#61 Agenda of Today (WK15, 12/08/2010)

Announcement:

1. Attendance report.
2. Your performance stats has been updated (to the instructor's best knowledge), please check. If you have any questions, we can talk in WK15 class.
3. Final exam will be taken at 1pm Wednesday 12/15/2010. Please let me know if it would not work for you.
4. Your final lesson/research plan will be due by 11:59 pm Thursday, 12/9/2010 (you may check Submission Stats).
   Please send it through email (cctai.etsu@gmail.com) and you will get a confirmation reply.
   Alternatively, you can give the instruction a hard copy.
5. Your grade depends on the quality of your work. The instructor will work as fast as he can to finalize your grade. The instructor will send you an email reminder when your performance stats is ready. You are welcome to contact him if you have any questions.
6. Questions about lesson/research plan? Please read the updated Protocol carefully. You may also refer to a student lesson plan example.
7. Morristown Final Presentation Schedules (12/1, 12/8)
8. List of important concepts for the Final Exam Fall 2010
9. Please provide your preference if you would like to share you plan with the class or not. All of the lesson plan files will just be available to those who participate in this collaborative effort.
   Project sharing Inquiry (Please click it)
   
   I hope that students' lesson/research plans will be available the end of Fall 2010 (on Post #63). An advantage of the idea is to share what we have done in this course. Hopefully, it can benefit your following courses and your career.

Presentation:

I would like to request you to evaluate what you have seen in presentations. Please use the following survey to provide your ideas in each presentation. Your inputs will keep confidential.
Students' Presentation Inputs

#60 Agenda of Today (WK14, 12/1/2010)

Announcement:

1. Attendance report 
2. Questions about lesson/research plan? Please read the updated Protocol carefully.
3. Morristown Final Presentation Schedules (12/1, 12/8)
4. List of important concepts for the Final Exam Fall 2010
5. Additional questions 
6. Student lesson plan example

Information:

1. 75-80 % educational job opportunity prior to 2008 but decreased to 45 % in current economy
2. How do you prepare yourself as a teacher for the future generations or as a workforce in the future? 

• Knowledge/technology is more complicated
• Abundant information but how to integrate
• Global competition (human capital) $ 7.25 vs. $1 /hour
• How to live with the climate change (from the Economist)
• Challenges and Opportunities

#58 Agenda of Today (WK12, 11/17/2010)

Announcement:

1. Attendance Report
2. Assignments due next week (11/23/2010)- Two journal summaries (submitted thru Post #16)
3. Next week online session, complete the tasks between 11/19-12/1/2010
4. Performance Stats updated, please check
5. Questions about lesson/research plan? Please read the updated Protocol carefully.
6. Final lesson plan submitted through email (MS Word format) by Thursday 12/9/2010.
7. Morristown Final Presentation Schedules (12/1, 12/8)
8. Prof. Norma Hogan would work with us next semester
9. Tech Survey for Spring 2011
10. H-racer car (return 11/30)

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Class Activities
A. Student Content Presentation

• Content presentation

B. Instructor's Content Presentation WK12 PPT + Blog activities
  
C. Argumentation

• Three integrated questions

D. Lesson/ Research plan time

E. Assignments Due 

#55 Agenda of Today (WK11, 11/10/2010)

Announcement:

1. Attendance Report
2. Share your research/lesson plan (viewable) on this file (WC Students' Lesson Plans)
3. Morristown Final Presentation Schedules (12/1, 12/8)
4. H-racer presentation (next week)
   

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Class Activities
A. Class discussion 1: what did you learn from

• A report from Parkinson's Study (Post #46)
• CCR5 mutation and AIDS (Post #47)
• Geocentrism vs. Heliocentrism (Post #48)
  

B. Class discussion 2: Lesson/Research Plan Analysis  

C. Student Content Presentation

D. Instructor's Content Presentation- WK10/11 PPT + Blog activities 

E. Brief Lesson Plan Presentation/ Discussion

F. Wal-mart vs. Sustainability (Post #54)

#52 Agenda of Today (WK10, 11/3/2010)

Announcement:

1. Share your research/lesson plan (viewable) on this file (WC Students' Lesson Plans)
2. Tips for term exam preparation 
3. Assignment: Lesson Plan Analysis (Due next week) 

A video about how to edit the file on your Google Docs from an attached file on your Gmail.

