SWAT meeting on June 9, 2008
SWAT Team Meeting
Monday, June 9, 2008
Poe 120
AGENDA
· Updates, questions, concerns
· Parameter Statements
· Faculty Development Agenda 2008-09
· Game Plan elements from here
· Other?
· PRESENT: Michael Maher, Gerald Ponder, Meredith Adams, Norma Quiñones, Malina Monaco (Bethany Smith at Moodle Conference in San Francisco)
UPDATES / Decisions / Delegations / Needs More Info / Future DatesPreparation and Readiness for August 18th PEF
Unit-Level Courses in Re-visioning / Send all parameters statements to Gerald and he will edit and respond
Keep unit course chart and modify (see below) / Talk to staff and faculty about rubric scoring and the difference between target and acceptable (Malina, Gerald, and Michael will get together and craft a response)
Policy for photos (email Bethany about this)
Look at Chart below: Which courses focus on which parameters? (map out by which parameter is MOST addressed, addressed some, addressed least by each course)
Meredith will look at comments: Malina to send to her
Michael: draw up progression map
CHART BELOW: how to combine the 300 levels?
MALINA: brainstorm topics for new EDP 304
MICHAEL: brainstorm for ELP 344
Talk more about Aug 18th meeting (agenda. Need powerpoint? conversation/discussion?)
Norma and Gerald meet to discuss faculty development diversity / CEPC – Sept 4th from 10a-12p, Oct 2, Nov 13, Dec 4
SWAT: June 23 11a-1p (Norma cannot attend)
SWAT: July 28th 10a-1p
SWAT: Aug 11th from 10a-1p
NEXT MEETING: SWAT: June 16 11a-1p
Discussion Item
Unit-Level Courses in Re-visioning
Course Number / Course Title / Course Purpose / Essential Elements / Signature Artifact(s)ED 101 (or equivalent)
1 sch
Alternate ED 101 for Junior internal transfers
MG give up 102 / Introduction to 21st Century Education / Student engagement and success; overview of programs and teacher education / Study skills; interpersonal
skills; initial field experience(?); tech, collaboration (focus on std. 1 and 2?)
GATEWAY for ATC
/ Philosophy of education
Field Experience Reflection
ED 200 (or equivalent)
3 sch
Allow programs to keep their 200 level, though. / Teaching in the 21st Century / Introduction to core K/S/Ds; early field experience
Assessment introduced here? / PLCs, PTSs, early field experience (primary/intermediate, middle/secondary?); intro to majors; leadership (focus on std 1, 2,3,5)
20 hour field experience (minimum); not just observation, but increased involvement / Philosophy of education
Chart continued…
3 sch
Lab (344 – 4 credits)??
Hybrid course?? (part online, part face-to-face) / 21st Century Students in a Global Society / Community-based or global field experience; working with 21st century families and communities
Meets mostly in schools
Looking like student teaching / Intensive field experience or set of field experiences; community based and/or international experience; PBL and case-based teaching and learning around families and communities. Correlate with ED 304 and ELP 344? (focus on std 1,2, 4) / Philosophy of education
EDP 304
3 sch / Ed Psych / Foundations in learning and development
Assessment, adapting instruction, learning development / Special education / Assessment or instruction adaptation for diverse needs and learners/populations? (standard 2 / 4)
Take or lesson plan already taught (or a data set) and analyze data
Peer teaching/evaluation of test or lesson plan or other planned assessment (collaboration)
ELP 344
3 sch / School and Society / Foundations in law, ethics, diversity,
special education seclusion and restraint? Conflict management?
(corporal) punishment? / Tutoring?
Diversity / RESOLVE PROBLEM – what to do with non Professional ed students
(separate? (like ED 101 for juniors) one for PE students and one for general ed?)
ED 400 (or equivalent)
3 sch and 401 and 402
One common course for all content areas
Year-long (1.5 credits each semester? How to do this…)
Place them by school, region, but combine students grade level
Hold seminar on site?? Many advantages / Seminar in 21st Century Professional Teaching Standards / Licensure portfolio as framework for learning through year-long field experience / Development of licensure portfolio, reflection on experience, support for actual student teaching; part of 12 sch credit for student teaching “package”?
Programs can still break up and meet certain weeks to discuss topics pertinent to content areas / Licensure portfolio
Philosophy of education
Collaboration
Interdisciplinary
Faculty Development Planning
New Faculty Orientation / August 15, 2008 / October 31, 2008 / February 13, 2009
Diversity
Assessment
(are these the correct dates in session II and III?) / PEF Aug 18th / CEPC I (Sept 4th) / CEPC II (Spring 2009)
Collaboration/PLC / Ken Branch? / Fuller model from Thompson (?)
21st Century Teaching / PBL? Kick off; Panel of SBE? / Panel of good practice from CED / Forum/panel of exemplars from revisioned plans (February 2009)
Globalization / NC in the World presentation/workshop (partially discussed in May 14/15th SWAT) / China / OIS/study abroad
Research / Follow up with Beth/Tish / Open Forum with GSC regarding doctoral research
Technology / Bethany / Bethany / Bethany