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| Class is held: TBD | Class is held: Monday 6-8 PM in HFA B1 |
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| The Bootcamp is held: Wednesday, Aug 22 6:00-8:00 PM and Thursday, Aug 23 at a time TBD in Hearst Field Annex, Room B1. | The Bootcamp is held: Wednesday, Aug 22 6:00-8:00 PM and Thursday, Aug 23 at both 11:00-12:00 and 2:30-3:30. |
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| Instructors: Therese Jones (''tjones@astro.berkeley.edu''), Jonnie Pober (''jpober@berkeley.edu'') | Instructors: Therese Jones (''tjones@astro.berkeley.edu''), Jonnie Pober (''jpober@berkeley.edu'') |
| =====Quick Links===== | =====Quick Links===== |
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| [[astro300_f11:syllabus|The Syllabus]]. **Make sure you read this!** | [[astro300_f12:syllabus|The Syllabus]]. **Make sure you read this!** |
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| [[private:ebrb:home|The Electronic Big Red Binder]]. An important resource for GSIs. 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! There is also an older physical copy (The Big Red Binder), located in the library. | [[private:ebrb:home|The Electronic Big Red Binder]]. An important resource for GSIs. 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! There is also an older physical copy (The Big Red Binder), located in the library. |
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| [[astro300_f11:teachinglogs|Teaching Logs]]. Summaries of all teaching log prompts. | [[astro300_f12:homework|Assignments]]. Summaries of all assignments for Ay300. |
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| [[astro300_f11:homework|Assignments]]. Summaries of all assignments for Ay300. | [[astro300_f12:teachinglogs|Teaching Logs]]. Summaries of all teaching log prompts. |
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| [[astro300_f11:desademo|Design(Improve)-A-Demo]]. Assignment summary. | |
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| {{:experiencedgsivisit.pdf| Experienced GSI Visit Worksheet}} | |
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| {{:sectionvideorecap.pdf| Section Video Recap Worksheet}} | {{:sectionvideorecap.pdf| Section Video Recap Worksheet}} |
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| {{:peergsivisit.pdf| Peer Visitation Worksheet}} | {{:peergsivisit.pdf| Peer Visitation Worksheet}} |
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| {{:otherprofvisit.pdf| Professor Visitation Worksheet}} | |
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| =====Ay 300 Lesson Plans===== | =====Ay 300 Lesson Plans===== |
| (parenthetical statements are for C10) | |
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| **UNIT ONE : THE BASICS** | **UNIT ONE : THE BASICS** |
| ^ Class Number ^ Date/Week of ^ Topics ^ Lesson Plan Link ^ | ^ Class Number ^ Date/Week of ^ Topics ^ Lesson Plan Link ^ |
| | 1 | Aug 23 | Bootcamp 1: Paper airplane activity/discussion ; What makes a good first section? General classroom setting, syllabus design, philosophy from the instructors | [[astro300_f11:day1|BootCamp Day 1]] | | | 1 | Aug 22 | Bootcamp 1: Marshmellow & toothpick activity/discussion ; What makes a good first section? General classroom setting, syllabus design, philosophy from the instructors | [[astro300_f12:day1|BootCamp Day 1]] | |
| | 2 | Aug 24 | Bootcamp 2: First day activities, lecturing and boardwork (part 1), use of technology, class closings and assessment | [[astro300_f11:day2|BootCamp Day 2]] | | | 2 | Aug 23 | Bootcamp 2: First day activities | [[astro300_f11:day2|BootCamp Day 2]] | |
| | 3 | Aug 29 | Effective group work activities, interacting with students, teaching math | [[astro300_f11:day3|Class 3]] | | | 3 | Aug 27 | Effective group work activities, interacting with students, teaching math | [[astro300_f12:day3|Class 3]] | |
| | - | Sept 5 | Labor Day, no class | | | | 4 | Sept 10 | Go over lesson plans, writing homework questions, administering demos effectively,pick Design-A-Demo groups | [[astro300_f12:day4|Class 4]] | |
| | 4 | Sept 12 | (Quizzes next week) Go over lesson plans, writing quiz questions, administering demos effectively, board work exercises,pick Design-A-Demo groups | [[astro300_f11:day4|Class 4]] | | | 5 | Sept 17 | Writing test questions, writing worksheets, boardwork exercises | [[astro300_f12:day5|Class 5]] | |
