November 15, 2007
San Antonio, Texas
Preparing Your Final Project
Greetings, fabulous interns!
Just to catch you up on few important class items....
First of all, remember our deal. No EDOK Three in exchange for your narrative explanation of the alternative assessment. STOP! Do not send anything until I return your edited papers. You will make the corrections before sending them on to me. For the couple of folks who've already sent them, I regret to inform you that you will have to resend with corrections, too. Don't stress. There really aren't that many errors to correct!
Second, Teacher Bowles will be our guest speaker on Monday, November 19. He has your questions from the reflection follow-up that you completed in class after his last visit. If you have other questions, please bring them, too. Teacher Bowles will continue his discussion of student roles and motivation.
And now (drum roll) for the last point:
your final project.
You have two pieces — a critical analysis of a discipline model (you choose the model) and a critical analysis of a management plan. We agreed to change the due date to December 7, which is also Teacher Bowles' birthday — and for those of you in social studies, a momentous date in history.
B O N U S P O I N T S will be awarded to the first student to send me the name of the infamous event that occurred on December 7. Chalk and Wire would be a great place to post it since many of you will not be present to win that day!
Discipline Model
Here are the components for the Discipline Model.
Cover page.
Biographical sketch of the author of your model.
Summary of model.
How the model is implemented in the classroom.
Strengths and weaknesses of the model.
How the model could benefit you as an emerging professional.
Reference: where you found the information. Follow APA.
8. Format in APA style for all pages. Write in an academic language voice. Employ smart editing and coherent logic in your writing style.
Management Plan
Here are the components for the Management Plan.
Cover page.
Introduction: Definition of CM, importance of CM, importance of having a plan for CM, elements of a good CM plan.
Reflective Section: Include philosophy to support your CM plan. Mention influences on your plan (text, mentor, guest speaker, experience, observation). How has your plan evolved over the semester — what did you know about CM planning at the beginning of the semester and how have your views changed? Mention your concerns about the plan.
Your CM Plan: Explain your plan — ideas, techniques, implementation, expected outcomes.
Conclusion: A brief summary of your project, including connections to the Pathwise domains and criteria, and how the plan benefits you as an emerging professional.
Format your work in APA style for all pages. Write in an academic language voice. Practice smart editing and coherent logic in your writing style.
Good luck, everyone. End of the semester is a hectic time, so take care. Remember, you are remarkable, talented, and well suited to be a fulltime classroom teacher! Believe in your talents and abilities — and your students will begin to believe in theirs.
Freddie A. Bowles
Assistant Professor
Curriculum and Instruction
University of Arkansas
fbowles@uark.edu
Planet Gnosis is directed by Dr. Freddie A. Bowles,
Assistant Professor of Foreign Language Education
in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction,
the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
Planet Gnosis is dedicated
to the exploration of education and teaching.
It is a cybersite of CornDancer.com,
a developmental website for the Mind and Spirit.
Submissions are invited.
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