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Topics, Readings & Written Assignments
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| Jan.
5 |
What
is real learning? What are learning communities? |
| Jan.
7 |
Teaching
& Learning: Bruner, J. (1960/1977). The process of education
(Prefaces; Ch. 1 - 3); Bransford, et al. (2000) How people
learn, Ch. 1. Reading notes |
| Jan.
12 |
Learning
and development: Bransford, et al. (2000) How people learn, Chs
2-4; Stahl, S. A. (1999). Different strokes for different folks?:
A critique of learning styles. Video: Schneps & Sadler (1987):
A Private Universe. |
| Jan.
14 |
Methods
toolkit I: Studying our students. Duckworth (1996) Teaching as
research; Goetz, Alexander & Ash: Understanding and enhancing
students' cognitive processes; Seidman (1998) Technique isn't everything,
but it is a lot. |
| Jan.
19-21 |
You
are in the field. Collect data for Student Learning Project. |
| Jan.
26 |
SLP
analysis workshop--bring your fieldnotes and ideas. Learning communities:
Supporting cognitive, social & emotional development. Nicholls
& Hazzard (1993) Education as adventure: Part I; Elias, et al
(1997) Developing social and emotional skills in classrooms. Video:
beginning of year. STP 1 due |
| Jan.
28 |
Learning communities as contexts for development: Nicholls &
Hazzard Part II, Dixon-Krauss (1996) Vygotsky's sociohistorical perspective
on learning, McMahon (1996) Book Club; Cain & Hilty (1993): Matika:"I
picture myself as being this woman." |
| Feb.
2 |
Discourse
in learning communities. Cazden (1988) Classroom discourse (Ch
3 excerpt and Ch 4); Cobb (1989) Young children's emotional acts while
problem-solving. Video: Purdue math project |
| Feb.
4 |
Discourse,
cont.: Palincsar & Herrenkohl (1999) Designing collaborative
contexts; Cohen, Lotan, Scarloss, & Arellano (1999) Complex Instruction:
Equity in Cooperative Learning Classrooms. Student learning
project due by noon Feb. 6. |
| Feb.
9 |
Designing
learning communities for cognitive development/conceptual change:
Bransford, et al (2000) How People Learn Ch 6, 7; Watson &
Konicek (1990) Teaching for conceptual change; Shepard & Smith
(1990) Synthesis of grade retention research. |
| Feb.
11 |
Methods
toolkit II: Studying literacy communities. Nolen (2001) Constructing
literacy in the kindergarten; Oaken-Wright, P. (2001) Documentation:
Both Mirror and Light. Group planning for communities assignment. |
| Feb.
16 |
President's
Day - no class |
| Feb.
18 |
Listening,
learning, feedback & motivation: Wolf (1990) Assessment as
an episode of learning. Guest community member: Patti Boyle. STP
2 due |
| Feb.
23-27 |
You
are in the field. Collect data for Learning Communities Project. |
| Mar.
1 |
Workshop:
bring your field notes and ideas |
| Mar.
3 |
Social
development in learning communities: Paley (1992) You can't say
you can't play. Hand in (optional) drafts of communities project
by noon on Mar. 5 |
| Mar.
8 |
Listening
to community members. Nicholls & Hazzard, Parts III&IV;
Delpit (1986) The Silenced Dialogue; Busch (1995) Math in the city.Last
day to hand in revisions. |
| Mar.
10 |
Communities
project sharing, class meeting and course evaluation. |
| Mar.
15 |
Communities
projects due by noon. |