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Class Nine
“The Kitchen Sink” – Other Things to Consider – Part I

Edited By:
Beth Coulter, Ed.D., AAM Director (brcoulter@wcu.edu)
Western Carolina University
Joy Rodgers, Ph.D., AAM Director (jrogers@luc.edu)
Loyola University

Review and Questions

  • Class notes from week one
  • Questions about assignments

Interviews

  • Oral history collection by students and teachers – See Oral History handout
  • SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) – bringing in content experts to the classroom – dos and don’ts.
  • Mentoring – What did you like about your mentor?

Integrating Pedagogy, Technology, and Resources

  • Digital Lesson Planning – Institution adds software package to be used (Dreamweaver Instructions are included with this syllabus)
  • How do we tie it all together?

Homework for next class

  1. Continue adding to your unit plan those curriculum objectives and lessons that are relevant.
  2. Continue adding images, audio, and video to your image table that is applicable to your unit plan (make sure to include the information required – see Photograph Log Sheet).
  3. Consider how interviews (either you being the interviewer or your students being the interviewers) could play a role in your unit plan. If you think this is a do-able option, beginning adding this to your plan.
  4. Consider how SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) into your unit plan. If this is appropriate for your unit plan, add specifics to your online unit plan.
  5. Develop a mentoring activity or activities and turn in a one paragraph description of what you want to do for assignment.

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