Trends in Education
CT 565
SUMMER 2002
Instructor: Judy Hansen-Childers
Assistant Professor, Computer
Information Systems
Office: Room 209
Office Phone: 859-1335
Home Phone: 582-7632
E-Mail: hansenj@thomas.edu
SCHEDULE: (See “Course Policies” below)
TEXTS:
Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Educational Issues, (11th)
by James M. Noll (Duskin/McGraw-Hill)
Reinventing Education: Entrepreneurship in America's Public Schools,
by Louis V. Gerstner (Plume/Penguin)
Montessori Today, by Lillard (Schoken Books)
Reflections on the Sudbury School Concept by Sadofsky (Sudbury
Valley School Press)
Schooling for Humanity by Solmitz (Peter Lang Press)
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This
course will address the current issues in the education industry, how it is
changing and its impact on students, educators and society.
COURSE POLICIES:
This course will meet in the flesh only two times – Wednesday, July 10th,
and Weds, August 21st. All other meetings will take place on the Thomas College
Angel conferencing
system from 7:00 to 8:30 PM, both synchronously and asynchronously. It is thus absolutely essential that
students have computers with Internet access.
There will be two papers. In the first, due Wednesday, Aug. 7th, all students will address the same topic, which can be accessed via the syllabus below.
For the second paper, students will choose their own topics (related to the course material) by 7/24, submitting them via email to the instructor for approval and suggestions. The paper will be due Weds, Aug. 21st. This paper should be a well-researched analysis of one of the issues impacting education and society today, including your recommendations of possible solutions. Please provide a 1 page abstract for all class members.
The student's grade will be based
equally on class participation and the two papers.
SYLLABUS ALERT!! This is a dynamic
document. Check the schedule frequently for additions. I often run across
something interesting during the course and add it on.
Important Links
SCHEDULE
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July 10 |
Shifting Sands, Shifting Paradigms -
Introduction |
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At Thomas |
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Chapters 1 & 2 - Gerstner, Reinventing
Education |
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Chapters 1 & 2 – Solmitz, Schooling
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Learning and Motivation |
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Issue 3 - Noll, Taking Sides |
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Exploring Learning Styles and Instruction Kolb's Learning Style Inventory #1 |
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July 17 |
Curriculum Issues |
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Issue 2 - Noll, Taking Sides |
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Chapters
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Ability Grouping and Tracking |
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Tracking, Ability
Grouping & the Gifted |
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July 24 |
Assessment |
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Issue 9 – Noll, Taking Sides Chapters 5 & 6 – Solmitz, Schooling for Humanity |
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National Center for Research and Evaluation, Standards and Student Testing |
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July 31 |
Choices – Sudbury School Education |
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** Have
Sudbury School text completed |
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Choices – Montessori Education |
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** Have
Montessori text completed |
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August 7 |
Choices - Home Schooling Chapters 7 & 8 –
Solmitz, Schooling for Humanity |
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Choices - Distance Education |
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Distance Education At A Glance Extending the Classroom Walls Electronically |
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August 14 |
Violence and Discipline |
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Issue 17 – Noll, Taking Sides Chapters 8 & 9 – Solmitz, Schooling for Humanity |
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Violence In The Schools, Volume 2 |
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August 21 |
Teacher Education Chapter 5 & 6 - Gerstner, Reinventing Education |
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Educational Reform |
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Issues 10, 12 & 21 - Noll, Taking
Sides |
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Chapters 3 & 4, 7 & 8 - Gerstner,
Reinventing Education |
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Shifting Sands, Shifting Paradigms -
Conclusion Chapters 9 & 10 - Gerstner, Reinventing
Education |
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Presentation of Research Paper Abstracts |
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Last Updated: July 9, 2002
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