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ED 5345 Chess II - Institutional & Cultural Contexts of Chess
Course texts are on reserve at the UTD McDermott library. Required and suggested
course texts are available for sale at the UTD bookstore, Off Campus books, and through
online book retailers. Exception: Tim Redman’s book may only be available from:
Off Campus Books
561 W. Campbell Road, #201
Richardson, TX 75080
972-907-8398
fax 972-907-0311
Redman, T. (Ed.). (2006). Chess and education: Selected essays from the Koltanowski
conference. Dallas, TX: Chess Program. ISBN10: 0-9786742-0-0, ISBN13: 978-0-
9786742-0-5
Root, A. W. (2009). Read, write, checkmate: Enrich literacy with chess activities.
Westport, CT: Teacher Ideas Press. ISBN-10: 1591587549.
Root, A. W. (2010). People, place, checkmates: Teaching social studies with chess. Santa
Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited. ISBN-10: 1591587549.
Students receive a First Lessons in Chess© CD, available free from UTD
Interdisciplinary Studies, Debbie Buckner <dbuckner@utdallas.edu> or (972) 883-2057.
Root, A. W. (2006). Children and chess: A guide for educators. Westport, CT: Teacher
Ideas Press. ISBN: 1591583586.
Although Web sites and computer software display two-dimensional chess sets
and boards, I recommend that each Chess Online student acquire a chess board with
algebraic notation on its borders and a chess set. You can find such chess boards and sets
at www.uschess.org or www.amchesseq.com.
Technical Requirements
ED 5345 will be offered through eLearning. For information about eLearning, please go
to http://www.utdallas.edu/oee/distance/index.html
Unit One:
Here are the objectives for this Unit, and the points you earn for achieving each objective.
More details about each objective can be found by reading the pages of the online Unit.
I. Students will acquire the course texts and CD. Students will read chapters 2 and 3 of
Root (2009) and compare how chess is taught in that book to how it is taught in chapters
on the same topic on the CD. From his or her UTD email, the student will email the
instructor a three paragraph response. (50 points)
II. Students will select an institution about which to write a Paper #1 (program proposal)
to improve, or develop, a chess program there, and, from their UTD email account, email
their choice to the UTD instructor. The instructor will email back and forth with the
student until a clear agreement is reached. (20 points)
III. Students post a self-introduction on the Discussion Board, in Discussion A. The self-
introduction will tell the student’s chess level, major in college (or degree earned), job,
and other general introductory information. (30 points)
IV. Students know all the rules of chess. Read Root (2010, chapter 5) to review the rules
of chess. (0 points)
Unit Two:
Here are the objectives for this Unit, and the points you earn for achieving each objective.
More details about each objective can be found by reading the pages of the online Unit.
I. Play at least 5 moves of chess with a classmate. The instructor will assign you a
classmate to play with. You will need to finish the game by Unit Six, to post about it
again in Unit Six. For Unit Two, you will post the notation and annotations of the first
five moves of the game in Discussion B. Read Chapter 4 of Root (2009) for how to notate
and annotate a chess game. (50 points)
II. Post on Discussion C the one best chess book, Web site, or piece of chess software for
your proposed chess program. Tell why this one curriculum item is best for your
institution (remind us of the name of the school, grade levels OR the name of the center,
ages taught, etc.). Your Paper #1, which is a chess program proposal, is based on this
Unit Three:
Here are the objectives for this Unit, and the points you earn for achieving each objective.
More details about each objective can be found by reading the pages of the online Unit.
I. Discussion Board D: Identify the characteristics of successful chess lessons according
to MacEnulty. Tell which characteristics you plan to implement in your proposed chess
program, and describe how you would ensure their implementation. (50 points)
II. To be successful on Discussion D, students read and quote from Redman (2006):
David MacEnulty essays “Tips and Tricks for Teaching Total Beginners,” and
“Developing a Successful Chess Program in the Elementary School.” (0 points)
III. For Discussion E, tell how your instructor, Dr. Alexey Root, improved her Chess
Program at Strickland Middle School in 2007-2008. (15 points)
IV. For Discussion F, share what ideas from the assigned readings (Unit Three, Part V)
you will borrow for your Paper #1. (35 points)
V. Students read and quote from Chapter 1, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, and Appendixes A and
B of Root (2009) to successfully answer Discussions E and F. (0 points)
Unit Four:
Here are the objectives for this Unit, and the points you earn for achieving each objective.
More details about each objective can be found by reading the pages of the online Unit.
