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This course is designed to provide you with a socio-cultural analysis of current educational issues and the history of those issues as they relate to events in American education. You will have an opportunity to familiarize yourself with the history and philosophy of education, and begin to develop and articulate your personal philosophy of education. By investigating the multiple aspects of education and the contemporary educational issues that surround our society, I hope to expose you to many views and practical information concerning teaching and learning. I believe that “teaching is the process of building communities of learners who use their skills to educate themselves.” (Joyce, Weil, 1996) I want this class to function as a community of learners. You will be expected to participate fully, responsibly, and respectfully.======

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“Metacognition may be the single most important factor in creating lifelong learners out of our students. Metacognition is our ability to know what we know and what we don’t know.”(David Lazear) This quote speaks to me on many levels. I believe there are many things I don’t know but I can learn. There is no end in sight for my learning. I love to learn, discover, invent or simply digest information and how it relates to me. Through multiple intelligence theory I hope to share with you various methods of instruction that uncover deep meaning. Many of these methods will include cooperative learning strategies, multiple intelligence theory, and performance based assessment and learning. Above all, I expect you, the student, to give me cues as to the most effective method of instruction based upon your learning style. A typical class period will consist of cooperative group discussion or strategies, lecture, reflection and time to process assignments/learning opportunities with a high level of type ll technology integration.======

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This semester I will also be asking you to consider a whole new mind.(adapted from Daniel Pink) Are you left brain driven and right brain curious? You will keep a whole new mind notebook and fill it with right brain exercises that we will share in class daily. I look forward to your feedback.======

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 * CLASS 1:** **Topics:** INAUGURATION: INTRODUCTION TO EDU 402 GETTING TO KNOW YOU/CHECK IN. **Assignments:** REQUIRED TEXTS, CHAPTER 1, TEACHING PROFESSION CHAPTER 2-DIVERSITY IN SOCIETY, CHAPTER 3-SCHOOLS FACING SOCIAL CHANGE, CHAPTER 4- MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES, CHAPTER CHALLENGES-TEAM ASSIGNMENTS(TEXT) 6 word inauguration speech **Due Dates:** CLASS 2-8======

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 * CLASS 9:** **Topics:** HISTORY OF AMERICAN EDUCATION **Assignments:** whole new mind notebook TEXT CHAPTER 5-8 VIDEO ANALYSIS-HISTORY OF SCHOOL HISTORY OF PERSONAL EDUCATION FORMAL PAPER AND TIMELINE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE METAPHOR **Due Dates:** CLASS 10-12======

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 * CLASS 11:** **Topics:** HISTORY OF AMERICAN EDUCATION REVISTED **Assignments:** ARTICLE-THRIVING OR SURVIVING MAINE LEARNING RESULTS PROMISING FUTURES LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS CURRENT EVENTS/STATUS OF EDUCATION **Due Date:** CLASS 12======

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 * CLASS 12:** **Topics:** PHILOSOPHY, WHAT IS IT? **Assignments:** TEXT CHAPTER 9-11 ARTICLE-EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ARTICLE-UNSCHOOLING VIDEO-SUDBURY WAY PHILOSOPHY FORMAL PAPER TK20 PHILOSOPHY PROFILE PODCAST CASE STUDY **Due Dates:** CLASS 13-16======

IN CLASS ATTENDANCE
CHAPTER CHALLENGES COOPERATIVE GROUP MEMBER WIKI POST BLOG EMAIL ROLE PLAY SINGING

DANCING
LAUGHING CRYING

HOT FUDGE STATUS
WHOLE NEW MIND NOTEBOOK SENSES

DESIGN
STORY

SYMPHONY
EMPATHY PLAY

MEANING
NOTEBOOK REFLECTION

PEER FEEDBACK
TEACHER FEEDBACK

**WHIPPED CREAM STATUS**
TEXT DIGESTION CHAPTER ASSESSMENTS CHAPTER CHALLENGE-1 ASSESSMENT CHAPTER CHALLENGE-2 ASSESSEMENT CHAPTER CHALLENGE-3 ASSESSMENT CHAPTER CHALLENGE-4 ASSESSMENT CHAPTER CHALLENGE-5 CHAPTER CHALLENGE-6 CHAPTER CHALLENGE-7 CHAPTER CHALLENGE-8 CHAPTER CHALLENGE-9 CHAPTER CHALLENGE-10 CHAPTER CHALLENGE-11

**NUTS/JIMMIES STATUS**
VIDEO INTERPRETATION SIR KEN ROBINSON JILL TAYLOR BOLTE FREAKS AND GEEKS SCHOOL CURRENT EVENTS SUDBURY WAY RELIGULOUS ARTICLE REVIEW ARTICLE REVEIW OTHER WEBSITES

FORMAL PAPER PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT PERSONAL HISTORY TIMELINE HISTORY PAPER METAPHOR PHILOSOPHY PAPER PORTFLIO PODCAST JOB INTERVIEW JOB INTERVIEWER FEEDBACK BOOK REVIEW FINAL EVALUATION