11.129
Educational Theory and Practice I
See description under subject CMS.591[J] . Limited to 15; preference to juniors and seniors.
Fall 2011
Topics
- Introduction / Setting Academic Expectations
- Creating a Strong Classroom Climate
- Creating Independent Learners
- Special Education Seminar I: Introduction
- Creating Classroom Structure
- Creating Classroom Routines
- Setting Classroom Behavioral Expectations
- Maintaining Classroom Discipline
- Curriculum Design: Part I
- Curriculum Design Practice: Part II
- Assessment: Introduction
- Assessment Design
- Classroom Management: Ses #1
- Classroom Management: Ses #2
- Classroom Management: Ses #3
- Classroom Management: Ses #4
- Classroom Management: Ses #5
- Classroom Management: Ses #6
- Common Core Standards and Implications for MCAS Testing
- Best Practice—Differentiated Instruction Introduction
- Best Practice—Differentiated Instruction Applied to Indepdent Activities Period (IAP) Class
- Preparation for IAP Teaching
- Preparation for IAP Teaching (cont.)
Readings
- [Skillful] = Saphier, Jon, Mary Ann Haley-Speca, and Robert Gower. The Skillful Teacher: Building Your Teaching Skills . Research for Better Teaching, 2008. ISBN: 9781886822108.
- “Expectations.” Chapter 12 in [Skillfull].
- “Expectations.” Chapter 1 in [Champion].
- “Personal Relationship Building.” Chapter 13 in [Skillfull].
- “Classroom Climate.” Chapter 14 in [Skillfull].
- “Strong Classroom Culture.” Chapter 5 in [Champion].
- Chapters 2 and 3 in [Champion].
- Sections 1 and 3 (Chapters 1–4) in [Tools].
- SES #: 4 · TOPICS: Special Education Seminar I: Introduction · READINGS: No readings
- Section 3 (Chapters 5–8) in [Tools].
- “Discipline.” Chapter 8 in [Skillfull].
- Section 4 (Chapters 9–10) in [Tools].
- Chapter 7 and 8 in [Champion].
- Section 5 (Chapters 11–12) in [Tools].
- Esquith, Rafe. Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire: The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56 . Viking Adult, 2007. ISBN: 9780670038152.
- “Clarity.” Chapter 9 in [Skillfull].
- Section 6 (Chapters 13–16) in [Tools].
- “Principles of Learning.” Chapter 10 in [Skillfull].
- Section 6 (Chapters 17–19) in [Tools].
- “Models of Teaching.” Chapter 11 in [Skillfull].
- Section 7 (Chapters 20–23) in [Tools].
- Chapters 4 and 9 in [Champion].
- “Learning Experiences.” Chapter 18 in [Skillful].
- Section 8 (Chapters 24–25) in [Tools].
- SES #: 12 · TOPICS: Assessment: Introduction · READINGS: No readings
- SES #: 13 · TOPICS: Assessment: Design · READINGS: “Assessment.” Chapter 19 in [Skillfull].
- “Overarching Objectives.” Chapter 20 in [Skillfull].
- Wiggins, Grant and Jay McTighe. Understanding by Design. Prentice Hall, 2005. ISBN: 9780131950849.
- Greene, Ross W. Lost at School: Why Our Kids with Behavioral Challenges are Falling Through the Cracks and How We Can Help Them. Scribner, 2009. ISBN: 9781416572275
- SES #: 23 · TOPICS: Best Practice—Differentiated Instruction Introduction · READINGS: No readings
- SES #: 24 · TOPICS: Best Practice—Differentiated Instruction Applied to Indepdendent Activities Period (IAP) Class · READINGS: No readings
- SES #: 25 · TOPICS: Preparation for IAP Teaching · READINGS: No readings
- SES #: 26 · TOPICS: Preparation for IAP Teaching (cont.) · READINGS: No readings
Prerequisites & course information
Same subject as CMS.591[J] Prereq: None. Coreq: CMS.586[J] ; permission of instructor U (Fall) 3-0-9 units. HASS-S
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- MIT OpenCourseWare ↗Fall 2011
- MIT OCW calendar ↗
- MIT OCW syllabus ↗
- MIT OCW readings ↗
- Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.