February 2010

Date & Time

Topic

Readings, assignments
and
resources

SCI/MATH
Class 1

Tuesday, February 10

10:30 am

Intro to Sci/Math

Intro to Sci/Math
An Invitation to Teaching Science & Math
Marilyn Burns:1-4

Science Class 2

Wednesday,

February 11

10:30 am

Vision of science methods

What is science and who are scientists?
Barton: Chapter 1

Science Class 3

Monday, February 16
10:30 am

Developing Goals for Science Methods

Read:
CP (Inquiry and Thinking Skills Section: Chapter 2: Inquire Within: What is Inquiry?

Developing Inquiry Methods with Informational questions

Science Class 4

Wednesday, February 18
10:30 am

Inquiry Methods (1)

Developing Inquiry Methods with Informational questions

Course packet: Inquiry & Thinking Skills Section: Read Chapter 10 Inquire Within: Using Questioning Skills in Inquiry (this follows Chapter 2 above)

Science & Children: Read: Leaves Nature's Collector

Science Class 5
Monday, February 23

10:30 am

Inquiry Methods (2)

Read in your Inclusion Section of the Course Packet: Science and Social Studies Matter to Struggling Readers.

Information Seeking questions: Bring your information texts or other resources

Science Class 6

Tuesday, February 24

10:30 am

Inquiry Methods (3)

Nature of Science section in Course Packet: Chapter 1 from Benchmarks for Science Literacy (from Association for the Advancement of Science: AAAS), review the PowerPoint that follows the chapter.

Investigative questions (Part 1)

March

Science Class 7

Monday, March 2

10:30 am

Science & Literacy Skills

Processing informational questions; science word walls

Inquiry section: Read a new vision of Science Education (Chapter 1 from Ready, Set, Science)

Inquiry Methods(4)

Science Class 9

Tuesday, March 10

10:30 am

Field study Investigative Questions

Read: Barton: Chapter 2

Science Class 10

Tuesday, March 16

10:30 am

Researching your teaching

Topic: Qualitative Methods
Read in the assignment section of CP on Researching Teaching: Descriptive Inquiry as Contemplative Practice; Phenomenology Handout; Chapter Five: Gathering Data in the Field; Qualitative Data Analysis 

The how to's in locating research articles
Math & Science notebook check this week

Science Class 11

Monday, March 30

10:30 am

Researching your teaching

Read: Barton: Chapter 3

The how to's in locating research articles

April

Science Class 12

Monday, April 6th

10:30 am

Course Packet: Read :What we know about teaching phonics" (pages 105-110 are most important)

Course packet beginning on page 83: (Research
articles and additional reading section):
Montis, K. K. (2000). Language development
and concept flexibility in dyscalculia:
a case study. Journal for
Research in Mathematics 31, 541-556.

Read: Barton: Chapter 4 & 5

Science Class 13

Tuesday, April 7

10:30-12:20

Peer teaching

Peer Teaching of Science Lessons

Peer review and feedback of science lesson plan 1:
Due at 7:30pm by e-mail to Michele and your peer reviewer

SCI/MATH Class 1
Wednesday, April 8 10:30 am

Course packet: (Research
articles and additional reading section) page 65: Stockall, N., &
Gartin, B.  (2002).  The nature of inclusion
in a blue ribbon school: a
revelatory case.  Exceptionality, 10 (3), .

May

SCI/MATH Class 2

Friday, May 15
1:30

Finish Barton
Research topics and preparation

SCI/MATH Class 3

Wednesday, May 20

1:30 pm

Research presentations to whole class
Math & Science notebook due for final check

Saturday, May 23

Small group final exam

8:30-10:00 or 10:30-12:00 or 12:30-2:00 pm