Winter Year One Syllabus
WINTER 2011 Master in Teaching Program Syllabus
MIT 2010-2012
Additional information and resources for this program are available for enrolled students at the program website which can be accessed from: http://academic.evergreen.edu
This syllabus is subject to change. Please check regularly for updates on Moodle.
Faculty Team
Scott Coleman, Ph.D. colemans@evergreen.edu 867 – 6130 LAB 1 3010
Andrew Gilbert, Ph.D. gilberta@evergreen.edu 867 – 6046 SEM 2A 2106
Anita Lenges, Ph.D. lengesa@evergreen.edu 867 – 6150 SEM 2A 3108
Terry Ford, Ph.D. fordter@evergreen.edu 867 – 6713 SEM 2A 3102
Grace Huerta, Ph.D. huertag@evergreen.edu 867 – 5209 SEM 2A 3104
Office Hours: by appointment
Regular Weekly Schedule
| Day | Time | Location | Topics |
| Monday | 9:00 – 11:00 | Anita’s group: Seminar 2A 3105
Andy’s group: Seminar 2A 3109 Scott’s group: Seminar 2A 3107 |
Book Seminar |
| Monday | 11:00 – 11:30 | Seminar 2A 3105, 3107, 3109 | Meet in Multicultural Project Groups |
| Monday | 12:30-3:00 | Seminar 2A 1107 | Multicultural Education Workshop |
| Tuesday for those seeking elementary endorsement | Start of your mentor teacher’s teaching day until lunch | In K-8 schools | Teaching practicum |
| Tuesday all others | Your mentor teacher’s full teaching day | In 6-12 schools | Teaching practicum |
| Wednesday | 9:00 – 10:30 | Seminar 2A 1107 | Planning and Assessment Workshops |
| Wednesday | 10:45 – 12:45 | Seminar 2A 3105 | ESL Foundations for English Language Learners |
| Wednesday for those seeking elementary endorsement | 1:15 – 4:00 | Seminar 2A 3107 | K-8 Literacy and Academic English |
| Thursday | 9:00 – 12:00 | Seminar 2A 2105
Seminar 2A 3105 |
Elementary Group: Science Methods
Secondary Group: Content Literacy and Academic English |
| Thursday | 1:00 – 3:00 | Seminar 2C 1107 (each week)
Seminar 2B 2105 (weeks 3-9) |
Integrating the Arts and Practice Teaching |
Winter Quarter Required Books
Seminar Books
Weeks 1 & 2: The American School, A Global Context, Joel Spring
Weeks 3 & 4: We Make the Road by Walking, Myles Horton and Paulo Freire;
Weeks 5 & 6: Reuben’s Fall: A Rhizomatic Analysis of Disobedience in Kindergarten, Sheri Leafgren
Weeks 7 & 8: Race in the Schoolyard, Amanda E. Lewis
Weeks 9 & 10: Literacy With an Attitude, Patrick J. Finn
Books for the Teaching English Language Learners Component
Content-based Second Language Teaching and Learning, Marjorie Hall Haley, Theresa Y. Austin
Learning a New Land, Carola Suarez-Orozco, Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco, Irina Todorova,
Books For Those Earning an Elementary Endorsement
Concepts about print, Marie M. Clay
No shoes, Marie Clay
Making the Most of Small Groups, Debbie Diller
Guiding Readers and Writers, Grades 3-6, Irene C. Fountas, Gay Su
Academic Language for English Language Learners and Struggling Readers, Yvonne S. Freeman & David E. Freeman
Sound Systems, Anna Lyon, Paula Moore
A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson,
Science Formative Assessment, Page Keeley,
Books For Those Earning a Secondary Endorsement (7-12) But Not an Elementary Endorsement
Teaching Through Text, Michael C. McKenna, Richard D. Robinson
Academic Language for English Language Learners and Struggling Readers, Yvonne S. Freeman & David E. Freeman
We will have readings during Winter quarter from the following from Fall quarter books
Understanding by Design, Wiggins and McTighe
How People Learn, Bransford, Brown, Cocking
The Art of Changing the Brain, Zull
CHANGES: The plan outlined in this syllabus may change in response to the needs of our learning community. Please check on Moodle for new updates in the weekly assignments lists. When you miss class, it is your responsibility to inquire about changes and check our Moodle program page.
DISABILITY/HEALTH CONCERNS: The faculty wish to fully engage all persons within our program’s learning processes. If you have a mental health, or health condition, or disability and require accommodation to fully participate in this program, please contact the Office of Access Services. We cannot provide accommodations until we receive the necessary paperwork from Access Services. Phone: (360) 867-6348 – Tdd/Tty: (360) 867-6834 – Fax: (360) 867-6360.
