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Aaron's draft schedule
It seems very heavy at the beginning
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) 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?), pick a fellow GSI to visit during the next week (after they have taught for the first time) | 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; write two MC questions based on misconceptions and post to Facebook (bring responses to class) |
| - | Sept 5 | Labor Day, no class | Visit fellow 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, pick Design-A-Demo groups, board work continued (topic: math review or figures/equations), Therese and I visit sections this week | Write a new worksheet ; 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), board work (topic: explaining quiz questions), writing worksheets, Misconceptions 1: What is a misconception | |
| 6 | Sept 26 | Discuss writing questions, go over examples in class, discuss DaD proposals 1, boardwork (topic: midterm review), check teaching logs | |
| 7 | Oct 3 | (Midterm reviews this week) Go over midterm questions, discuss DaD presentations 2, boardwork (topic: midterm reviews) , midsemester evaluations | |
| 8 | Oct 10 | (C10 GSIs have to grade) Optional 1-hour Celia's meeting some other time during the week | Visit another class (the other Ay10 or Ay7a) this week |
UNIT TWO: DEVELOPING YOURSELF AS AN EFFECTIVE SECTION LEADER
| Class Number | Date/Week of | Topics | HW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Oct 17 | Design a Demo presentations 1, Special Topic 1: Motivation and dealing with student problems/inabilities | Bring in one misconception a student brings up during class or office hours |
| 10 | Oct 24 | (Quizzes this week) Design a Demo presentations 2, Special Topic 2: Identifying misconceptions, how wording can promote misconceptions, etc. , | |
| 11 | Oct 31 | Therese and Aaron record sections again this week, Special Topic 3: Teaching Thinking | |
| 12 | Nov 7 | (Review sessions this week) Special Topic 4: , check teaching logs | |
| 13 | Nov 14 | (C10 GSIs have to grade) Optional class at Celia's later in the week |
UNIT THREE: BIGGER PICTURE IDEAS
| Class Number | Date/Week of | Topics | HW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Nov 21 | Special Topic 5: Pedagogy research in the sciences , Check teaching logs this week | |
| 15 | Nov 28 | Special Topic 6: , Other GSIs visit | Think about teaching philosophy? |
| 16 | Dec 5 | Professors visit, Teaching Portfolios, Teaching philosophy, Wrap Up |
