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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

EDUCATION

384-3

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385-3

ENABLING LEARNERS FOR THE YEAR 2000

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(E6.00)

Fall Semester, 1991

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Instructor: R. Fogarty

(September 3— November 29)

Location: Richmond

PREREQUISITE (or special instructions)

Participants may have taken no more than one previous COMET course.

DESCRIPTION

The summer institute will focus on current theory, research and practices in the areas of

teaching for transfer, developing thinking through cooperative learning, and teaching for

multiple intelligences. Topics to be addressed include: the theory of human intelligences

as a pluralistic phenomenon; strategies for teaching to awaken and engage the full

intelligence potential of all students; techniques for introducing cooperative learning and

building students' social skills; and strategies for identifying elements of curriculum

which facilitate transfer of learning and applying these to the design of instruction.

Participants will investigate one of the three themes (teaching for transfer, cooperative

learning, or teaching for multiple intelligences) in depth in order to design an

implementation project which puts the theory and research into practice in the fall

semester. Throughout the fall they will monitor the implementation process to assess

students' growth in the focus area and to improve their own teaching practices in relation to

the theoretical framework provided by the summer institute.

OBJECTIVES

Participants will:

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Gain a working understanding of the theory and research in one of the three theme

areas;

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Learn approaches for teaching intelligence, transfer, and cooperative skills in the

classroom;

c.

Gain skill in using a wide variety of strategies which facilitate student

development in the theme areas.

REQUIRED READINGS

Bellanca, J., & Fogarty, R. (1990).

Blueprints for Thinking in the Cooperative

Classroom.

Palatine, Ill.: Skylight Publishing.

Bellanca, J., & Fogarty, R. (1986).

Catch Them Thinking.

Palatine, Ill.: Illinois

Renewal Institute.

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Case, R. (1990).

Implementation Through

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Burnaby, B.C.: Simon

Fraser University.

Fogarty, R., & Opeka, K. (1988).

Start Them Thinking.

Palatine, Ill.: Illinois Renewal

Institute.

Lazear, D.G. (1990). Seven Ways of Knowing.

Other readings in theme areas will be recommended by the instructor.

STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS

a.

Attend and participate in all summer institute activities and fall semester

seminars;

b.

Complete and submit for approval an action plan for an implementation project

prior to the beginning of the fall semester;

c.

Document implementation activities and professional reflections in an ongoing

double-entry journal, to be submitted to the instructor at specified intervals during

the fall;

d.

Complete a portfolio including a feedback file and reflections paper and submit to

the instructor for evaluation and grading at the end of the semester.