This syllabus summarizes the scheduled activities of the mini-sabbatical. It is organized by day (i.e., by class meeting), and assumes a four-day week and six to eight hours of training time each day. The syllabus indicates the day's chief topic or activity, what you should read to prepare for class, and what you will do during class. The list of required readings is found after the description of daily activities. If an assignment is due (for instance, if journals will be collected) on a given day, that is indicated in bold italic.
Week 1: Prepare for Worksite Observations
Monday - Activities 1.0-1.5
| Read: | Collins,Brown, and Holum, "Cognitive Apprenticeship: Making Thinking
Visible"
Classrooms that Work, Summary and Chapters 3-6 |
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| Journal: | Fifteen minutes on topic |
Tuesday- Activities 1.6-1.9
| Read: | Collins and Fredericksen | |
| Journal: | In response to provided prompts |
Wednesday - Activity 1.9, continued
| Journal: | In response to discussion questions about in-class presentation | |
| Due: | Practice fieldnotes | |
| Due: | Journal entries from Week 1 |
Week 2: Observe Worksites (worksite locations to be arranged by mini-sabbatical staff)
Monday - Activity 2.1, Offsite Fieldwork
| Journal |
Tuesday - Activity 2.1, Offsite Fieldwork
| Journal | ||
| Make fieldnotes |
Wednesday
| Journal | ||
| Summarize fieldnotes |
Thursday - Activity 2.1, Offsite Fieldwork
| Journal | ||
| Make fieldnotes, conduct interviews |
Friday - Activity 2.1 (conclusion), Activity 3.1
| Journal | ||
| Write: | Begin summary of authentic practice | |
| Due: | Journal entries from Week 2 | |
Week 3: Design Curriculum
Monday - Activities 3.1-3.3
| Read:
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Getting
to Work: Module 2, "A Day in the Life of a Tour Manager for Handicapped People," Sections 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 16 | |
| Write:
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Finish
summary of authentic practice
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| Journal
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| Due:
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Copy
of fieldnotes from Week 2
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Tuesday - Activities 3.4-3.5
| Read:
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Getting
to Work: Module 4, "A Practical Guide to Alternative Assessment"
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| Journal
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| Due:
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Summary
of authentic practice
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Wednesday - Activity 3.5
| Journal
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| Due:
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Explanation
of curricular approach
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Thursday - Activities 3.5-3.6
| Journal
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| Due:
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Draft
curriculum design and assessment plan (presentation to peers and faculty)
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Week 4: Finish Curriculum and Plan Assessment
Monday - Activities 3.5, 4.1
| Journal
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| Read:
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Bullough
and Gitlin
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Tuesday
- Activities 3.5, 4.2
| Journal |
Wednesday - Activity 3.5, continued (move to classroom site)
| Journal |
Thursday - Activities 3.5, 4.3
| Journal
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| Due:
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Curriculum
design presentation
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Week 5: Teach Curriculum
Monday - Activities 5.1-5.6
| Revision Log | ||
| Journal |
Tuesday - Activities 5.1-5.6, continued
| Revision Log | ||
| Journal |
Wednesday - Activities 5.1-5.6, continued
| Revision Log | ||
| Journal |
Thursday - Activities 5.1-5.6, continued
| Revision
Log
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| Journal
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| Due:
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Journal
entries for Week 5
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Week 6: Teach and Assess Curriculum
Monday - Activities 5.1-5.6, continued
| Revision Log | ||
| Journal |
Tuesday - Activities 5.1-5.6, continued
| Revision Log | ||
| Journal |
Wednesday - Activities 5.1-5.6, continued
| Revision Log | ||
| Journal |
Thursday - Activities 5.1-5.6, continued
| Journal
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| Videotape
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| Due:
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Final
presentation of curriculum design and assessment (to peers and faculty)
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| Due:
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Journal
entries for Week 6
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| Due:
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Revision
logs for Week 6
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