Current events in education schedule

Hi all,

Since there has been some confusion about who gives a current event on a certain day, I wrote the intial of the person, or people, scheduled to give a current event. Look in the last column of the class schedule on the course syllabus: http://justus.randolph.name/edu101

When you give your current event, you will also need to hand in to me a short write up consisting of a one-paragraph summary of the sources and a paragraph about remaining questions you have or things that you found interesting. Be sure to quote the source of your current event.

I have created a feedreader of current events if it helps you. Look on the Current Events in Education box on the right hand side of this blog.

Take care,

Justus

Test questions for test one

On test day, Wednesday, September 24th, I will choose two questions randomly from each of the groups of questions below. You will have to choose one question from each group to answer. Like I mentioned earlier, the test questions come directly from the objectives at the beginning of each chapter.

Chapter 3 test questions:

1. Compare (and contrast) the metaphysics of idealism, realism, neo-Thomism, pragmatism, and existentialism.
2. Compare (and contrast) the epistemology of idealism, realism, neo-Thomism, pragmatism, and existentialism.
3. Compare (and contrast) the axiology of idealism, realism, net-Thomism, pragmatism, and existentialism.

Chapter 4 test questions:

1. Compare the purpose of schooling from a perennialist, progressivist, behaviorist, essentialist, social reconstructionist, and postmodernist perspective.
2. Describe the nature of the learner from a perennialist, progressivist, behaviorist, essentialist, social reconstructionist, and postmodernist perspective.
3. Compare the curricula of perennialism, progressivism, behaviorism, essentialism, social reconstructionism, and postmodernism.
4. Compare the instructional methods that characterize perennialism, progressivism, behaviorism, essentialism, social reconstructionism, and postmodernism.
5. Compare the preferred classroom management methods of perennialism, progressivism, behaviorism, essentialism, social reconstructionism, and postmodernism.
6. Compare the assessment strategies of perennialism, progressivism, behaviorism, essentialism, social reconstructionism, and postmodernism.
7. Compare the role of the teacher from the perennialist, progressivist, behaviorist, essentialist, social reconstructionist, and postmodernist perspectives.

(I realize these aren't actually questions, but I call them questions anyway.)

Direct Instruction

Teacher beliefs q-sort

The Teacher beliefs q-sort can be found from:

http://old.socialdevelopmentlab.org/qsort/?studyid=a114

The Educational Beliefs Questionairre can be found from:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pNQv91E3D3-QTmPYKwKSDTQ&hl=en

MTTC information

Education club meeting

Just a reminder,

The Education Club meeting is at 4.30 on Thursday in Finlandia Hall. I hope to see you all there.



Justus

How to not make a presentation

Hi All,

Since we are going to be discussing presentations today, I thought that we might start with this funny video on how NOT to make a presentation. How many faults can you find?

Welcome to the EDU 101 blog

Hello Everyone,

I also created a blog for this course. From this blog you can get course announcements and get connected to your other classmates' blogs.

More later