Welcome back to campus.

After collecting your 2-Week Prac paperwork, we took some time to look back at the experience using a strategy called…

Walk-About Review

This is a powerful way to structure conversations and build in accountability.  Here’s the template we used in class.  It can be adjusted to suit your needs in any course.

• Post-323 Walk About Review – January 2011

To put a button on 323 and look ahead to the long practicum – EDUC 419 – I asked you to complete a one pager that outlines your main goals for the first two weeks of the long practicum.  This task is to be emailed to your FA and is due on Wednesday, 19 January 2011.

To remind you of the goals you set, your FA will be emailing you your piece about a week or two before you start the long prac.

The Shape of EDUC 310 in Term 2

Here’s the calendar for our EDUC 310 classes in Term 2:

• EDUC 310 Calendar – January to March 2011

As you can see, most time is devoted to work related to the Inquiry Project.  I’ll work in a few seminars on hot topics – management, assessment, communicating for employment, and practicum tips – as well.

Examining a Model of The Inquiry Process

To help show you what your inquiry process and project might look like, I asked you to read an article written by a teacher researcher and take some during-reading notes in a graphic organizer.

Here’s a link to the article “Joining Learning to Living” by Nick Sluyter and here’s the graphic organizer I want you to complete and bring to class on Wednesday, 19 January 2011: