Orientation

=Orientation:=

// TB2F Orientation Meeting Workshops: //

Advising Topics: Confirm course registrations; Preview of the Bridges Program to overview the year and the expectations;
 * = Tuesday, August 21st, 9:00am-noon =
 * = EDUC 524&592S Workshop 7 =

Academic Coursework: Type: Read texts for “Big Ideas” and Take Notes Reading(s): Rutherford, Paula. Why Didn’t I Learn This in College? Teaching & Learning in the 21st Century. Second Edition, Alexandria, Virginia: Just ASK Publications, 2009. New books will include a CD ROM of teaching resources.

Pensky, Marc. Teaching Digital Natives: Partnering for Real Learning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin, 2010.

Academic Activity: As you read, take notes and be ready to discuss the big take-away ideas you find most helpful, interesting and puzzling. We will talk about these ideas during the TB2F and Orientation and continue to explore them during the first few weeks of the TB2F courses. Your reading notes will not be handed in as homework, however you’ll want to refer to them during orientation and later on in the year. You can read these books in any order you’d like. Most online booksellers offer reduced rates. Please be sure to check the publication dates before you purchase these books. Meet all the other candidates, plus the UMASS Faculty and Administration, and get to know each other as we begin to work together; Coursework: **Type: Read texts for “Big Ideas” and Take Notes** //(Tuesday, August 21st topics continued)//
 * Wednesday, August 22nd, 10:00am-3:00pm
 * = EDUC 524&592S Workshop 8 =


 * Thursday August 23rd, 9:00am-noon
 * = EDUC 524&592S Workshop 9 =


 * Friday August 24th

Attend to the logistics of related matters -i.e. health insurance, financial aid, ID cards, parking, computer accounts, etc.