One Jan 17 & 19 | Two Jan 24 & 26 | Three Jan 31 & Feb 2 | Four Feb 7 & 9 | Five Feb 14 & 16 |
Six Feb 21 & 23 | Seven Feb 28 & Mar 2 | Eight Mar 14 & 16 | Nine Mar 21 & 23 | Ten Mar 28 & 30 |
Eleven Apr 4 | Twelve Apr 11 & 13 | Thirteen Apr 18 & 20 | Fourteen Apr 25 & 27 | Fifteen May 2 & 4 |
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Week One January 17 and 19
Tuesday | Introductions
Introductions:
- Me &
- You
- School & Society, Course Introduction
- What are schools for?
- About education, what is happening in this present moment?
- An educational history of the present
- historical
- political
- socio-cultural
- economic
- philosophical
Course Website & Syllabus
Workshop: Building your ED253 Weblog
Thursday | Introductions
Assignment Due | Introductory BlogPost Friday 20 January
Noteworthy |
- Course Readings: Available online: 253edstudies
- Weekly Schedule
- Application for Department of Education Teacher Education Program | If you are planning to apply to the Teacher Education Program, the application will soon be live in Tk20. Follow this link for directions on how to apply.
Your Learning Circle
Building your ED253 Weblog & BlogPost I Class Survey
Learning Experiences, Current Connections, and an initial meeting
Overview Reading for next Tuesday | Hinchey, P. and P. Konkol (2018). Getting to where we meant to be : working toward the educational world we imagine/d. Chapter 2: What Are Schools For, Anyway?
CSSA Center for Service and Social Action. Enroll as a service participant and register for a course-approved service activity through CSSA’s registration website: http://jcu.givepulse.com using your JCU credentials to log in. Our course page is found here https://givepul.se/7dueej.
Installing Poll Everywhere for Google Slides
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Week Two January 24 and 26
Tuesday
Assignment Due Dates |
- Learning Experience BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
- Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
Reading: Hinchey, P. and P. Konkol (2018). Getting to where we meant to be : working toward the educational world we imagine/d.Chapter 2: What Are Schools For, Anyway? Gorham, Maine : Myers Education Press. pp. 20-51.
Noteworthy |
- How’s your blog? Is it Launched? Can I help you build a menu?
- Course Readings: Available online: 253edstudies
- Application for Department of Education Teacher Education Program |
- If you are planning to apply to the Teacher Education Program, the application will soon be live in Tk20. Follow this link for directions on how to apply.
- What are Schools For – The New York Times, 1 September 2022
- School district reinstated spanking NPR, 27 August 2022
Learning Experience Meeting (for next week) Learning Circle One | Greene, M. (2018/1978). Wide-awakeness and the moral life.
Discussion | What is a Learning Circle?
- intentional community
- pedagogy of MIND, not mIND
- Mentoring
- lesson planning
- conceptual understanding
Discussion | BlogPost I Class Survey Question 4: What are you into; what makes you special? Share a few “unique” aspects about yourself that would help our classroom community get to know you a bit more. Are you on an athletic team? Sing in the choir? Are you trying out for a play? Painting? What are you planning on doing this semester in your life that is noteworthy?
Learning Experience: Hinchey & Konkol | What are Schools for Anyways?
Thursday
Assignment Due Dates |
- Learning Experience BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
- Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
Noteworthy |
- Arranging a time to meet with Learning Circles before learning experiences is crucial
- LC Weekly Schedule
- Service sign ups and Blog post 1
- What is school really for? Students at Oakland’s Fremont High answer this question with their cameras. New York Times, 1 September 2022
Discussions |
- Blog Post 1, ED253 Introductions
- Learning Experiences, Current Connections, and other significant course projects
- Learning Experience (cont.) | Hinchey & Konkol | What are Schools for Anyways?
Current Connections | Hinchey, P. and P. Konkol (2018).
Overview Reading | Greene, M. (2018/1978). Wide-awakeness and the moral life.
Week Three January 31 and February 2
Tuesday
Reading: Greene, M. (2018/1978). Wide-awakeness and the moral life. In A. R. Sadovnik, P. W. Cookson Jr., S. F. Semel, & R. W. Coughlan (Eds.), Exploring education: An introduction to the foundations of education (5th ed., pp. 218-224). New York, NY: Routledge.
