Tentative Schedule of Course Activities      
last updated 8/21/02

Date

Topic

Assignment Due

Current Assignment

Week 1

M

Aug 19

·        Course Introduction

·        Reflection Questions

·        Discussion and Analysis of Mathematics Tasks

 

 

READ: Students Thinking: Middle Grades Mathematics, Kloosterman & Gainey (1993) and be prepared to discuss on 8/22/02

TU

Aug 20

MSMs – Work with Cooperating Teacher after 10:30am

MSDs – Work at Apex High School all day with Dr. Butler in Science

 

W

Aug 21

MSMs – Work with Cooperating Teacher after 10:30am

MSDs – Work at Apex High School all day with Dr. Butler in Science

 

TH

Aug 22

·        Discussion of Students’ Thinking Article

·        Big Ideas of Number and Algebra in Middle School

·        Number Task

 

 

F

Aug 23

·        Mathematical Task Framework

·        Cognitive Level of Demand of Number and Algebra Tasks

 

 

Week 2

M

Aug 26

·        Strategies in Teaching Numbers and Operations

 

 

 

TU

Aug 27

·        Strategies in Teaching Algebra

 

 

 

W

Aug 28
  • Presentation of Mini-Tasks by class members
  • Ratio and Proportion Task

 

·  1st Enhancing Activity Due

·  Mini-Task writeup

 

TH

Aug 29

MSMs – Work with Cooperating Teacher after 10:30am

MSDs – Work with Cooperating Teacher all day

 

 

F

Aug 30

·        No Class Meeting: Individual Reading of Case Study: Analyzing the Teaching of Ratio and Proportion

 

Mini-Task Reflection Due via email

Read the Case of Teaching Ratio and Proportion and Answer Focus Questions. Be prepared to discuss.

 

 

Date

Topic

Assignment Due

Current Assignment

Week 3

M

Sept 2

NO CLASS     HOLIDAY

 

 

 

TU

Sept 3

·        Discussion of Case Study: Analyzing the Teaching of Ratio and Proportion

·        Big Ideas of Probability and Statistics in Middle School

 

 

Topic for Lesson Presentation Due

 

W

Sept 4

·        Teaching Strategies for Probability

 

 

 

·        Reflection due on Case Study

·        2nd Enhancing Activity

 

TH

Sept 5

·        Schoolopoly Task: Data-Based Inferences

 

 

 

 

 

F

Sept 6

·        Analysis of Students’ Work on Schoolopoly Task

 

 

 

2-page HLT for lesson plan

 

Week 4

M

Sept 9

MSM--Work with Cooperating Teacher All Day in School

MSD—Work with Dr. Butler in afternoon

 

TU

Sept 10

MSM--Work with Cooperating Teacher All Day in School

MSD—Work with Dr. Butler in afternoon

 

W

Sept 11

·        Teaching Strategies for Statistics

 

 

3rd Enhancing Activity Due

 

TH

Sept 12

·        Teaching Strategies for Statistics

 

 

 

 

F

Sept 13

·        Video Case Study: Analyzing Teaching and Learning with Sneakers Task (CD-ROM)

 

 

 

 

Date

Topic

Assignment Due

Current Assignment

Week 5

M

Sept 16

·        2 Lesson Presentations (45 minutes each) by W & X

 

 

·     W&X Lesson Plan & Presentation

 

TU

Sept 17

·        1 Lesson Presentation by Y (45 minutes each)

·        Big Ideas of Geometry and Measurement in Middle School

 

·     Y Lesson Plan & Presentation

 

 

W

Sept 18

·        Teaching Strategies for Geometry and Measurement

 

·     4th Enhancing Activity Due

·        W&X Lesson Reflection

 

TH

Sept 19

·        Teaching Strategies for Geometry and Measurement

 

 

·        Y Lesson Reflection

 

F

Sept 20

·        Group Work on Cross-Text Analysis

 

 

 

 

Week 6

M

Sept 23

·        Teaching Strategies for Geometry and Measurement

 

 

·        Cross-Text Analysis Table

 

 

TU

Sept 24

·        Presentations of Cross-Text Analysis

 

 

·        Cross-Text Analysis Group Paper Due

·        5th Enhancing Activity

 

W

Sept 25
                             NO CLASS      SED/MSD Field Trip

 

TH

Sept 26

·        Course Wrap-Up

·        Preparation for Student Teaching

·        Discussion of Portfolio Requirements

 

 

F

Sept 27

NO CLASS         FALL BREAK