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Week One 3 September & 5 September: Introductions
Tuesday | Introductions
Introductions:
- You & me
- Course Introduction
Workshop: Blog Post Introduction & WordPress I
Thursday | Introductions
- Noteworthy
- 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 be going live in Tk20 beginning Wednesday, September 4th and are due by Friday, September 13th. Follow this for directions on how to apply.
- Building your ED253 Weblog & BlogPost I Class Survey
- Learning Experiences & Current Connections
- 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 at 10:30
Assignments Due: Friday 6 September (for all LCs I-IV)
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Week Two 10 September & 12 September: Consciousness raising | AgendaPW 253edstudies
Tuesday
- Noteworthy |
- Learning Experience BlogPost summaries are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
- 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 be going live in Tk20 beginning Wednesday, September 4th and are due by Friday, September 13th. Follow this for directions on how to apply.
- Assignment Due in class on Thursday | LC3 Current Connections Hinchey, P. and P. Konkol (2018).
- 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.
- Assignment Due in class
- LC1 Learning Experience Hinchey, P. and P. Konkol (2018)
- LC2 Service Reflection and Analysis
- Learning Experience BlogPost summaries are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
Thursday
- Noteworthy
- Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
- Celebrate the Spirit (Changes to meeting times)
- ED251-51 9:30am meets from 9:00am until 9:50am
- ED253-01 no change
- What is a Learning Community?
- intentional community
- pedagogy of MIND, not mind
- Mentoring
- lesson planning
- conceptual understanding
- Q & A (notes)
- Overview Discussion | Dewey, J. (2018/1897). My pedagogic creed.
- Assignment Due in class | LC3 Current Connections Hinchey, P. and P. Konkol (2018). (Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions).
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Week Three 17 September & 19 September: History of Education |Agenda
Tuesday
- Noteworthy
- LC3 Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight tonight
- LC4 Current Connections 19 September
- LC3 Learning Experience 24 September
- LCs Assigned Readings explained
- Thoughts about lesson planning
- Reading: Dewey, J. (2018/1897). My pedagogic creed. 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. 215-218). New York, NY: Routledge.
- Assignment Due in class
- LC2 Learning Experience Dewey, J. (2018/1897).
- LC3 Service Reflection and Analysis
- Learning Experience BlogPost summaries are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
Thursday
- Noteworthy
- THE interview
- Published article in a credible news source
- Service Reflection & Analysis
- Learning Experience BlogPost summaries 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 for next week | Fraser, J. (2014). Ch. 8: The Progressive Era, 1890-1950. The School in the United States. New York: Routledge. pp. 204-241.
- Overview Reading: Fraser, J. (2014). Ch. 8: The Progressive Era, 1890-1950.
- Assignment Due in class | LC4 Current Connections Dewey, J. (2018/1897).
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Week Four 24 September & 26 September |Agenda
Tuesday
- 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.
- Matters of Assessment
- Reading: Fraser, J. (2014). Ch. 8: The Progressive Era, 1890-1950. The School in the United States. New York: Routledge. pp. 204-241.
- Assignment Due in class
- LC3-01 Learning Experience Fraser, J. (2014). Ch. 8: The Progressive Era.
- LC3-51 Learning Experience Fraser, J. (2014). Ch. 8: The Progressive Era.
- LC4 Service Reflection and Analysis
- Privatization OR Choice? Think – Pair – Share
Thursday
- Noteworthy
- Current Connections in small table groups
- ED253-01 –> Digital Technology & the Crisis of Presence
We are using digital gadgets exclusively for the purpose of this class, and if we are on gadgets we are using them for class exclusively.
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- LC4 Learning Experience Ravitch, D. (2010) The Death and Life of the Great American School System
- LC1 Service Reflection and Analysis
- 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.
- Assignment Due in class | LC1 Current Connections Fraser, J. (2014). Ch. 8: The Progressive Era. –> Current Connections in small table groups
- Overview Reading for next week: Ravitch, D. (2010) The Death and Life of the Great American School System. Chapter 7 Choice: the story of an idea. pp. 113-148. New York: Basic Books.
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Week Five 1 October & 3 October: Church & State and the Hidden Curriculum | Agenda
Tuesday
- Noteworthy
- For Thursday –> Current Connections in small table groups
- ED253-51 –> Digital Technology & the Crisis of Presence
- Learning Experience BlogPost summaries are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
We are using digital gadgets exclusively for the purpose of this class, and if we are on gadgets we are using them for class exclusively.
