Welcome to SMED!

Welcome to SMED!2011-2012 Cohort

Who you will meet

Doctoral Students: Tobias Irish, Matt CampbellDr. Rebekah ElliottPaula DungjenJeff GunnDr. Larry FlickDr. Nam Hwa KangDr. Ron Gray

Carole BankaA bit about SMEDThree tracks:K-12 educationCollege-level educationFree-choice learningWho else is here?Other masters studentsDoctoral studentsTransition to College of EducationOther opportunities?

You will haveFaculty instructors

University supervisors (fall and spring)

Cooperating teachers (CT) (fall and spring)

Masters advisor

Me (Program Coordinator)My role as CoordinatorGeneral administration of the programLiaison with College of Education, TSPC, and ODECoordinator of work samplesSupervisor of supervisors Faculty wranglerTeacher!When to come see meSpecific questions relating to the overall programIssues with CTs, fellow students, supervisors, or facultyPersonal issues that might or have affected your work within the programQuestions about program or endorsement detailsTeaching help: Another voice and resourcesEtc.Your yearSummer practicum

September experienceFall term (part-time student teaching)Winter termSpring term (full-time student teaching)You are here!

Purpose of the Summer PracticumIntroduce the framework for what will be examined in greater detail throughout the year and your professional career.

Begin to become comfortable in the role of teacher.

Examine the essential features of basic lesson planning and instructional techniques.

Create a community of learners from which to draw throughout the year and beyond.

Begin to engage with the theoretical underpinnings of teaching in terms of learning theory.

Summer syllabus

Two weeks off

September ExperienceFull-time in Fall practicum site starting first day back for teachersAlbany August 29thPhilomath August 30th Corvallis August 31stEnds at beginning of Fall term (9/26)Observe, get to know teachers and students, determine work sample topic and schedule, gather data for work sample, etc.CommunicationYou are on a listserve: smed_preservice1112@lists.oregonstate.edu

A Google calendar:https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=she28nkkdtci13f9lcf9t9rvkg%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles

A cohort blog:http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/smed1112

Program handbookhttp://blogs.oregonstate.edu/smehandbook

Questions?Main orientation and opportunity to meet faculty will happen at the beginning of the Fall term.

A quick pre-assessmentStep #1 on your own, answer the following question in a bulleted list:

What do you know about teaching science/math?

Step #2 In groups of 3, take 10 minutes to discuss your list. Anything in common? Different?Jerome BrunerImportance of understanding the structure of a discipline

The teaching and learning of structure, rather than simply the mastery of facts and techniques, is at the center of the classic problem of transfer... If earlier learning is to render later learning easier, it must do so by providing a general picture in terms of which the relations between things encountered earlier and later are made as clear as possible (p.12)

Structure of teaching: requisite skills and understandingsLearning TheoryHow Students Learn

Classroom InstructionGeneral Instructional RoutinesContent-Specific Instructional RoutinesEducational TechnologyInquiryLiteracy Strategies

AssessmentFormativeSummativePerformanceWorking with Diverse PopulationsDifferentiation of InstructionELL, Special Education, TAG, etc.Cultural DiversityFunds of Knowledge

Classroom ManagementCreating CommunityManagement StrategiesInstructional Planning Unit PlanningLesson Planning

ProfessionalismReflectionCollaborationProfessional Communities