Please join us on Thursday, January 8, from 3-4:30 pm EST, to discuss the progress of your syllabus development. This meeting is for faculty and staff teachers who have completed an Institute and are preparing a syllabus to use in an upcoming social action class or workshop.
During the syllabi review, we will break into discipline-based groups to share draft syllabi with colleagues and discuss:
- How you've structured the "thinking parts" of social action around the “doing parts” (i.e., Issue Development, Building Power, and Campaign Launch).
- Which social action books, readings, and assignments you plan to use.
- Which discipline-specific readings will you incorporate.
We will then gather as a whole group to discuss general questions about teaching social action, such as:
- Whether student campaigns will focus on a specific issue or be open-ended for students to choosei
- What the minimum size requirements will be for student campaigns
- Whether campaigns should occur on campus, off campus, or both.
- How often will students have to meet in their groups to discuss their campaigns.
In addition, we also discuss how will you track the students progress in real time on their campaigns by using Mural Board or some other application. We will also explore using the below Rubric to grade your Portfolios (if you decide to use them).
Finally, we will discuss hoo help your students write a press release using the below example and how to create a media list.