Major Assignments
Further details about each of these major assignments may be available in separate documents, accessible on Moodle. Other major assignments not listed below, for the Literacy and Elementary Science strands, are described elsewhere.
Weekly Seminar Preparation Papers
You will write one entry each week in preparation for our Monday morning seminars. These are due at 11:00 PM the Sunday preceding the seminar. A document describing the purposes and expectations for these preparation papers is available on Moodle.
Research Paper
You will write two versions of a research paper, the second version building on the first, centered on a question of your choice connected with your group’s assigned “microculture.” The first version is due week 4; a second, longer version, is due week 8. In developing this paper you will identify a specific question and then draw ideas from journal articles that inform that question. Along with introducing your question, three articles (some of which need to be peer reviewed research articles) will be cited in the week 4 version (3-4 pages) and a total of ten sources will be cited in the week 8 version (8-10 pages).
Lesson Plan Website
You will create and regularly add to a website that shares several of the lesson plans you develop this quarter along with post-teaching reflections from those lessons and a short video of your peer teaching. This website will be created using WordPress and will be published through your blogs.evergreen.edu account. Name this website with your last name followed by lessonplans (for example: blogs.evergreen.edu/colemanlessonplans).
Multicultural Rubric
You will create a two-page rubric for teaching for social justice that reflects your understanding of how to integrate multiculturalism into all of your teaching practices. This will be due week 8.
Multicultural Project Presentation
Your group will lead a 50 minute presentation to the class, sharing and discussing your findings about your designated microculture, during either week 9 or 10.
Multicultural Project Website
As a small group you will develop a website to share the resources you have located about your microculture, including such information as: curricular resources, teaching strategies, ideas for home-school-community partnerships, ideas for school advocacy. The website will also include each group member’s week 8 paper and resources (such as notes, images and video clips) shared during the group’s end-of-quarter multicultural project presentation.
Multicultural Project Video
As a small group you will develop a 5-10 minute video, to be recorded in the CCAM studio (during a two hour slot of out-of-class time, Monday week 7: 3-5 or Thursday week 7: 3-5 or Thursday week 8: 3-5), sharing reflections about your group’s findings. This video will be shown during your presentations to the class at the end of the quarter.
Peer Teaching: Integrating the Arts
Weeks 4-9 you will have 3 opportunities to teach lessons you have planned that include integrating the arts into your content area. You will write and submit lesson plans for each lesson and teach the lesson.
ELL Case Study
You will interview an English Language Learner and/or his/her family (K-adult), chronicling the day-to day life of an English Language Learner and his/her family, writing a case study, and creating a presentation.
ELL Content Area Curriculum Unit
For the final project for the ELL strand you will develop a total of 5 lesson plans using a backward design template.
Field Experience Journal/Portfolio
During your field experience, you will create a reflective journal/portfolio, documenting the things you learn, do and reflect upon. You have the flexibility to make this very personal to your individual practicum experience.
End of Quarter Portfolio
In addition to turning in assignments when they are first due, you will be submitting your collected work to your seminar faculty at the end of the quarter. We will provide you with a list of items to be included and a description of how they should be organized several days before each portfolio due date.
Self-Evaluation
Your on-going self-evaluation is an integral part of this program. You will be required to submit a self-evaluation at the end of the quarter.
Reminder: Keeping Your Work
Protect your computer-based work by always backing it up (storing it in at least two places). Your printed and hand written needs to be kept through at least the end of the quarter.
