Class+1

Wednesday, January 9
Getting to know you – Our first class was focused on getting to know each other a little better and finding out what the course was all about. Although we have a large class, everyone seems familiar with each other and it looks like it will be a good group. The emphasis in the course is on learning how to teach so that students with vastly different abilities in academic, social-emotional, and sensory-physical abilities can learn together well.

This course wiki plays a role in two of our assignments. Obviously this class summary is one part of the wiki. This summary is fairly short as this was the introductory class and there is no related chapter in the text. The report of your research project will also be part of this wiki. The groups and topics will be announced on Friday so everyone needs to make sure that they have submitted their three choices to Mary-Ann.

The other two assignments are more traditional. The Learning Extension Activity involves choosing two of the Learning Extension Activities from the textbook, completing the activity and reporting on it. The final assignment provides an opportunity to demonstrate your learning throughout the course by designing a unit of instruction that is inclusive.

If you are reading this, you have obviously found the course wiki. Yeah! Remember that you need to join wikispaces and request to be a member of this wiki. The Help link in the top right of the page is very helpful and even includes video tutorials.

I am looking forward to working with all of you this term. I sure we will be doing some great learning!