What we did during Orientation

CM Tips And Tricks Collection

Module 1

Projects in this module: Team Presentations, WebQuest Part 1 (text), Student Sample including Rubrics (product and presentation)

--Date--
--What we will do in class today--
--What you need to have completed before coming to class today--

M

10/4
  1. Welcome to Module 1!
  2. The Nomad Module
  3. change in office hours; (this Tuesday canceled)
  4. proactive and reactive classroom management
  5. we must do something
  6. hand back MEL productions feedback
  7. opportunity to improve your MEL product
  8. what do you think of MEL as a classroom management technique?
  9. Team Presentation details
  10. what is "a digital presence" for your Team Presentation?
  11. Maine Memory Network samples
  12. MMN homework due in 1 week
  13. Experiencing three technologies, two operating systems, and one new Web 2.0 communication tool
  14. reminder about digital story
  15. resources for team presentations
  16. adding Firefox add-ons for delicious
  17. team building (food and a handshake) & team name
  18. meet with your team to exchange contact info, etc.
  19. any special needs for team presentations? (assign homework? presentation order? different location? . . . )
  • set up a delicious account
  • read chapters 3-10 of Fires in the Bathroom and write a QR for each chapter.

Th

10/7
9:15-11:35
Ed Center 006
  1. brief intro to student sample
    1. What it Is, Hamlet
    2. Pirate Prezi
    3. let's look at samples
  2. discuss copyright and fair use
  3. respecting intellectual property
  4. diversity activity Part 1
  5. How's your Facebook status?
  6. does your team have any special requests?

F

10/8
Ed Center 103
  1. feedback technique #2
  2. Team Presentations
  • your Team Presentation should be ready to go!
  • homework as assigned by teams (if any)
  • Wait until after all the teams' presentations, then electronically fill out the Team Presentation Self Evaluation and email it to Dr. Theresa by 3pm Sunday

M

10/11 Happy Columbus Day -- No School

T

10/12
11:30-1:45
Ed Center 106

  1. student sample of unit performance task
  2. introduction to WebQuests

W

10/13
(Computer Lab)
  1. hand in WebQuest reviews
  2. fall partner feed back and share out for other half of class
  3. another look at Type I and Type II with input from the experts (you)
  4. TypeITypeII.doc
  5. 21st Century Skills--what are they?
  6. conclusion activity
  7. discuss/review products & student sample
  • (work on student sample)
  • (work on rubrics)
  • finish WebQuest reviews started in class

F

10/15
  1. the conclusion of the conclusion activity
  2. diversity activity Part 2
  3. how to fit your rubric in one page, if needed
  4. Add one new software (Inspiration) to Type I, Type II document
  5. posting your WebQuest text on the class wiki--GRASPS, intro, task and conclusion
  6. powerful rubrics -- peer feedback
  7. work on student samples and rubrics in class
  • (work on student sample and 2 rubrics)
  • bring printouts of your 2 rubrics to class
  • finish filling out your Type I, Type II paper (do the iMovie, Comic Life, and GarageBand rows) and bring it to class (electronically is fine)

M

10/18
  1. student sample presentations
  • student sample should be linked to class artifacts wiki
  • bring printouts of your 2 rubrics to class and turn in to Dr. Theresa right before it's your turn to present
  • bring a printout of your student sample to turn in to Dr. Theresa right before it's your turn to present
    • bring a full printout of all pages (black and white is fine) if it's a wiki, e-book, Comic Life, etc
    • bring a storyboard/transcript of your student sample if it's an iMovie, GarageBand, etc. AND include a listing of any text that appears on the screen of your movie/mp3/m4a
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W

10/20
  1. revisiting Type I and Type II
  2. revisiting student samples, rubrics, and WebQuest texts -- works in progress
  3. refining your delicious account
  4. review room arrangement assignment to do while in the classroom (follow-up to Chapter 1)
  5. taking screen shots
  6. diversity conference
  7. don't forget 3-2-1
  8. contribute at least 2 items to the CM Tips And Tricks Collection based on observations or conversations in the field, your own experience in the field, Fires in the Bathroom, . . . [due by end of week 1 of module 2]
  9. look at double highlighter homework
  10. How's your Facebook status?
  11. humor in the classroom

F

10/22
Happy Last Day of Module 1

  1. chapter 2 debriefing and intro to next assignment
  2. review Classroom Management Chapter project and what to do while in the classroom
  3. sign up for Classroom Management teams
  4. "in the news" discussion
  5. what to expect in Module 2: Classroom Management Lessons, Classroom Management "Content Notes" wiki, WebQuests, Digital Stories, 3-2-1, Final Reflection
Things to do while you're in the field:
  • room arrangement assignment
  • think about 3-2-1 . . . you could do you "1" on one of your QR blog posts
  • watch for CM Tips And Tricks that you could contribute to the class collection
  • possibly do your Classroom Management Chapter interview
  • possibly create your Classroom Management "Table of Contents" with your team and get it approved by Dr. Theresa