EDF 3115  Spring 2004
Tentative Course Outline
Date:      
Theme/Topic: Readings/Activity:
January 7th                  
Class Overview
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12th
 Introduction/Research Overview
 Meece Chapter 1:  pp. 43 - 51
14th
 Philosophical Foundations:  The Past
 Meece Chapter 1:  page 8
Outside Reading:  Frost
Activity 1 of Philosophic Project



19th
 Martin Luther King Jr.'s Holiday (No Classes)
21st
 Intro:  The Study of Child Development/Observing Children
Daniels Chapter 1 (Very General)



26th
  1. Theoretical Foundations
  2. Philosophical Foundations: Contemporary
 Meece Chapter 1: pp 9 - 35
Outside Reading: Hirsch
Activity 2 of Philosophic Project (Hirsch)
28th
 Philisophical Foundations:  Contemporary (cont.)
 Outside Reading: Crain (Regarding Montessori)
Activity 3 of Philosophic Project (Montessori)



February 2nd
 Piagetian Foundations
**This is a big reading day...please be prepared!!
 Meece Chapter 3:  pp. 122 - 153
Outside Reading: Kamii (Chapter 5)
4th
 Piagetian Foundations
 Outside Reading:  Kamii (Chapter 6)



9th
 Vygotskian Foundations
 Meece Chapter 3:  pp. 155 - 166
Daniels Chapter 2 (skim over)
Philosophical Project Due!!!!!
11th
 Vygotsky continued
 “Foxfire: Constructivism for Teachers and Learners” in Action in Teacher Education Sum 1996 p31-39 (this is an electronic resource through the UF library webpage)  We will discuss issues that revolve around obtaining this reading in class on the 4th or 9th (**see bottom of course outline for details) Please consider the questions at the end of the article.



16th
  1. Information Processing
  2. Begin Discussion on Curriculum Project #1
 Meece Chapter 4:  pp. 177 to190
18th
 Information Processing/Review
 Meece Chapter 4: 190 to 195



23rd
 Exam #1  Exam #1 
25th
 Intelligence
 Meece Ch. 4 (pp. 196 - 231) 
   *Note: pp. 225 - 231 will be extra
      credit items on exam.



March 1st
  1. Intelligence (cont.)
  2. The 'Selfs"
  3. Curriculum Project #1 (Organize)
 Meece Ch. 7 (pp. 378 - 401)
3rd
 Identity
 Meece Ch. 7 (pp. 402 - 415)



March 6th - 14th
 SPRING BREAK
 ***Read Stipek article maybe??? (or maybe not!!)



15th
  1. Identity (cont')
  2. Project Worktime
17th
 Motivation
Meece Ch. 7 (pp. 415 - 429)
Outside Reading: Stipek



22nd
 Motivation
Meece Ch. 9 (pp. 494 - 501)
Outside Reading: Case Study 5
Motivation Activity Due
24th
 Peers Meece Ch. 5 (pp. 436 - 465)
Reading 1 from web (for jigsaw)



29th
 Cooperative Learning/Review Daniels Ch 5 (pp. 98 - 110)
Work on Jigsaw and present
31st
 Exam #2 Exam #2



April 5th Moral Development Meece Ch. 5 (pp. 465 - 472)
 Outside Reading: Damon
"Re-review" Kamii ch. 5
7th
 Moral Development Character...other views
Curriculum Evaluation Projects Part One due!!



12th
  1. Physical Development
  2. Curriculum Project #2 work time
 Meece Chapter 2 (pp. 74 - 101)
Daniels Ch 3 (skim)
14th
 Physical Development (cont.)



19th
 Exceptional Students (ADHD & Gifted)
 Meece Chapter 6:  pp. 331 -343, 358 -372 (except "Focus on" sections)
21st
Child Observation Projects/Review
 .Child Observation Projects Due



Thursday, April 29th 8:30 am or TBA
 Final Exam Curriculum Project (part 2) Due






** For the “Foxfire” reading you may need to first log-on to theUF libraries system (if off-campus).

This can be done by:

  1. Going to the Remote Access website and filling in the required data (your gator ID and password).  It can be found at:  http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/ufproxy.html  or by clicking on "Remote Access" above.
  2. Click on the “UF Libraries Homepage”
  3. Click on E-Journals under the heading “Library Databases and Other Internet Resources”
  4. Click on “A” and find the “Action in Teacher Education” site (then click on “Wilson…”)
  5. I have found it easiest just to enter “Foxfire constructivism” in the ‘keyword’ box.
  6. I have always had difficulty obtaining the PDF files so I often choose the HTML.  This is your own choice.