Meeting 15 • 18 May 2010 • Tuesday

Version:
5/25/10

People: Fischer; Ireton; Konrad; Moore
Today

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Week 8: Team-Based Learning (TBL); Thinking toward project #2/#3

materials:

Today's class is mostly a repeat of the previous class, since so many were absent.

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(20') More thoughts about Projects 2 & 3, using the handouts (from today) "Differentiation in my Lessons" and "Lessons from Immersion" (0094)

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(20') more about team-based learning (see handout from 04 May, #0191)

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(10') The summer 2010 "Humboldt" SINQ: Initial syllabus & activities; what I'm thinking about doing with two skills: arts/graphics; proportion (geometry, arithmetic)

(10') Group determines timelines for the two remaining activities: 1) contributions to the SpeakEasy "Box"; drafts and final versions of Project #2/#3

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(30') SpeakEasy maintenance: The sales kit; the "Box" for the fall group (what will be in it, who will create it, and what will be the identities of the "who's" that create it?). Maggie's curriculum plan (draft 5 May 2010, in handout for #12 06 May 2010); 0368 Ulrich, "Putting Language before Business" (handout from 11 May)
Upcoming class meeting(s): #16 & #17 & beyond (20 & 25 May & beyond)

CBI, TBL and various subject areas / learner populations

1) Continue Stryker /Leaver (or Kasper)
2) Continue reading about TBI (0164c, provided as photocopy).
3) Read about advanced points of CBI (0094, "Lessons from Immersion"; 0115 "Designing a Standards-Based thematic Unit"; 0176 Lear, "Spanish for Working Medical Professionals"; 0356 Bueno, "Creating Community…A Content-Based Approach"; 0436 Armengol, "Developing the Language of Mathematics"
4) Read about wider issues in language education: a) college programs (0003, James, "Re-Shaping the 'College-Level' Curriculum"; 0104 Donato, "Literary Discussions"; 0281, Hoecherl-Alden, "Connecting Language to Content: Second Language Literature Instruction at the Intermediate Level"
5) Read about SpeakEasy-related issues: 0141, Cummins, "Preparing Students at All Levels for the World of Business in High School and College Language Classes"; 0368 Ulrich, "Putting Language before Business" (provided as photocopy)
6) Read some rather speculative ideas: 0101 "Sex, Lies and Video Games"

(above listing goes only up to #0500)
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