Schedule for MAT598/475, Fall 2023

This schedule is tentative and will be updated with the progress of the class. The readings for a given Monday will be posted the previous Monday.

Day	#	Topic	Readings and assignments	Cases
8/28	1	Intro to teaching. Who are we. Decisions, responsibilities.
9/4
9/11	2	FERPA, Title IX, Creating a welcoming classroom	Read Reznick's; Chalking it up Intro, Sections 1 and 2 (Find at least three things you agree with and three you disagree with).
9/18	3		Read Reznick's Chalking it up Sections 3 and 4. List three ideas you can apply in your teaching, and how you can apply them. If you cannot find ideas, explain why. If you are teaching please answer the last two questions (just added by me) of the Homework 0.	Case 13: Ze Problem: Jason
9/25	4	Stimulating participation -Active learning	Write here a paragraph (or two or three or...) about your takeaways from our last discussion. Feel free to talk about statements you agree or disagree with and/or concrete ways to deal with the situations we discussed. I think the three main points we touched on were How to deal with mistakes (ours and the students') in the classroom, How to teach a class of students with different levels, How to deal with disruptions in class You can work in a group. If so, please include the names of the team in your answer.	Case 7: Sohini Problem: Brennan, Frank
10/2	5	Conflict situations	Similar to what we did last week (and will do in the coming weeks), write a few paragraphs about your own takeaways from the September 25th discussion.	Case 1: Nick Problem: Yihen, Liam
10/9
10/16	6	Presenting Mathematics - Preparing a lesson	Write down the takeaways of Oct 2nd discussion here.	Case 3: Shivan Problem: Ze, Yutong
10/23	7	Evaluation and assessment. Grading in the US.	Confessions of a Converted Lecturer by Eric Mazur	Case 4: Amad Problem: Sohini
10/30	8			Case 14: Dingchang Case 11. TAB Problem: Nick
11/6	9	Proctoring	Growth and fixed mindsetAbout Growth Mindset	Case 12: Borui Problem: Shivan
11/13	10	Distraction, Expectations and attitudes		Case 5: Aritra Problem: Amad
11/20	11	Classroom management		Case 10: Joey Problem: Dingchang
11/27	12	Technology -How people learn	What the Best College Teachers Do (Ken Bains) - Summary	Case 2: Frank Problem: Borui
12/4	13	Cheating		Case 8: Liam Problem: Aritra
12/11	14	Struggling students		Case 9: Yihen Problem: Joey