Agenda+&+Assignment

//**A Work in Progress Check Back Often**// Tues. 1/19 || # Introduction Thurs. 1/21 || # Middle School Structure Tues. 1/26 || # Book Selection Thurs. 1/28 || # Sharing of Belief Statements Tues. 2/2 || # Discussion of Chapters/Blog Team 2 Thurs.2/4 || # Revisit Mission Statement Tues. 2/9 || # Unit Selection Theme, Concepts, Topics, Unit Overview Thurs. 2/11 || # Discussion of Chapter/Blog Team 4 Tues. 2/23 || # Sharing of //This We Believe// Blogs Thurs. 2/25 || # Sharing of //This We Believe// Blogs || # __**Due:**__ Enduring Understanding, Guided Questions Tues. 3/2 || # Sharing of //This We Believe// Blogs Thurs. 3/4 || # Visiting a Middle School Tues. 3/9 || # Knowledge, Skills Feedback Session Thurs. 3/11 || # Book Talk Presentation //Student- Oriented// //Curriculum// Tues. 3/16 || # Instructional Plans Feedback Session Thurs. 3/18 || # Book Talk Presentation //A Whole New Mind// Tues. 3/23 || # Discussion of Blog Team 1 Thurs. 3/25 || # Book Talk Presentation //Becoming a Wiz at Brain-Based Teaching// Tues. 3/30 || # Panel of Middle School Educators || # **__Read__**: Chapter 6, 7, 8 //Meet Me in the Middle// Thurs. 4/1 || # WebQuest/ Student Sample Work Session. Tues. 4/6 || # Debrief Panel of Middle School Educators Thurs. 4/8 || # Book Talk Presentation //The Boys and Girls Learn Differently// || # **__Due:__** Webquest Teams 1 & 3 Tues. 4/13 || # Discussion of Chapter/Blog Team 3 Thurs. 4/15 || # No Class - Visiting a Middle School on Wed. May 5, 2010. || # **__WIP__:** Finalize Lessons w/Attachments and Student Sample Tues. 4/27 || # Blog Team 4 Thurs. 4/29 || # Presentation of Integrated Unit, Lesson Plans for each Content Area/Student Sample, WebQuest and Student Sample. Tues. 5/4 || # Presentation of Integrated Unit, Lesson Plans for each Content Area/Student Sample, WebQuest and Student Sample. Thurs. 5/6 || # Sharing of Reflection Statement
 * Middle Level Education**
 * Spring 2010 - EDU 262 - UMF**
 * **--Session--** || **--What Will We Do in Class--** || **--What You Need To Have Done Before Coming to Class--** ||
 * Week 1
 * 1) Personal Profile - Knowing the Learner
 * 2) Personal Learning Communities - Communication Style
 * 3) Student Information Complete for 1/21
 * 4) Syllabus Read and bring questions to class 1/21 ||   ||
 * Week 1
 * 1) Selection of Teams
 * 2) Discussion of Chapters
 * 3) Creating a Blog Labels (TWB, TP2000, MMM)
 * 4) Essential Belief Statement
 * 5) Skype Buddies || # __Read__: Chapters 1, 2 & p. 102-105 //Turning Points 2000//
 * 6) Prepare a short abstract and reflective statement for each chapter.
 * 7) **Blog Team 1** Synthesis Chapters 1, 2 //Turning Points 2000// and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
 * 8) __**WIP**__: Belief Statement ||
 * Week 2
 * 1) Skype Buddies
 * 2) [|Turning Points 2000 Recommendations]
 * 3) Discussion of Chapters
 * 4) Start creating a Mission Statement || # __Read__: Chapters 1, 2, 17 //Meet Me in the Middle//
 * 5) Prepare a short abstract and reflective statement for each chapter.
 * 6) **Blog Team 2** Synthesis Chapters 1, 2 //Meet Me in the Middle// and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
 * 7) __**WIP**__: Belief Statement ||
 * Week 2
 * 1) [|Delicious]
 * 2) Discussion of Chapters/Blog Team 1
 * 3) This We Believe vs Turning Point 2000 || # __Read__: //This We Believe// pages 1-7
 * 4) Blog //This We Believe// pages 1-7 individually on your blog.
 * 5) __**Due**__: Blog Team 1
 * 6) __**Due**__: Essential Belief Statement and upload to the Class Wiki. ||
 * Week 3
 * 1) [|Characteristics of Young Adolescents (10-14)][[file:Developmental_Characteristics.pdf]].
 * 2) Mission Statement
 * 3) Teaming/Advising/Partnership || # __Read__: //This We Believe// pages 9-19, Chapters 11, 12 //Meet Me in the Middle// and Chapter 6 //Turning Point 2000.//
 * 4) Prepare a short abstract and reflective statement for each chapter.
