GUIDING QUESTION: WHO ARE WE?

OUTCOMES: Program members will gain knowledge about each others' backgrounds and talents.
 

9:00 CREATIVE NAME TAGS

9:15 TWENTY QUESTIONS and NAME QUIZ

9:30 WELCOME AND OVERVIEW

10:00 PHILOSOPHY OF TEACHING

10:15  BREAK

10:30 PERCEIVING A STRANGER

11:00 QUEST OF WE - INTRODUCTIONS:  PIECES OF THE PUZZLE
 
 

1-2:30 AUTOBIOGRAPHY PRESENTATIONS

2:30-4 SMALL GROUP REPRESENTATIONS and REPORT-OUT

GUIDING QUESTION: WHO MIGHT WE BECOME AS A COMMUNITY?

OUTCOMES:

Program members will begin to define interpersonal responsibilities of this learning community that will facilitate making our learning community successful.

• What is a learning community?Who makes up our learning community?
• What does it mean to work collaboratively?
• What agreements do we want to develop in order to work together?
• What standards are embedded in a publicly certified masters in teaching program that will affect our work?
• How do we take care of ourselves and each other in a high demand program?

9:20 NAME QUIZ

9:30 WHO AM I?

9:45 WALK YOUR POSITION

10:30 SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION:  WHAT IS A LEARNING COMMUNITY?

11:30 INDIVIDUAL REFLECTIONS:  JOURNAL WRITE

 

12-1 Lunch and Games

1:00  WHOLE PROGRAM DEBRIEF

1:30  MODIFIED CONSENSUS

2:00 QUALITIES OF SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION: GAMES AND CHALLENGE

3:00 DEBRIEFING AND DEFINING COLLABORATION

GUIDING QUESTIONS:

• Program members will collaboratively develop strategies to help individual community members balance their personal needs with the requirements of the program.
• Program members will participate and reflect on a group learning task to assess their ability to put their beliefs into action.

9:30 WHAT EXTERNAL EXPECTATIONS ARE WE ACCOUNTABLE TO AND FOR?

• EALRS
• EALR PROJECT
• PORTFOLIOS
• PROGRAM COVENANT AND REQUIREMENTS
• EVERGREEN SOCIAL CONTRACT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY
• FACULTY PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

1:00-3:00 THEORY TO PRACTICE: SEMINAR - LEARNING OUTSIDE THE LINES

3:00-4:00  WHOLE PROGRAM DEBRIEF 

GUIDING QUESTIONS:

• WHO AM I AS A LEARNER?
• HOW WILL THIS PROGRAM USE COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY TO EXTEND AND SUPPORT LEARNING?

OUTCOMES:

• Program members will be introduced to the 4-Mat learning styles theory and basic brain based learning theory.
• Program members will begin to develop and/or enhance their abilities to use WebX and to create personal web pages.

PLEASE NOTE:  Half of the program will meet with Masao and Terry in the Computer Lab in the Library from 9-12 and the other half will meet with Sherry (Longhouse 1007c).  After lunch, the groups will switch - the morning computer group will meet with Sherry while the others meet in the computer lab with Masao and Terry.

9:00-12:00 COMPUTER LAB OR LEARNING STYLES and BRAIN BASED LEARNING THEORY
 
 

1:00-4:00  COMPUTER LAB OR LEARNING STYLES AND BRAIN BASED LEARNING THEORY

GUIDING QUESTIONS:

• WHO AM I AS A LEARNER?
• HOW WILL THIS PROGRAM USE COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY TO EXTEND AND SUPPORT LEARNING?
• WHO ARE THE IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES?
• WHAT TALENTS AND INTERESTS ARE IMPORTANT IN OUR LIVES?

• Program members will be introduced to the 4-Mat learning styles theory and basic brain based learning theory.
• Program members will continue to develop and/or enhance their abilities to use WebX and to create personal web pages.
• Program members will meet each others' families and friends and gain a broader perspective about each others' talents and interests.

10:45 - 12:15 GROUPS SWITCH.  ONE HALF OF THE PROGRAM WILL MEET WITH MASAO AND TERRY IN THE COMPUTER LAB AND THE OTHER HALF WILL MEET WITH SHERRY (Longhouse 1007c).

12:30 - 1:00 WHOLE GROUP MEETING - THEORIST PARTY PREPARATION CAB 108

1:00 - 6:00 BREATHE!! PREPARE YUMMY FOOD AND TALENT OR INTEREST DISPLAY/PRESENTATION FOR COMMUNITY GATHERING AND POTLUCK.

6:00 - 9:00 COMMUNITY POTLUCK AND TALENT SHARING - LONGHOUSE