Class Schedule- ED 11 (Lipscomb)
[subject to change]

Week and dates	Major Topic Area	Tuesday	Thursday	Friday
#1-Jan. 7,9,10	Teachers and Teaching	Class Activities: Welcome; paperwork; Course Overview; Gardner Activity; Class Picture???;   Guest Speaker: Sarah Gullick (Parker Academy)	Reading: Farris Ch. 1; Furman Dept. of Education Info; James; NBPTS; SC Division of Teacher Quality; Teach for America   Class Activities: perceptions of teaching; teacher certification; teacher preparation, video- CNN (TFA)	Reading: Codell (Pt. I, pp.1-71); Farris Ch. 11; Sanders and Rivers, Starnes Class Activities: discussion of Codell; impact of teachers; Value-Added Assessment
#2- Jan. 14,16, 17	Schools and Schooling	Reading: Codell (p. 73- end); Farris Ch. 15 Class Activities: discussion of Codell; lecture on school divisions; video-"Children in America's Schools" (Pt. 1)   ***School Board Meeting***	Class Activities: School Visit to Christ Church Episcopal School-Lower School	Reading: Farris Ch. 2; History of SC schools (Ward)   Class Activities: debriefing on school visit; functions of schools, schools in SC
#3 Jan. 21,23,24	Historical Foundations of Education	Due: summary of Christ Church visit; summary of school board meeting (if attended) Reading: Farris Ch. 6 (pp. 124-136); Old Deluder, Jefferson; Mann; textbooks Class Activities: discussion of early history of education; video- "School"	Class Activities: School Visit (TRHS?)-- CANCELLED-SNOW	Reading: Farris Ch. 6 (p.136-end); A Nation at Risk; Brown vs. Board; NCLB; Riley   Class Activities: debriefing on school visit; more recent history of education; video- "School"
#4 Jan. 28, 30, 31	Social Foundations of Education	Due : possible topics for presentations Reading: Farris Ch. 8; Hersch (pp. 1-120); Class Activities: discussion of A Tribe Apart; families and schooling   Guest Speaker: Judy Chandler (Furman)	Class Activities: Visit to Northwest Crescent Center	Reading: Hersch (127- end);   Class Activities: debriefing on NW Crescent visit (writing sample); discuss Hersch; at risk students
#5- Feb. 4,6,7	Social Foundations of Education (cont.)	Reading: Wahlstrom   Class Activities: Mass media impacts; school start times; MIDTERM (Answer Key)	Visit to Travelers Rest High School	NO CLASS (RELEASE DAY): tutoring at Parker
#6- Feb. 11, 13, 14	School Governance Philosophical Foundations of Education Student Diversity	Due: TRHS summary Reading: Farris Ch. 9; look over websites Class Activities: go over midterm; school governance; presentations  Guest Speaker: Nancy Lee (Berea HS) ***School Board Meeting*** Presentations: 1. Heather- Character education 2. Meagan- Bilingual education 3. Catherine- Drug education (DARE) 4. Ian- Religion in the schools	Reading: Farris Ch. 4; Dewey (My Pedagogic Creed and School and Society) Class Activities: philosophy Internet activity; presentations Presentations: 1. Jon- School Uniforms 2. Alexandra- Home Schooling 3. Cindy- Vouchers 4. Paco- Spanish Schools	Due: At least one legal question. Reading: Misunderstood Minds, All Kinds of Minds Class Activities: student diversity; video- "Misunderstood Minds"; presentations Presentations: 1. Emma- Social Promotion 2. Jeff- Single sex schools 3. Bernard- Corporal Punishment 4. Helene- Joe Clark
#7- Feb. 18,20, 21	Legal Issues	Due: summary of school board meeting (if attended)   Reading: Farris Ch. 7   Class Activities: legal issues in education; video- "Separate But Equal"; examination of Supreme Court cases; presentations Presentations: 1. Jennifer- Testing impacts 2. Laney- Year Round Schools 3. Allison- Teacher Quality	STUDY DAY	Due: Tutoring Logs, Summary (turn in earlier if desired) Final Exam (8:30-11:00)

** Because I believe that class content should reflect students' collective needs, I reserve the right to alter the agenda within the course of the semester.