share

Apr 24-28
Week 15
M
Virtual Schools Report

Exam
M
May 1, 2017

Monday 8:30AM - 11:00AM, HIP 106

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