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Class Activities
A.  Content- WK10 PPT + Blog activities

B.  Brief Lesson Plan Presentation


C. Content- WK10 PPT + Blog activities

#45 Agenda of Today (WK9, 10/27/2010)

Announcement:

1. Questions for the midterm scores.
2. Next week (11/3/2010) would be an In-Class session, we would move an online session to the week of Thanksgiving.

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The class in this week consists of one activity.
     A. Lesson/research plan- 5 minutes presentations, working session

1. Share your file with your peers:
2. Make a copy of your lesson plan on Google Docs, share your lesson plan with the editable function and put info in the following file (WC Students' Lesson Plans).
3. Present your plan
4. Provide feedback to the presenters (details released in class)
5. Keep working on your work with curriculum materials

#44 Agenda of Today (WK8, 10/20/2010)

You will have one week (10/20/10-10/27/10) to complete this online session.  
Please note: it is not necessary to log on the blog at 1:00 pm on Wednesday.

1. Please report attendance when you are doing the online session (code of today: online)
Please note: if you are doing online session for multiple times, you just need to report the first time.

2. Your mid-term test would be available to view on your Google Docs at 4pm 10/19/10. Please contact me if you have any questions.

3. Reminder

• Two journal reading summaries due on 10/20/2010 (submit them through Post #16)
• WK 9 (10/27/2010) is an in-class session.
• Work on your lesson plan file in your Google Docs and prepare for a 5 minute presentation in WK9 class (10/27/2010).

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This online session includes three tasks. You need to submit some stuff on Task Two and Task Three.

Task One: Watch a video


Task Two: A virtual tour
Spend 1.5-2 hrs to visit the following websites. You are encouraged to read the content and watch their multimedia

1. United Nations Environment Programme
2. Multimedia- United Nations Environment Programme 
3. Welcome- 2010 International Year of Biodiversity

You are required (1) to report what you have read and watched (2) to write a 200-400 word summary, comment or reflection on your virtual tour. Please use the following link to submit your assignment.
Assignment Submission: Virtual Tour

Task Three: Read and Summarize Global Biodiversity Outlook 3
Please read: Page 8-31 and Page 51-58
Reading material: Global Biodiversity Outlook 3
Assignment Submission: Global Biodiversity Outlook 3 (200- 400 words)

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#43 Agenda of Today (WK7)

1. No attendance report today
2. Check if there is a midterm answer sheet file in your Google Docs.
3. Two journal reading summaries due on 10/20/2010 (submit them through Post #16)
4. WK8 (10/20/2010) is an online session; WK 9 (10/27/2010) is an in-class session.
5. Work on your lesson plan file in your Google Docs and prepare for a 5 minute presentation in WK9 class (10/27/2010).

#42 Agenda of Today (WK6)

1. Topic of Today I (Biodiversity and Evolution)

• Attendance Report
• Instructor's presentation

2. Announcement I

• Performance stats has not been updated since last week.
• Recommended answers for the three integrated questions 
• Following schedule WK7:Mid-term, WK8:Online session, WK9:On-Site session, WK10: Online session.
• Spend some time on lesson/research plan in WK 8.
• On WK9 class, everyone would present her/his 5-minute lesson or research plan.
• 2nd Edition of Syllabus (Version 10/05/2010)

3.  Topic of Today II (Biodiversity and Species Interaction)

• Students' presentations
• Instructor's presentation

4. Announcement II

• Mid-term Preparation- Important Concepts for Midterm
• Mid-term examples (Multiple, T/F+ Explanation, Open-ended)

5. Assignment

• Work on your midterm
• Complete unfinished assignments
  

#34 Agenda of Today (WK5)

1. Announcement

• Attendance Report
• Reminder: Assignment Due Today- Five Matter Cycles
• Mid-term Preparation- Important Concepts for Midterm
• Question?
• Mid-term would be in Week 7 (Multiple, T/F+ Explanation, Open-ended)
• Summary Sample: How People Learn (Two Summaries) 
• Reflections from News: Obama vs. Middle-Class Jobs; Automatic Reaction (Disappearing Middle)
• Observations from News: Emilio Pucci (Milan Fashion Week Spring 2011)

