Scott Benson
MTI @ URI
Lesson Plan Week 12
I. Introduction/ Excite (10mins)
a. Today We’ll be discussing chapters 29 and 30
b. Prewrite: reflect on your experience in k-12. Have you ever had a bad
teacher or principal? Have you had a great teacher or principal? Do you
think it was because of their experience whether lack of or having a lot?
II. Room For Debate
a. If anyone did it incorporate in discussion of each chapter
III. Go over readings and journals (25-30mins)
a. Chapter 29
i. What did you think of Ravitchs requirements to be a teacher
1. 4 year degree work with mentors
ii.
Principals?
1. Be master Teachers
2. At least 7 or 8 years as a teacher
iii.
Superintendent?
1. Strong background as a teacher and principal
2. Read quote on page 275
iv.
Do you agree with Ravitch that it is wrong for noneducators to lead and create policies that affect the educators?
v.Read quote on page 276
1. “The Education profession must become more professional,
not less…”
b. Chapter 30
i. For this chapter my class has talked a lot about this topic and
I plan on doing a debate on this. One side defending the
reformers and one side defending Ravitch's side.
c. OpEd
i. I want to do a workshop on how to write the OpEd. Show
them an example with the one I wrote last semester and have
them think about topics
ii. Opinion Editorial (OpEd): Using knowledge you have
attained through the reading/viewing/listening, your Our
Room for Debate assignments and your experience at your
internship, write a 700 word (approximate--no less than 500
word) OpEd about what the U.S. (or RI) should do to
improve K-12 education and post on time to Sakai
Assignments—10%
IV. Wrap Up
a. I hope all of you thought if you were interested in being a TA next
semester if you are please see me after class
i. email Dr. Kern dkern@uri.edu
b. Extra Hours
i. Thursday 4/16 from 3:30-5pm we will have UCAP students here
visiting URI! If you guys Attend you will receive either 3 hours
on your hours trackers or 2 missed Journals
1. 3:45-4:10pm Meet at Memorial Union Bus Circle. Walk
through the MU and talk with students about student
activities and great things about URI. Walk through
Multicultural Center. Continue on to the URI Library and
proceed to the CML 1st floor, where we will meet.
2. 4:10-4:20 Welcome and Talent Development, access to
college talk.
3. 4:20-4:45 CML Big Thinkers--25 minute activity max.
4. 4:45-4:55 Alima intro about student clubs and 1 dance
5. 4:55--Walk students back to MU Circle and their bus OR
6. 5pm Hope Dining Hall, Give URI gear bags.
ii. Book Drive
1. Two new books = 1 hour or 1 journal
2. Books will need to come in with a post-it note with intern’s
first and last name on it
3. To be collected at each recitation beginning April 13th
through May 8th
4. I will send you a list of books as soon as we have it
V. What’s due next week (5mins)
a. Assign Readings - Chapters 31 and Chapter 32
b. Room for debates
c. Journals due Sunday
d. DON’T FORGET HOURS TRACKERS They are ½ of your
participation grade for attendance now