What we did in class today...
Word Study (Grammar, Vocabulary, Spelling) -
Social studies
We finished our R&E presentations.
Language Arts:
1. Read a book of your choosing for at least 20 minutes.
Social Studies
1. Share TFK with an adult. Report to Mr. J on 2.1.08
Character Education
Business
Bring in pens! Time to refresh your pen stocks.
Happy Tuesday! I will be out tomorrow at a workshop all day. I will return on Thursday.
What we did in class today...
Word Study (Grammar, Vocabulary, Spelling) -
Social studies
We continued our R&E presentations.
Language Arts:
1. Read a book of your choosing for at least 20 minutes.
Social Studies
Character Education
Business
What we did in class today...
Word Study (Grammar, Vocabulary, Spelling) -
Social studies
We reviewed different ways we offer comments in preparation for our Moodle Current Events. See the document below in the document section.
Language Arts:
1. Read a book of your choosing for at least 20 minutes.
2. R&E #4 due Tuesday January 29 (***Note: Any student who creates and develops a blog for their R&E will be allowed to skip the February R&E.)
Social Studies
Watch the State of the Union speech tonight at 9pm and email Mr. Joe a summary and your opinion of the speech for extra credit.
Character Education
Business
Goal SettingSummary:
Have you ever been videotaped when you did not want to be? This is what happened to a couple in Shanghai’s subway where a female employee of the Shanghai Metro took a security video of this couple kissing and embracing. She then put it on YouTube for the world to see. She was fired and the couple received a formal apology. They are currently negotiating over compensation.
Opinion:
I feel that the Shanghai worker should not have been fired but should have been severely punished. If they can have everyone in the subway see them kiss, why not everyone else too? It is too severe a consequence to fire an employee for this offense.
Comment:
Connection #1: This reminds me of the time I was in New York and I saw two people kissing on the elevated train. I thought that it was gross that they were kissing in public. They shouldn’t do something in public that should be done in private.
Connection #2: This case reminds me of a time when a subway camera caught two guys robbing a passenger on the train. The guys got away, but were later caught, thanks to the video. Video is important for security, but I think it was not used appropriately in this case.
Hitchhike: I totally agree that this punishment was too harsh. I actually think the worker should have been praised for reminding people of how they should act on the subway. I’ll bet this couple will think twice before they kiss in public again.
Disagree: I totally disagree that the worker should not have been fired. There’s no law against kissing in public. People have a right to express themselves any way they like as long as they’re not hurting anyone else.
Question (probing): Why would you think someone should only be punished? Imagine how you would feel if that was YOU on YouTube. I wonder if you realize how much embarrassment that action caused those poor people.
Question (clarifying): I don’t really understand your opinion. Exactly what kind of punishment do you feel the employee deserves? If I were you, I would investigate the options before just saying she shouldn’t be fired.
Word Study (Grammar, Vocabulary, Spelling) -
Social studies
Opinion pieces for current events. Ask about the Shanghai Subway employee.
Language Arts:
1. Read a book of your choosing for at least 20 minutes.
2. R&E #4 due Tuesday January 29 (***Note: Any student who creates and develops a blog for their R&E will be allowed to skip the February R&E.)
Social Studies
Character Education
Business
Goal Setting
Word Study (Grammar, Vocabulary, Spelling) -
Social studies
Language Arts:
1. Read a book of your choosing for at least 20 minutes.
2. R&E #4 due Tuesday January 29 (***Note: Any student who creates and develops a blog for their R&E will be allowed to skip the February R&E.)
Social Studies
1. Yak art due Friday 1.25.08. Students may choose from one of the following themes: African-American History; love and friendship; or a winterscape. Art work must be on 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper, with student's name, age, town, and phone number on the back.
Character Education
Business
1. Turn in the Disability Awareness Workshop evaluations by Thursday 1.24.08Documents
Word Study (Grammar, Vocabulary, Spelling) -
Social studies
Language Arts:
1. Read a book of your choosing for at least 20 minutes.
2. R&E #4 due Tuesday January 29 (***Note: Any student who creates and develops a blog for their R&E will be allowed to skip the February R&E.)
Social Studies
1. Yak art due Friday 1.25.08. Students may choose from one of the following themes: African-American History; love and friendship; or a winterscape. Art work must be on 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper, with student's name, age, town, and phone number on the back.
Character Education
Business
Documents
Word Study (Grammar, Vocabulary, Spelling) -
Social studies
Language Arts:
1. Read a book of your choosing for at least 20 minutes.
2. R&E #4 due Tuesday January 29 (***Note: Any student who creates and develops a blog for their R&E will be allowed to skip the February R&E.)
