Welcome to CS 301!Teaching Techniques for Computer Science
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Friday 3:30-5:00 | Instructor: |
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Week | Date | Topic | Homework due | Reading due |
Week 0.5 | Jan 19 | Optional Meeting | none |   |
Week 1 | Jan 23 | Your First Section | none | Optional: TT:  I [3] |
Week 2 | Jan 30 | Strategies for discussion sections & enhancing students' learning and motivation | Journal, Online Ethics Course | TT:  III [8-11], TT:  VI [21-23] |
Week 3 | Feb 6 | Strategy | Journal | Holt  1 |
Week 4 | Feb 13 | Collaborative and experiential strategies & teaching outside the classroom (offic hours) | Journal, Homework 1 | TT:  V [18-20], TT:  XI [44-46], The Tao of TALC |
Week 5 | Feb 20 | Fear and failure | Journal | Holt  2 |
Week 6 | Feb 27 | Diversity & evaluation to improve teaching | Journal | TT:  II [4-7], TT:  X [41-43], Defensive Climates |
Week 7 | Mar 6 | No Class |   |   |
Week 8 | Mar 13 | Real learning | Journal | Holt  3 |
Week 9 | Mar 20 | Testing, grading & instructional media and technology | Journal, Homework 2 | TT:  VIII [28-34], TT:  IX [35-40] |
Week 10 | Mar 27 | Spring Break |   |   |
Week 11 | Apr 3 | How schools fail | Journal | Holt  4, 5 |
Week 12 | Apr 10 | Homework assignments & wraping up your class | Journal | TT:  VII [24-27], TT:  XII [47-49] |
Week 13 | Apr 17 | Optional meetings... |   |   |