Course Description || Syllabus ||  Requirements || Resources

Wednesday 12:20 - 1:10
                        Please feel free to e-mail me for appointments or any questions at    Joyce.Morris@uvm.edu

DATE ACTIVITY
LOCATION
Jan. 21 Whole Class Meeting: Scope of Spring Semester: What are the elementary education program's goals and experiences.
413
Jan. 28
Small Group: Introductions: Getting to know you. Getting to know your students. See Assignment due 426
Feb. 4

Small Group: Preparing for your student visit. How will you find out what book they would like? How can you find out what book they will understand? What is Wheeler like? How does it compare to Kelly Elementary in Holyoke? See Assignment
Second Grade MS Juenker and Ms. Radley, Grade one are the teachers whose classrooms you will be working in.

See four school visits to guide your activities.

426
Feb. 11 School Visit: Visit to Wheeler Elementary. Assessing your student's interests, reading/listening ability.
 See Assignment due
Meet at College Street entrance of Waterman for bus to Wheeler
Feb 18
School Visit: Visit to Wheeler Elementary. Reading the story. See Assignment due
Wheeler
Feb 25
Small Group: Reflection of Visit and preparation for next visits
See Assignment due
426
March 3
School Visit: Reinforcing what they learned. Activity development to reiterate learning. See Assignment due
http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hme/k_5/shapebook/toc.html
Wheeler
March 10
School Visit: Assessing what the student has learned. Recommendations for further work. See Assignment due Wheeler
March 24
Small Group: Registering for next semester.
(4 year plan is due April 14)
426
March 31
Small Group: The Significance of Portfolios. Writing reflections. See Assignment due 426
April 7
Small Group: Adding to my portfolio. (Portfolio page is due April 21)
426
April 14
Whole Class Meeting: Student Opportunities: Studying abroad, TECH CAT, Port Connection, TFT LAB, Read for America
413
April 21
Small Group: Sharing our Portfolios
426
April 28
Small Group:  Equity in the Classroom: Tallest Tower Exercise.  Labels: what do they tell you? 426
May 5
Whole Class Meeting: Feedback, Sharing of experiences, where do we go from here?
413