Noteworthy | Arrange a time to meet with me with your Learning Circle well in advance of your learning experience
Course Introductions
- How are you? What about your JCU experience so far? Support needed? Support to offer? Resources to suggest?
- What must be in place for you to feel comfortable taking intellectual and creative risks in a course such as this one?
- W.A.I.T and radical listening…
Discussion and Lecture | Microaggressions
Service Learning Update LC |
Learning Experience –> Learning Circle One | Greene, M. (2018/1978). Wide-awakeness and the moral life. In A. R. Sadovnik, P. W. Cookson Jr., S. F. Semel, & R. W. Coughlan (Eds.), Exploring education: An introduction to the foundations of education (5th ed., pp. 218-224). New York, NY: Routledge.
Thursday
Noteworthy
- THE interview
- Notes on Assignments
- Service Reflection
- Current Connections
- Reading for next week | Janak, Edward 2019. Education in the Progressive Period (ca. 1890s–1920s). pp. 43-63.
- Arrange a time to meet with me with your Learning Circle well in advance of your learning experience
Discussion and Lecture | Microaggressions (cont.)
Current Connections –> Learning Circle Three | Greene, M. (2018/1978). Wide-awakeness and the moral life. In A. R. Sadovnik, P. W. Cookson Jr., S. F. Semel, & R. W. Coughlan (Eds.), Exploring education: An introduction to the foundations of education (5th ed., pp. 218-224). New York, NY: Routledge.
Overview Discussion | Janak, Edward 2019. Education in the Progressive Period (ca. 1890s–1920s). pp. 43-63.
Week Four February 7 and 9
Tuesday
Reading:
Noteworthy | CSSA issues such as attendance
Service and Service Learning | Reflections on your Service Learning Experiences
Learning Experience –> LC Two | Janak, Edward 2019. Education in the Progressive Period (ca. 1890s–1920s). pp. 43-63.
Thursday
Noteworthy
- Current Connection | BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
- Learning Experience | BlogPost summaries are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
- LC3, let’s find a time to meet to discuss Blakely and next week’s learning experience
Current Connections –> Learning Circle Four | Janak, Edward 2019. Education in the Progressive Period (ca. 1890s–1920s). pp. 43-63.
Overview Reading | Spring, Joel 2013. Chapter 2: Native Americans: Deculturalization. Schooling, and Globalization. New York: McGraw Hill.pp. 21-40.
Week Five February 14 and 16
Tuesday
Reading: Spring, Joel 2013. Chapter 2: Native Americans: Deculturalization. Schooling, and Globalization. New York: McGraw Hill.pp. 21-40.
Noteworthy |
Learning Experience –> Learning Circle Three | Spring, Joel 2013. Chapter 2: Native Americans: Deculturalization. Schooling, and Globalization. New York: McGraw Hill.pp. 21-40.
Service Learning Update
Thursday
Reading: Spring, Joel 2013. Chapter 2: Native Americans: Deculturalization. Schooling, and Globalization. New York: McGraw Hill.pp. 21-40.
Noteworthy |
Current Connections –> Learning Circle One | Spring, Joel 2013. Chapter 2: Native Americans: Deculturalization. Schooling, and Globalization. New York: McGraw Hill.pp. 21-40.
Overview Reading |
Overview Reading | Bigelow, B. (2008) Introduction: A People’s History, A People’s Pedagogy, pp. 1-20. A People’s History for the Classroom. Milwaukee, WI: Rethinking Schools.
Week Six February 21 and 23
Tuesday
Reading | Bigelow, B. (2008) Introduction: A People’s History, A People’s Pedagogy, pp. 1-20. A People’s History for the Classroom. Milwaukee, WI: Rethinking Schools.
Noteworthy
Learning Experience BlogPost summaries | due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
Learning Experience –> Learning Circle Four | Bigelow, B. (2008) Introduction: A People’s History, A People’s Pedagogy, pp. 1-20. A People’s History for the Classroom. Milwaukee, WI: Rethinking Schools.
