CHANGING PEDAGOGIES IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE
Spring 2008	Victor Donnay
Week	Topic	Discussion	Reading	Field Placement Assignments	Other Assignments
Wk 1: 1/23/2008	How People Learn: 3 Key Principles	1) What was good/bad learning experience	How People Learn Ch 1, How Sudents Learn: Ch 1 due 1/30	N. Andersen: paperwork for placements	Write a 2-3 page paper describing your good learning experience. Make linkages to the 3 key principles of HPL.
		2) Types of teaching strategeies	Watson & Konicek: Hot Hats		Take the Myers-Brigs web test:
Wk 2: 1/30/2008	Neuroscience and Learning, Paul Grobstein	1. Personality types and learning styles.	Formative Assessment Reading	Placement information fromN. Andersen	Revise good learning expereince paper; make additional connections to class material.
		2. Discussion of Hot - Hats; misconceptions.	Examine a report/study.		Prepare presentation for class
Wk 3: 2/6/2008	Why the need for reform? The present climate. Student presentations.	Formative Assessment techniques	Math and Democracy; Science for all Americans; PISA standards in some detail	Start placement: Write 2-3 paper describing your placement setting . Find PSSA results for your placement; demographics of your district/school. present at next class.
Wk 4: 2/13/08	Math and Science for all; student led discussion Presentations on PSSA results for your placement.	Levels of cognitive demand - case book; Blooms taxonomy; PISA standards; release questions		Find examples of tasks in your placement; describe their cognitive level. One example of teaching technique linked to task.	Take Force Concept Inventory test; Look at release questions from PISA.
Wk 5: 2/20/2008	Innovative High School Science Curriculum: Modeling Physics, Dr. Doug Vallette Misconceptions	Misconceptions; teaching techniques, pre-post testing.	Having of wonderful ideas; the virtue of not knowing. Marzano; Classroom Instruction that works: Ch.1, Ch. 7. In preparation for K. Butler visit.	Find examples of misconnceptions in your placement.	Misconceptions: ask one of your profs for some examples;
Wk 6: 2/27/08	Innovative College Science: POGIL Dr. Kelly Butler, ex. Of learning cycles		Formative Assessment reading; Marzano Ch 4	Discuss curriculum being used in your placement and its features.
Wk 7: 3/5	Innovative Math Teaching:	Formative Assessment techniques	spring break	Give examples of teaching techniques from your placement.
Wk 8: 3/19	Issues of Diversity in Math/Science Education. Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, President UMBC.		Schools have spring break Knowing and Teaching: Liping Ma.	Unit/module analysis (longer paper)
Wk 9: 3/26	Teacher's Knowledge and associated challenges.	Pedagogical content knowledge		Unit/module analysis
Wk 10: 4/2/08	Student presentations about their curriculum and unit.
Wk 11: 4/9/2008	External Challenges: Administrative support, parental role, school board, political climate.			Teacher interview
Wk 12: 4/9/2008	Supporting Change: Karen Stephenson, Social Network Theory
Wk 13: 4/23/08	? Service Learning/Project Based Learning; Studies of effectiveness?
Wk 14: 4/30/08	Teacher Panel:
Exam Period: Date to be determined	Student Final Presentations