Miscellaneous
Course Documents and Other Items of
Interest
The items on this page are
resources for further in-depth inquiry into the topics and themes discussed
in this class. While most are not required reading, they are provided
as a convenience for follow-up on these topics.
Index
for
this Page:
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Review
Questions for Required Course Readings (These questions may be used as prompts for the reflective
essay or take-home exam assignments.)
_Glasser's
The Quality School--A Review Sheet
_Perricone's
Zen and the Art of
Public School Teaching--A Review Sheet
_Kohn's
The Schools our Children Deserve--A Review
Sheet
_Experiential
Learning Cycle Graphic
_Minnesota
Analysis of Beliefs in Education
(Educ. Philosophy Test from 1st class meeting)
_Types
of Power x Consequences for the Powerholder Graphic
Managing Polarities: How Practicing Leaders
Can Manage Paradox, Dilemma and Polarity -- An online
reference for the concept of polarities as discussed in class
Regression Towards the Mean
-- A useful concept in understanding why people believe the common
misunderstanding that rebukes improve performance and praise seems to
backfire. This concept was discussed in class in reference to why many
people mis-apply behavioral techniques. The original article Judgment
in Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases is also
helpful in understanding many common fallicies used (and misused) in
daily decision-making.
Pace
and Lead: The Grammar of Rapport--An online reference for the concept
of "Pace and Lead" discussed in class
PowerPoint Slide defining Pace and Lead
_A Theology of Education:
How does your theology effect your education? (Questions
discussed in class)
William Glasser's Web Site
(www.wglasser.com)
Alfie
Kohn's Web Site (www.AlfieKohn.org)
Alfie Kohn
References (In the speech Alfie Kohn
delivers in the C-SPAN video we watched in
class, he refers to two studies proporting to demonstrate his points
about testing and "tougher standards." Here are those citations and a
brief abstract of each study.) John
Perricone's Web Site (www.JohnPerricone.com) Blogs
by Prominent Educators: Several prominent educators keep their own
blogs going with their observations about education, schools, and
politics. Follow them at the following links: Partnership
Education (Information about the concept of Partnership
Education and the work of author Riane Eisler. This is discussed in
the video Tomorrow's Children.)
_Principles
for Building a Learning Community Graphic
_Characteristics
of Excellent Teachers
_Japan's
Schools: Five Lessons
_Five
Guiding Principles of Constructivism
_EDC
490--School and Society Course Conceptual Grid
_Academic Controversy:
Materials and More Information
_Conflict Analysis Matrix
(based on work by Deutsch et al.)
_Your Classroom: Simple
Ways to Create a Positive Learning Climate (A PDF document to
download)
Multicultural
Experience Enhances Creativity: The When and How (PDF file of a 2008
American Psychologist
article by Leung et al. discussing the conditions in which
multicultural experience enhances personal creativity. This article
illustrates the format of an APA article that does not
follow the traditional 5-part format.)
Sample
Job Application Questions:
Some sample questions from the employment applications of the Eden
Prairie and South Washington Co. Public Schools. As you'll see, they
are based on the same philosophical reflection and beginning teacher
standards you see in the format of your portfolio.
Changing
Education Paradigms: Lecture by Sir Ken Robinson on the
nature of the
emerging revolution in teaching and learning in the 21st Century.
Two Million Minutes: A Global Examination -
Click Here to View Online Video--> Part
1 | Part
2
Education
Reform: A View From the Trenches --> Click
Here to View Online Video
Finland's
Formula for Success
iTunes U -- Download Free Assessment Videos Produced by
the George Lucas Educational Foundation (Edutopia)
TEDxTC - Peter Benson talks about "Sparks: How Youth Thrive"
Psychology
in the Schools and Education Website
This APA-sponsored website provides resources for teachers based on the latest research on teaching and learning. The Center for Psychology in Schools and Education (CPSE) promotes the high quality application of psychological science to programs and policies for schools and K-12 education. The office serves as a liaison both within APA and with national educational and scientific societies, federal agencies, and the general public concerning the education and development of children and adolescents.
How
to
Keep Kids Engaged in Class When students let their minds drift off, they're losing valuable learning time. Here are ten smart ways to increase classroom participation.
U
of Minn. Library Assignment Calculator
This web site assists learners in planning and organizing a large assignment such as a research paper. It helps you break down the key steps and set reasonable goals and deadlines to accomplish your objectives.
Standardized tests with high stakes are bad for learning, studies show
Standardized achievement tests have long been a routine part of our
efforts to measure the educational progress of students.In the distant
past, testing days came and went with little notice or fanfare for
students, parents and teachers alike. That's not true anymore... Goodlad on school reform: Are we ignoring
lessons of last 50 years?