Service Learning |
Thursday
Reading | Bigelow, B. (2008) Introduction: A People’s History, A People’s Pedagogy, pp. 1-20. A People’s History for the Classroom. Milwaukee, WI: Rethinking Schools.
Noteworthy |
Current Connections –> Learning Circle two | Bigelow, B. (2008) Introduction: A People’s History, A People’s Pedagogy, pp. 1-20. A People’s History for the Classroom. Milwaukee, WI: Rethinking Schools.
Overview Reading | Overview Reading | Stancil, W. 2018. The Radical Supreme Court Decision That America Forgot. The Atlantic. 29 May 2018.
Week Seven February 28 and March 2
Tuesday
Reading | Stancil, W. 2018. The Radical Supreme Court Decision That America Forgot. The Atlantic. 29 May 2018.
Noteworthy |
The difficulties of talking about race | class resentment, socialized racism, fear of saying the wrong thing, silence as privilege, and responsibility not guilt.
History of the Present Timeline Project |
Learning Experience –> Learning Circle One | Stancil, W. 2018. The Radical Supreme Court Decision That America Forgot. The Atlantic. 29 May 2018.
Thursday
Noteworthy
Thoughts about Learning Experiences
Current Connections –> Learning Circle Three | Stancil, W. 2018. The Radical Supreme Court Decision That America Forgot. The Atlantic. 29 May 2018.
Overview Reading | Cheuk, T., & Quinn, R. (2018). Dismantling the Wall between Church and State: The Case of Public Education. Phi Delta Kappan, 100(3), 24–28.
Spring Break No class March 4 – March 12
Week Eight March 14 and 16
Tuesday
Reading | Cheuk, T., & Quinn, R. (2018). Dismantling the Wall between Church and State: The Case of Public Education. Phi Delta Kappan, 100(3), 24–28.
Noteworthy |
- Service Learning Update
- History of the Present Timeline Project | Ideas? Questions?
Learning Experience –> Learning Circle Two | Cheuk, T., & Quinn, R. (2018). Dismantling the Wall between Church and State: The Case of Public Education. Phi Delta Kappan, 100(3), 24–28.
Thursday
Noteworthy
Commend your poise and courage and efforts to build community and to explore the meaning of justice in education.
Current Connections –> Learning Circle Four | Cheuk, T., & Quinn, R. (2018). Dismantling the Wall between Church and State: The Case of Public Education. Phi Delta Kappan, 100(3), 24–28.
Overview Reading for next week | Blakely, J. 2017, 17 April. How School Choice Turns Education into a Commodity. The Atlantic.
Week Nine March 21 and 23
Tuesday
Noteworthy | Service Learning Essay is Due in Class 1 November
Reading | Blakely, J. 2017, 17 April. How School Choice Turns Education into a Commodity. The Atlantic.
Service Learning Update | LCs and a writing workshop
Learning Experience –> Learning Circle Three | Blakely, J. 2017, 17 April. How School Choice Turns Education into a Commodity. The Atlantic.
Thursday
Noteworthy | Service Learning Essay is Due in Class 1 April
Current Connections –> Learning Circle One | Blakely, J. 2017, 17 April. How School Choice Turns Education into a Commodity. The Atlantic.
Overview Reading | Koretz 2017 Test Prep: pretending to make schools better.
Week Ten March 28 and 30
Tuesday
Service Learning Essay is Due in Class
Reading | Koretz 2017 Test Prep: pretending to make schools better.
Noteworthy |
Learning Experience –> Learning Circle Four | Koretz 2017 Test Prep: pretending to make schools better.
Thursday
Noteworthy |
Current Connections –> Learning Circle Two | Koretz 2017 Test Prep: pretending to make schools better.
