10.1 Home study week

In response to health issues for me and Joe, I looked at the schedule and because this class demands so much time ( by essentially having you attend two courses) and because you are clearly excellent independent workers, I am going to suggest that we cancel class tonight - and that if you want to talk over what we read for this week or the sample portfolios you are looking at on the web - that you schedule a conference - and we will catch up next week.

So that we don't get  behind =>for next week

1.  email me your teaching philosophies, and I will give you written comments.

2. create a draft rubric to evaluate the teaching philosophies.  DO NOT make it more complicated than a 5X3 = five features to evaluate with key words for assessing high competence, competent, and not competent at each word (3 levels of competency).  Use the writing rubric in your handouts for College Composition as a model.   Do not include writing process as one of the features to evaluate.  Make sure your 5 features choose the points that you want to learn/teach with respect to creating a teaching philosophy. 

3. Read Clark on revision

Our calendar says that next week is as follows:

M Oct 1

Discuss revision (having read Clark)

Revise assignment sheets + rubrics for teaching portfolio

Workshop element from teaching portfolio

Presentation of student lesson

Discussion of notes from class

Read:  Clark, Chapter 5 - Assessing writing

Bring student writing samples (if OK) + the assignment sheet for the response essay,

Our revised plan will be:

quick discussion of Clark re: audience AND revision

review + consolidate your draft rubrics (I will post the assignment sheet)

preliminary discussion to identify the focus of the lesson you will teach in your classroom

Discussion of your notes on the classes you are observing + talk about developing a class observation/reflection on a class observation as part of your teaching portfolio

As usual - we will respond to issues that come up in class.  

Have a good week and be in touch if you have questions.