Wed.+July+19,

•Gathering/cafe.
 * interesting sites
 * class agenda
 * keeping track of vpn evictions.

•Report in/426.
 * readings - I want to be able to unpack specific paragraphs if the need is there. Also take a closer look at the handouts.

Class Notes: What could standards accomplish? (Occasioned by Polly's question, "Are standards really helpful?" 1. could they create a continuum of currculum? 2. they might reduce duplication 3. they would have the effect of exposing kids to a wider range of knowledge - making them smarter 4. all kids would have the opportunity to learn the same thing at the same level in school - good for issues of mobility 5. elevate expectations of what students are capable of doing 6. make teachers' jobs easier 7. provide us with a measurable outcome to assess kids by 8. everyone would know a certain something 9. could help foster professional collaboration within faculty groupings 10. could help schools decide just what they are going to teach - develop curriculum - make the school stand for something 11. kids (learners) might actually be able to do something - the ol' "know and be able to do" thing
 * Memory: how do we think we store and access what we know? The role of emotion and stress in the process. Information processing theory (schema theory).

•Work Time/where ever you'd like to be.
 * Use this as an opportunity to think through your project with me.

•Share TIme/426.
 * What did you do?
 * Interesting finds?
 * Help needed?

•Next Steps/426.
 * Edit my entry in the comments section. Actually go into it and change or add to it to make it a stronger entry.
 * Read Chapters 4, 5 and 6 M&T.
 * Think about how we might be able to discern a project well done from a project not so well done. Yes, we are going to write a rubric about this during class tomorrow. Perhaps you might want to put your thoughts in our space somewhere - let's decide where before we leave today.