Agendas+&+Assignments

//**A Work in Progress Check Back Often**// Tues. 1/17 || # Introduction Thurs. 1/19 || # Selection of Teams Tues. 1/24 || # Book Selection Thurs. 1/26 || # Sharing of Belief Statements Tues. 1/31 || #  vs Turning Point 2000... continue Thurs. 2/2 || # Integrated Curriculum Tues. 2/7 || # Discussion of Chapters/Blog Team 3 Thurs. 2/9 || # Discussion of Chapter/Blog Team 4 Tues. 2/14 || # Sharing of //This We Believe// Blogs Thurs. 2/16 || # Sharing of //This We Believe// Blogs Tues. 2/28 || # Sharing of //This We Believe// Blogs Thurs. 3/1
 * Middle Level Education**
 * Spring 2012 - EDU 262 - UMF**
 * **--Session--** || **--What Will We Do in Class--** || **--What You Need To Have Done Before Coming to Class--** ||
 * Week 1
 * 1) Personal Profile - Knowing the Learner
 * 2) Personal Learning Communities - Communication Style
 * 3) Student Information Complete for 1/19
 * 4) Syllabus Read and bring questions to class 1/19 ||   ||
 * Week 1
 * 1) Middle School Structure
 * 2) Discussion of Chapters - Process
 * 3) Creating a Blog Labels (TWB, TP2000, MMM)
 * 4) [|Bright Futures Blog]
 * 5) Syllabus
 * 6) Essential Belief Statement || # __Read__: Chapters **1, 2** & p. 102-105 //Turning Points 2000//
 * 7) Prepare reflective statement (250-300 words) for chapter 1 and 2.
 * 8) Complete Student Information
 * 9) Syllabus Read and bring questions
 * 10) **Blog Team 1** Synthesis Chapters 1, 2 //Turning Points 2000// and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki. ||
 * Week 2
 * 1) [|Turning Points 2000 Recommendations]
 * 2) Discussion of Chapter 17 MMM
 * 3) Start creating a Mission Statement || # __Read__: Chapters **1, 2**, 17 //Meet Me in the Middle//
 * 4) Prepare reflective statement (250-300 words) for chapters 1 and 2.
 * 5) **Blog Team 2** Synthesis Chapters 1, 2 //Meet Me in the Middle// and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
 * 6) __**WIP**__: Belief Statement ||
 * Week 2
 * 1) [|Delicious]
 * 2) Discussion of Chapters/Blog Team 1
 * 3) [[file:edu262spring11/TWB_Color_Chart.pdf|TWB]] vs Turning Point 2000 || # __Read__: //This We Believe// pages 1-26
 * 4) Blog //This We Believe// pages 1-26 individually on your blog.
 * 5) __**Due**__: Blog Team 1
 * 6) __**Due**__: Essential Belief Statement (500-600 words) and upload to the Class Wiki. ||
 * Week 3
 * 1) Select Team Leaders/Skype Buddies
 * 2) Discussion of Chapters/Blog Team 2
 * 3) [|Characteristics of Young Adolescents (10-14)]
 * 4) Teaming/Advising/Partnership
 * 5) [|Digital Learning] || # __Read__: //This We Believe// pages 27-33, Chapters 11, 12 //Meet Me in the Middle// and Chapter 6 //Turning Point 2000.//
 * 6) Prepare a reflective statement for chapters 11, and 12 of MMM.
 * 7) **Blog Team 3** Synthesis Chapters 11,12 //Meet Me in the Middle// and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
 * 8) __**Due**__: Blog Team 2
 * 9) Blog //This We Believe// pages 27-33, continue to add to your //This We Believe// Blog ||
 * Week 3
 * 1) Why [|Integrate Technology] into Curriculum?
 * 2) Characteristics of Young Adolescents (10-14)
 * 3) Work session: Create your grade level avatars (15 different avatars - Consider ethnicity, gender, learning disability, learning styles, characteristics, etc...) Make them as diverse as possible. || # Read: //This We Believe// pages 33-42, Chapter 9 //Meet Me in the Middle//
 * 4) Prepare a reflective statement for each chapter.