Daily Schedules and Topics Subject to change; check Moodle for weekly updates
Week 1: January 3-6
| Topics / Events | Assignments due | ||
| Mon
Jan 3 |
9:00 | Seminar: The American School, Chapters 1-8 | Seminar paper due |
| 11:00 | Introduction to Winter Quarter – Sem 2A 3105 | ||
| 1:00 | Multicultural Education Workshop
Frameworks + Project Introduction |
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| Tues
Jan 4 |
Practicum | Complete your electronic Advancement to Candidacy Portfolio — see instructions on Moodle | |
| Wed
Jan 5 |
9:00 – 10:30 | Planning and Assessment Workshop | Read: How People Learn chapter 3; Understanding by Design, chapter 11 |
| 10:45- 12:45 | ELL | ||
| 1:15- 4:00 | K-8 Literacy | ||
| Thur
Jan 6 |
9:00 – 12:00 | Elementary Science Methods | See science schedule |
| 9:00- 12:00 | Secondary Content Literacy | ||
| 1:00 pm | Integrating the Arts: Visual Arts |
Week 2: January 10-14
| Topics / Events | Assignments due | ||
| Mon
Jan 10 |
9:00 | Seminar: The American School, Chapters 9-15 | Seminar paper due |
| 11:00 | Multicultural Project Group Work and Support | ||
| 1:00 | Multicultural Education Workshop
Native American boarding schools |
Prepare for Native discussion section as described in week one session | |
| Tues
Jan 11 |
Practicum | ||
| Wed
Jan 13 |
9:00 – 10:30 | Planning and Assessment Workshop | How People Learn chapter 4; Understanding by Design, chapters 4 & 6 |
| 10:45 – 12:45 | ELL | ||
| 1:15- 4:00 | K-8 Literacy | ||
| Thur
Jan 14 |
9:00 – 12:00 | Elementary Science Methods | See science schedule |
| 9:00- 12:00 | Secondary Content Literacy | ||
| 1:00 pm | Integrating the Arts: Dance and Theater |
Week 3: January 17-20
| Topics / Events | Assignments due | ||
| Mon
Jan 17 |
Campus Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Seminar Reading: We Make the Road by Walking, Chapters 1-3 |
Seminar paper due | |
| Tues
Jan 18 |
Practicum | ||
| Wed
Jan 19 |
9:00 – 10:30 | Planning and Assessment Workshop
Elements of teaching – Discussion (Andy or Anita) |
How People Learn chapter 6; Understanding by Design, chapter 5 |
| 10:45- 12:45 | ELL | ||
| 1:15- 4:00 | K-8 Literacy | ||
| Thur
Jan 20 |
9:00 – 12:00 | Elementary Science Methods | See science schedule |
| 9:00- 12:00 | Secondary Content Literacy | ||
| 1:00 pm | Integrating the Arts: Arts-infused teaching and learning strategies with application — writing targets and criteria, reviewing performance based assessments, etc. |
Week 4: January 24-27
| Topics / Events | Assignments due | ||
| Mon
Jan 24 |
9:00 | Seminar: We Make the Road by Walking, Chapters 4-6 | Seminar paper due |
| 11:00 | Multicultural Project Group Work and Support | ||
| 1:00 | Multicultural Education Workshop
Voluntary / involuntary minorities |
Ogbu reading | |
| Tues
Jan 25 |
Practicum | ||
| Wed
Jan 26 |
9:00 -10:30 | Peer Editing: bring a carefully self-edited version of your Winter Paper to class for writing group reading and feedback | Winter Paper, version 1 due; Observation assignment in practicum |
| 10:45- 12:45 | ELL | ||
| 1:15- 4:00 | K-8 Literacy | ||
| Thur
Jan 27 |
9:00 – 12:00 | Elementary Science Methods | See science schedule |
| 9:00- 12:00 | Secondary Content Literacy | ||
| 1:00 pm | Integrating the Arts: Peer Teaching Round 1A
In 6 groups |
Revised version of winter paper emailed to seminar leader by 11:00 PM |
Week 5: January 31-February 3:
| Topics / Events | Assignments due | ||
| Mon
Jan 31 |
9:00 | Seminar: Reuben’s Fall: A Rhizomatic Analysis of Disobedience in Kindergarten, Chapters 1-3 | Seminar paper due |
| 11:00 | Multicultural Project Group Work and Support | ||
| 1:00 | Multicultural Education Workshop
Home, school, community partnerships – “Windows and Mirrors” – Normalizing |
Readings: Purnell 2007;
Ginsberg, 2007 |
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| Tues
Feb 1 |
Practicum | ||
| Wed
Feb 2 |
9:00 -10:30 | Planning and Assessment Workshop: Quantitative research and school data (Andy)
Technology: CCAM project |
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| 10:45 – 12:45 | ELL
Technology: CCAM project |
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| 1:15- 4:00 | K-8 Literacy: | ||
| Thur
Feb 3 |
9:00 – 12:00 | Elementary Science Methods | See science schedule |
| 9:00- 12:00 | Secondary Content Literacy | ||
| 1:00 pm | Integrating the Arts: Peer Teaching Round 1B
