Week #10



From Shadow Study to Hot Topic


  • Let's break into groups
  • Read the Sample Shadow Study paper
  • Compare it against the Rubric
  • Edit it to improve it using marginal comments
  • Grade it against the Rubric
  • Discuss appropriate length


Shadow Study Focus Groups
Deconstruction
  • Independent work until our second-to-last class
  • PechaKucha presentation last class




Working with a colleague (or 2) in class,
you will become our class expert on an issue you choose.

Your assignment is to work with 1-2 peers to pick a topic of interest about young adolescents.  You will then create a 20 minute digital, interactive presentation for the class about the topic. Please keep in mind that your task is to make all of us want to think about your topic and figure out what it means for us as professional educators.  

You must have a handout for the class which will include  (but is not limited to) the following: Summary    -  Resources  - References     
     
Brainstorming: Quiet and Individual

Survey the following hyperlinked resources.
On a sheet of paper, list the topics that seem interesting to you. Write as many as you'd like.


Hierarchy

Review the brainstorming list you wrote on a sheet of paper.
Number them in a hierarchy according to your degree of interest.

Speed Dating

In a whirlwind, we'll go around the room, stopping and talking to everyone in the class. Your conversations will focus on your brainstormed topics of interest about young adolescents.

Topic Selection

Go back to classmates who seem to share your areas of interest about young adolescents. Form groups of 2 or 3 teacher candidates. Register on this Google Doc



What's Due Next Week?

Hot Topic: Researching sources

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