Friday, March 3, 2017

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

2/29

Read: Learning through Response by Alice M. Gillam

  • Take notes
  • Be ready to discuss


Note:




  • NO RESPONSE PAPER DUE
  • We will work on in class activity

Thursday, February 23, 2017

2/27

Read: “School as Inquiry” by Steven Wolk

Answer the following questions in short answer form.  CITE your answer in APA style (paraphrase).

Example:  Why are students not learning in school according to Wolk?
Answer:  Steven Wolk (1988) says that transmission teaching is the reason for student’s not learning in school.
Answer:  According to the author, transmission teaching is the sole cause for student’s not learning in school (Wolk, 2008).

1. What does Wolk say about preparing student for employment?

2. What is “couch potato knowledge” according to Wolk?

3. What is transmission teaching?

4. What is inquiry based teaching according to Wolk? What is it not?

Monday, February 20, 2017

02/22

Answer the following and turn in as "Haberman Response"


What’s the first thing you thought about when you read the title "Pedagogy of Poverty Versus Good Teaching?


Define: SOCIOECONOMIC & SOCIOCULTURAL


What is Pedagogy of Poverty according to Haberman?



Elaborate on: Authoritarian and directive nature of the pedagogy of poverty is deceptive about who really is in charge READ 3rd Column on page 292

- Interpret reading and provide analysis



Elaborate on: Good TEACHING with a focus on Sociocultural/Socioeconomic conditions
- How does this apply to you?


- How does this apply everyone else?

NOTE: Those of you who did not present last time will have one more opportunity to present and turn in  your essay on 2/22/17.   One letter grade off of the assignment will apply.