Overview Reading | Paulo Freire, P. (2013/1972). The banking concept of education
Week Eleven April 4
Service Learning Essays due in Class
Easter Break No class April 6 – April 10
Week Twelve April 11 and 13
Tuesday
Reading | Freire, P. (2013/1972). The banking concept of education. In A. S. Canestrari & B. A. Marlowe (Eds.), Education foundations: An anthology of critical readings (3rd ed., pp. 103-115). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Noteworthy | Assessment
Learning Experience –> Learning Circle One | Freire, P. (2013/1972). The banking concept of education. In A. S. Canestrari & B. A. Marlowe (Eds.), Education foundations: An anthology of critical readings (3rd ed., pp. 103-115). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
History of the Present Timeline Discussion
- HOP visualized
- Mindomo Workshop
- Path to the JCU library digital card catalogue:
- Path to the JCU library research databases:
Thursday
Reading | Freire, P. (2013/1972). The banking concept of education. In A. S. Canestrari & B. A. Marlowe (Eds.), Education foundations: An anthology of critical readings (3rd ed., pp. 103-115). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Noteworthy |
Current Connections –> Learning Circle Three | Freire, P. (2013/1972). The banking concept of education. In A. S. Canestrari & B. A. Marlowe (Eds.), Education foundations: An anthology of critical readings (3rd ed., pp. 103-115). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Overview Reading | Ladson-Billings, G. (2016/1995). But that’s just good teaching! The case for culturally relevant pedagogy.
Week Thirteen April 18 and 20
Tuesday
Noteworthy |
- Previously incomplete assignments are due on the last day of classes, 4 May 2023
- Final Exam Thursday, December 15, 2022 4:00pm-5:50pm
Discussion and Overview II | the History of the Present final project
Learning Experience –> Learning Circle Two | Ladson-Billings, G. (2016/1995). But that’s just good teaching! The case for culturally relevant pedagogy.
Thursday
Noteworthy |
- Previously incomplete assignments are due on the last day of classes, 4 May 2023
Reading |
History of the Present Timeline Discussion
Current Connections –> Learning Circle Four | Ladson-Billings, G. (2016/1995). But that’s just good teaching! The case for culturally relevant pedagogy.(1), 15–24.
Overview Reading | Meyer (2007) What Straight Teachers Need to Know about Queer Theory.
Week Fourteen April 25 and 27
Tuesday
Reading | Meyer (2007) What Straight Teachers Need to Know about Queer Theory.
Noteworthy |
- Previously incomplete assignments are due on the last day of classes, 4 May 2023
- Final Exam Thursday, May 11, 2023 1:00pm-2:50pm
History of the Present Timeline Discussion
- Researching your topic with online databases
- Books and articles that you are using
- Review discussion and brainstorming a topic
Learning Experience –> Learning Circle Three | Meyer (2007) What Straight Teachers Need to Know about Queer Theory.
Thursday
Noteworthy |
- Previously incomplete assignments are due on the last day of classes, 4 May 2023
- Final Exam Thursday, May 11, 2023 1:00pm-2:50pm
History of the Present Timeline Discussion
Current Connections –> Learning Circle One | Meyer (2007) What Straight Teachers Need to Know about Queer Theory.
Overview Reading | Malone, H. (2020). Community schools: bridging educational change through partnerships. Journal of Educational Change, 21(3), 487–497.
Week Fifteen May 2 and 4
Tuesday
Reading | Malone, H. (2020). Community schools: bridging educational change through partnerships. Journal of Educational Change, 21(3), 487–497.
Noteworthy |
- Previously incomplete assignments are due on the last day of classes, 4 May 2023
- Final Exam Thursday, May 11, 2023 1:00pm-2:50pm
Learning Experience –> Learning Circle Four | Malone, H. (2020). Community schools: bridging educational change through partnerships. Journal of Educational Change, 21(3), 487–497.
History of the Present Timeline Discussion
Thursday
Noteworthy |
- Previously incomplete assignments are due on the last day of classes, 4 May 2023
- Final Exam Thursday, May 11, 2023 1:00pm-2:50pm
Reading | Malone, H. (2020). Community schools: bridging educational change through partnerships. Journal of Educational Change, 21(3), 487–497.
Current Connections –> Learning Circle Two | Malone, H. (2020). Community schools: bridging educational change through partnerships. Journal of Educational Change, 21(3), 487–497.
History of the Present Timeline Discussion
Final Exam May 11
Noteworthy | Final Exam Thursday, May 11, 2023 1:00pm-2:50pm
Assignment Due | History of the Present Timeline