Week One

Tuesday | 28 August 2018 | Course Introductions

1. Me
2. You (Just for starters)
   • What’s your name?
   • Where are you from?
   • Early, Middle, Adolescent?
3. ED253 School & Society
4. What are the Foundations of Education? (More frequently referred to as education studies).
   • Examining the title of the course:  School?  Society?
   • Political
   • Social
   • Philosophical
5. Assignments | What are we going to do in this course?
6. How are we going to do it?
   • Learning Communities
   • Weekly Schedule
7. The course syllabus: https://dshutkin253.wordpress.com  Or, I can’t believe we’re not using Canvas?
8. Course WebLog
   • BlogPrompt one |Introduction
   • Blogging workshop I
9. Center for Service & Social Action | Introduction with Sr. Katherine Feely

Thursday | 30 August 2018 More Introductions

1. Overview of day & looking ahead
2. Logistical questions
3. Current Events
4. Blogging workshop II
5. BlogPrompt one |Introduction
6. BlogPost One | –> Assignment due Tuesday 4 September
   • What’s your name,
   • Please share something “unique” about yourself that will help us get to know you a bit; and
   • What’s a crucial issue in the field of education? Why?
7. Discussion / Overview concerning reading for 4 September:  Spring, Joel (2018) American Education. 1 The History and Political Goals of Public Schooling.