HES 360 COURSE OUTLINE AND DUE DATES
MPH=Meeks, Heit, and Page text
Jackson = More Activities That Teach (for reading assignments)
Still More Activities That Teach is a reference book for mini-teaching and writing lessons
Week One – Feb.5 Discuss syllabus and assignments
6,7,8,9 Dr. Herman is presenting a paper at a conference the rest of this week.
Work on all the following assignments this week.
To Do: Get going on the Block Plan for your unit. You should be nearly done with this by the
time I return next week. All students prepare for teaching your first in-class lesson from Jackson books.
Read chp. 5 and answer the questions in the course pack.
Week Two-Feb.12 Discuss Lesson Plan format and Writing of Objectives; chp. 5 due today=points
To Do: You should be nearly done with at least half the block plan.
13 Assessing mastery of objectives – discussion of techniques
14 The effective teaching presentation-discussion and exercise and begin discussing The Effective Teacher
Draft One of Block Plan for Lessons 1-5 due today=15 points
To do: Reading Assignment, page ____ in course pack; online articles on adult learning and questions to answer
15 Finish discussing the Effective Teacher andReading assignment of online articles due today=pointsTo Do: Prepare to teach your first mini-lesson from Jackson books. 16 Finish discussion of working with adult learners
To Do: Be working on rest of block plan
Week Three-Feb.
19 Planning for Effective Teaching discussion
To Do: Finish Block 6-10 and do final preparation for teaching Jackson lesson
20 Learners are diverse and have unique needs that affect planning-discussion
Draft One of Block Plan for Lessons 6-10 due today = 15 pts
21 Jackson Mini-Teaching by Erin, Brittany, Chris
To Do: Read chapter 6 and do questions and if assigned, prepare for mini-teaching for this chapter (Andy-grade 10 and Erin grade 7 or 8)
22 Jackson Mini-Teaching by Riley, Trystan, Andy
Draft One-Block 6-10 due today=points
23 Jackson Mini-Teaching by Shea, Vicky, Sam
To Do: Revise Block Plan so is final draft 1-10 and Read chp. 1,2,3, 4 in Jackson book, More Activities That Teach –complete the questions in the course pack
Week Four-Feb.
26 Chapter 6 due and Mini-Teaching from this chapter by Andy and Erin
27 Jackson chps. 1-4 responses due today = points
To Do: Read Jackson chps. 5 (one question to answer) ,and 6 (chp. 6 is a very brief partner activity)
28 Inductive and Deductive Teaching Strategies
To Do: finish revisions on the Block Plan
Mr. 1 Jackson 5,6 due today=points and do the chp. 6 activity in class
Mr. 2 No Class final block due Monday
To Do: Read chp 7 and do questions; prepare for teaching if assigned this chapter
(Brittany and Shea) and finish your Block Plan
Week Five-March
5 Closure to active learning and inductive teaching
Final block due today=points
To Do: Read Jackson chp 7,8,9 and do questions
6 Chp. 7 due today and teaching by Brittany grades 7 or 8 and Shea gr. 10
To do: Work on the first full LP
7 Exploring Effective Discussion and Jackson chps. 7,8,9, due=points
8 discussion continued
9 Exam I To Do: Read chp. 8 MHP and prepare the enrichment activity sheet for assigned body system-three copies; if you are assigned to mini-teach for this chapter, prepare; finish lesson plan 1
Week Six-March
12 Cooperative Learning, Panels and Debates
To Do: Chapter 9 and prepare for teaching if assigned this chapter
13 Chapter 8 enrichment sheet due-bring 3 copies/peer review=points;Chris and Sam mini-teach
14 Effectively Using Role Play and other activities
5 Observation of Mini-Teaching Analyses due today=25 points
15 Chp. 9 due today and mini-teaching by:Riley gr 7 or 8 and Vicky grade 10
16 class only if we need to catch up but first draft of LP 1 due today=points
To Do: Read chp. 10, do questions, and prepare for teaching if assigned this chapter
Week Seven-March
19 Preparing for the School Year-discussionTo Do: Revise LP 1
20 continued
21 Chp. 10 due today and mini-teaching by:Trystan gr. 7 or 8 and Erin gr. 10
To do: Finish up LP 1!
22 Management Issues-discussion
To Do: Read chp. 11 and do questions; prepare to teach if assigned this chp.
23 No Class but final draft of LP 1 is due today=points
To Do: BEGIN LP 2
Week Eight-March
26 Chapter 11 responses due and mini-teaching by:Andy gr. 7 or 8 and Brittany gr. 10
To Do: Read chp. 12 and do questions; if assigned to teach, prepare for this.
27 The Daily Teaching Routine discussion
28 continued 29 Chp. 12 responses due and mini-teaching by:Shea gr. 7 or 8 and Chris gr. 10
To Do: Draft one of LP 2,due right after break
SPRING BREAK
Week Nine-April
10 (Tues.) Managing Misbehavior in the Classroom-discussion
To Do: Read chp. 13 and do questions and prepare for teaching if assigned this chapter
11 continuedFirst draft of LP 2 is due today=points
12 Chp. 13 due today and mini-teaching by:Sam gr. 7 or 8 and Riley gr. 10
To Do: Revise LP 2
13 Assessment – discussion and five Observation of Mini-Teaching Analyses due today=25 points
To Do: Prepare your second mini-teaching lesson from Jackson Books and read chp. 15, do questions, and prepare for teaching if assigned this chapter
Week Ten-April
16 Assessment continued
17 Chp. 15 due today and mini-teaching by:Vicky gr. 7 or 8 and Trystan gr. 10
18 Jackson Mini-Teaching today: Riley, Trystan, Andy and LP 2 final draft due=points
19 Jackson Mini-Teaching today: Shea, Sam, Vicky
20 Exam II To Do: Get going on full LP 3
YOU SHOULD BE TEACHING OFF-CAMPUS LESSONS BY NOW OR SOON-TWO FULL LESSONS ARE TAUGHT.
Week Eleven-April
23 Jackson Mini-Teaching today: Brittany, Erin, and Chris
24 Grading Procedures-discussion
25 continued
26 continued
First draft of LP 3 due today=points
27 No Class
Week Twelve-Apr./May
30 Closure to grading and gradebooks
Five Observation of Mini-Teaching Analyses due today=25 points
May 1 discuss mini-teaching experiences and what we learned
2 MAYDAY-no class
3 Panel of Prior Student Teachers –guests today; All About Student Teaching
To Do: Finish final editing of all three full lesson plans, block plan, etc.
Electronic files sent next week.
4 No Class unless needed
Week Thirteen-May
* Both full lessons in the school must be completed no later than this week.
7 Follow up to panel discussion last week
final draft of LP 3 due today=points
8 Guest Speakers-veteran teachers and their advice
9 follow up discussion and begin Interviewing discussion
10 continued To Do: Send electronic files to Dr. Herman by the end of today (see below for details)
11 Exam III ( to be determined)
Week Fourteen-May
14 closure to interview process
15 Two observation forms and Two reflections on teaching in the schools due today=points and discussion
16 Closure to course and evaluation; there is no final exam in this course
WHAT YOU SEND TO DR. HERMAN – ELECTRONIC FILES
Your last name, BLK, one word topic title
Your last name, UNIT, one word title (your three full LP’s in ONE MS Word document)
Your last name, chp. 8, one word title for body system
Your last name, mini-teaching (one MS word document that consists of the four mini-teaching
activity plans you wrote and presented)
(I already have your complete Scope and Sequence so will add that as well.)
I will then create a master class CD for each of you.