January 23
Intro self, course…tell students they must present unofficial evidence of having met course prerequisites if they were permitted in (have list ready).
Ask students about what usually happens on first day, tell them this class will be different, more active student participation … RoundTable to generate questions, make list. . . . Intro attention-signal . . . Tell studs course-pack available through e-reserves at library (From library home page, www.csulb.edu/library, click on e-reserves, select Science Ed Dept’s SCED 401 or my name from drop-down box, click on link for this course. Password given in class. . . Syllabus online (my home page is www.csulb.edu/~acolburn, click on link for course SCED 401, or go directly to www.csulb.edu/~acolburn/SCED401).
Play the Name Game
Show students how to set up notebook:
- leave first couple pages for table of contents
- number pages, date each page
- Title for first unit: Swingers
- First question, written below title: “How can I make a pendulum that will swing back and forth 60X in a minute?”
- Record in three columns: What I Did, What Happened, My Thoughts
Swingers (start unit) … “Make an object that will swing back & forth 60x in a minute.” Demo. how to time.
FOR NEXT TIME: Print evidence of prereqs, if necessary. Also: Go online, see syllabus—make sure to take a look at attendance policy.