I. Discussion Board G. What are the mental processes associated with chess? Which
processes are most in need of development among your community’s members? (50
points)
II. To be successful on Discussion G, students read and quote from Redman (2006): Bart
essays, “How children solve simple endgame problems” and “What is known about what
occurs in the brain.” (0 points)
III. Discussion Board H: What negative outcomes are associated with chess, and how can
those be avoided? Are there particular negative outcomes that members of your
community might be susceptible to? (50 points)
IV. To be successful on Discussion H, students read and quote from Redman (2006):
Problems section which includes Root, “Crying” and Kiewra & Igo, “Distractions.”
V. ED 5345 students read the first half of Birth of the Chess Queen by Yalom (2004). (0
points)
Unit Five:
Here are the objectives for this Unit, and the points you earn for achieving each objective.
More details about each objective can be found by reading the pages of the online Unit.
I. Discussion Board I: What stories from the history of chess will resonate most with your
proposed chess program population? Summarize the history contained in the readings
you picked, and then explain why those historical lessons will be meaningful in your
proposed Paper #1 chess program. (100 points; this means an extra long and detailed
answer.)
II. To succeed on Discussion Board I, all students in ED 4359 and ED 5345 choose and
then read three lessons from Root (2010): one lesson from chapter 2, one lesson from
Unit Six:
Here are the objectives for this Unit, and the points you earn for achieving each objective.
More details about each objective can be found by reading the pages of the online Unit.
I. Discussion Board J: Play, notate, and analyze the remaining moves of your chess game
with your classmate opponent, which you first posted about during Unit Two. (50 points)
II. Discussion Board K: Summarize and analyze your choice of one of the following
author’s essays from Redman (2006): Redman, Kopec, Bayley, Moreno, Potts, Kiewra
(“Developing Masters” essay), Samer, or Gobet & Jansen. Show how the essay applies to
your institution. (50 points)
III. ED 5345 students only: Paper #2 is due.
Unit Seven:
Here are the objectives for this Unit, and the points you earn for achieving each objective.
More details about each objective can be found by reading the pages of the online Unit.
I. Discussion Board L: Which chess in education research study do you think would be
most persuasive to leaders of your target institution? Describe the methods, results, and
implications for members of your institution of the study that you selected. To be
successful on Discussion Board L, read in Redman (2006) all of the following: Eberhard,
Gobet & Campitelli, Benson, and Ferguson. (50 points)
II. Discussion Board M: Give one example of chess as metaphor, art, sport, science,
history, or symbol that you plan to use in Paper #1. To be successful on Discussion M,
choose one lesson plan from Root (2010) to discuss. (50 points)
Unit Eight:
Here are the objectives for this Unit, and the points you earn for achieving each objective.
More details about each objective can be found by reading the pages of the online Unit.
I. Paper #1 is due for all students. (450 points toward Paper #1 grade)
II. Discussion N: Funding opportunities. All students search online and find funding
source(s) for their proposed program. Post the granting institution, description of grant,
and the link. ED 4359 students describe one opportunity. ED 5345 students summarize
three opportunities. (50 points)
III. Email me what you liked about the course, what you didn’t like, and your suggestions
for future versions of this course. (50 points)
Grading Policy
2) Does your Paper #1 use the readings from this course (Root (2010) and essays from
Redman’s book mostly, and also resources that students investigated in Discussions such
as books and software for learning chess) to support its points? *****Citing course texts
to support your Paper #1’s arguments will earn 30% of your Paper #1 final draft
grade*****
Paper #2 (for students taking ED 5345 only, 500 points) requires graduate students to
consider the role of chess in history and culture with respect to women. After giving a
historical overview of women in chess (when has participation been greatest, and why),
students consider contemporary US culture and write a considered opinion about whether
it is possible, desirable, and/or necessary to increase female participation in chess. If
possible, how that end might be accomplished. If not possible, justify the value of chess
as a cultural activity. I will weight my grading of Paper #2 at 50% for your historical
overview of women in chess (which must be based on Yalom, 2004), 30% for correct
APA citation, and 20% for your opinions about women, chess, and present-day society.
To complete this second paper, due at the end of Unit Six, graduate students read
and cite Marilyn Yalom’s Birth of the Chess Queen: A History. There is more advice for
how to complete this paper in Unit Four and Unit Five.
You will email these papers to me in Word format as an attachment. If you don’t
have Word, you can paste your paper in the body of your email. There should NOT be
graphics or illustrations with Paper #1 and #2. Please refer to the Course Calendar for due
dates.
Technical Support
If you experience any problems with your UTD account you may send an email to:
assist@utdallas.edu or call the UTD Computer Helpdesk at 972-883-2911.
Off-campus, out-of-state, and foreign instruction and activities are subject to state law
and University policies and procedures regarding travel and risk-related activities.
