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Metacognition

Week	Date	Class	Due Dates
1	Monday 1/17/2022
	Tuesday 1/18/2022	Agenda Introduction to class Instructor-student interaction I Materials Video: "Hello!" Handout: "Hello" Video: "Depth" Handout: "Depth" LA Expectations Rubric Homework for next week Complete Intro Survey in smartIllinois
	Wednesday 1/19/2022
	Thursday 1/20/2022
	Friday 1/21/2022
	Saturday 1/22/2022
	Sunday 1/23/2022
2	Monday 1/24/2022
	Tuesday 1/25/2022	Agenda Instructor-student interaction II Reading: Unpacking the nature of discourse in the Mathematics Classrooms Open and Closed Questions - activity Why do we ask questions? Materials Unpacking the nature of discourse in the Mathematics Classrooms Unpacking the nature of discourse in the Mathematics Classrooms- Excerpts
	Wednesday 1/26/2022
	Thursday 1/27/2022
	Friday 1/28/2022
	Saturday 1/29/2022
	Sunday 1/30/2022
3	Monday 1/31/2022
	Tuesday 2/1/2022	Agenda Instructor-student interaction III Reading: Talk Science Primer Qustioning Activity: Productive talk in groups Materials Talk Science Primer Homework for next week
	Wednesday 2/2/2022
	Thursday 2/3/2022
	Friday 2/4/2022
	Saturday 2/5/2022
	Sunday 2/6/2022
4	Monday 2/7/2022
	Tuesday 2/8/2022	Agenda Introductory physics labs at UofI Reading: Using introductory labs to engage students in experimental design Activity: Lab categorization Materials Using introductory labs to engage students in experimental design
	Wednesday 2/9/2022
	Thursday 2/10/2022
	Friday 2/11/2022
	Saturday 2/12/2022
	Sunday 2/13/2022
5	Monday 2/14/2022
	Tuesday 2/15/2022	Agenda Interview Project Identify interview techniques that help elicit student thinking. Bloom’s Taxonomy and interview questions Identify students’ ideas of physics topics chosen for interview Construct interview protocols Materials Interview Part 1 Interview Part 2 Interview Techniques Rubric for Draft Protocol
	Wednesday 2/16/2022
	Thursday 2/17/2022
	Friday 2/18/2022
	Saturday 2/19/2022
	Sunday 2/20/2022
6	Monday 2/21/2022
	Tuesday 2/22/2022	Agenda Epistemology and Learning Attitudes Reading: Helping students learn how to learn Materials Helping students learn how to learn	Interview protocol draft
	Wednesday 2/23/2022
	Thursday 2/24/2022
	Friday 2/25/2022
	Saturday 2/26/2022
	Sunday 2/27/2022
7	Monday 2/28/2022
	Tuesday 3/1/2022	Agenda Interview Project II In-class Practice Interview Revision of Interview Protocol Final Interview Report Materials Rubric for Revised Protocol Rubrics for Final Interview Report
	Wednesday 3/2/2022
	Thursday 3/3/2022
	Friday 3/4/2022
	Saturday 3/5/2022
	Sunday 3/6/2022
8	Monday 3/7/2022
	Tuesday 3/8/2022	Agenda Collaboration Reading: When smart groups fail Reading: Teams that work: Campus culture, engineer identity, and social interactions Activity: Reflection on collaboration Materials When smart groups fail. Teams that work: Campus culture, engineer identity, and social interactions	Interview protocol final version
	Wednesday 3/9/2022
	Thursday 3/10/2022
	Friday 3/11/2022
	Saturday 3/12/2022
	Sunday 3/13/2022
9	Monday-Sunday 3/14-20 2022	Spring Break
10	Monday 3/21/2022
	Tuesday 3/22/2022	Agenda Equity and Inclusion Reading: Teaching about racial equity in introductory physics courses Reading: Affirmative Action – Open Letter to the Supreme Course of the United States Activity: Equity and Inclusion discussion Materials Teaching about racial equity in introductory physics courses Affirmative Action – Open Letter to the Supreme Course of the United States
	Wednesday 3/23/2022
	Thursday 3/24/2022
	Friday 3/25/2022
	Saturday 3/26/2022
	Sunday 3/27/2022
11	Monday 3/28/2022
	Tuesday 3/29/2022	Agenda Reading: What's all the fuss about metacognition? Activity: Anticipating teaching discussion I Materials What's all the fuss about metacognition? Rubrics for Final Interview Report Homework for next week
	Wednesday 3/30/2022
	Thursday 3/31/2022
	Friday 4/1/2022
	Saturday 4/2/2022
	Sunday 4/3/2022
12	Monday 4/4/2022
	Tuesday 4/5/2022	Agenda Formative Assessment Reading: Classroom Assessment and the National Science Education Standards Discussion: What is formative assessment? Activity: Anticipating Teaching Discussion II Materials Classroom Assessment and the National Science Education Standards Homework for next week	Interviw project: Final Report
	Wednesday 4/6/2022
	Thursday 4/7/2022
	Friday 4/8/2022
	Saturday 4/9/2022
	Sunday 4/10/2022
13	Monday 4/11/2022
	Tuesday 4/12/2022	Agenda Activity: Anticipating Teaching Discussion III Activity: Reflection on attempted teaching strategies Materials Homework for next week Read What makes a team smarter? More Women Read The discipline of teams
	Wednesday 4/13/2022
	Thursday 4/14/2022
	Friday 4/15/2022
	Saturday 4/16/2022
	Sunday 4/17/2022
14	Monday 4/18/2022
	Tuesday 4/19/2022	Agenda Supporting Collaboration Reading: What makes a team smarter? More Women Reading: The discipline of teams Materials What makes a team smarter? More Women The discipline of teams
	Wednesday 4/20/2022
	Thursday 4/21/2022
	Friday 4/22/2022
	Saturday 4/23/2022
	Sunday 4/24/2022
15	Monday 4/25/2022
	Tuesday 4/26/2022	Agenda tbd tbd Materials tbd Homework for next week tbd
	Wednesday 4/27/2022
	Thursday 4/28/2022
	Friday 4/29/2022
	Saturday 4/30/2022
	Sunday 5/1/2022
16	Monday 5/2/2022
	Tuesday 5/3/2022	Agenda Synthesis Reflection on LA experience What's in your toolbox? Constructing a personal teaching philosophy Materials tbd tbd
	Wednesday 5/4/2022	Last day of classes
	Thursday 5/5/2022	Reading day
	Friday 5/6/2022	First day of finals
	Saturday 5/7/2022
	Sunday 5/8/2022

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