2. Topic of Today I (Biodiversity and Evolution)

• Students' presentations
• Instructor's presentation
• Water cycle activity

3. What Causes Four Seasons (Post #31)

• Post #31: What causes four seasons
• How do we teach a lesson like that?
• Post #33 Distance between the sun and the earth (available later)

4. Lesson/ Research Plan Preparation (work with Post #9)

• The working file on your Docs shared with me
• Lesson Plan Protocol
• An example 
• Will have five minutes presentation in WK 9 or 10

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• Research track: work with me individually

5.  Topic of Today II (Biodiversity and Species Interaction)

• Students' presentations
• Instructor's presentation

6. Assignment

• Spend 2+ hours on your lesson plan
• Work on the list of important concepts
• Complete unfinished assignments
  

#32 Agenda of Today (WK 4)

1. Announcement

• Attendance Report
• Questions for login the blog/ submit your work
• Performance stats
• Individual appointments
• Instant contact through gmail
• Two volunteers play hydrogen cars

2. Topic of Today I (Ecosystem)

• Instructor's Ecosystem PPTs
• Water Cycle Game; Submit your water cycling stats
• Five matter cycle assignment (a. open it on your Google docs/ b. add your name on the title/ c. share it with the instructor) 

3. Research: Hypothesis/Conjecture Review

• Post #20 (What is a good hypothesis/ conjecture)

4.  Topic of Today II (Biodiversity and Evolution)

• Students' presentations
• Instructor's presentation
• Global Biodiversity Outlook 3 (WK9): Website; the report

5. How People Learn and How to Teach Four Seasons (Post #31)

6. Lesson/ Research Plan Preparation (work with Post #9)

• Will have five minutes presentation in WK 9 or 10
• The working file on your Docs
• Standards: focus on one specific grade but need review two adjacent grades
• Content: Review what is teaching in the specific grade
• List a collection of concepts, form a concept map
• Look for some activities related to content
• 5 hour lesson plan
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• Research track: work with me individually

7. Assignment- Complete Five Matter Cycle Assignment

#23 Agenda of Today (WK3)

1. Report Attendance (Post #3)
1.1 Assignments: Two Journal Reading Summaries (see Post # 15 & 16).
1.2 Office Hour: 12-1 pm Wednesday on site by appointment.

2. Sign in the Blog: 

• Check your Gmail if there is an invitation letter (for the Class Blog)
• Sign in the class blog with your account
• Then the Blog would be locked
• Check if you can access the Blog using your account
  

3. Matter and Energy (Part II)

• Activity (Flow of Energy): Videos and Q&A (Post #19)
• Instructor's WK 3 PPT (slide 1-11)

4. Topic of Today- Ecosystem

• Students presentation (need to know what topics will be presented)
• Activity: Concept map of ecosystem (Post #18)
• Instructor's WK 3 PPT
• Activity (Biomes): Videos and Q&A (Post #22)

5. How to Conduct A Research

• Forming a hypothesis/conjecture- Knowing your number (Post #20)

6. Assignment Preparation: Lesson Plan and Research 

• Find the requirements and read the Standards on Post #9
• Work on your Google Docs 
• List of Goldmail and Gmail account (Morristown) accounts
• Volunteer presentation for Standards (2, one for K-3, one for 4-6, 5-7 minutes/presenter)

7. Assignments: How People learn (See Post #21)

•  Volunteer presentation for How People Learn (1)

#15 Agenda of Today (WK2)

1. Report Attendance (Post #3)

2. Activity: Ecological Footprint (Post #6)

3. Are you smarter than a fifth grader?
Post # 4, See the the result.
Group activity: How do we address a misconception (as a learner or as a teacher)?

4. Living Planet Report (Post #10, #12) & 
Green Challenges and Opportunities (Post #13)

5. Topic of Today: Matter and Energy
(Kasey/Tiffany/Cindy/ Chihche)

6. Lesson Plan and Research Assignment Technology
Check if your Goldmail and Gmail account (Morristown)  accounts work
Details Please see Post #9
Google Docs (Post #7) and How to use it to communicate with the instructor

7. Assignments:Two Journal Reports (See Post #16)