 * 5) **Blog Team 4** Synthesis Chapters 9 //Meet Me in the Middle// and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
 * 6) Blog //This We Believe// pages 33-42, continue to add to your //This We Believe// Blog. ||
 * Week 4
 * 1) Unit Selection Theme, Concepts, Topics, Unit Overview
 * 2) and Understanding, Questions.
 * 3) [|Maine Learning Results] and [|Common Core Standards]
 * 4) Revisit Mission Statement and select a school names
 * 5) Finalize your avatars.
 * 6) [|EduBlog Awards]and[| Best Educational Wikis]
 * 7) ICTmagic  || # Read: //This We Believe// pages 43-62
 * 8) Blog //This We Believe// pages 43-62, continue to add to your //This We Believe// Blog.
 * 9) Read the draft mission statement and bring your thoughts to class, so we can continue the refinement process.
 * 10) Complete your big ideas for each content of the integrated unit to class.
 * 11) __**Due**__: Blog Team 3 ||
 * Week 4
 * 1) [|Learning] and [|Customized Learnin]
 * 2) <span class="wiki_link">[|Middle School Schedule][[file:Designing an Effective Middle Level Schedule.pdf]]
 * 3) Book Talk Planning Session || # __**Due:**__ Theme, Concepts, Topics, Unit Overview on wiki
 * 4) __**WIP**__: Read your team book.
 * 5) **__Due__:** Blog Team 4
 * 6) **WIP:** //This We Believe// Final Blog of pages1-62 and add at least two hyperlinks. Hyperlink your This We Believe Blog.
 * 7) Select an EduBlog that you would like to read throughout the semester. ||
 * Week 5
 * 1) Share your EduBlog or wiki you selected with your team.
 * 2) Share Unit Overview, an understanding and essential question for the unit and student list and your team schedule.
 * 3) <span class="wiki_link">Work on School Mission, and vote on school name, team names, etc...
 * 4) <span class="wiki_link">Enduring Understanding, Guided Questions || # __**Due:**__ Theme, Concepts, Topics, Unit Overview Print a hard copy from the class wiki and include the understanding and essential question for the unit. Include your grade level mission and schedule.
 * 5) **__Due__**: //This We Believe// Final Blog of pages1-62 and add at least two hyperlinks. Hyperlink your This We Believe Blog.
 * 6) **__Due__**: Post the URL of the Blog or Wiki you are following this semester.
 * 7) __**WIP**__: Read your team book. ||
 * Week 5
 * 1) Understandings/Questions Feedback Session
 * 2) <span class="wiki_link">Knowledge, Skills,Instructional Plan <span class="wiki_link_ext"> Origami <span class="wiki_link">[[file:Facets Verb List.pdf]]
 * 3) <span class="wiki_link">[[file:sixfacetsUnderst.pdf]]
 * 4) <span class="wiki_link">[[file:edu262spring11/TypeITypeIITeamPage.doc|TypeITypeIITeamPage.doc]] Products and Web2.0 || # __**Due:**__ Enduring Understanding, Guided Questions
 * 5) __Read__: Chapter 3 //Turning Point 2000//
 * 6) Prepare a reflective statement for each chapter.
 * 7) **Blog Team 4** Synthesis Chapters 3 //Turning Point 2000// and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blog a week and half from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
 * 8) __**WIP**__: Read your team book. ||
 * Week 6
 * 1) Knowledge, Skills Feedback Session [|Blooms]
 * 2) Instructional Plan, Performance Task, Scorer Guide
 * 3) Pi Day 3/14
 * 4) Work session on Book Talk || # __**Due:**__ Knowledge, Skills for feedbacking
 * 5) __**Due:**__ Understanding and Questions for scoring. Team leader will bring a hardcopy to class. ||
 * Week 6

Tues. 3/6 || # Sharing of //This We Believe// Blogs Thurs. 3/8 || # Book Talk Presentation //Student-Oriented Curriculum Kaitlyn, Cam and Charli// Tues. 3/13 || # Discussion of This we Believe - Alicia Blog Team 4 & 1 Thurs. 3/15 || # Book Talk Presentation //Becoming a Whole New Mind Brianna, Christina and Alicia// Tues. 3/20 || # Finish Mission Statement > Lesson Plan Thurs. 3/22 || # Book Talk Presentation //Becoming a Wiz at Brain-Based Teaching Jenn and Meghan// Tues. 4/3 || # Discussion of Chapters/Blogs Team 2 Thurs. 4/5 || # Book Talk Presentation //The Boys and Girls Learn Differently Jasmyn and Mykayla// Tues. 4/10 || # Blog Team 3 Thurs. 4/12 || # Team Work Session - Presentation of Integrated Unit, Lesson Plans for each Content Area/Student Sample, WebQuest, Student Sample and Student Led Conference Brochure. || # __**WIP**__: Team Packets for Student Led Conference
 * Snow Day** || # Discussion of Blog Team 4
 * 1) Sharing of //This We Believe// Blogs
 * 2) Visiting a Middle School
 * 3) Work on Performance Task and Rubrics
 * 4) <span class="wiki_link">Finalize School Mission, Finalize school name, team names, etc...
