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    SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
    FACULTY OF EDUCATION
    SPRING SEMESTER
    EDUCATION 406-5: PROFESSIONAL IN-SERVICE PRACTICUM
    - SUBJECT AREA: ELEM. PHYSICAL EDUCATION
    - COORDINATOR OF COURSE: DR GLENN KIRCHNER
    During Spring semester 1986, Education 406 will be
    offered to practising teachers in School District #43 who
    will also be registered in Education 479: (Designs for
    Learing - Elementary Physical Education. Teachers who have
    previously taken Education 479 may register for Education
    406 with permission of instructor. Teachers who elect to
    take Education 406 will select one or more topics from
    Educatioin 479. (see enclosed course outlines) for
    implementation in their own physical education program.
    Education 406 will include the following components:
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    and Implementation
    Each teacher will select an appropriate number of
    topics to be implemented. A tentative schedule of
    implementation will be planned for each selected topic and
    discussed with Dr. Kirchner.
    2.
    On-Site Supervision
    During the Spring Semester, Dr.Kirchner or other
    physical education specialists, will make periodic visits to
    each teacher to provide assistance in the form of materials,
    feedback, and demonstration lessons.
    3. -Seminars
    A two hour seminar will be scheduled each week to
    provide a forum for teachers to share ideas, discuss common
    concerns, and to solve problems. (schedule TBA)
    4. Enrichment
    Several related activities will be scheduled after
    school to provide additional ideas and practical examples of
    school-based models of implementation. These activities
    will include quest speakers, demonstration lessons, and
    workshops.
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    'Advancing and Improving Educational Practice"
    Instructor: Dr. Selma Wassermann & Neil McAllister
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    Requirements for Credit
    Participants are required to:
    - Gain a working understanding of the theory of Teaching For Thinking.
    - Implement-teaching For Thinking strategies in their classrooms.
    - Monitor their skill development using self-evaluation procedures.
    The following activities are to be completed in meeting these requirements:
    I Understanding the Theory.
    Read Put Some Thinking In Your Classroom and/or selected mimeos.
    Complete pre- and post- identification of students exhibiting ''thinking
    related'' behaviours.
    Write a short paper outlining the theory of Teaching for Thinking and
    relate it to classroom practice.
    H Implementation of Strategies.
    Introduce a selection of thinking operations to the students.
    Have students engage in thinking activities several times a week.
    Interact in ways that promote thinking.
    Participate in after school group sessions.
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    Keep a personal record (journal) of your reactions to training.
    Record and analyze your functioning on a regular basis (at least eight
    audio and two video recordings over the semester).
    Prepare an annotated transcript
    (4
    to 6 minutes) of a continuous segment
    of-video showing your "best" functioning.
    Complete a self-evaluation regarding your completion of course requirements
    and skill development.
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    Education 406 (Abbotsford): Advancing and Improving
    Educational Practice
    This course is offered for practising teachers who wish
    to further their teaching skills in the development and
    implementation of teaching for thinking in the classroom.
    In this practicum, the teachers own classroom serves as the
    laboratory in which teaching is studied and in which
    individual professional development is carried out.
    Education 406 includes classroom practice (practicum)
    and analysis of classroom practice (seminars/conferences).
    Conferencing and seminars will be a regular part of the
    practicum program and will emphasize the examination of
    teaching practices as they relate to teaching for the
    objectives.
    S.F.U. Training Staff
    Dr. Selma Wassermann
    Mr. Neil McAllister, In-Service Associate
    Information about Admissions and Registration
    procedures for Spring 1986 will be available
    in
    early October.
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    "Universal Curriculum"
    Instructor: Maurice Gibbons
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