Welcome to CS 301!Teaching Techniques for Computer Science
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Friday 4:00-5:30 | Instructors: |
TA: |
Week | Date | Topic | Homework due | Reading due |
Week 0.5 | August 25 | Optional Meeting | A copy of your plan for the first day |   |
Week 1 | August 28 | Your First Section | none | Optional: TT:  I [3] The first day of class |
Week 2 | September 4 | Strategies for discussion sections & enhancing students' learning and motivation | Journal, Online Ethics Course | TT:  III [9-13] Discussion Strategies,
TT:  VI [29-33] Enhancing Students' Learning and Motivation |
Week 3 | September 11 | Strategy | Journal, Homework 1 Evaluate your teaching |
Holt  1 |
Week 4 | September 18 | Collaborative and experiential strategies & teaching outside the classroom (office hours) | Journal | TT:  V [20-25] Alternatives to lecture,
TT:  XI [55-57] Outside the classroom, The Tao of TALC |
Week 5 | September 25 | Fear and failure | Journal, Homework 2 Observe another TA |
Holt  2 |
Week 6 | October 2 | Diversity & evaluation to improve teaching | Journal | TT:  II [4-8] Classroom climate and students with special needs,
TT:  X [52-53] Evaluation to improve teaching, Defensive Climates |
Week 7 | October 9 | Real learning | Journal | Holt  3 |
Week 8 | October 16 | Testing, grading & instructional media and technology | Journal, Homework 3 Get feedback from your students |
TT:  VIII [38-44] Testing and Grading,
TT:  IX [45-51] Presentation Technologies |
Week 9 | October 23 | How schools fail | Journal | Holt  4, 5 |
Week 10 | October 30 | Homework assignments & wraping up your class | Journal | TT:  VII [24-27] Strengthening students' writing and problem-solving,
TT:  XII [59-61] Finishing up |
Week 11 | November 6 |   | Journal, Homework 4 Video tape your section |
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Week 12 | November 13 | Optional meeting |   |   |
Week 13 | November 20 | Optional meeting |   |   |
Week 14 | November 27 | No Class - Thanksgiving |   |   |
Week 15 | December 4 | Optional meeting |   |   |