 * 5) Work session on Book Talk || # __**Due:**__ Print hard copy of Critical content and Skills from wiki space.
 * 6) __**Due:**__ Blog Team 4
 * 7) __**Due:**__ Bring ideas for you unit performance task.
 * 8) __**WIP**__: Performance Task, Scorer Guide
 * 9) __**WIP:**__ Finalize your Book Talk Presentation ||
 * Week 7
 * 1) Blog Team 4 Charli
 * 2) Instructional Plans Feedback Session
 * 3) Work on Performance Task and Rubrics || # __Read__: Chapters 4, 13 //Meet Me in the Middle//
 * 4) Prepare a reflective statement for each chapter.
 * 5) **Blog Team 1** Synthesis Chapters 4, 13 //Meet Me in the Middle// and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
 * 6) **__Due__**: Instructional Plan print Instructional Plan from class wiki and bring hardcopy to class.
 * 7) __**Due:**__ Bring ideas for you unit performance task.
 * 8) __**WIP:**__ Finalize your Book Talk Presentation ||
 * Week 7
 * 1) [|Maine Learning Technology Initiatives MLTI]
 * 2) English Language Learners - Share MLTI File
 * 3) [|Maine International Center for Digital Learning MICDL]
 * 4) [|Rcampus] - Rubrics || # __**WIP**__: Performance Task, Scorer Guide ||
 * Week 8
 * 1) [|WebQuest]
 * 2) WebQuest Resources and Process
 * 3) Sharing something new with your team members from the blog or wiki you have been following. || # __Rea____d__: Chapter 3 //Meet Me in the Middle//
 * 4) Prepare a reflective statement for chapter 3.
 * 5) **Blog Team 2** Synthesis Chapters 3 //Meet Me in the Middle// and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
 * 6) __**Due**__: Blog Team 1
 * 7) **Due:** Performance Task
 * 8) __**WIP**__: WebQuest - Bring Resources (all of your ideas and sources from each content areas, as contribution to this page)
 * 9) __**Due**__: Book Talk Blog ||
 * Week 8
 * 1) Select name of school.
 * 2) Continue to work on WebQuest. || # __**Due**__: Book Response - //Student-Oriented Curriculum//
 * 3) __**Read:**__ Bright Future[[file:bright_futures_5-4-09pdf.pdf]]
 * 4) **WIP**: WebQuest Process and Web Resources ||
 * Week 9
 * 1) [|Motivation]
 * 2) Web 2.0 Resources
 * 1) Technology Integration TPACK [|TPACK Resources]
 * 2) Work Session: WebQuest/Student Sample || # **__Read__**: Chapter 6, 7, 8 //Meet Me in the Middle//
 * 3) Prepare a reflective statement for each chapter.
 * 4) **Blog Team 2** Synthesis Chapters 8 //Meet Me in the Middle// and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
 * 5) __**WIP**__: Lesson Plan
 * 6) **WIP**: WebQuest Process and Web Resources
 * 7) __**Due**__: Book Talk Blog ||
 * Week 9
 * 1) [|MAMLE]
 * 2) [|Bright Futures]
 * 3) Work Session: WebQuest/Student Sample || # **__Due:__** Rubric for Student Sample
 * 4) **__Due:__** Web Resources by content areas on wiki
 * 5) __**Due**__: Book Response - //A Whole New Mind//
 * 6) __**WIP**__: WebQuest/Student Sample
 * 7) __**WIP**__: <span class="wiki_link_new">Lesson Plan
 * 8) **WIP**: WebQuest Process and Web Resources ||
 * Week 10
 * 1) Team Work: Design Team Packet for Student Led Conferences and finalize WebQuest Student Sample
 * 2) [|Proficiency -Based Education]
 * 3) [|Many Flags One Campus]
 * 4) Select Presentation Dates
 * 5) Develop Questions for Middle School Panel || # __**Read**__: Chapter 4, 8 //Turning Points 2000//
 * 6) Prepare a reflective statement for each chapter.
