Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Syllabus

Accomplished Teaching and National Board Certification
Joetta Schneider, NBCT 2006
304-326-7262

Course Description:  This course is designed for teachers pursuing National Board Certification, and is presented in a blended delivery format.  There is no textbook available at this time due to the revision in the National Board process; however, teachers will complete weekly journal article readings and practice the three types of writing for national board:  descriptive, analytical, and reflective—to be submitted electronically as homework.  Also, there will be two-hour meetings each month in which teachers will receive direct instruction in writing and video analysis, contribute to group discussions, and provide feedback to other members of the class.

Location:       ALC (Old Gore Middle School)      Time:              3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
                        1349 Shinnston Pike
                        Clarksburg, WV 26301
                       
Dates:  September 1, 2015; September 29, 2015; October 13, 2015; November 17, 2015; December 15, 2015; and January 26, 2016.

Course Credit Hours:  45 contact hours = 3 credit hours
·        1 contact hour for NBCT overview meeting
·      12 contact hours in monthly meetings
·      16 hours of independent reading and homework (1 or more hours per week)
·      16 hours of classroom application

Prerequisite:  Proof of National Board Certification overview meeting

September 2015—Establishing Your National Board Candidacy

·      Meeting--September 1st at the ALC 3:30-5:30 p.m.  Bring your laptop or iPad.  Topics:  Introduction to your cohort members; Introduction to the verification forms; long-range planning calendars; getting started
·      Classroom Application—Have verification forms completed and student release forms signed by September 29th; pay your $75 application fee by October 13th.
·      Homework See below. Writing assignments are considered late after 8 a.m. of the day indicated, unless otherwise noted.

Week
Read
Write
Submit to jschneid@k12.wv.us
#1

9/7

Student Release Forms
Complete forms and submit for signatures

Bring them with you to the September 29th meeting
#2

9/14
Component 2 Overview:  Contextual Information

Your contextual information

By 9/21
Returned at the next meeting with feedback
#3

9/21
First read of your national standards
Highlight, circle buzzwords, add examples

By 9/29


October 2015—Architectural Design of Accomplished Teaching

·      Meeting September 29th at the ALC 3:30-5:30 p.m.  Bring in the long-range planning calendar you worked on at the September 1st meeting.  Topics:  Instruction in the Architecture of Accomplished Teaching; Practice—analyzing a unit design against the architecture; Discussion—Differentiated Instruction.
·      Meeting October 13th at the ALC in 3:30-5:30 p.m.  Topics: Writing for National Board; small group analysis of student work; peer feedback on unit plans.
·      Classroom Application— Design a unit of instruction using the architecture of accomplished teaching that you will use and complete in your class before November 17th.  This unit of instruction will follow your Component 2:  Differentiation in Instruction guidelines.
·      Homework – See below.  Writing assignments are considered late after 8 a.m. of the day indicated, unless otherwise noted.

Week
Read
Write
Submit to jschneid@k12.wv.us
#4

9/28
Architecture-for-Accomplished-Teaching.pdf
A description of your students using the four questions from the reading

10/5
#5

10/5

differentiated-instruction-ways-to-plan-john-mccarthy
Describe examples of your differentiation of content, process, and product in your unit plan

10/12
#6

10/12
Component 2 Guidelines
Unit plan with differentiated instruction
First Draft of unit plan by 10/19 Returned to you at the next meeting with feedback
#7

10/19
Component 2 Guidelines
Final Unit Plan
By 10/26


November 2015—Use of Descriptive, Analytical, and Reflective Writing

·      Meeting November 17th at the ALC 3:30-5:30 p.m. Topics:  Videotaping your instruction; planning component 3; small group discussion
·      Classroom Application— Record 10 minutes of a classroom discussion to bring in for the December meeting—use the guidelines in your Component 3 reading.
·      Homework – See below.  Writing assignments are considered late after 8 a.m. of the day indicated, unless otherwise noted.

Week
Read
Write
Submit to jschneid@k12.wv.us
#8

10/26
Use the writing prompts provided at the 10-13 meeting to describe, analyze, and reflect on the video

11/2
#9

11/2

Search the websites provided for group discussion ideas for your content area

the blog post for this is called "Chat Rooms"
A synopsis detailing what you learned and will try to implement in your Component 3 planning

11/9
#10

11/9
Component 3 Guidelines
Component 3 lesson plans (first draft)
11/16
#11

11/16
Component 3 Guidelines

Revised component 3 lesson plans

11/23


Holiday—No Homework

December 2015—Teaching Practice and Learning Environment

·      Meeting December 15th at the ALC 3:30-5:30 p.m.  Bring in a 10-minute video of your group discussion and any special cords or equipment needed to play it. Topics:  Video analysis; peer feedback and small group discussion.
·      Classroom Application— Continue your work on Components 2 and 3
·      Homework – See below.  Writing assignments are considered late after 8 a.m. of the day indicated, unless otherwise noted.

Week of
Read
Write
Submit to jschneid@k12.wv.us
#12

11/30
Second read of your national standards
Begin writing component 2 without considering page limits

No submission this week
#13

12/7
Component 2 Guidelines

A journal entry describing where you are in your process

12/14

12/14

No homework this week
12/21

Holiday—No Homework

January 2016—Writing Concisely

·      Meeting January 26th at the ALC 3:30-5:30 p.m.  Bring 3 copies of your Component 2 draft as it stands at this time.  Topics:  Mentor and Peer review and feedback
·      Classroom Application— Continue teaching for Components 2 and 3; analysis of student work and video recording
·      Homework – See below.  Writing assignments are considered late after 8 a.m. of the day indicated, unless otherwise noted.

Week of
Read
Write
Submit to jschneid@k12.wv.us
#14

1/4
Have a friend who is not in our cohort program read your component 2 first drafts. 
Revise your writing according to the feedback you have received.

No submission this week
#15

1/11
Component 2 Guidelines for page limits

Begin paring down your writing to fit page limits

No submission this week
#16

1/18
Component 2 Guidelines
Final Draft of Component 2 paper
1/25


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