EDUCATION 489-4

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EXPERIMENTAL COURSE: ISSUES FOR THE BEGINNING TEACHER

INTERSESSION, 1985

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INSTRUCTOR: Dennis Smith

MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAY,

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LOCATION: MPX 7504

1:00 - 4:50

Participants in this course will tacke some of the non-curricular

concerns of beginning teachers. The overall design can be divided

into three main themes; The Self (exploring the particular demands

teaching places on the individual); The School (its social, administrative,

political, cultural workings); and The System (the large-scale factors

affecting education). Among the particular topics we will touch upon

are the stresses (and joys) of first-year teaching and how to manage

(and relish) them, setting personal goals, substitute teaching,

alterantives to teaching, establishing one's own classroom, continuous

professional development, and policy-making in the B.C. system.

Within the course's general plan, students will also define their own

issues, based upon personal experiences and needs. Since the course is

intended to be practical, students will be required to produce work that

is personally useful and useful to other beginning teachers. A variety

of assignments will be proposed, including a major project, as well as

readings and short written assignment.

The design of the course includes a weekly sesion that will be open to

all interested 404 students.