John Goodlad, author of more than three dozen books, is president of
the Institute for Educational Inquiry in Seattle and has held
professorships at Emory University, the University of Chicago, the
University of Washington and UCLA, where he was dean of the Graduate
School of Education from 1967-1983. His 1984 book “A Place
Called
School,” is often credited with launching research efforts on
school improvement. This is long for a blog post, full of reflections
by Goodlad about his own life, educational history and schools today,
but it is worth your time. Goodlad always is. Learning by Giving: Community Service as Classwork
An edutopia
article highlighting the use of service-learning in K-12 schools across
the country.The article includes links for more information and
assistance with planning a service-learning lesson in your classroom. Mike Rose: If
You Have Been Called to
Teach... In this recent editorial, UCLA education professor
Mike Rose, author of Why School?, asks new teachers
to reflect on the state of our profession and our motives for being in
it. Creating a National Culture of Learning
The solution to more standards and high-stakes testing? One
group
proposes a shift to developing a "culture of learning" in American
schools. The Broken Society
New York Times columnist David Brooks explores the roots of
crisis in the cultural and market revolutions, and how to rebuild trust
from ground up. When "City Connects" Helps the Whole Child,
Achievement Gaps Shrink
An innovative program out of Boston College is making a big
difference for children in 11 Boston elementary schools. City Connects
(CCNX) works with the schools to link each child to a "tailored set of
intervention, prevention and enrichment services located in the
community." "Carrots and Sticks Are So Last Century": A
Conversation with Author Dan Pink Best-selling
author Dan Pink looks at current schemes for motivating teachers and
students, and he finds them wanting. Scholar’s School Reform U-Turn
Shakes Up Debate:
Diane Ravitch, the education historian who built her intellectual
reputation battling progressive educators and served in the first Bush
administration’s Education Department, is in the final stages
of
an astonishing, slow-motion about-face on almost every stand she once
took on American schooling. Testing, Testing: A commentary,
written by the Forum for Education and Democracy executive director George Wood, discusses
some key aspects of
education policy and "quick fixes." Approach on Education Needs an Overhaul:
A proposal from George Wood, executive director of The Forum for
Education and Democracy. Sustainable
Workplaces, Retainable Teachers:
The sense of calling that compels educators to persist through
difficult times and cope with stressful situations also puts educators
at risk for burning out. A Phi Delta Kappan article by Nathan Eklund
from Search Institute. Rethink
Learning. Now.
The Rethink Learning Now campaign is supported by a growing coalition
of individuals, education advocates, civil rights groups and
philanthropic organizations, each of whom shares a commitment to focus
the country's attention on three core pillars of successful education
reform – learning, teaching and fairness. Accountability
for Performance – How Do Other Sectors Do It?
It is conventional to say that holding educators accountable
and
paying for higher test scores will improve performance. Yet in reality,
private sector pay is almost never based primarily on quantitative
performance measures. When
a Parent’s ‘I Love You’ Means
‘Do as I Say’
A New York Times article by Alfie Kohn discussing the current state of
research on rewards, punishment and disciplining children. Waldorf-Inspired
Public
Schools Are on the Rise:
An Edutopia Foundation article looks at The John Morse Waldorf
Methods School, in Sacramento, California, which provides a different
vision of education, complete with art, music, and movement. Other
articles on this site discuss additional aspects of this educational
approach. What Are Schools For?
An article by education scholar John Goodlad makes an argument for why
we have schools in today's environment and what we need to make them
successful. Why
Send
My Son to Public School?
Five Freedoms Network director Sam Chaltain discusses four things we
could do that would make a difference in choosing and improving public
schools. Where
We Stand: America's Schools in the 21st Century This PBS Frontline
special reviews the current state of American schools with special
emphasis on many of the most important issues facing schools today
including testing, funding, and globalization. Watch the entire show
on-line. Blame for School
Achievement Gap
Misplaced
This synopsis of a recent book by Arizona State University's
David Berliner restates a theme about which we've been talking in this
class--the causes for school achievement gaps are generally outside of
the control of schools and teachers. Rewards
for Students Under a Microscope This
recent New York Times
article discusses recent research on the effectiveness of rewards for
school children.
The 22 essential things that
you should take away from every job
interview. A StarTribune column from February
2009--some good thoughts from columnist (Outswimming the
Sharks) Harvey MacKay.
_Circles of Influence:
Educational Disparities (ecological family development model
adapted by U of M researchers, originally created by Bronfenbrenner) Why We
Still Need Public Schools: Public Education for the Common Good (This report highlights the history
and importance of public education in the United States.) Learning
to Teach: Ms. Moffet's First Year--a
series of articles chronicling the first year of a new teach in New
York City elementary school.
What
No Schools Can Do
(New York Times Magazine article)
What
Should Children Learn?
(Atlantic Monthly article)
The
Near-Myth of Our Failing Schools
(Atlantic
Monthly
article)
Building
Successful Partnerships
(a resource of the National PTA)
Go to www.pta.org, then look under "Topics" and you will find a link to "Parent Involvement." This the the national PTA's parent involvement initiative which promotes the National Standards for Parental Involvement Programs.
_Polarity 2 x 2 Table Graphic Discussed In
Class
