Go to week:
One Jan 19/21 |
Two Jan 26/28 |
Three Feb 2/4 |
Four Feb 9/11 |
Five Feb 16/18 |
Six Feb 23/25 |
Seven Mar 2/4 |
Eight Mar 9/11 |
Nine Mar 16/18 |
Ten Mar 23/25 |
Eleven Mar 30 |
Twelve Apr 8 |
Thirteen Apr 13/15 |
Fourteen Apr 20/22 |
Fifteen Apr 27/29 |
Sixteen | May 4 and 6
Week One January 19 and 21
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
Zoom Recording ED253 19 January
Thursday | Introductions
- Noteworthy
- Course Readings: Available online: 253edstudies
- Weekly Schedule
- Your Learning Circle
- Assignments Due: Friday 22 January
- Application for Department of Education Teacher Education Program |
- If you are planning to apply to the Teacher Education Program, the application is live in Tk20. Follow this link for directions on how to apply.
- 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.
Zoom Recording ED253 21 January
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Week Two January 26 and 28
Tuesday
- 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 |
- Zoom Bombed and new password
- 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.
- 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 is live in Tk20. Follow this link for directions on how to apply.
- Learning Experience Meeting (for next week) LCI | Janak, Edward 2019. Education in the Progressive Period (ca. 1890s–1920s). pp. 43-63.
- 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?
Zoom Recording ED253 26 January
Thursday
- Noteworthy
- Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
- Learning Experience BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
- Arranging a time to meet with LCs before learning experiences is crucial
- Blog Post 1, ED253 Introductions
- What are Schools for Anyways?
- LC Weekly Schedule
- Learning Experiences, Current Connections, and other significant course projects
- Current Connections | Hinchey, P. and P. Konkol (2018).
- Overview Discussion | Janak, Edward 2019. Education in the Progressive Period (ca. 1890s–1920s). pp. 43-63.
Zoom Recording ED253 28 January
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Week Three February 2 and 4
Tuesday
- Reading: Janak, Edward 2019. Education in the Progressive Period (ca. 1890s–1920s). pp. 43-63.
- Noteworthy
- Learning Experience BlogPost summaries | due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
- Current Connection BlogPosts | due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
- Course Introductions
- How are you? What about your JCU experience so far? Support needed? Support to offer?
- Learning Experience 1 LC One | Janak, Edward 2019. Education in the Progressive Period (ca. 1890s–1920s). pp. 43-63. — LC1 Whiteboard Progressivism in Education
Zoom Recording ED253 2 February
Thursday
Noteworthy
- THE interview
- Notes on Assignments
- Service Reflection
- Current Connections
- Reading for next week |
- Learning Experience BlogPost summaries | due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
- Current Connection BlogPosts | due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
- Course Introductions | How are you? What about your JCU experience so far? Support needed? Support to offer?
Current Connections 1 / LC Two| Janak, Edward 2019. Education in the Progressive Period (ca. 1890s–1920s). pp. 43-63.
Overview Discussion | Dewey, J. (2018/1897). My pedagogic creed.
Zoom Recording ED253 4 February
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Week Four February 9 and 11
Tuesday
- 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.
- Noteworthy
- CSSA issues such as attendance
- Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
- Learning Experience BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
Course Introductions | Show & Tell (a photo that tells a story about you).
Service Learning Update LC |
Learning Experience 1 LC Two | Dewey, J. (2018/1897). My pedagogic creed.
Zoom Recording ED253 9 February
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.
- Current Connections 1 / LC Three | Dewey, J. (2018/1897). My pedagogic creed. –> Current Connections in small table groups
- Overview Reading for next week | Blakely, J. 2017, 17 April. How School Choice Turns Education into a Commodity. The Atlantic.
Zoom Recording ED253 11 February
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Week Five February 16 and 18
Tuesday
- Reading: Blakely, J. 2017, 17 April. How School Choice Turns Education into a Commodity. The Atlantic.
- 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.
- Learning Experience 1 / LC Three | Blakely, J. 2017, 17 April. How School Choice Turns Education into a Commodity. The Atlantic..
- Service Learning Update
Zoom Recording ED25 16 February
Thursday
- Noteworthy
- Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
- returns and assessment and grade book
- nerves and community
- Current Connections 1 / LC Two | 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.
