EDUC 3423-01Curriculum and Methodology in the Secondary Schools
8:30-9:20 MWF
Course Outline - Tentative
Spring Semester 2004
Date   Topic    Week of:

# January 12 - Class Begins, review syllabus, assign modules, journal entry, Module #4 - Preparing an Instructional Plan, set Bulletin Board schedule, set schedule for two peer teaching experiences, January 16 - Last day to register or add a class.
# January 19 - Review class expectations, Internet Resources, Module #1 - Today's Middle and Secondary Schools, journal entry, work on Core Content Task. (Monday, January 19 MLK Holiday - No Classes)
# January 26 - TBA,  Complete Module #1 - Today's Middle and Secondary Schools.
# February 2  - Teaching and Learning Style Inventories,   Begin Module #2 - Middle and Secondary School Students - Meeting the challenge.
# February 9  - Complete Module #2 - Middle and Secondary School Students - Meeting the challenge, Begin Module #3 - Selecting Content and Preparing Objectives.
# February 16  - Compare Teaching Style Inventory and Learning Style Inventories as it relates to instruction methods in Middle Grades, Complete Module #3, Unit accountibility report #1 "My progress as of Feb 18", Begin Module #5 - Planning and Maintaining a Supportive Classroom Environment.
# February 23  - Model for learning, Complete Module #5 - Establishing and Maintaining a Supportive Classroom Learning Environment, observation logs 1-5 due (will be decided in class), journal entry. Mid-term Exam (Modules 4, 1, 2, 3, 5), Module #6 - Student-centered Instructional Strategies.
# March 1 - (Peer lessons), Module #6 – Student-Centered Instructional Strategies.
# March 8-12 - Spring Break
# March 15 - Multicultural awareness game for Learning Center due, journal entry, journals due.(Peer Lessons)
# March 22  - Module #7- Teacher-Centered Instructional Strategies, journal entry,  (Peer lessons)
# March 29  - Module #8 – Media, Arts, and Resources,  journal entry,  (Peer lessons)
# April 5  - Module #9 – Assessment of Teaching and Learning, journal entry, (Peer Lessons), Performance Assessment task for Learning Center due, Ten Day Units due. (November 8 - Last day to drop a class or withdraw from college)
# April 12 -  Module #10 – Assessment of Teaching and Continued Professional Development, journal entry, integrated lesson plan due,  (Peer Lessons)
# April 19 -  (Peer Lessons) (Thanksgiving Holiday - November 27 and 28)
# April 26 - clinical and field hours logs due, journal due, Multicultural POMS due, video due, review for final exam  (Peer Lessons)
# Week of May 3 - Final Exam (Date and Time TBA)

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