January+28,+2009

The Adolescent Experience Adelphi University Spring 2009 Professor George Maurer gmaurer22@gmail.com

January 28, 2009 [|Stopwatch]
 * Welcome
 * [|Icebreaking Activities]- **4-3-2-1**
 * 1) As a group, come up with **four** things that each of you has in common that has nothing to do with education.
 * 2) Tell a partner **three** random pieces of information about you that nobody here would know.(that you are willing to share!)
 * 3) **Two**-Truths and a Lie - tell 3 things about yourself, two truths and one lie, the group decides which one they think is a lie.
 * 4) Write down **one** distinct memory of school between the time you were 10-14 years of age.

Next...

 * Review of Course Syllabus
 * Discuss Class Format

Moving forward...
Essential Questions: 1. What are the NYS Education Department Regulations? 2. What are the Essential Elements of a Middle School? 3. Why is it important to know and understand these regulations and elements? 4. How do the essential elements relate to the classroom teacher?

Middle Level Education: Setting the Scene...

 * http://www.nysed.gov/ - NYS Education Department Homepage
 * http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/ - Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
 * [|NYS Middle School Association's] Essential Elements of Standards-Focused Middle Level Schools and Programs
 * [|NYS Middle Level Education]
 * [|NYS Part 100 Regulations]
 * Class Activity - [|jigsaw]
 * What are the commonalities among each of the 7 Elements?
 * Which of the elements do you think would be the most difficult to achieve and why?
 * Based upon your experiences, how well are the schools you've been in meeting these objectives?
 * Which of these would you identify as the most critical element and why?

Essential Questions: 1. What are the differences between active and passive learning? 2. How do you learn best?(learning styles) 3. How were you taught in school? 4. Why is there so much talk about creating 21st Century Schools?

Teaching and Learning:
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 * Passive Learning vs. Active Learning
 * 21st Century Education - article review
 * http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/
 * http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/


 * Isolation vs. Collaboration
 * Teaching as we know it? http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/006927.html

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