SEMINAR IN EUCATION - ED 410

FALL 2004 CALENDAR & SYLLABUS

PAT NEMECEK, UNIVERSITY COORDINATOR

HOME PHONE:  269-375-1863

E-Mail:  "mailto:pnemecek@voyager.net"

 

Required text:   Mentor/Intern Teacher Handbook and Syllabus

Sept. 14          Getting started/Reflective Journals/Professionalism (Milwood Elementary)

                        Read:  Mentor/Intern Teaching Handbook (MITH)

                                                pp.1-30

                        Due:  Introduction Letter to Parents

 

Sept. 21           Portfolio Guidelines (Milwood Elementary)

                        Read MITH pp. 19-20

                        Due:  Resume

 

Sept. 28           Classroom Management - Discussion and Sharing (Milwood Elementary)

                        Read MITH pp. 19 & 26-29

                        Philosophy of Education - Discussion

                        Due:  First page of each section of portfolio

 

Oct. 5              How are things going? (Milwood Elementary)

                        Due:  Lesson Plan #1

                                  Philosophy of Education - 1 page typed, double spaced

                       

Oct. 13            Wednesday instead of Tuesday

                        Fetzer Center  3 p.m.

                        Deveta Gardner - WMU Career & Student Employment Services

                        Take Resume with you

 

Oct. 19            Communication-Parents, Students & Colleagues (Northeastern Elementary)

                        Due:  Bring 1-2 Instructional hints or strategies to share

                                  10 pages of portfolio

                                   Mid-term self-evaluation due to mentor teacher

 

Oct. 26            Understanding Learners - Discussion and Sharing (Northeastern Elementary)

                        Due:  Three signed copies of mid-term evaluations due

                                  Lesson Plan #2 and self-evaluation

 

Nov. 2             No Seminar

                        You must attend one of three “Get it Together” sessions with

                        Deveta Gardner.  Dates to be determined.

                                   

Nov. 11            Thursday instead of Tuesday

                        West Main Center (across from Carousel Ice Cream) 3:30

                        Meet with Jane Kramer about certification

 

Nov. 16           Diversity in the Classroom - Discussion and Sharing (Northeastern Elementary)

                        Due:  Portfolio - 20 pages done

                        Choice for unit plan

 

Nov. 23           No Seminar - Thanksgiving week

 

Week of            Mock Interview - Tentative Date --(at individual buildings)

 Nov. 29            Due:  Final unit plan with all lessons - self-evaluation is due upon

                                  completion of the unit

                                  Portfolio - 30 pages

                                  Final Reflective Evaluation due to mentor

 

Dec. 7              Last Seminar (Northeastern Elementary)

                        Teaching Video and Evaluation to share

                        Bring portfolio to share

                        Final Intern self and mentor evaluations due - 3 copies of each

 

Dec. 10            Last Day

 

Dec. 11           GRADUATION!!!!! 

 

                                    CONGRATULATIONS TEACHERS

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