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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 |
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| | **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. |
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| | **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> |
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| | **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. |
| - 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. |
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| 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. |
| - 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. |
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| | ** Academic Calendar, Important Events ** |
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| | - 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 |
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| | ** C10, Important Events ** |
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| | - 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? |
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| | ** Draft Schedule for Ay300 ** |
| | (assumes Ay300 is held on Monday, as has happened in the past) |
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| | **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 | |
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| | **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? | | |
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| | **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 | | |
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| | Aaron's draft: [[astro300_f11:aarondraft|]] |
| | Therese's draft: [[astro300_f11:theresedraft|]] |
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