Ceremony – Theory to Praxis
Spring 2011
The saturday theory
to praxis schedule is:
April 9th, 23rd, May 7th, 21st, and June 4th.
We meet on tue/thur at 1:00 in the cedar room. Student
presentations begin week 8 and most present week 10 and evaluation
week.
Gary Peterson joined us and brings most of his 25 students from an SOS
Healthy Work Environments program.
Have a restful break.
Yvonne
Winter 2011
Fall 2010
Saturday
Workshops are scheduled for Sept 25th (Seattle area participants
interested in NAS and early childhood education), October 9th, October
23rd, November 6th, November 20th, and December 4th.
Student Originated Studies –
“Early Childhood Education”
TESC Fall Quarter 2010 16 credits
Faculty: Gary Peterson; Yvonne Peterson
Saturday Theory to Praxis Workshops is scheduled from 8-5 and will be
held on the main campus. Faculty are available from 8-10 as we
prepare the room and get the continental breakfast ready. Our
work begins at 10 and we have a working lunch and break around
2:30. Faculty are available in the afternoon until around 5:00.
Fall quarter will include an introduction to SOS studies at TESC, an
analysis of the evaluation process for generating credit, and how to
individualize academic plans. SOS students met in August to build
the fall syllabus and will give input to develop the winter and spring
syllabus during the October 23rd workshop. We will also project
what year 2 will include. Students will maintain an academic
portfolio to include written work, assignments, projects, journal
entries, reflective essays, photos, books/ articles reviewed and/or
read, related outside workshop and conferences attended, a list of
print/non-print related material reviewed for this workshop.
Answer the following questions:
What am I going to do?
How am I going to do it?
How will I know I did it?
What difference will it make?
September 25th
Traditions for Life Workshop
Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center
9-2
(must
pre-register)
see attachment
Students who are not connected to the ECE SOS academic plan will meet
for the first time on October 9th at the main campus. Our room
will be announced. If, you pre-register for the Traditions for
Life Workshop – it would apply to your general Native American Studies
information.
-Introduction to SOS
-Weaving early childhood education expectations/requirements, a liberal
arts education, and breath and depth into individualized academic plans.
-Developing an ECE philosophy statement
-How to move theory to practice (ECE) based on Richard Paul’s Critical
Thinking model
October 9th
SEM II C 2105 AND C 2107
-Blooms’ Taxonomy and ECE
-ECE methods (science, environmental education, sustainable agriculture)
-Essential Academic Learning Requirements and ECE
-ECE and multicultural issues
October 23rd
SEM II C 2105 AND C 2107
-Curriculum Development and ECE (portfolios, thematic units)
-Child-directed Curriculum Models
-Child Development models (Dewey, Hart)
-Lessons from Turtle Island model
November 6th
SEM II C 2105 AND C 2107
-Childhood Education Best Practices
-Reggio Emilia Approach/FAME
-Building partnerships with parents and communities
-ECE and reform at local, regional, and national levels
November 20th
SEM II C 2105 AND C 2107
-Students report out research findings, share philosophy statements,
display curriculum portfolios
-Evaluation conferences
December 4th
SEM II C 2105 AND C 2107
-Evaluation conferences (if additional time is needed)