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 =====TO DO LIST===== =====TO DO LIST=====
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 +//Things we need to do at some point://
 +  - Update syllabus
 +  - Update main page
 +  - Create listserve E-mail lists
 +  - Send E-mail in early/mid August about Ay300
 +
 +**NEXT WEEK GOALS (for 8/18):**
 +  - Therese: Update the syllabus
 +  - Aaron : Clean up the webpage
 +  - Aaron : Find out room number and get GSI names
 +  - Therese: Update the schedule on the main page. 
 +  - Aaron/Therese : Once Aaron get names, send Therese a draft Email and then email everyone.
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 +**NEXT WEEK GOALS (for 7/28):**
 +  - Continue tweaking the schedule.
  
 **NEXT WEEK GOALS (for 7/21):** **NEXT WEEK GOALS (for 7/21):**
   - Each of us draft a course outline with topics, activities, projects, and homeworks.   - Each of us draft a course outline with topics, activities, projects, and homeworks.
   - Think more about the bootcamp, now in detail.   - Think more about the bootcamp, now in detail.
 +  - <del>Aaron: Draft first E-mail, send to Therese.</del>
  
 **NEXT WEEK GOALS (for 7/14):** **NEXT WEEK GOALS (for 7/14):**
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     - Technology?     - Technology?
     - Gauging student retention/improving retention     - Gauging student retention/improving retention
 +    - Teaching logs: Specific questions to think about for each week.
 +    - Peer learning methods project: Pick one and implement it in section, then write about it.
  
  
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 (assumes Ay300 is held on Monday, as has happened in the past) (assumes Ay300 is held on Monday, as has happened in the past)
  
-^ Class Number ^ Date/Week of ^ Topics (Aaron) Topics (Therese) +**UNIT ONE : THE BASICS** 
-|            |     Aug 23   | Bootcamp 1                     +^ Class Number ^ Date/Week of ^ Topics ^ HW   
-|            |     Aug 24   | Bootcamp 2                     +|            |     Aug 23   | Bootcamp 1: Paper airplane activity/discussion ; What makes a good first section? General classroom setting, syllabus design, resources, philosophy from the instructors     | Draft your first 50 minute section (lesson plan and syllabus)                
-|            |     Aug 29                                  +|            |     Aug 24   (Sections start tomorrow) Bootcamp 2: Peer learning activities, lecturing and boardwork, use of technology, class closings and assessment, interacting with students     | Pick someone to share their section with the class for Monday (and do so every week from now on) ; Continue drafting first sections ; Finish all online things (ethics course)                
-|            |     Sept 12                                 +|            |     Aug 29   (Most have not taught yet) Ethics case studies, effective group work activities, ppl at the board (topic: math review, tell them in advance?),              Write a lesson plan for next week, bring all lesson plans to next class ; Pick a group work/active learning technique to employ in your section during the week off;        | 
-|            |     Sept 19                                  +|            |     Sept 5    | Labor Day, no class      | Therese and I record GSI's section ; write an example quiz question  
-|            |     Sept 26                                  +|            |     Sept 12   (Quizzes next week) Go over lesson plans, group work/active learning discussion, writing quiz questions, administering demos effectively,  board work continued (topic: math review or figures/equations) pick another group work activity to implement this week in section   
-|            |     Oct 3                  |                 | +|            |     Sept 19   (Quizzes this week)  Discuss group work, discuss visitations, developing rubics and grading quizzes (bring in example questions/responses), cheating, board work (topic: explaining quiz questions), writing worksheets, pick Design-A-Demo groups,   Continue working on DaD, Write two multiple choice questions focusing on common misconceptions and post to Facebook asking for responses and comments  
-|            |     Oct 10   | C10 GSIs have to grade...                               +|            |     Sept 26   Discuss writing questions, go over examples in class, discuss DaD proposals, boardwork (topic: midterm review), check teaching logs               write example midterm questions (one MC, one TF; perhaps we can make sure Karto/Alex lets them know their slide numbers early enough) |  
-|            |     Oct 17                                  +|            |     Oct 3   (Midterm reviews this week),  DaD presentations , boardwork (topic: midterm reviews) ,              Write a little about how you think you can improve your own teaching                 | 
-|       10      |    Oct 24                  |                 | +|            |     Oct 10   (C10 GSIs have to grade)  1-hour Celia's meeting some other time during the week, midsemester evaluations    midsemester evaluations, Visit each other's sections this week              | 
-|       11      |     Oct 31                  |                 | + 
-|       12      |     Nov 7                  |                 | +**UNIT TWO: DEVELOPING YOURSELF AS AN EFFECTIVE SECTION LEADER** 
-|       13      |     Nov 14   | C10 GSIs have to grade...                               | +^ Class Number ^ Date/Week of ^ Topics ^ HW   ^ 
-|       14      |     Nov 21                  |                 | +|            |     Oct 17    Special Topic 1: Motivation and dealing with student problems/inabilities, bias in the classroom, cultural differences, etc.                Bring in one misconception a student brings up during class or office hours               
-|       15      |     Nov 28                  |                 | +|       10      |    Oct 24   (Quizzes this week) Special Topic 2: Identifying misconceptions, how wording can promote misconceptions, etc. ,               |                 | 
-|       16      |     Dec 5                  |                 |+|       11      |     Oct 31   Therese and Aaron record sections again this week (or sometime in November), Special Topic 3: Teaching Thinking               |                 | 
 +|       12      |     Nov 7   (Review sessions this week) Discuss visitations, Special Topic 4: , check teaching logs              |                 | 
 +|       13      |     Nov 14   (C10 GSIs have to grade) Optional class at Celia's later in the week  , Could also tape this week?            |                 |
  
 +**UNIT THREE: BIGGER PICTURE IDEAS**
 +^ Class Number ^ Date/Week of ^ Topics ^ HW   ^
 +|       14      |     Nov 21   | Special Topic 5: Pedagogy research in the sciences , Other GSIs visit, Check teaching logs this week    , Could also tape this week?         | Think about teaching philosophy?       |
 +|       15      |     Nov 28   | Special Topic 6: , Teachers visit, Wrap Up                |   |
  
  
 +Aaron's draft: [[astro300_f11:aarondraft|]]
 +Therese's draft: [[astro300_f11:theresedraft|]]