Week+1

= =  bell hooks (1994) described education as the “practice of freedom.” She believed teachers who quest for self-actualization through on-going critical reflection are “better able to create pedagogical practices that engage students, providing them with ways of knowing that enhance their capacity to live fully and deeply” (p. 22).

= Week 1 | //What do I bring to the mix as a learner?// =

Scholarly Tasks [bring a paper copy of your work to our first class meeting]
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 * 1) ** ACQUIRE COURSE TEXTS: **
 * Goodman, G. S. (Ed.). (2008). Educational Psychology: An Application of Critical Constructivism. New York: Peter Lang.
 * Lemov, D. (2010). //Teach like a Champion.// San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
 * 1) **READ:** Goodman (2008), //Forward and Introduction//, p. ix - xvii ( //¶ 1);// //Chapter 12,// //Challenging the Dominant Discourse//, p. 237-255. [see copy of WK1_Reading below]
 * 2) **WRITE:** "What the //bleep// does that mean?" and "Let's rap about it." [see details for WK1_Writing in doc attached below]
 * 3) **FILL-OUT:** Learning style preferences survey. [Note: The Excel workbook has several separate spreadsheets. The spreadsheets are linked together and will automatically fill-in as you answer the questions. Print out the sheet titled "Styles Graph" and bring it to class with you.]

**resources for in-class work**
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