 * 5) **Blog Team 3** Synthesis Chapters 11,12 //Meet Me in the Middle// and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
 * 6) __**Due**__: Blog Team 2
 * 7) Blog //This We Believe// pages 9-19, continue to add to your //This We Believe// Blog ||
 * Week 3
 * 1) Select name of school and team names
 * 2) Integrated Curriculum
 * 3) [[file:MLEUnit2010.doc]]
 * 4) Why [|Integrate Technology] into Curriculum? || # Read: //This We Believe// pages 19-34, Chapter 9 //Meet Me in the Middle//
 * 5) Prepare a short abstract and reflective statement for each chapter.
 * 6) **Blog Team 4** Synthesis Chapters 9 //Meet Me in the Middle// and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
 * 7) Read the draft mission statement and bring your thoughts to class, so we can continue the refinement process.
 * 8) Blog //This We Believe// pages 19-34, continue to add to your //This We Believe// Blog. ||
 * Week 4
 * 1) [|Maine Learning Results]
 * 2) Discussion of Chapters/Blog Team 3
 * 3) Check on Blog Labels.
 * 4) Revisit and Finalize the Mission Statement
 * 5) [|EduBlog Awards] || # Bring ideas for developing an integrated unit to class.
 * 6) __**Due**__: Blog Team 3 ||
 * Week 4
 * 1) [|Middle School Schedules] [[file:scheduling_5.pdf]]
 * 2) Feedback Session - Theme, Concepts, Topics, Unit Overview Write an understanding and essential question for the unit
 * 3) Share your EduBlog you selected with your team.
 * 4) Book Talk Planning Session || # __**Due:**__ Theme, Concepts, Topics, Unit Overview
 * 5) __**WIP**__: Read your team book.
 * 6) **__Due__:** Blog Team 4
 * 7) Read //This We Believe// pages 35 - 51 and add to your //This We Believe// Blog.
 * 8) Select an EduBlog that you would like to read throughout the semester. ||
 * Week 5
 * 1) Enduring Understanding, Guided Questions Enduring Understanding, Guided Questions
 * 2) Finalize Mission, school name, team names, etc... || # __**Due:**__ Theme, Concepts, Topics, Unit Overview Print a hard copy from the class wiki and include the understanding and essential question for the unit.
 * 3) **__Due__**: //This We Believe// Final Blog of pages1-51 and add at least two hyperlinks. Hyperlink your //This We Believe // Blog.
 * 4) __**WIP**__: Read your team book. ||
 * Week 5
 * 1) Understandings/Questions Feedback Session
 * 2) Finalize Mission, school name, team names, etc...
 * 3) Type II Technology Products
 * 4) <span class="wiki_link">Knowledge, Skills, Instructional Plan
 * 1) __Read__: Chapter 3 //Turning Point 2000//
 * 2) Prepare a short abstract and reflective statement for each chapter.
 * 3) **Blog Team 4** Synthesis Chapters 3 //Turning Point 2000// and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blog a week and half from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
 * 4) __**WIP**__: Read your team book. ||
 * Week 6
 * 1) Work Session: Book Talk || # __**WIP**__: Work on your book talk presentation. ||
 * Week 6
 * 1) Work Session: Book Talk || # __**WIP**__: Finalize your book talk presentation. ||
 * Week 7
 * 1) <span class="wiki_link">Instructional Plan, Performance Task, Scorer Guide
 * 2) Discussion of Blog Team 4 || # __**Due:**__ Knowledge, Skills
 * 3) __**Due**__: Blog Team 4 ||
 * Week 7
 * 1) Share something new with your team members from the blog or wiki site you have been following. || # __**WIP**__: Performance Task, Scorer Guide, Unit Resources, Teacher Notes.
 * 2) Bring your //Turning Point 2000// book ||
 * Week 8
 * 1) Performance Task
 * 2) <span class="wiki_link_ext">[|WebQuest] || # __Read__: Chapters 4, 13 //Meet Me in the Middle//
 * 3) Prepare a short abstract and reflective statement for each chapter.
 * 4) **Blog Team 1** Synthesis Chapters 4, 13 //Meet Me in the Middle// and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
 * 5) **__Due__**: Instructional Plan Print Knowledge Skills and Instructional Plan from class wiki and bring hardcopy to class.
 * 6) __**Due**__: Book Talk Blog ||
 * Week 8
 * 1) Share something new with your team members from the blog or wiki site you have been following. || # __**WIP**__: WebQuest
 * 2) __**Due**__: Book Response - //Student- Oriented// //Curriculum// ||
 * Week 9
 * 1) Unit Resources, Teacher Notes
 * 2) Lesson Plan [[file:Lesson Plan Format spring10.doc]]
 * 3) Technology Integration TPCK [|TPACK]
 * 4) Scorer Guide (Rubrics)
 * 5) Resources Page <span class="wiki_link_ext">[|WebQuest]
 * 6) Questions for panel || # __Rea____d__: Chapter 3 //Meet Me in the Middle//
 * 7) Prepare a short abstract and reflective statement for each chapter.
