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Dottie’S Story: Teaching Complex Instruction, Charles Rathbone, Dottie Olio
Dottie’S Story: Teaching Complex Instruction, Charles Rathbone, Dottie Olio
College of Education and Social Services Faculty Publications
Analyzing the structures that frame classroom interactions and learning, and designing, implementing, and analyzing a Complex Instruction (CI) rotation were two requirements for completion of the senior seminar I taught to elementary education majors from 2002-2009. Dottie’s Story relates how the seminar was organized and how one student, Dottie, implemented and reflected upon her learning and the learning of her students. Upon reading this paper, the reader will have a good understanding of how undergraduates were taught CI. We see the various steps of Dottie’s progress through her reflective journal and note the academic and social effects of her work …
Reflections On The Practicality Of Good Theory, Charles Rathbone, Bethany Brodeur, Jennifer Kennison
Reflections On The Practicality Of Good Theory, Charles Rathbone, Bethany Brodeur, Jennifer Kennison
College of Education and Social Services Faculty Publications
Jennifer Kennison noticed something different about the way her high school chemistry students were working together during Complex Instruction rotation. Her attention to the change in her students’ learning caused me to think about how Elizabeth Cohen’s often referenced Kurt Lewin’s comment “There is nothing so practical as a good theory.” As a result, I decided to ask two students who were teaching CI rotations if they would be interested in working together on a conference presentation that looked at their work through the eyes of Lewin’s dictum. They would take on responsibility for documenting and writing about their CI …
Making Groupwork Work: Ensuring Instructional Efficacy In The Student Teaching Internship Through The Implementation Of Complex Instruction, Charles Rathbone, Nancy Heffernan, Liza Howrigan, Gillian Kolodny
Making Groupwork Work: Ensuring Instructional Efficacy In The Student Teaching Internship Through The Implementation Of Complex Instruction, Charles Rathbone, Nancy Heffernan, Liza Howrigan, Gillian Kolodny
College of Education and Social Services Faculty Publications
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