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-**NEXT WEEK GOALS:** +//Things we need to do at some point:// 
-  - Get a course outline done. Fill out list of topics.+  - 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. 
 + 
 + 
 + 
 +**NEXT WEEK GOALS (for 7/28):** 
 +  - Continue tweaking the schedule. 
 + 
 +**NEXT WEEK GOALS (for 7/21):** 
 +  - Each of us draft a course outline with topics, activities, projects, and homeworks. 
 +  - Think more about the bootcamp, now in detail. 
 +  - <del>Aaron: Draft first E-mail, send to Therese.</del> 
 + 
 +**NEXT WEEK GOALS (for 7/14):** 
 +  - Think of topics to cover  
   - Think about the bootcamp.   - Think about the bootcamp.
   - Think about activities and projects.   - Think about activities and projects.
   - Think about course goals.   - Think about course goals.
 +  - Look at academic calendar. How many classes do we have?
  
 **AUGUST GOALS:** **AUGUST GOALS:**
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     - First quiz?     - First quiz?
     - First midterm?     - First midterm?
-    - GSI all-day event? +    - Aaron: When did we start E-mailing ppl last year?  
-    - Aaron: When did we start E-mailing ppl last year?+         - We sent the first E-mail on July 27th.
          
-Thoughts and things to still do:+Thoughts and notes:
     - Homework: Related to next week's activity?     - Homework: Related to next week's activity?
     - Pedagogy readings: Minimal to nonexistent? Reference and make available on website for the interested members.     - Pedagogy readings: Minimal to nonexistent? Reference and make available on website for the interested members.
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     - Visiting a experienced GSI's section?     - Visiting a experienced GSI's section?
     - Meredith's Facebook quiz idea for quiz week      - Meredith's Facebook quiz idea for quiz week 
 +    - Math anxiety/how to most effectively cater to the algebra-phobic
 +    - One take-away thing to reflect on after each section?
 +    - How to cope with teaching anxiety
 +    - Boardwork critique early?
 +    - Technology?
 +    - 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.
 +
 +
 +** Academic Calendar, Important Events **
 +
 +   - Friday, Aug 19 : GSI All Day Conference
 +   - Thursday, Aug 25 : Instruction Begins
 +   - Monday, Sept 05 : Holiday
 +   - Friday, Nov 11 : Holiday
 +   - Thursday, Nov 24 : Holiday
 +   - Friday, Nov 24 : Holiday
 +   - Friday, Dec 02 : Classes End
 +
 +** C10, Important Events **
 +
 +   - Week of Sept 19 : First Quiz
 +   - Week of Oct 3   : Midterm Review
 +   - Monday, Oct 10  : Midterm I
 +   - Week of Oct 24  : Second Quiz
 +   - Week of Nov 7   : Midterm Review
 +   - Monday, Nov 14  : Midterm II
 +   - Week of Dec 5  : Final Exam Review? 
 +
 +** Draft Schedule for Ay300 **
 +(assumes Ay300 is held on Monday, as has happened in the past)
 +
 +**UNIT ONE : THE BASICS**
 +^ Class Number ^ Date/Week of ^ Topics ^ HW   ^
 +|       1      |     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)                |
 +|       2      |     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)                |
 +|       3      |     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 5    | Labor Day, no class      | Therese and I record GSI's section ; write an example quiz question  |
 +|       4      |     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   |
 +|       5      |     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  |
 +|       6      |     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) | 
 +|       7      |     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                 |
 +|       8      |     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              |
 +
 +**UNIT TWO: DEVELOPING YOURSELF AS AN EFFECTIVE SECTION LEADER**
 +^ Class Number ^ Date/Week of ^ Topics ^ HW   ^
 +|       9      |     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               |
 +|       10      |    Oct 24   | (Quizzes this week) Special Topic 2: Identifying misconceptions, how wording can promote misconceptions, etc. ,               |                 |
 +|       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|]]
  

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