- Reading: Ravitch, D. (2010) The Death and Life of the Great American School System. Chapter 7 Choice: the story of an idea. pp. 113-148. New York: Basic Books.
- Assignment Due in class
- LC4 Learning Experience Ravitch, D. (2010) The Death and Life of the Great American School System
- LC1 Service Reflection and Analysis
Thursday
- Noteworthy
- Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
- Overview Reading: Greene, M. (2018/1978). Wide-awakeness and the moral life.
- Assignment Due in class | LC2 Current Connections Ravitch, D. (2010) The Death and Life of the Great American School System
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Week Six 8 October & 10 October |Agenda
Tuesday
- Noteworthy
- Assignment Due 8 November –> Service Reflection and Analysis
- Learning Experience BlogPost summaries are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
- 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.
- Assignment Due in class
- LC1-01 Learning Experience Greene, M. (2018/1978). Wide-awakeness and the moral life
- LC2 Service Reflection and Analysis
Thursday
- Noteworthy
- Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
- Overview Reading: Sulkowski, M. L. (2017). Unauthorized immigrant students in the United States: The current state of affairs and the role of public education.
- Assignment Due in class | LC3 Current Connections Greene, M. (2018/1978). Wide-awakeness and the moral life
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Week Seven 15 October & 17 October| Agenda
Tuesday
- Noteworthy
- Learning Experience BlogPost summaries are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
- Assessment grade sheets are ready
- Discussion: Overview Koretz Test Prep Learning Experience – Part 1
- Reading: Sulkowski, M. L. (2017). Unauthorized immigrant students in the United States: The current state of affairs and the role of public education. Children & Youth Services Review, 77, 62–68.
- Assignment Due in class
- LC2 Learning Experience Sulkowski, M. L. (2017). Unauthorized immigrant students
- LC3 Service Reflection and Analysis
Thursday
- Noteworthy
- Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
- Chicago Public Schools Announce Strike
- Discussion: Overview Koretz Test Prep Learning Experience – Part 2
- Overview Reading:
- Assignment Due in class | LC4 Current Connections Sulkowski, M. L. (2017). Unauthorized immigrant students
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Week Eight 22 October & 24 October | Agenda
October 21-25 Dr. Shutkin is giving a paper at the AECT Conference
Tuesday
- Noteworthy | Follow this link to the Learning Experience for this week
- Reading: Koretz, D. (2017). The testing charade: pretending to make schools better. Chapter 7, Test Prep. pp. 93-118. Chicago; London: The University of Chicago Press.
Thursday
- Noteworthy | Follow this link to the Learning Experience for this week
- Reading: Koretz, D. (2017). The testing charade: pretending to make schools better. Chapter 7, Test Prep. pp. 93-118. Chicago; London: The University of Chicago Press.
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Week Nine 29 October March & 31 October | Agenda
Tuesday
- Noteworthy
- Reading complicated texts
- Assignment due Friday 08 November at midnight | Service Reflection & Analysis paper
- Assignment due Friday 22 November at midnight | History of the Present Proposal
- Reading: Meyer, E. (2007). “But I’m Not Gay”: What Straight Teachers Need to Know about Queer Theory. In N. Rodriquez & W. Pinar (Eds.), Queering Straight Teachers: Discourse and Identity in Education. (pp. 15-32). New York, NY: Peter Lang.
- Assignment Due in class
- LC3 Learning Experience Meyer, E. (2007). “But I’m Not Gay” —
- LC4 Service Reflection and Analysis
- Learning Experience BlogPost summaries are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
Thursday
- Noteworthy
- Reading complicated texts
- Assignment due Friday 08 November at midnight | Service Reflection & Analysis paper
- Assignment due Friday 22 November at midnight | History of the Present Proposal
- Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
- Assignment Due in class | LC1 Current Connections Meyer, E. (2007). “But I’m Not Gay”
- Overview Reading | Paulo Freire, P. (2013/1972). The banking concept of education
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Week Ten 5 November & 7 November | Agenda
Tuesday
- Noteworthy
- Late Assignments & assessment
- When We Fight We Win — Chicago Teachers’ Strike is settled
- Assignment due Friday 08 November at midnight | Service Reflection & Analysis paper
- Assignment due Friday 22 November at midnight | History of the Present Proposal
- Learning Experience BlogPost summaries are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
- 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.
