28 January 2008

Housekeeping

Hi Everybody.

Ms. Pat Klein, from the TPC, will visit our class this Friday to update us on information from the Teaching Performance Center.

After that, we'll have Nick's presentation on the Montessori Method, and Mayra's presentation on Multiple Intelligences. Please post any homework or preparation necessary before we meet.

The other presentations so far are:
Maria -- Vygotsky (2/8)
Maija -- what makes a good teacher... (2/8)
Mindy -- Skinner (2/8)
Claire -- national standards & NJ core curriculum standards (3/14)
Carlos -- Job opportunities for teaching (3/14)
Daniela -- Historical & current influences on curriculum decsions (3/14)
Dida -- What are the basic philosophies on which educational philosophies are based? (3/14)

Please don't forget also--be prepared to discuss point values & due dates for the following assignments.

Six Field Reports & Reflections each set is worth 6pts. (36%)
Due the Friday after the visit

Essay: My Philosophy of Education (10%) due 5/9

Class Participation (including Blog participation) (35%)

TWS Element--Contextual Factors (20%) due 5/2

See you soon.

2 comments:

Maria said...

Not that I wasn't paying attention on the first day of class but since I was trying to sign on to gmail I wasn't quite sure what date I signed up for I believe it was Feb 8 right?

M. Tomich said...

Thanks for catching that, Maria--I typed in 3 instead of 2. I'll edit that now.