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Seeing the Student

Seeing the Student . TEP 128A January 24, 2006. “But teaching is easy!” The “everyone’s been to 4th grade problem”. Teaching Learning Knowledge of content (subject matter) Knowledge of children (human development) Knowledge of teaching (pedagogy).

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Seeing the Student

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  1. Seeing the Student TEP 128A January 24, 2006

  2. “But teaching is easy!”The “everyone’s been to 4th grade problem” • Teaching Learning • Knowledge of content (subject matter) • Knowledge of children (human development) • Knowledge of teaching (pedagogy)

  3. Learning from and about your students Developing insight into your own and others’ assumptions about teaching and learning Beyond labels: stereotyping reaching hasty conclusions overgeneralizing confounding correlation and causation

  4. Today • “The Animal School” • Strategies for getting to know all our students • Autobiographical poem • Three-column exercise • Project 1 Q & A

  5. Autobiographical poem I am Martin courageous non-violent warrior I love all people I hate oppression I am afraid of ignorance I wish for freedom King

  6. Write a “Biopoem”Ayres, p. 26 Your first name three words that describe you to your self something you love something you hate something you fear something you wish for Your last name

  7. Discuss • Share your “biopoem” with your partner. • How might you use this activity with elementary school students? What would be the benefits? Potential problems?

  8. Three-column exerciseGraves, p. 19 in reader • Write down as many of the children’s names as you can remember in left column • In the center column, record what you know about each child’s experiences and interests • See if you are able to confirm your impressions and verify in column three

  9. Teacher as Learning HistorianProject 1 • Teacher as • One part detective • One part researcher • One part world-class puzzle master • Learning about children • Finding out who they are • Finding out about their experiences • Finding out what they learn • (Really) finding out what they know

  10. Next week • How do teachers decide what to teach and how to teach it? • The case of science • Standards and frameworks • Teaching for understanding • Introduction to lesson planning • Guest speaker: Rusty Bresser, UCSD Education Studies Program

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