Teacher PD - Week 2 - Class Notes
Rich discussion in class about the readings - what is are the core features and goals of transformative PD. Focus on: Classroom practice Teaching and learning of subject matter (…
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Brazilian Education - Week 2 - Class Notes
Great discussion today about ProFIS - an inclusive liberal education program (2 years) that help students get into UNICAMP led by Prof. Marcelo Knobel. Prof. Thomas Ehrlich also …
Jewish Contemporary Museum - NEAT exhibit
On Sunday drove into the city with Omair to visit the Drop-In Art Studio’s Maker Art and Mini Expo featuring Stanford’s LDT student projects. Unfortunately we got there a litt…
Brazilian Education - Week 2 - Reading Notes
Pedrosa, R. H., Simões, T. P., Carneiro, A. M., Andrade, C. Y., Sampaio, H., & Knobel, M. (2014). Access to higher education in Brazil. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learnin…
Teacher PD - Week 2 - Assignment - Reading Response
“What do you think are the most important goals of PD? Why are those goals so important?” The most important goal of PD is to teach teachers how to think. Think about their tea…
Core Mechanics - Week 2 - General Notes
This class uses a book written by the Dean of the Graduate School of Education and his 2 research assistants (our teachers for the course) Schwartz, D. L., Tsang, J. M., & Blair, K…
Teacher PD - Week 2 - Reading Notes
Ball, D., & Cohen, D. (1999). Toward a practice-based theory of professional education. Teaching as the Learning Profession San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Plenty of PD but fragmented…
Lemann Fellowship - Thank You Letter
As part of receiving the generous fellowship, we are encouraged to write a thank you letter to our sponsors… here’s mine: Dear Mr. Lemann, I am a Masters candidate at the Learn…
Beyond Bits and Atoms - Week 1 - Reading Notes
Papert, S. & Solomon, C. (1971). 20 Things to do with a computer. “Some think of using the computer to program the kid; others think of using the kid to program the computer. But…
Curriculum Construction - Week 1 - Class Notes
Class with Denise Pope again :) Started with going over the course organization and trying to convince people to leave the class - only 30 spots for about 50 people in the classroo…