Unit 0: Getting Situated and Started

Week of January 18-22

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY -- NO CLASSES JANUARY 18

Priming Questions

• What are some of the rules of the "program" for "doing school"?
• Should an effort be made to "deprogram" students from "doing school"?
• What does the author mean by "surprise," and why is surprise important for learning?
• Which components of a reflective classroom have you seen?

Readings

• How Deprogramming Kids From How To Do School Could Improve Learning (http://goo.gl/pnkkRM)
• Surprise Journal: Notice the Unexpected (http://goo.gl/h2ESqJ)
• 8 Components of a Reflective Classroom (http://bit.ly/1OXeCrp)
• The Anatomy of a Great Reflection (http://bit.ly/1ZB9va7)

Tools

• TaskStream (https://www.taskstream.com/)

Performances

• Syllabus "Quiz" Due Monday, August 24