1) improve teaching skills and behaviors
2) develop philosophies about teaching
3) understand teacher-student relations

• Create a syllabus
• Create a unit plan
• Create a lesson plan
• Determine how to decide teaching method is most appropriate

• Understand the importance of teacher-student relations
• Gain knowledge of how to develop appropriate and productive teacher-student relation

Grading breakdown:

20% Planning (semester syllabus, unit plan, lesson plans)
20% Reflective Teaching (observation of teacher, lesson videotaped with self-reflective essays, organized and reflective portfolio, discussion forums)
15% Assessment (Test/quiz, two assignments, CAT)
15% Thinking about teaching philosophy and importance (Courage to Teach reading and paper)
30% Teacher-student relations

90 - 93% A-	94 - 100% A
80 - 82% B-	83 - 86% B	87 - 89% B+
70 - 72% C-	73 - 76% C	77 - 79% C+
60 - 62% D-	63 - 66%; D	67 - 69% D+
0 - 59% F

 

Requirements (ten major assignments - many of these will be in your teaching portfolio)

Planning

Create a semester syllabus and put it on the web with requirements, due dates, grading policies, course objectives: this should be a complete syllabus that you could use, remember this should be treated like a contract with your students. It is also the first impression students get of you and your course. (other resources on syllabi) MDD

Create a unit plan within that syllabus with specific exercises and requirements: this should include activities, assessment measures, objectives.(Other resources on unit plans) MDD

Create a lesson within your unit: this is what you teach from and should include objectives for that day, outline of content, activity, lecture etc. Need to use two different pedagogical approaches - lecture, whole class discussion, learning with technology, team learning, writing assignment, oral presentation assignment, other: activity, exercise, individual assignment MDD (Other resources on lesson plans).

Assessment

Create an assessment of the objectives of your unit plan, include with this, the objectives you are assessing and your table of specifications; MDD

Create two assignments within your unit plan including the grading rubrics MDD

Include a CAT with your lesson plans MDD

Reflective Teaching

Observe one other instructor and evaluate his/her teaching effectiveness, write a 1-2 page evaluation of how well the instructor met the objectives he/she was trying to meet for that class period, what were the instructor’s strengths and weaknesses? what suggestions would you make (not this is how I would teach the course);MDD

Self reflective essay on teaching performance: Evaluate a videotaped lesson (of yourself) for strengths, weaknesses and suggestions for improvement (two pages); MDD

Discussion forums over teaching topics: You should post your answer to the question by the Monday following Friday's class. The group will need to post a final answer by Thursday at noon. with the subject: Final Answer.

Teaching portfolio with explanation of teaching choices (each artifact should have a paragraph or so explaining the choices you have made). Portfolio should include: Syllabus, unit plan, lesson plan w/CAT, assessment for unit, two assignments w/rubrics, videotape of lesson taught w/self-reflective essay. MDD

Philosophy and Student-Teacher Relationships Projects EOB

Tentative agenda for reading and assignment due dates