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//Welcome to the PEP-5771 wiki! Here you will find, each week, updates and changes to the syllabus and assignments, and this will be our discussion page. The wiki is fairly easy to use and navigate, and your responses to the weekly readings (although not your individual lesson plans) will be posted here. Of course, the wiki becomes even more valuable when you respond to each other. And we will all make sure to follow the rules of respectful disagreement on these pages. ;-)//

//In the effort to help save the environment (and to make access to our reading easier), I chose this year to not print a source book, but rather to post the readings on a file sharing website. These are texts that we have permission to use for our internal use. The link to the website is// **[|http://tinyurl.com/PEP5771readings.]**//Some of the articles are password-protected. That is to make sure that others who may accidentally stumble onto our site don't access materials they do not have permission to access. You will get the password in class.//

//I look forward to a productive year with you!//

//Zvi// **Boston** **Hebrew College** **Fall 2010 - The Art of Teaching – EDUC 615** **Instructor: Zvi Grumet** **Wednesdays 12:30 – 3:00**

What are the critical elements of education in general, and Jewish education in particular, in the contemporary era? What are the basic components of a well designed class? This course will explore key elements of backwards design of unit and lesson planning, including establishing goals, motivating students, formulating essential questions, discovery learning, moving classes toward closure, and the use of homework. By the end of this course participants will understand how to positively and constructively engage learners in Jewish day schools.
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 * 1) Students will attend and actively participate in class.
 * 2) Students will complete all assignments, including readings, research, lesson plans, written weekly assignments and oral presentations

Grades will be assigned based on the following: Portfolio of assignments/presentations – 50% Participation in class – 25% Model lessons – 25%
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Click here for the assignment for Week 1 (due Oct 6) Click here for the assignment for Week 2 (due Oct 13) Click here for the assignment for Week 3 (due Oct 20) Click here for the assignment for Week 4 (due Oct 27) Click here for the assignment for Week 5 (due Nov 10) Click here for the assignment for Week 6 (due Nov 17) Click here for the assignment for Week 7 (due Nov 24) Click here for the assignment for Week 8 (due Dec 1) Note the change! Click here for the assignment for Week 9 (due Dec 29) Click here for the assignment for Week 10 (due Jan 5) Click here for the assignment for Week 11 (due Jan 12) Click here for the assignment for Week 16 (due Feb 16)