 * 7) **Blog Team 3** Synthesis Chapters 4, 8 //Turning Point 2000// and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
 * 8) __**Due:**__ Blog Team 2
 * 9) __**Due:**__ WebQuest Process and Web Resources
 * 10) __**Due**__: Lesson Plan Bring a hard copy to class.
 * 11) __**WIP**__: WebQuest and Student Sample ||
 * Week 10
 * 1) Work Session: Student Led Conference Packet || # __**Due**__: Book Response //Becoming a Wiz at Brain-Based Teaching//
 * 2) __**WIP:**__ WebQuest Student Sample
 * 3) __**Due:**__ Questions for Middle School Panel ||
 * Week 11
 * 1) [|6 Phases of Teaching]
 * 2) Finalize Team Portfolio Artifacts/Zip File
 * 3) Plan Work Sessions for Presentation of Integrated Unit, Lesson Plans for each Content Area/Student Sample, WebQuest, Student Sample and Student Led Conference Brochure. || # **__Read__**: Chapter 9 //Turning Point 2000,// Chapter 15 //Meet Me in the Middle,// Student Led Conference Packet
 * 4) Prepare a reflective statement for each chapter.
 * 5) **Blog Team 4** Synthesis Chapter 9 //Turning Points 2000// Chapters 15 //Meet Me in the Middle// and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
 * 6) **__WIP__**: Lesson Plan, Attachments and Lesson Student Sample
 * 7) __**WIP:**__ WebQuest Student Sample
 * 8) __**Due**__: Book Talk Blog
 * 9) __**Due**__: Blog Team 3 ||
 * Week 11
 * 1) __**WIP:**__ Lessons Attachments/Student Sample
 * 2) __**WIP:**__ Student Sample
 * 3) __**Due**__: WebQuest
 * 4) __**Due**__: Book Response - //The Boys and Girls Learn Differently -// Email it as an attachment.
 * 5) __**Due**__: Book Talk Blog ||
 * Week 12
 * Tues. 4/17**


 * Middle School Visit 4/25** || # Team Work Session - Presentation of Integrated Unit, Lesson Plans for each Content Area/Student Sample, WebQuest, Student Sample and Student Led Conference Brochure. ||  ||
 * Week 12
 * Thurs. 4/19**

Tues. 4/24 || # Blog Team 4 Thurs. 4/26 || # Middle Level Educators Panel || # __**Due**__: Zip File Tues. 5/1 || # Presentation of Lesson Plans for each Content Area/Student Sample, and Student Led Conference Brochure. **Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8** Thurs. 5/3 || # Debrief Middle School Visit and Panel
 * Middle School Visit 4/25** || # Team Work Session - Presentation of Integrated Unit, Lesson Plans for each Content Area/Student Sample, WebQuest, Student Sample and Student Led Conference Brochure. ||  ||
 * Week 13
 * 1) Presentation of Integrated Unit, WebQuest, Student Sample
 * 2) **Visiting A Middle School - Wednesday, April 25, 2012 (6:30 AM-9:30AM)** || # __**Due**__: Blog Team 4
 * 3) **__Due:__** Final WebQuest and Student Sample
 * 4) **__Due:__** Hard Copy of Team Portfolio
 * 5) **WIP:** Reflection Statement ||
 * Week 13
 * 1) **WIP:** Reflection Statement ||
 * Week 14
 * 1) Reflection Statement
 * 2) Scott Bowden Portfolio - NDH || # **WIP:** Reflection Statement ||
 * Week 14
 * 1) Sharing of Reflection Statement
 * 2) [|Project Foundry]
 * 3) Plus/Delta Middle Level Education
 * 4) UMF Evaluation || # **__Due__**: Reflection Statement ||