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FACTS, CONCEPTS, GENERALIZATIONS: Examples

CURRICULUM STANDARDS:

· State Framework

· National Standards

SAMPLE GENERIC LESSON PLAN

PREPARING A LESSON FOR CLASS: Frequently Asked Questions

RUBRICS FOR ALL TEACHING LESSONS

INQUIRY

· Guidelines for Inquiry Lesson

· Sample Lesson Plan for Inquiry

· Rubric for Inquiry Lesson

DEBATE

· Sample Debate Lesson Plan

· Rubric for Debate Lesson

ROLE PLAY

· Sample Role Play Lesson Plan

SOCRATIC SEMINAR

· Four Types of Follow-up Questions

· Sample Socratic Seminar Lesson Plan

· Homework Text for Demonstration Lesson

· Audio interview about Socrates Dick Gordon (WBUR, Boston) interviews Martha Nussbaum, Professor of Law, Philosophy, and Classics at the University of Chicago. {Note: Click on the “Direct Listen Link” to the left. Download the file. Once downloaded, it will have to be converted to an mp3 file. A free conversion program that can be used for that is “Format Factory.”}

PROBLEM BASED LEARNING

· Sample Lesson Plan

· Problem Based Supplementary Rubric

JIGSAW PROBLEM SOLVING

· Sample Lesson Plan

· Jigsaw Supplementary Rubric

REFLECTION QUESTIONS Following Each Teaching Lesson

PHILOSOPHY OF TEACHING ASSIGNMENT:

READINGS

· A Paragon Rising Above the Madness - Coach Wooden

· A Teacher's Tough Model - Washington Post

· Why Teaching Facts is not Enough

· " If A Dog Were Your Teacher"

· Don't Believe The Homework Hype (CNN Article)

FIELD PLACEMENT DOCUMENTS

· Making Contact & The First Visit

JOB INTERVIEW LINKS

· A To Z Teacher Stuff Network

· Sample Questions

· What Qualities Do Principals Look for in a New Teacher?

· Pam Pohly's Net Guide

DEVELOPING A UNIT PLAN

· Description of Unit Plan Components

· Unit Plan: Frequently Asked Questions

· Writing a Unit Plan: Suggestions

· Developing a Unit Plan:Goals, Objectives, and Instructional Procedures

RESOURCES

· PowerPoint Templates for Creating Review Games

· PowerPoint Games

· TN School Search:Compares TN schools to the highest-performing schools serving similar or more disadvantaged students.

· TN Best Practices:Characteristics of High Performing Schools

· Works4Me Tips- A collection of categorized tips for dealing with teaching annoyances.

· AOKTeacherStuff.com - Includes monthly calendars that contain links to key events for each day of the month.

TEACHER EDUCATION SITES

· Student Teaching Information

· Teacher Licensure

· Placement Office

· Schedule of Classes

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

· Tennessee Department of Education

· U.S. Department of Education

· Appalachia Educational Laboratory

· Southern Regional Education Board