This page describes assignments I have created in previous offerings of the course. Readers can also find links to the students’ work.
What every Canadian needs to know
This assignment asks teacher candidates to describe what they believe every student needs to know upon graduating. What “core knowledge” should students have and why? See the assignment description here.
To read the students’ assignment, see here: 2015 Jan- Feb
Representing what you know to increase students’ understanding
For this assignment, teacher candidates revise a lesson that they have previously offered but in which their students struggled to understand. This assignment allows students to think further about how they represent knowledge and how they might do so in ways that enhance their students’ understanding. See here for the assignment description.
To read the students’ assignment, see here: 2015 Jan-Feb
Teaching Philosophy – Annotated and Revised
In this assignment, teacher candidates are asked to revise their teaching philosophy statement and to annotate it with comments that make links between their learning in the course and their approach to teaching. See here for assignment description.
To read the students’ assignment, see here: 2015 Jan-Feb
Wikipedia Collaboration
Teacher candidates are invited to become editors of a Wikipedia page of their choice. They are asked to reflect on the process and experience of collaborating to knowledge via Wikipedia. See here for assignment description.
To read the students’ assignment, see here: 2015 Jan-Feb