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EDU 7195 Teaching and Learning: Childhood. Session 7. Housekeeping. Questions School visit questions March 24 th SJU event 5pm Book Discussion Dates 3 stories PTC’s N’s shoes and mom H vs. the cone. Agenda. Listen/Talk about parent contact/instruction.
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EDU 7195Teaching and Learning: Childhood Session 7
Housekeeping • Questions • School visit questions • March 24th SJU event 5pm • Book Discussion Dates • 3 stories • PTC’s • N’s shoes and mom • H vs. the cone
Agenda • Listen/Talk about parent contact/instruction. • Discuss Gardner journal article. • Watch/discuss RECE videos. • Written feedback about course. • Academic games • Watch/discuss physical eduction. • Meet in Book Presentation groups.
Presentation • Parental Contact / Instruction
Parent / Teacher Conferences Memories of your own PTCs. Current format. Student/Teacher Conferences. Avoiding conflict. Concerns with doing this for the first time.
Parent Teacher Conferences • Avoiding blame. • Minimizing surprises. • Target positives, but don’t sugar coat. • Have a plan. • Setting the tone in the beginning of the year. • Having the hard conversation. • Your experiences?
Multiple Intelligences Old view: People are either smart or dumb. New view: People have different strengths and weaknesses depending on content and situation. Howard Gardner. Focus on what makes a student a success, not what makes them a failure.
Workshop Model Lesson Planning • Harnessing the power of the workshop model: • 5 – 10 minute MINI-lesson • Motivation • Direct instruction (teaching points) • 20 – 30 minutes independent or group practice • How does the Teacher facilitate? • How will Students try new skill (without hand holding)? • 5 – 10 minute share session • What achievements will you highlight? • Reinforce teaching points
RECE Video • Mini-lesson • Story • Turn and talk • Questions • Assignment • Independent Work Period • Share (second video) • Noticings
Journal Discussion • Howard Gardner • Theory of Multiple intelligences
Midterm Feedback • Anonymous, please! • What do you want to learn more about? • What do you want to learn less about? • What class setups do you enjoy/dislike? • Anything else . . . • What do I need to know?
Basic Math Games • Everyday Math “top-it” games • Addition top-it • Digit top-it • Fraction top-it • Basic Dice Games • Addition Review • Multiplication Review
Physical Education • Importance? • Fitting it into schedule • Running a gym class • Childhood obesity • Reactions to video.
For next time . . . • Read Chapter 7 and Oyler/Hamre. Come prepared with questions and comments to bring to our discussion. • Be thinking about your upcoming assignments. • Email me with any questions: edwardJmiller3@yahoo.com