Zoom Recording ED253 18 February
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Week Six February 23 and 25
Tuesday
- 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.
- Learning Experience 2 / LC One | Koretz, D. (2017). The testing charade: pretending to make schools better. Chapter 7, Test Prep.
- Noteworthy
- Learning Experience BlogPost summaries | due at midnight on the Friday following classroom learning experiences.
- meetings individual or by learning circle
- Service Learning |
- Zoom Recording ED253 23 February
Thursday
- Noteworthy
- Current Connection BlogPosts | due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions
- Current Connections 2 / LC Three | Koretz, D. (2017). The testing charade: pretending to make schools better. Chapter 7, Test Prep.
- Overview Reading | Stancil, W. 2018. The Radical Supreme Court Decision That America Forgot. The Atlantic. 29 May 2018.
- Zoom Recording ED253 25 February
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Week Seven March 2 and 4
Tuesday
- Reading | Stancil, W. 2018. The Radical Supreme Court Decision That America Forgot. The Atlantic. 29 May 2018.
- Noteworthy |
- The Neoliberalization of John Carroll University — democratic freedom v. commodification what’s at stake?
- The difficulties of talking about race | class resentment, socialized racism, fear of saying the wrong thing, silence as privilege, and responsibility not guilt.
- Learning Experience 2 / LC Two Stancil, W. 2018. The Radical Supreme Court Decision That America Forgot. The Atlantic. 29 May 2018.
- Zoom Recording ED253 March 2
Thursday
- Noteworthy
- Current Connections 2 / LC One | Stancil, W. 2018. The Radical Supreme Court Decision That America Forgot. The Atlantic. 29 May 2018.
- Overview Reading | Ladson-Billings, G. (2016/1995). But that’s just good teaching! The case for culturally relevant pedagogy.
- History of the Present Timeline Project |
- Zoom Recording ED253 March 4
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Week Eight March 9 and 11
Tuesday
- Reading | Ladson-Billings, G. (2016/1995). But that’s just good teaching! The case for culturally relevant pedagogy.
- Noteworthy |
- Tenure, Academic Freedom and Shared Governance at John Carroll — concerned students
- Grade Reports available
- Service Learning Update
- History of the Present Timeline Project |
- Learning Experience 2 / LC Three | Ladson-Billings, G. (2016/1995). But that’s just good teaching! The case for culturally relevant pedagogy.
- Zoom Recording ED253 March 9
Thursday
- Noteworthy
- Commend your poise and courage and efforts to build community and to explore the meaning of justice in education.
- Mid Term Academic Support for Students
- Current Connections 2 / LC Two | Ladson-Billings, G. (2016/1995). But that’s just good teaching! The case for culturally relevant pedagogy.
- Overview Reading | Paulo Freire, P. (2013/1972). The banking concept of education
- Zoom Recording ED253 March 11
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Week Nine March 16 and 18
Tuesday
- Noteworthy |
- Midterm grades
- History of the Present — Description
- Reading | Freire, P. (2013/1972). The banking concept of education. (3rd ed., pp. 103-115). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Learning Experience 3 LC One | Freire, P. (2013/1972). The banking concept of education. (3rd ed., pp. 103-115). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Service Learning Update
Thursday
- Noteworthy
- Current Connections 3 / LC Three | Freire, P. (2013/1972). The banking concept of education. (3rd ed., pp. 103-115). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Overview Reading | Meyer (2007) What Straight Teachers Need to Know about Queer Theory.
- Zoom Recording ED253 18 March
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Week Ten March 23 and 25
Tuesday
- 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.
- Noteworthy |
- Service Learning Update
- History of the Present (HOP) Timeline — Assessment Rubric)
- Learning Experience 3 / LC Two | Meyer, E. (2007). “But I’m Not Gay”: What Straight Teachers Need to Know about Queer Theory.
- Zoom Recording ED253 23 March
Thursday
- Noteworthy | Upcoming schedule –> Easter Break No Class March 31 – April 6
- Current Connections 3 / LC One | Meyer, E. (2007). “But I’m Not Gay”: What Straight Teachers Need to Know about Queer Theory.
