TO DO LIST

Things we need to do at some point:

  1. Update syllabus
  2. Update main page
  3. Create listserve E-mail lists
  4. Send E-mail in early/mid August about Ay300

NEXT WEEK GOALS (for 8/18):

  1. Therese: Update the syllabus
  2. Aaron : Clean up the webpage
  3. Aaron : Find out room number and get GSI names
  4. Therese: Update the schedule on the main page.
  5. Aaron/Therese : Once Aaron get names, send Therese a draft Email and then email everyone.

NEXT WEEK GOALS (for 7/28):

  1. Continue tweaking the schedule.

NEXT WEEK GOALS (for 7/21):

  1. Each of us draft a course outline with topics, activities, projects, and homeworks.
  2. Think more about the bootcamp, now in detail.
  3. Aaron: Draft first E-mail, send to Therese.

NEXT WEEK GOALS (for 7/14):

  1. Think of topics to cover
  2. Think about the bootcamp.
  3. Think about activities and projects.
  4. Think about course goals.
  5. Look at academic calendar. How many classes do we have?

AUGUST GOALS:

  1. Get first three meetings ready

Important dates for C10

  1. First day of section?
  2. First quiz?
  3. First midterm?
  4. Aaron: When did we start E-mailing ppl last year?
    1. We sent the first E-mail on July 27th.

Thoughts and notes:

  1. Homework: Related to next week's activity?
  2. Pedagogy readings: Minimal to nonexistent? Reference and make available on website for the interested members.
  3. More of ppl at the board
  4. Less lecturing, more discussion (hard!)
  5. Videotaping early, get GSI Resource Center involved?
  6. Section visiting early and more than once? Student-Student visits + Instructor-Student visits
  7. Visiting a experienced GSI's section?
  8. Meredith's Facebook quiz idea for quiz week
  9. Math anxiety/how to most effectively cater to the algebra-phobic
  10. One take-away thing to reflect on after each section?
  11. How to cope with teaching anxiety
  12. Boardwork critique early?
  13. Technology?
  14. Gauging student retention/improving retention
  15. Teaching logs: Specific questions to think about for each week.
  16. Peer learning methods project: Pick one and implement it in section, then write about it.

Academic Calendar, Important Events

  1. Friday, Aug 19 : GSI All Day Conference
  2. Thursday, Aug 25 : Instruction Begins
  3. Monday, Sept 05 : Holiday
  4. Friday, Nov 11 : Holiday
  5. Thursday, Nov 24 : Holiday
  6. Friday, Nov 24 : Holiday
  7. Friday, Dec 02 : Classes End

C10, Important Events

  1. Week of Sept 19 : First Quiz
  2. Week of Oct 3 : Midterm Review
  3. Monday, Oct 10 : Midterm I
  4. Week of Oct 24 : Second Quiz
  5. Week of Nov 7 : Midterm Review
  6. Monday, Nov 14 : Midterm II
  7. 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: aarondraft Therese's draft: theresedraft