In 6 groups of about 7 |
Week 6: February 7-10:
| Topics / Events | Assignments due | ||
| Mon
Feb 7 |
9:00 | Seminar: Reuben’s Fall: A Rhizomatic Analysis of Disobedience in Kindergarten, Chapters 4-6 | Seminar paper due |
| 11:00 | Multicultural Project Group Work and Support | ||
| 1:00 | Multicultural Education Workshop
Home, School Community Partnerships – Ways of speaking (Discourse) |
Jigsaw articles
(Brown & Reveles) -(Moje) articles Carreon, Drake and Barton (2005) |
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| Tues
Feb 8 |
Practicum | ||
| Wed
Feb 9 |
9:00 -10:30 | Planning and Assessment Workshop: Quantitative research and school data (Andy)
Technology: CCAM project |
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| 10:45– 12:45 | ELL
Technology: CCAM project |
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| 1:15-4:00 | K-8 Literacy | ||
| Thur
Feb 10 |
9:00 – 12:00 | Elementary Science Methods | See science schedule |
| 9:00- 12:00 | Secondary Content Literacy | ||
| 1:00 pm | Integrating the Arts: Peer Teaching Round 2A |
Week 7: February 14-17:
| Topics / Events | Assignments due | ||
| Mon
Feb 14 |
9:00 | Seminar: Race in the Schoolyard, Chapters 1-4 | Seminar paper due |
| 11:00 | Multicultural Project Group Work and Support | ||
| 1:00 | Multicultural Education Workshop
Intersectionality, Capital, third space.. |
tentative readings: (Brandt) (Calabrese-Barton) Chapter from Lewis | |
| 3:00 5:00 | 3 groups do CCAM production | ||
| Tues
Feb 15 |
Practicum | ||
| Wed
Feb 16 |
9:00 -10:30 | Planning and Assessment Workshop | The Art of Changing the Brain chapters 8 & 9; Understanding by Design, chapters 7 & 8 |
| 10:45 – 12:45 | ELL | ||
| 1:15-4:00 | K-8 Literacy | ||
| Thur
Feb 17 |
9:00 – 12:00 | Elementary Science Methods | See science schedule |
| 9:00- 12:00 | Secondary Content Literacy | ||
| 1:00 pm | Integrating the Arts: Peer Teaching Round 2B
In 6 groups |
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| 3:00-5:00 | 3 groups do CCAM production |
Week 8: February 21-24:
| Topics / Events | Assignments due | ||
| Mon
Feb 21 |
Campus Closed for Presidents’ Day
Seminar: Race in the Schoolyard, Chapters 5-7 |
seminar paper due | |
| Tues
Feb 22 |
Practicum | ||
| Wed
Feb 23 |
9:00 -10:30 | Peer editing: bring a carefully self-edited version of your Winter Paper to class for writing group reading and feedback | Winter Paper, version 2 due |
| 10:45 – 12:45 | ELL | ||
| 1:15- 4:00 | K-8 Literacy | ||
| Thur
Feb 24 |
9:00 – 12:00 | Elementary Science Methods | See science schedule |
| 9:00- 12:00 | Secondary Content Literacy | ||
| 1:00 pm | Integrating the Arts: Peer Teaching Round 3A | ||
| 3:00-5:00 | 3 groups do CCAM production | Revised version of winter paper emailed to seminar leader by 11:00 PM |
Week 9: February 28-March 3:
| Topics / Events | Assignments due | ||
| Mon
Feb 28 |
9:00 | Seminar: Literacy With an Attitude, Chapters 1-8 | Seminar paper due |
| 11:00 | Multicultural Project Group Work and Support | ||
| 1:00 | Multicultural Education Group Presentations | MCE presentations and website due today | |
| Tues
Mar 1 |
Practicum | ||
| Wed
Mar 2 |
8:30 -10:30 | Multicultural Education Group Presentations | |
| 10:45 – 12:45 | ELL | ||
| 1:15-4:00 | K-8 Literacy | ||
| Thur
Mar 3 |
9:00 – 12:00 | Elementary Science Methods | See science schedule |
| 9:00- 12:00 | Secondary Content Literacy | ||
| 1:00 pm | Integrating the Arts: Peer Teaching Round 3B |
Week 10: March 7-10:
| Topics / Events | Assignments due | ||
| Mon
Mar 7 |
9:00 | Seminar: Literacy With an Attitude, Chapters 9-15 | Seminar paper due |
| 10:00 | Multicultural Project Group Presentations | ||
| 1:00 | Multicultural Project Group Presentations | ||
| Tues
Mar 8 |
Practicum or (with prior approval from your mentor teacher)
9:00 a.m. – Dr. Wayne Au (MIT ’96) will be giving a keynote address for year 2 master’s papers conference |
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| Wed
Mar 9 |
9:00 -10:30 | Multicultural Education Project Wrap-up on intersectionality | |
| 10:45 – 12:45 | ELL | ||
| 1:15-4:00 | K-8 Literacy | ||
| Thur
Mar 10 |
9:00 – 12:00 | Elementary Science Methods | See science schedule |
| 9:00- 12:00 | Secondary Content Literacy | ||
| 12:00 | Potluck | ||
| 1:00 pm | Quarter Closing Activities |
Evaluation Week: March 14-16
