Welcome to CS 301!

Teaching Techniques for Computer Science
Spring 2009

Friday 3:30-5:00
320 Soda

Instructor:
Brian Harvey

TA:
Colleen Lewis


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Holt  = How Children Fail, Holt, J.C. 1995.
TT    = Tools for Teaching, Davis, B.G., Jossey-Bass; San Francisco, 1993.
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...