Here is the video of George Bush's reaction to 9/11 that Ruthie sent me.Thanks so much for sharing this.
Check out The Characteristics of a Good Teacher and think about what you would still add to the list as you go through the semester.
Here is the link to the PowerPoint Slides for our first session. If you missed some of the content, please make sure to review the PowerPoint.
As part of our Clinical Experiences Orientation and our discussion of the dispositions, we discussed how your dispositions are assessed in several ways. Review the forms we use to assess dispositions by clicking on the links below:
**You will complete the Student Dispositions Self-Report Form this semester if you are applying or are accepted to the Department of Education.
***Your Cooperating Teacher at your clinical placement will fill out this form.
As you begin your clinicals this week, I strongly recommend reviewing
“Looking for a Moral: An Observer’s Guide” from The Moral Life of Schools by Philip W. Jackson, Robert E. Boostrom, and David T. Hansen, which is one of the last items in your binder.
WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN" REFLECTION
Since we did not have time to finish watching the film, please make sure to view the rest of the film before our next session and answer the following question by commenting on this post. I will have a copy available for you to borrow.
Based on Waiting for "Superman" and your own opinions about education, what do you think are some ways that education can be improved in America? How can you do to make this change happen?