CIMTE 595:  Advanced Field Experience
Instructor: Dr. Jonathan Brinkerhoff
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Course Documents
Syllabus

CIMTE 595 Blog - A forum for sharing your intern experience.

Week 1:  What Does Quality Instruction Look Like?

Introductions

Assignments for next week:

Week 2:  Who's Doing The Thinking Around Here? Assignments for next week:
Week 3: Classroom Discipline

Instructional Materials

Ping Pong Playing Pigeons
Pirouetting Pigeon

Books


Making Instruction Concrete - Oranges

Week 4: Classroom Discipline with David D'Antonio

Classroom Management Assignment

Week 5: Informal Evaluation

Dr. Tom Keyes

Student Portfolios


Example Constructivist Lesson - Magnetism

Week 6:  Language Arts Mosaic

Teaching Notes

Resources Discussed in Class


Assignments for next week:

Complete Reflection 3 by answering the following questions:

For this post, I’m looking for deep reflection about last night’s class – no quick and superficial BSing allowed!

1. Did you experience an "aha" moment during the language arts mosaic class? What thing(s) did you come to realize or understand about the mosaic and how or why it works that really struck you? Was there a big idea or ideas that you came away with and why do you see it / them as important?

2. My instruction for the language arts mosaic reflected how I delivered instruction in my elementary classroom. What aspect(s) of my instruction do you think contributed to the lesson’s effectiveness and why? If you didn’t think my instruction was effective, why specifically do you feel that way? (No penalties / hurt feelings for a negative assessment.)

3. Don’t forget to respond to another person’s post – then answer this final question. Based on what you’ve learned about effective instruction in our class, what purpose(s) do you think I have in asking you to respond to another classmate’s posting?
 

Week 7: Problem Based / Thematic Units
Week 8: Mathematics Teaching Mosaic / Online Resources
Assignments for next week:

Complete Reflection 4 by answering the following questions:

1.  Did you experience any "aha" moments during the brain-based teaching presentation? What did you realize or come to understand about how people learn that will impact your teaching? What aspects of brain-based learning do you see refelcted in the design of the learning mosaics we've examined? Describe at least three of them.

2.  Don't forget to respond to another person's post.

Week 9: Online Class

Complete Reflection 5 by answering the following questions:

1.  You've now looked at two teaching mosaics, language arts and mathematics. What similarities do you see? I was successful as a teacher using these mosaics. What aspects of the mosaics, and my teaching style as discussed in class, do you feel might have contributed most to my success and why?

2.  Consider the two mosaics and your own teaching.  Can you identify teaching strategies / ideas / principles reflected in the mosaics that might benefit your own instruction? If so, what are they and how might you implement change?

3. Be sure to respond to other peoples posts.

Week 10: Spring Break
 
Week 11: Professional Portfolios
New Mexico Teacher Competencies Portfolio Rubric

Week 12: Interview Skills / Dealing With Difficult Parents
Week 13: Career Services: Resumes and Cover Letters
Week 14: Mock Interviews
Week 15: Online Resources
Week 15: Portfolio Fair
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