- Assignment Due in class
- LC4 Learning Experience Freire, P. (2013/1972). The banking concept of education.
- LC1 Service Reflection and Analysis
Thursday
- Noteworthy
- Weekly Assessment and Comments
- Proposal share/discussion starts next week
- Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
- Assignment due Friday 08 November at midnight | Service Reflection & Analysis paper
- Overview Reading: Ladson-Billings, G. (2016/1995). But that’s just good teaching! The case for culturally relevant pedagogy.
- Assignment Due in class | LC2 Current Connections Freire, P. (2013/1972). The banking concept of education.
Friday
Assignment Due on Friday 8 November 2019 at midnight.
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Week Eleven 12 November & 14 November| Agenda
Tuesday
- Noteworthy
- Reading: Ladson-Billings, G. (2016/1995). But that’s just good teaching! The case for culturally relevant pedagogy. In E. Blair & Y. Medina (Eds.), The social foundations reader: Critical essays on teaching, learning and leading in the 21st century (pp. 285-292). New York, NY: Peter Lang.
- Assignment Due in class
- LC1 Learning Experience Ladson-Billings, G. (2016/1995). But that’s just good teaching! The case for culturally relevant pedagogy.
- LC 2 Proposal share/discussion
- Learning Experience BlogPost summaries are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
Thursday
- Noteworthy
- Overview Reading: Spring, Joel H. (2018). Ch. 7: Multiculturalism and the Failure of the Common School Ideal. The American School: a global context from the Puritans to the Trump era. 10th ed. New York: Routledge. pp. 184-225.
- Assignment Due in class | LC3 Current Connections Ladson-Billings, G. (2016/1995). But that’s just good teaching! The case for culturally relevant pedagogy.
- Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
Week Twelve 19 November & 21 November | Agenda
Tuesday
- Noteworthy
- Reading: Spring, Joel H. (2018). Ch. 7: Multiculturalism and the Failure of the Common School Ideal. The American School: a global context from the Puritans to the Trump era. 10th ed. New York: Routledge. pp. 184-225.
- Assignment Due in class
- LC2 Learning Experience Spring, Joel H. (2018). Ch. 7: Multiculturalism and the Failure of the Common School Ideal.
- LC 3 Proposal share/discussion
- Learning Experience BlogPost summaries are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
Thursday
- Noteworthy
- Overview Reading: Superfine, B. (2013). Ch. 3. Brown and the foundations of educational equality. Equality in education law and policy, 1954-2010. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. pp. 37-67.
- Assignment Due in class | LC4 Current Connections Spring, Joel H. (2018). Ch. 7: Multiculturalism and the Failure of the Common School Ideal.
- Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
Friday Assignment Due at Midnight: Present Proposal
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Thanksgiving Break | ED253 Does not meet week of 25-29 November
Week Thirteen 3 December & 5 December: School to Prison Pipeline | Agenda
Tuesday
- Noteworthy
- Reading: Superfine, B. (2013). Ch. 3. Brown and the foundations of educational equality. Equality in education law and policy, 1954-2010. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. pp. 37-67.
- Assignment Due in class
- LC3 Learning Experience Superfine, B. (2013). Ch. 3. Brown and the foundations of educational equality.
- LC 4 Proposal share/discussion
- Learning Experience BlogPost summaries are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
Thursday
- Noteworthy
- Overview Reading: Mallett, C. (2016). The School-to-Prison Pipeline: A Critical Review of the Punitive Paradigm Shift. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 33(1), 15–24.
- Assignment Due in class | LC1 Current Connections Spring, Joel H. (2018). Ch. 7: Multiculturalism and the Failure of the Common School Ideal.
- Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
Week Fourteen 10 December & 12 December| Agenda
Tuesday
- Noteworthy
- Reading : Mallett, C. (2016). The School-to-Prison Pipeline: A Critical Review of the Punitive Paradigm Shift. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 33(1), 15–24.
- Assignment Due in class
- LC4 Learning Experience Mallett, C. (2016). The School-to-Prison Pipeline
- LC 1 Proposal share/discussion
- Learning Experience BlogPost summaries are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
Thursday
- Noteworthy
- Assignment Due in class | LC2 Current Connections Mallett, C. (2016). The School-to-Prison Pipeline.
- Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
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Week Fifteen Final Exams
- ED253-51 | Tuesday 17 December 10:00-11:50 am
- ED253-01 | Thursday 19 December 4:00-5:50 pm
- Assignment Due: History of the Present Essay
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