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Tale of Two Talents: How Teachers Prepare for Class. Josh Thompson, Ph.D.Aggie Stryker, Ed.D.Dept. of Curriculum
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1. American Association for Teaching & Curriculum Fifteenth Annual Conference
Austin, Texas
October 9 – 12, 2008
2. Tale of Two Talents: How Teachers Prepare for Class Josh Thompson, Ph.D.
Aggie Stryker, Ed.D.
Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction
Texas A&M University-Commerce
3. How to prepare for class? Each teacher approaches the teaching process differently. Some, though quite different in their approach, come out with remarkably similar results.
4. Participants in this ISSUES AND IDEAS session will …
evaluate effective planning within the lesson cycle – “What works?”
analyze contrasting examples of approaches to preparation – “What else, also works?”
synthesize a compendium of approaches – “What are my choices?”
evaluate his or her own approach to planning – “What am I going to do differently? the same? and why?”
5. Shared Attributes Teaching content while focusing on
teaching Students
Students own their own learning
Always student centered
Provide learning experiences
High ratings from students and peers
Grades are NOT the goal for learning
Education is synergy & understanding
6. Shared Attributes
7. Shared Attributes
8. Seven Facets of Contrast Approach
Procedures
Atmosphere
Goals & Objectives
Accountability
Content
Class Structure
9. 1. ApproachAggie Josh
10. 2. Procedures Design of Learning ActivitiesAggie Josh
11. 3. AtmosphereAggie Josh
12. 4. Goals & ObjectivesAggie Josh
13. 5. AccountabilityAggie Josh
14. 6. ContentAggie Josh
15. 7. Class StructureAggie Josh
16. Continuum Content Process
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20. Tale of Two Talents: How Teachers Prepare for Class Josh_Thompson@tamu-commerce.edu
Astryker@sbcglobal.net
http://faculty.tamu-commerce.edu/jthompson/