| Week | Date | Readings | Writing | Discussion/
Food |
| 1 | Jan. 26 | |||
| 2 | Feb. 2 | K. Hume, Exploring the stars, 1-12
R. Peterson, "Young authors" G. Wiggins, "The futulity...," 44-50 E. Duckworth, "The having of wonderful ideas," 217-231 |
project ideas | Linnea |
| 3 | Feb. 9 | V. Paley, "On listening...," 122-131
E. Duckworth, "Teaching as research," 122-141 L. Bohannan, "Shakespeare in the bush," 203-216 |
ideas for the class web site | Tammy |
| 4 | Feb. 16 | D. Hawkins, "Messing about...," 63-75
E. Keller, "A feeling for the organism," 197-207 U. of Chicago, "Why those pesky rings?...," 1-6 G. Polya, "On learning, teaching, ...," 605-619 |
challenges to inquiry teaching | Alexis |
| 5 | Feb. 23 | G. Wells, "Language and the inquiry-oriented curriculum," 1-35
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Formation of teams for research projects | Ann |
| 6 | Mar. 2 | J. Dewey, The child & the curriculum,v-xii, 3-31
T. Newkirk, "'Books! What sad furnishings ...'," 1-10 |
A written plan (~1-2 pp.), which includes a brief description of a learning setting, what you plan to do, a short list of questions to explore, and a sketch of how you plan to investigate those questions | Marty |
| 7 | Mar. 9 | J. Easley, "A teacher educator's perspective...," 507-524
E. Kelley, Education for what is real, 13-93 |
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| 8 | Mar. 16 | C. Donnan, "Following our forebears'...," 1-9
E. Wigginton, "Foxfire grows up," 48-73 B. Beyer, Inquiry..., 1-25 |
Spring break, Mar. 23-27
Illinois Chickscope, Mar. 27 |
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| 9 | Mar. 30 | N. Atwell, In the middle, 24-50
L. Calkins, The art of teaching writing, 452-479 |
A progress report (~3-5 pp.) with some examples | Raul |
| 10 | Apr. 6 | J. Easley & R. Zwoyer, "Teaching by listening," 19-25
D. Schifter, "A constructivist...," 492-499 M. Siegel, et al., "A critical review...," 269-277 |
Denise | |
| 11 | Apr. 13 | E. Soloway, "Beware, techies ...," 17-24
J. Hawkins, "Assessment and technology," 74-76 S. Turkle, "Constructions...," 1-13 |
Lance | |
| 12 | Apr. 20 | L. Greene, "Science-centered...," 42-46
S. Drake, "How our team dissolved...," 20-22 D. Perkins, "Educating for insight," 4-8 J. Beane, "The middle school...," 9-13 I. Westbury, "Conventional classrooms...," 99-121 |
Draft report (~5-10 pp.) to share with the class or small working group for reactions and suggestions | Ben |
| 13 | Apr. 27 | L. Delpit, "The silenced dialogue ...," 280-298
G. Boomer, "Literacy...," 4-17 S. Sarason, School change..., 124-146 |
Mihye | |
| 14 | May 4 | W. May, "Teaching as a work of art ...," 210-218
M. Grumet, "The play of meanings...," 204-209 E. Eisner, The educational imagination, 154-170 E. Ristad, A soprano on her head, 126-137, 192-201 |
Final report (~15 pp.)
Project presentations I |
Howard |
| 15 | May 11 | no readings | Project presentations II
Meet at 1501 North Coler, Urbana |
Chip |