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August 30, 2007
Readings for next week
Today (August 30th) we'll be finishing up our discussion of teachers as professionals and chapter one. Next week, we'll start our discussion of the purposes of schooling.
For Tuesday the 4th, please read pages 306-321. After that, we will move on to school choice, which is covered by pages 322-337.
Here is the powerpoint for the purposes of schooling:
Posted by Nakia at 12:10 PM
August 29, 2007
Some service learning reminders
A few notes about service learning:
Today is the deadline for turning in independent service learning contracts. Those go to Ms. Sanders.
If you have signed up for a Rock Hill school as your service learning site, you need to complete the volunteer form so the district can conduct a background check. That form can be found here.
And if you haven't signed up yet, you need to do so immediately. Contact Ms. Sanders (sandersad@winthrop.edu)
Posted by Nakia at 01:18 PM
August 28, 2007
Office hours for Wednesday, August 29th
I have to watch my daughter for a bit tomorrow morning, so I will not be in the office for my 10-12 office hours. I will be in the office from 1-4, however. Please email me with any questions or to make an appointment.
Posted by Nakia at 08:40 AM
Teaching as a Career Powerpoint
Here's the Powerpoint we will be using for our discussion of teaching as a career. It overlaps with the chapter one readings.
Posted by Nakia at 08:34 AM
August 21, 2007
Emailing the Professor
Emailing the Professor
As a professor in a college of education, my job has aspects that are directly vocational -- help to prepare teachers who will be successful. As someone who teaches philosophy (among other things), that aspect often gets pushed to the background, as I strive to give my students conceptual frameworks and other information that does not seem to be immediately applicable to classroom use. I'm fine with that and I try to be as honest as possible with my students about the content of my course and its perceived practicality.
Here's something, however, that has immediate use and will help students be successful in the world of teaching or any other professional situation:
How to Email Your Professor
I welcome emails and enjoy communication with students. Constructing emails that are professional and quickly and accurately get to the point is a skill that students need to develop. I'm trying to help my students develop it. So send me emails, but treat them appropriately.
OK?THX.BYE!
Note that this is a repost from August 29, 2006
Posted by Nakia at 09:18 AM
ADEPT
ADEPT is the system that South Carolina uses to evaluate teachers. You will get more information on it as you progress through the college, but it's good to at least know what it is even now. Here's a handy powerpoint that explains the basics:
Posted by Nakia at 09:11 AM
August 20, 2007
Welcome to EDUC 110
Welcome to professorpope.com, which will be used as the blog for EDUC 110 and related courses.
What will we be using the blog for? It will have three primary functions:
1. This will be where I will post handouts, Powerpoint presentations, articles, and other items for you to download. Many of these I will handout in class, so if you miss something, check the blog. Powerpoints I won't hand out in class, so this will be where you can go to download the Powerpoints I use in our class discussions. I'll try to have those up the day before we use them in class.
As an example, here is the syllabus for the course:EDUC 110 Syllabus Fall 2007
Just click on the link to download it.
2. This is also where I will post detailed instructions regarding the reading for the course. In your syllabus, you will find a general outline of the course readings. Here on the blog, you'll find detailed instructions about what to read and what we're going to talk about for a given class period. For example:
Thursday, August 23rd, you will be signing up for service learning. No reading
Tuesday, August 28th, we will be talking about what makes a good teacher and the professional status of teachers, so read pages 2-30 of your textbook.
3. I will also post supplementary material that is related to our class discussions. This material may include links to news stories and links to other websites. It may also include material that I prepare that helps further explain points made in class. I may also even post mp3 files that act as supplements to my class lectures.
So bookmark this blog and check in regularly to stay in the know.
(note: if you're looking for my personal blog, it's now running at Professor Pope In Exile)
Posted by Nakia at 01:06 PM