Themes of 2701

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Themes of 2701

• Equity
• Democratic education
• All children
• Plurality of truths
• Action research state of mind
• Begins with self

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Tasks of 2701relationship to FEAPS

• Tests
• Analysis of Self
• Field
• Service design
• Group research presentation and bid
• Class participation

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Tests

• Tests contribute to the overall course grade but
  are not the dominant consideration
• Tests are designed to evaluate students knowledge
  of and application of the basic theoretical
  content of the course and address in a cursory
  FEAPS 2,5, 6, 9,7,11

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Analysis of self

• This task asks the student to evaluate their
  progress in terms of understanding and addressing
  the basic nature of the course including the
  FEAPS
• The student links and uses the field project, the
  service learning design, the research group
  project and the field as illustrations and
  examples of their progress.
• Analysis of progress in relation to FEAPS
  2,5,6,7,9,11 Presentation of analysis of self
  incorporates FEAPS 12

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Democratic/intercultural Field experience

• Field experiences in 2701 address issues of
  equity and the education of all children.
• Students construct an observation checklist that
  details what should be and compare and contrast
  with what is ( based on FEAPS)
• Field takes place in an urban inner city setting
  where the ethnicity is different than that of the
  university student
• Daily log and journal
• Reaction, analysis, summary and synthesis are
  required.
• FEAPS 2,5,6,7,9,11

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Action research state of mindservice
identification and design

• Professionals who feel empowered to address the
  issues of their professional life last longer, do
  better and progress more rapidly
• This project asks that students identify and
  document a service need that addresses the goals
  of the courseequity fairness opportunity bias,
  cross cultural communication etc

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Understanding the service design

• This project is a plan to action
• Highlights the students commitment to social
  action and to addressing the problems of
  education of all children in 2001 and beyond.
• Is evaluated as beginning efforts
• Each project is different and may address FEAPs
  5, 6,7,9,11. FEAPS 12 is addressed in the
  presentation of the project

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Group research project

• Students select and develop a topic related to
  the objectives of the course and approved by
  professor
• They present the information orally to their
  classmates(25 of grade) and in a written bid to
  their professor(75) goal is to help classmates
  learn and to stimulate discussion.
• Students will use a minimum of 5 sources each,
  prepare a bibliography, develop instructional
  materials and packets for their classmates and
• Will evaluate themselves and their group members
• FEAPS addressed 2,5,6,7,9,11 and 12

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Class participation

• Class participation is an opportunity to discuss
  and explore the topics of the course
• Provides an opportunity to synthesize and examine
  our experiences and to begin to relate them to
  the concepts of FEAPS
• Provides specific exercises, opportunities and
  faocus that support and extend our
  understandings of the sociocultural context of
  education in 2001 and beyond.