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MST 2003

Three credit graduate level course opportunity

A short description of the three credit class associated with the MST follows. To see the complete syllabus, click here: EDSE 604 Syllabus

The class EDSE 604, CRN 23656 is titled Enriching Standards: Uniting Math and Science in the Arts. The course provides three graduate level credits useful for those pursuing a graduate degree or continuing credit/advancement hours. Attendees can register for the course online.

The course requires attendance as follows:

1. All students must attend the F night and S sessions of the MST conference March 21 and 22. Students must sign in at the EDSE 604 table and obtain materials there.

2. Students must also attend one T afternoon session from 3:30-4:30 in WSL Studio B. Four sessions will be available to choose from, since those traveling may have to miss some of their school day to attend the session of their choice. The session dates will include (another date or two may be added depending on course size and whether a T can be chosen when school is not in session):

April 1
April 8
April 29
May 6

3. Students must also attend a follow-up, Saturday morning session. There will be at least two to choose from, May 3 and May 10. Again, attendance at the MST, one T class session, and one Saturday session are required to pass the course.

Assignments for the course:

Readings on using activities to enhance the learning of standards-driven curricula.
Participation in the T activities on your chosen night.
Viewing the other T sessions (T activities will be video recorded; all students must be willing to be video taped.)
Discussion of the readings and the Tuesday activities online.
Construction and preliminary evaluation of two lessons using activities adapted from the MST. The evaluations of the lessons will include the standard addressed, the assessment methods applicable to the activity and standards, possible assessments for retention, suggested extensions, etc.
Use of one of the lesson plans in your schoolroom or in another schoolroom (as a guest).
Presentation of the other lesson to our class during a Saturday session.
Written reflections on the lessons (a guide for the content of the reflections will be provided).

A typical lesson utilizing an MST activity might look like this (yours need not contain every item on this list):

Warm up activity (may be MST or other)
Pre-lesson assessment (optional; can be the warm-up if appropriate; need not be a written test)
Content introduction (can be through reading, lecture, teacher-performed or student-performed demonstration-which could also be from the MST)
Learning activity (from the MST: can be Kinesthetic experience, Inquiry activity, Modeling, Experiment, Demonstration (student performed), Tactile experience, Discrepant event, etc.)
Continuous Assessment (method must be described)
Non-written, non verbal assessment and traditional written test.

The total lesson may be one day or two or three, depending on the standard addressed.

More details will be available at the MST (or call Dr. Laughner). The official syllabus follows.