- Overview Reading | Spring, Joel 2013. Chapter 2: Native Americans: Deculturalization. Schooling, and Globalization. New York: McGraw Hill.pp. 21-40.
- Zoom Recording ED253 25 March
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Week Eleven March 30
Tuesday
- Reading | Spring, Joel 2013. Chapter 2: Native Americans: Deculturalization. Schooling, and Globalization. New York: McGraw Hill.pp. 21-40.
- Noteworthy | I saw I had a zero in your grade book. Dr. Shutkin, what gives?
- Learning Experience 3 / LC Three |Spring, Joel 2013. Chapter 2: Native Americans: Deculturalization. Schooling, and Globalization. New York: McGraw Hill.pp. 21-40.
- History of the Present Timeline Discussion
- Zoom Recording ED253 30 March
Easter Break No class March 31 – April 6
Week Twelve April 8
Thursday
- Reading | Spring, Joel 2013. Chapter 2: Native Americans: Deculturalization. Schooling, and Globalization. New York: McGraw Hill.pp. 21-40.
- Noteworthy |
- Current Connection BlogPosts are due at midnight on the Tuesday following classroom discussions.
- Current Connections 3 / LC Two | Spring, Joel 2013. Chapter 2: Native Americans: Deculturalization. Schooling, and Globalization. New York: McGraw Hill.pp. 21-40.
- Overview | 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.
Zoom Recording ED253 8 March
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Week Thirteen April 13 and 15
Tuesday
- Noteworthy | Final Exam Schedule
- 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..
- History of the Present Timeline Discussion
- Learning Experience 4 / LC One | 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.
Thursday
- Noteworthy |
- Current Connections 4 / LC Three | 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.
- Overview Reading | Greene, K. & Jean Anyon (2010) Urban School Reform, Family Support, and Student Achievement, Reading & Writing Quarterly, 26:3, 223-236.
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Week Fourteen April 20 and 22
Tuesday
- Noteworthy
- Titling your blog posts
- Meeting during the last week — topics and discussions
- Calculating your grades | Letters
- Reading | Greene, K. & Jean Anyon (2010) Urban School Reform, Family Support, and Student Achievement, Reading & Writing Quarterly, 26:3, 223-236.
- Learning Experience 4 / LC Two | Greene, K. & Jean Anyon (2010) Urban School Reform, Family Support, and Student Achievement, Reading & Writing Quarterly, 26:3, 223-236.
- History of the Present Timeline Discussion
Thursday
- Noteworthy | Vaccine opportunity this Friday, April 23rd
- Current Connections 4 / LC One | Greene, K. & Jean Anyon (2010) Urban School Reform, Family Support, and Student Achievement, Reading & Writing Quarterly, 26:3, 223-236.
- Overview Reading | Greene, M. (2018/1978). Wide-awakeness and the moral life.
- History of the Present Timeline Discussion
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Week Fifteen April 27-29
Tuesday
- Noteworthy
- Final Exam & Incomplete Assignments (Previously incomplete assignments are due on the last day of classes, 7 May 2021)
- 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.
- History of the Present Timeline Discussion –> share 2-3 events from your timeline.
- Learning Experience 4 / LC Three | Greene, M. (2018/1978). Wide-awakeness and the moral life.
Zoom Recording ED253 February 27 April
Thursday
- Noteworthy | Final Exam & Incomplete Assignments (Previously incomplete assignments are due on the last day of classes, 7 May 2021)
- History of the Present Timeline Discussion
- Searching for events, redux
- The anatomy of an event
- Share an important source for your timeline
- Consults scheduling for Hop timeline
- Current Connections 4 / LC Two | Greene, M. (2018/1978). Wide-awakeness and the moral life.
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Week Sixteen | May 4 and 6
Tuesday
Final Exam & Incomplete Assignments (Previously incomplete assignments are due on the last day of classes, 7 May 2021)
Thursday
Final Exam & Incomplete Assignments (Previously incomplete assignments are due on the last day of classes, 7 May 2021)
Final Exam Schedule TBA
May 11 Tuesday 1:00pm-2:50pm
Assignment Due |History of the Present Timeline
Due at time of scheduled exam