Artifact Reflection Peer Assessment

We set some time aside at the start of today’s session for peer feedback on the Artifact Reflection you had posted on your ePortfolio.  The rubric we used to structure the feedback is below.  This is likely very similar to the tool that your EDUC 480 instructor will use to assess your ePortfolio this summer:

Please email the link to your revised Artifact Reflection Task on your ePortfolio to your FA by the end of Wednesday, 25 January 2012.

Inquiry Project Conference Setup

I reviewed the plan for the Inquiry Project Conferences that will occur over the next three Mondays.  Please make note of your meeting time and location, as shown in the image below, and come to this meeting with a one-pager answering the question:

• What’s new with your I.P. since we talked last?

This one-pager will provide the stimulus for the conversation about your topic and task that will take place during our meeting.

Management Revisited

Dave and I were curious to hear about some of the successes that you had with management on prac.  To that end, we did the following:

• Primed the Pump with Prezbo

I showed a clip from the HBO crime / drama series The Wire of a fired police officer / beginning teacher delivering his first lesson, and I asked you to look for what worked and what didn’t in his management:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mnbs4V426U[/youtube]

• Panel of Proficiency

After giving you some time to think about what worked for you on the 2-Week Prac with respect to classroom management, we convened a Panel of Proficiency.  On the panel were TCs who had a management success story to share.  After the sharing, we had an open discussion on several management topics

Farewell to Dave

Seeing as today was Dave’s last day in class as an instructor / FA, I took a bit of time to:

• present him with a VP Care Package of sorts
• express what a pleasure it has been to work with him this year
• wish him well in his future as an administrator.

We can all look forward to working with Shep Alexander for the remainder of EDUC 310/316 and during the long practicum.  Welcome (back), Shep!

– Lawrence