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| | ======Astro 300 (Fall 2009)====== |
| | ===== Basics ===== |
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| | Class is held: **Mondays 5-7 PM, 501 Campbell** |
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| | Instructor: Josh Shiode (''jhshiode@berkeley.edu'') |
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| | Advising Professor: James Graham (''jgraham@astro'') |
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| | **You should make sure to read the [[astro300_f09:syllabus]].** |
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| | **Quick [[astro300_f09:course_recap|recap]] of this semester, with comments on pieces of the curriculum and recommendations for future semesters.** |
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| | =====Other Important Stuff===== |
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| | An important resource for GSIs is the [[private:ebrb:home|Electronic Big Red Binder]] and, to a lesser extent, its hard copy equivalent, the Big Red Binder (located in the seventh floor library in Campbell) . Reuse and modification of any and all of the materials in these resources is highly encouraged! So is contribution back to the EBRB of your improved materials! |
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| | [[astro300_f09:articles|Astronomy in the News]] - A list of interesting astro-related news articles and websites (usually with more of an emphasis on pop-culture type stuff). Everyone in the class should update this on occasion. |
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| | =====Ay 300 Lesson Plans===== |
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| | ^ Class Number ^ Date ^ Topics ^ |
| | |[[astro300_f09:first_day_plan|Class 1]] | 8/24 | Intro / administrative details / course goals / teaching at Berkeley and the role of section / section structures / lecturing & boardwork | |
| | |[[astro300_f09:second_day_plan|Class 2]] | 8/25 | Group/peer learning / planning sections / your first section / TALC / worksheets (if there's time) | |
| | |[[astro300_f09:third_day_plan|Class 3]] | 8/31 | Ethics & cheating / Q&A / classroom interaction / mock lectures | |
| | | X | 9/7 | LABOR DAY! | |
| | |[[astro300_f09:fourth_day_plan|Class 4]] | 9/14 | Continue mock lectures / demos / quizzes | |
| | |[[astro300_f09:fifth_day_plan|Class 5]] | 9/21 | Grading HWs & Quizzes / writing exam & TPS (mc) questions / //discuss EGSI visitation// / //post-game analysis on videotaped sections// | |
| | |[[astro300_f09:sixth_day_plan|Class 6]] | 9/28 | Writing exam & TPS (mc) questions / review sessions / //check teaching logs// | |
| | |[[astro300_f09:seventh_day_plan|Class 7]] | 10/5 | Midterm evaluations / //discuss lecture visitation project// | |
| | |[[astro300_f09:eighth_day_plan|Class 8]] | 10/12 | Think-Pair-Share / //discuss design-a-demo project// | |
| | |[[astro300_f09:ninth_day_plan|Class 9]] | 10/19 | Teaching for advanced classes (Jeff & Matt) / //discuss design-a-demo project// | |
| | |[[astro300_f09:tenth_day_plan|Class 10]] | 10/26 | Peer visitation recap / Mid-semester eval recap / //Design-a-demo initial presentations// / //check teaching logs (take 2)//| |
| | |[[astro300_f09:eleventh_day_plan|Class 11]] | 11/2 | Alex & Marc visit | |
| | |Class 12 | 11/9 | Previous week recap (Celia's) | |
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| | =====Handouts===== |
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| | ==== Ay 300-specific and general pedagogy ===== |
| | * [[astro300_f09:syllabus|Syllabus]] - outline of the course |
| | * [[astro300_f09:basics|GSI Basics]] - getting started as a GSI (some basic ground rules) |
| | * [[astro300_f09:assignments|Assignments]] - required weekly assignments |
| | * [[astro300_f09:Experienced GSI Visitation assignment]] - Worksheet for visit to experienced GSI's section |
| | * [[astro300_f09:Peer Visitation assignment]] - worksheet to fill out for the Peer Visitation assignment |
| | * [[astro300_f09:demo_project|Designing a Demo Project]] - further info on the Design a Demo assignment |
| | * [[astro300_f09:AER Article assignment]] - description and organizational info for AER article presentation |
| | * [[astro300_f09:resources|Teaching Resources]] - quite extensive list of teaching resources |
| | * [[:community#teaching|Teaching in the Community]] - opportunities for teaching outside of Cal ({{astro300_f08:community_teaching.pdf|handout}} and {{astro300_f08:community_teaching.txt|TeX source}}) |
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| | ==== AY 10-specific ==== |
| | * [[astro300_f09:your_first_section|Your First Section]] - tips and suggestions for your very first section |
| | * [[astro300_f09:talc|TALC]] - information about The Astronomy Learning Center (TALC) |
| | * {{astro300_f08:tea.pdf|Teaching Effectiveness Essay}} - JohnJohn's winning Teaching Effectiveness Essay on TALC |
| | * [[astro300_f09:cheating|Academic Honesty and Cheating Policies]] - information regarding both the University and Department policies |
| | * [[astro300_f08:writing_homeworks|Writing Homework Assignments]] - tips and suggestions for writing good homework assignments from AY 300, Fall 2008. |
| | * [[astro300_f09:writing_tests|Writing Quizzes and Exams]] - tips and suggestions for writing good quizzes and exams |
| | * [[astro300_f09:grading|Grading Student Work]] - guidelines and suggestions about grading homeworks, quizzes, and exams as well as calculating grades for discussion section and overall course grades |
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| | ====Samples==== |
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| | Sample syllabi and first section lesson plans can be found on [[private:ebrb:first-day_activities_and_materials|this page of the EBRB]]. |
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| | Sample mid-semester evaluations can be found on [[private:ebrb:evaluations|this page of the EBRB]]. |
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| | =====Cool Teaching Links===== |
| | *[[http://aer.noao.edu/cgi-bin/new.pl|Astronomy Education Review]] - Awesome e-journal on astronomy education published a couple times a year; quite a few readings will be pulled from here. |
| | *[[http://astronomy101.jpl.nasa.gov/|NASA's Center for Astronomy Education]] - NASA's portal for the teaching of introductory astronomy to nonscientists. Lots of stuff, updated frequently. |
| | *[[http://grammai.org/jhoffman/teaching/disc-group.html|Teaching Discussion Group]] - A page by Jennifer Hoffman (a former Berkeley Astro postdoc) on teaching with resources for current and future teachers. |
| | *[[http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/Papers/Secondtier.html|Reaching the Second Tier: Learning and Teaching Styles in College Science Education]] - Interesting essay on learning styles and how to improve teaching styles. |
| | *[[http://gsi.berkeley.edu/awards/tea_index.html|Berkeley TEA Essays]] - UC Berkeley gives Teaching Effectiveness Awards yearly to GSIs who have implemented new teaching techniques in their classrooms. This page links to essays by the GSIs describing their innovations. |
| | *[[http://www.physics.umaine.edu/ncomins/miscon.htm|Heavenly Errors]] - A list of >1700 astronomy misconceptions compiled by Neal F. Comins at the University of Maine. |
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| | =====GSI Assignments===== |
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| | == AY C10 (Filippenko/Lee) == |
| | - //Josh Burkart// |
| | - //Jackson Debuhr// |
| | - //Chris Griffith// |
| | - //Therese Jones// |
| | - //Bernie Lin// |
| | - //Ryan Maas// |
| | - //James McBride// |
| | - //Anna Rosen// |
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| | == AY 10 (Davis/Chan) == |
| | - //Emily Chan (Head GSI)// |
| | - //Troy Mikanovich// |
| | - //Adam Zok// |
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| | == AY C162 (de Pater) == |
| | - //Alyssa Rhoden// |
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| | ===== Previous Semesters ===== |
| | *[[astro300_f08|Fall 2008]] (Jeffrey Silverman and Peter Williams) |
| | *[[astro300_f07|Fall 2007]] (Jeffrey Silverman and Daniel Perley) |
| | *[[astro300_f06|Fall 2006]] (Holly Maness) |
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| | ===== C10-specific webpage ===== |
| | *[[astroc10_f09|Astro C10, Fall 2009]] (Head GSI: Aaron Lee) |