Social Studies
Character Education
Business
Documents
Word Study (Grammar, Vocabulary, Spelling) -
Social studies
Language Arts:
1. Read a book of your choosing for at least 20 minutes.
2. R&E #4 due Tuesday January 29 (***Note: Any student who creates and develops a blog for their R&E will be allowed to skip the February R&E.)
Social Studies
Character Education
Business
1. Scholastic Book Orders due Friday 1.18.08
2. U of M study slips returned Friday 1.18.08
3. Activity Survey sheets returned 1.18.08
Documents
Combined Program In Education And Psychology
4116 SEB
610 E. UNIVERSITY AVENUE
ANN ARBOR, MI 48109-1259 Phone: 734-615-1800 Fax: 734-615-2164 kevinmil@umich.edu
Dear Parent/Guardian:
Your child’s teacher, Mr. Rick Joseph at Birmingham Covington School, is collaborating with the University of Michigan in a study sponsored by the U.S. Institute of Educational Sciences looking at how teachers monitor student understanding during the course of teaching.
We would like to videotape a regular lesson in your child’s class, including collecting video that shows the teacher’s perspective during the lesson. We intend to use these videotapes to improve the training of future teachers by showing them what classrooms look like from a teacher’s vantage point.
Your child’s participation in this study is simply to go about his or her normal activities. Participation will include one to two full class sessions of about 45 minutes. After we have finished videotaping your child’s classroom, we will give you the opportunity to watch the completed videotape. Your child’s participation in this research project is completely voluntary. You or your child may withdraw permission for your child’s participation at any time and for any reason without negative consequences for you or your child. The information that is obtained during this research project will be kept strictly confidential and will not become a part of your child’s school record.
These videotapes will be studied by our research team and will be seen by teachers in training and others participating in studies of how people learn from watching classroom video. They will be retained for future research and for use in teacher education. We will not identify your child or their school by name or in any other manner, although it is possible that they will be recognizable to people who might know them.
We will work with your child’s teacher to ensure that our presence does not disrupt the class and that the lessons we videotape are regular lessons. We hope that this work will help us to better prepare future teachers, so that beginning teachers come to the classroom with a better understanding of how to monitor students’ understanding.
There are no risks to your child for participating. We will keep students’ names and identities confidential, and their participation will have no affect on their grades. We ask your permission to allow your child to be involved in the information-gathering component of this project. Please review and complete the attached form regarding this project, and have your child return the form to his/her teacher when completed. Please keep one copy, in case you have any questions later.
If you or your child decide against participating, you may discontinue participation at any time by informing your child’s teacher or contacting us. If you request that your child not participate in this project, they will still participate in the lesson, but they will either not be recorded or their image will be obscured on the video so that they cannot be recognized.
This project has been reviewed by both the University of Michigan Institutional Review Board and Mrs. Dale Truding . Should you have questions regarding your child’s rights as a participant in research, please contact the Behavioral Sciences Institutional Review Board (540 E. Liberty Street, Suite 202, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2210, 734-936-0933 email: irbhsbs@umich.edu). If you have any questions regarding this project, please contact Kevin Miller (734-615-1800 or kevinmil@umich.edu ) or Mr. Joseph.
Thank you for your consideration,
Kevin Miller, Professor of Educational Studies and Psychology
University Of Michigan
Classroom perspectives project
Please check one box:
□ I have read the above statement and agree to allow my child to be included in
The videotaped study of teacher cognition. This includes permission for project staff to use the video, audio, and written information collected in research and teacher training. I understand that my child’s full name will not be used in the materials that are developed and her/his identity will be treated with confidentiality to anyone outside the project staff. I also understand that he or she may be identifiable to people who know her/him. I understand that my child’s inclusion in this project is strictly voluntary and that her/his grades, placements, evaluations will not be affected by my decision. Finally, I understand that at any time and without penalty I may withdraw my permission for my child to be included such projects but existing materials and reports will stand.
□ I do not give permission for my child to be included in the videotaped study of teacher cognition.
Should you have questions regarding your rights as a participant in research, please contact the Behavioral Sciences Institutional Review Board, 540 E. Liberty Street, Suite 202, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2210, 734-936-0933 email: irbhsbs@umich.edu .
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student’s name (please print) teacher’s name (please print)
please return this form to your child’s teacher as soon as possible.
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January 10, 2008
1. What afterschool activities are you currently doing? (Include sports, music, animals, art, martial arts, hobbies, or anything else you’d like to let us know about.)
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2. If you are doing something where spectators can come and watch (like a game or a recital) please indicate the days, times, and locations below, or attach a schedule. We’d like to know about them, and possibly attend!
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