 * 8) **Blog Team 2** Synthesis Chapters 3 //Meet Me in the Middle// and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
 * 9) __**Due**__: Instructional Plan - Print copy from Class Wiki.
 * 10) __**Due**__: Blog Team 1
 * 11) **Due:** Performance Task and Rubrics
 * 12) __**Due**__: WebQuest - Bring Resources (all of your ideas and sources from each content areas, as contribution to this page)
 * 13) __**Due**__: Book Talk Blog ||
 * Week 9
 * 1) Select questions for panel. || # __**Due**__: Book Response - //A Whole New Mind//
 * 2) __**Read:**__ [|Bright Futures][[file:bright_futures_5-4-09pdf.pdf]]
 * 3) **WIP**: WebQuest Process and Web Resources
 * 4) __**Due**__: Each write three questions for the Panel of Middle School Educators ||
 * Week 10
 * 1) Prepare a short abstract and reflective statement for each chapter.
 * 2) **Blog Team 2** Synthesis Chapters 8 //Meet Me in the Middle// and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
 * 3) __**WIP**__: Lesson Plan
 * 4) **WIP**: WebQuest Process and Web Resources
 * 5) __**Due**__: Book Talk Blog ||
 * Week 10
 * 1) [|Portaportal] Guest Password - Dr Grace || # __**WIP**__: WebQuest/Student Sample
 * 2) __**WIP**__: <span class="wiki_link_new">Lesson Plan
 * 3) **WIP**: WebQuest Process and Web Resources ||
 * Week 11
 * 1) Discussion of Chapters/Blogs Team 2
 * 2) Peer Review Process of Content Lessons
 * 3) Finalize your WebQuest and keep working on Student Sample
 * 4) Select Presentation Dates || # __**Read**__: Chapter 4, 8 //Turning Points 2000//
 * 5) Prepare a short abstract and reflective statement for each chapter.
 * 6) **Blog Team 3** Synthesis Chapters 4, 8 //Turning Point 2000// and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
 * 7) __**Due:**__ Blog Team 2
 * 8) __**Due:**__ WebQuest Process and Web Resources
 * 9) __**Due**__: Lesson Plan Bring a hard copy to class.
 * 10) __**Due**__: Book Response //Becoming a Wiz at Brain-Based Teaching//
 * 11) __**WIP**__: WebQuest and Student Sample ||
 * Week 11
 * 1) __**WIP:**__ WebQuest Student Sample ||
 * Week 12
 * 1) Lesson Attachments and Student Sample
 * 2) Team Work: Design Team Packet for Student Led Conferences and finalize WebQuest student sample
 * 3) Middle School Visit - May 5, 2010 || # **__Due:__** <span class="wiki_link_new">Webquest Teams 2 & 4
 * 4) **__Read__**: Chapter 9 //Turning Point 2000,// Chapter 15 //Meet Me in the Middle,// Student Led Conference Packet
 * 5) Prepare a short abstract and reflective statement for each chapter.
 * 6) **Blog Team 4** Synthesis Chapter 9 //Turning Points 2000// Chapters 15 //Meet Me in the Middle// and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
 * 7) __**Due**__: Blog Team 3
 * 8) **__WIP__**: Lesson Plan, Attachments and Lesson Student Sample
 * 9) __**WIP:**__ WebQuest Student Sample
 * 10) __**Due**__: Book Talk Blog ||
 * Week 12
 * 1) __**WIP:**__ Packet for Student Led Conference ||
 * Week 13
 * 1) Final Team Portfolio Artifacts/Zip File
 * 2) Final Team Work Session - Presentation of Integrated Unit, Lesson Plans for each Content Area/Student Sample, WebQuest and Student Sample. || # __**WIP**__: Team Packets for Student Led Conference
 * 3) __**WIP:**__ Lessons Attachments/Student Sample
 * 4) __**Due**__: Book Response - //The Boys and Girls Learn Differently//
 * 5) __**Due**__: Blog Team 4 ||
 * Week 13
 * 1) Reflection Statement || # **__Due:__** Team 1 & 3 Presentations
 * 2) **WIP:** Reflection Statement ||
 * Week 14
 * 1) **Visting Dirigo Middle School - Wednesday, May 5, 2010.** || # **__Due:__** Team 2 & 4 Presentations
 * 2) **__Due:__** Hard Copy of Team Portfolio and upload zip files and links to class wiki.
 * 3) __**WIP**__: Zip File
 * 4) **WIP:** Reflection Statement ||
 * Week 14
 * 1) Plus/Delta Middle Level Education
 * 2) UMF Evaluation || # **__Due__**: Reflection Statement
 * 3) **__Due__**: Zip File ||