Information regarding these rules and regulations may be found at the website address
http://www.utdallas.edu/BusinessAffairs/Travel_Risk_Activities.htm. Additional
information is available from the office of the school dean. Below is a description of any
travel and/or risk-related activity associated with this course.
The University of Texas System and The University of Texas at Dallas have rules and
regulations for the orderly and efficient conduct of their business. It is the responsibility
of each student and each student organization to be knowledgeable about the rules and
regulations which govern student conduct and activities. General information on student
conduct and discipline is contained in the UTD publication, A to Z Guide, which is
provided to all registered students each academic year.
The University of Texas at Dallas administers student discipline within the procedures of
recognized and established due process. Procedures are defined and described in the
Rules and Regulations, Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Part 1,
Chapter VI, Section 3, and in Title V, Rules on Student Services and Activities of the
university’s Handbook of Operating Procedures. Copies of these rules and regulations
are available to students in the Office of the Dean of Students, where staff members are
available to assist students in interpreting the rules and regulations (SU 1.602, 972/883-
6391).
Academic Integrity
The faculty expects from its students a high level of responsibility and academic honesty.
Because the value of an academic degree depends upon the absolute integrity of the work
done by the student for that degree, it is imperative that a student demonstrate a high
standard of individual honor in his or her scholastic work.
Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts or omissions related
to applications for enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or the submission as one’s
own work or material that is not one’s own. As a general rule, scholastic dishonesty
involves one of the following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion and/or falsifying
academic records. Students suspected of academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary
proceedings.
Plagiarism, especially from the web, from portions of papers for other classes, and from
any other source is unacceptable and will be dealt with under the university’s policy on
plagiarism (see general catalog for details). This course will use the resources of
turnitin.com, which searches the web for possible plagiarism and is over 90% effective.
Copyright Notice
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of
photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials, including music and software.
Copying, displaying, reproducing, or distributing copyrighted works may infringe the copyright
owner’s rights and such infringement is subject to appropriate disciplinary action as well as
criminal penalties provided by federal law. Usage of such material is only appropriate when that
usage constitutes “fair use” under the Copyright Act. As a UT Dallas student, you are required to
follow the institution’s copyright policy (Policy Memorandum 84-I.3-46). For more information
about the fair use exemption, see http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/copypol2.htm
Email Use
The University of Texas at Dallas recognizes the value and efficiency of communication
between faculty/staff and students through electronic mail. At the same time, email raises
some issues concerning security and the identity of each individual in an email exchange.
The university encourages all official student email correspondence be sent only to a
student’s U.T. Dallas email address and that faculty and staff consider email from
students official only if it originates from a UTD student account. This allows the
university to maintain a high degree of confidence in the identity of all individual
corresponding and the security of the transmitted information. UTD furnishes each
student with a free email account that is to be used in all communication with university
The administration of this institution has set deadlines for withdrawal of any college-level
courses. These dates and times are published in that semester's course catalog.
Administration procedures must be followed. It is the student's responsibility to handle
withdrawal requirements from any class. In other words, I cannot drop or withdraw any
student. You must do the proper paperwork to ensure that you will not receive a final
grade of "F" in a course if you choose not to attend the class once you are enrolled.
Procedures for student grievances are found in Title V, Rules on Student Services and
Activities, of the university’s Handbook of Operating Procedures.
Copies of these rules and regulations are available to students in the Office of the Dean of
Students, where staff members are available to assist students in interpreting the rules and
regulations.
As per university policy, incomplete grades will be granted only for work unavoidably
missed at the semester’s end and only if 70% of the course work has been completed. An
incomplete grade must be resolved within eight (8) weeks from the first day of the
subsequent long semester. If the required work to complete the course and to remove the
incomplete grade is not submitted by the specified deadline, the incomplete grade is
changed automatically to a grade of F.
Disability Services
Essentially, the law requires that colleges and universities make those reasonable
adjustments necessary to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability. For example,
it may be necessary to remove classroom prohibitions against tape recorders or animals
(in the case of dog guides) for students who are blind. Occasionally an assignment
requirement may be substituted (for example, a research paper versus an oral presentation
for a student who is hearing impaired). Classes enrolled students with mobility
impairments may have to be rescheduled in accessible facilities. The college or
university may need to provide special services such as registration, note-taking, or
mobility assistance.
It is the student’s responsibility to notify his or her professors of the need for such an
accommodation. Disability Services provides students with letters to present to faculty
members to verify that the student has a disability and needs accommodations.
Individuals requiring special accommodation should contact the professor after class or
during office hours.