| | 5 | Sept 19 | (Quizzes this week) Discuss group work and visitations, developing rubics and grading quizzes (bring in example questions/responses), writing worksheets, check teaching logs | [[astro300_f11:day5|Class 5]] | | | 6 | Sept 24 | Design-a-Demo proposals, ethics, boardwork exercises | [[astro300_f12:day6|Class 6]] | |
| | 6 | Sept 26 | Discuss writing test questions, go over examples in class, DaD proposals, | [[astro300_f11:day6|Class 6]] | | |
| | 7 | Oct 3 | (Midterm reviews this week), Ethics, DaD presentations , boardwork (topic: midterm reviews) , | [[astro300_f11:day7|Class 7]] | | |
| | 8 | Oct 6, 5:30-6:30 | (C10 GSIs have to grade on Monday 10/10) Celia's meeting: midsemester evaluations | [[astro300_f11:day8|Class 8]] | | |
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| **UNIT TWO: DEVELOPING YOURSELF AS AN EFFECTIVE SECTION LEADER** | |
| ^ Class Number ^ Date/Week of ^ Topics ^ Lesson Plan Link ^ | |
| | 9 | Oct 17 | Special Topic 1: Motivation and dealing with student problems/inabilities, bias in the classroom, cultural differences, etc. | [[astro300_f11:day9|Class 9]] | | |
| | 10 | Oct 24 | (Quizzes this week) Special Topic 2: Identifying misconceptions, how wording can promote misconceptions, etc. , | [[astro300_f11:day10|Class 10]] | | |
| | 11 | Oct 31 |Special Topic 3: Teaching Thinking | [[astro300_f11:day11|Class 11]] | | |
| | 12 | Nov 7 | (Review sessions this week) Discuss visitations, Midterm Board Work | | | |
| | 13 | Nov 14 | No class, C10 GSIs have to grade | | | |
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| **UNIT THREE: BIGGER PICTURE IDEAS** | **UNIT TWO : DEVELOPING YOURSELF AS AN EFFECTIVE SECTION LEADER** |
| ^ Class Number ^ Date/Week of ^ Topics ^ Lesson Plan Link ^ | ^ Class Number ^ Date/Week of ^ Topics ^ Lesson Plan Link ^ |
| | 14 | Nov 21 | Special meeting at Celia's , Other GSIs visit (McBride, Fornasini) | | | | 7 | Oct 1 | Teaching Thinking, multiple intelligences | [[astro300_f12:day7|Class 7]] | |
| | 15 | Nov 28 | Special Topic 4: Teaching Portfolios, Teachers visit (Filippenko, Quataert, Stahler, Davis), Check teaching logs this week, Wrap Up | [[astro300_f11:day15|Class 14]] | | | 8 | Oct 8 | GSI visitation, design-a-demo presentations | [[astro300_f12:day8|Class 8]] | |
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| =====Handouts===== | =====Handouts===== |
| ==== Ay 300-specific and general pedagogy ===== | ==== Ay 300-specific and general pedagogy ===== |
| * [[astro300_f10:basics|GSI Basics]] - getting started as a GSI (some basic ground rules) | * [[astro300_f10:basics|GSI Basics]] - getting started as a GSI (some basic ground rules) |
| * [[astro300_f10:Peer Visitation assignment]] - worksheet to fill out for the Peer Visitation assignment | |
| * [[astro300_f10:resources|Teaching Resources]] - quite extensive list of teaching resources | * [[astro300_f10: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}}) | * [[: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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| ===== Previous Semesters ===== | ===== Previous Semesters ===== |
| *[[astro300_f11|Fall 2010]] (Aaron Lee and Therese Jones) | *[[astro300_f11|Fall 2011]] (Aaron Lee and Therese Jones) |
| *[[astro300_f10|Fall 2010]] (Aaron Lee and Josh Shiode) | *[[astro300_f10|Fall 2010]] (Aaron Lee and Josh Shiode) |
| *[[astro300_f09|Fall 2009]] (Josh Shiode) | *[[astro300_f09|Fall 2009]] (Josh Shiode) |
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| [[astro300_f10: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). It be great if everyone in the class could update this on occasion. | [[astro300_f10: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). It be great if everyone in the class could update this on occasion. |
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| ===== Stuff for Therese and Aaron ===== | |
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| **Quick [[astro300_f09:course_recap|recap]] of Fall 2009 semester, with comments on pieces of the curriculum and recommendations for this upcoming semester.** | |
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