| Jan 11 |
INTRODUCTION - INTRODUCTION to the class, and STUDENTS
The central ideas of the course: 
The various issues affecting classrooms
The basics of functional, productive classrooms: Understanding students and classroom behavior, rules, discipline, disruptions, consequences of productive or disruptive classroom behaviors on learning - how are behaviors originated, identified, and properly handled. Classroom behavior as a result of both GENERIC and INDIVIDUAL factors, (p.23 textbook) often involving biological, social, family, and personal culture, motivation and beliefs. The following links are offered to facilitate access to related information:
Child psychology
Psychology of adolescence1
Psychology of adolescence2
(A BLOG on student behavior)
Discipline management and giving students choices..
typical classroom rules (Video1)
Positive discipline (video2)
Essential skills for new teachers
developing desired behaviors
Using signal cards to control behavior
a sample Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) form
Mr. DeRosa on Losing Your Cool in the Classroom
Identifying and preventing child-bullying Bullying prevention
Cognitive transition model - scaffolding
California resources related to school regulations and laws
Education code
Planning for your first day and beyond teaching in school
Advice from veteran teachers
Basic requirements for interns at a CSUEB TED program- From the CSUEB (Teaching Credential Programs
Candidate Program Handbook"-2012 p.27)
(If you are under-contract as a student teacher intern, plan to incorporate into your letter information about your: curricular plans for the term, behavior expectations, grading policies, homework policies, contact information and any other information that is pertinent to your classroom. Classroom Management Concept Plan: Write an essay about the classroom management strategies you hope to employ when you teach.). Detailed instructions for this assignment are available in a separate document. |
Administrative, academic social, personal issues involved with the first days/weeks - Routines
"During their first (half-day) placements, candidates typically adhere to a schedule such as the following:
Week 1: Become familiar with school policies and procedures for attendance, homework, classroom operation, make-up work, record-keeping, getting supplies, and resources. Meet other staff members, support personnel, and administrative staff. Learn the names of all students in classes you will teach. Assist in taking roll, checking homework, and helping individual students.
Week 2: Begin working with learning groups and individual students." |
ACTIVITY- INDEPENDENT WORK and ASSIGNMENT 1: Which are the most important factors affecting the general effectiveness of instruction in your classroom? : Students will search information about specific interests and concerns of the students in their placement classroom, as well as provide their own set, from when they were students themselves, so as to define compare and contrast important issues in their minds and those of you as a teacher. The sample survey form, or any other specially form created for the intended purpose can be used to collect information. The results could be sumarized, with a graph and comments highlighting the results. The documents (DOC, PPT, XLS, etc. should be submitted in one set by each student in the corresponding entry in their Classroom Materials section of BlackBoard for assessment. (Score RUBRIC for this assignment: 1-needs major work, 2-needs focus, 3- needs depth, 4-needs detail, 5-Very Good) |
| Jan 18 |
ON-LINE independent research work session - CLASS WILL NOT MEET IN CAMPUS LAB
Students get time to do research and work on Assignment #2
ASSIGNMENT #2 - Students will research basic concepts of human, adolescent and student behavior, to provide CLEAR ANSWERS to the following questions - some related links are provided in the content description of the previous class-above:
1.- What is the "ABC behavior management model"? (minimum HALF page)
2.- What are the five most important class-wide behavior shaping and control provisions and rules you will implement in your classroom? (min. ONE page)
3.- Identify TWO (2) students in your classroom that could be characterized as "behavior problems" propose and implement a teacher-supported plan to identify, modify and improve their behavior (min. THREE pages min, including background information).
Submit both documents above together as attachments into the corresponding TurnItIn Assignment (#2 entry) part of the Course Materials section in Blackboard
NOTE: This report, if selected, can be presented to the whole class for +10 extra credit. |
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Guest speaker & Q&A: Featuring invited Summer-entry student teacher.
A SUMMARY PRESENTATION OF THE GENERAL CONTENTS OF THE CLASS TEXTBOOK McNergney R. & McNergney and the various web resources cited by previous links in this syllabus.
STUDENTS SHOULD PRE-READ CHAPTERS 1 & 2 AND BRING THEIR TEXTBOOK TO FACILITATE IN-CLASS DISCUSSION OF THE INTRODUCTION AND CASES IN CHAPTERS Ch 3 (Diversity), Ch 8 (Science and Evolution), Ch 11 (Assessment), Ch 13 (Looking forward).
PLEASE READ CHAPTERS 1 and 2 of the textbook to prepare for class discussions during this session.
The following assignments (#3, #4) are to be developed in groups of 2 students, who will select, research, discuss among themselves, and report independently on a topic of their interest (Assignment #3) or describe the typical classroom environment in a selected country (Assignment #4) and present their findings together to the class. These group presentations, scheduled for the last sessions of the quarter will be scored as ASSIGNMENT 5
(at this time, students MAKE AND REGISTER their GROUPS OF 2)
ACTIVITY-ASSIGNMENT 3 : do corresponding research provide at least ONE meaningful view to the whole class about one important topic included in any of the Chapters of the textbook. One page minimum (double spaced, normal 12 font), pre-printed as submitted to BlackBoard to use by presenting student as reference for sharing and discussion when their turn comes during the following 3 classes.
ACTIVITY-ASSIGNMENT 4 : Investigate the most important characteristics of the education system in one of the countries cited in Chapter V of the textbook (or any other considered of interest), compare and contrast the possible effect of the differences in student behavior and learning in the corresponding classrooms. Write and submit a report as an attachment into the corresponding TurnItIn entry of the Course Materials section of BlackBoard.(Score RUBRIC for this assignment: 1-needs major work, 2-needs focus, 3- needs depth, 4-needs detail, 5-Very Good)
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