Course Syllabus

 

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Continue to Module One

1/17  Module Two

1/24  Module Three 

           Responsive Teaching PowerPoint

           Scaffolding PowerPoint 

1/31  No class because of sickness

2/7    Module Four - The Three-Part Framework: Activating Prior Knowledge and Interest

          Module 4 PowerPoint

          Class Learning Needs Chart

          Stalking the Bat Killer Article

Text Set Instructions

2/14  Continue with the Module 4 PowerPoint

           Begin Module 5

           Module 5 PowerPoint

           Lesson Plan Trainer

Here are some strategies you can consider as you think about your Text Set:

     Anticipation Guide

     I Can Retell a Story Graphic Organizer

     KWL Chart Description

     Making Connections Graphic Organizer

     Note-taking

     Open-mind Portraits

     Reading Comprehension Map

     Venn Diagram Graphic Organizer

2/21  Module 6

     Module 6 PowerPoint 

2/28  Module 7 (the Canvas module is not open yet, but your PowerPoint is below)

     Module 7 PowerPoint

     Assessment Elements for Oral Fluency

     Corf Scale

     Multidimensional Fluency Scale

     Words Per Minute Scale (wpm)

3/6   Text Set Conferences

3/13  Spring Break - No Class

3/20  Reading and Writing in the Content Areas

     Before class, please read the article What the Hunger Games can Teach us About Disciplinary Literacy

     Module 9 PowerPoint

Sample Text Set - A disclaimer - you may seen some things that I require now that were not required when this was done last year. Please refer to the current requirements as you do your own. I know you are not all science people, but adapt yours in your own content.  Focus on the way the text set is laid out, the descriptions of what would be done during instruction, and the number and variety of resources the writer used.

3/27 Censorship

     Module 10 PowerPoint

     Banned Book Data

     Excerpt from Kylene Beers 

Resources for the Text Set and for the Field Experience

Upload your Text Set materials (Rationale, Rubric for Self-Evaluation, Checklist, Lesson Plan for first day of unit on the Piedmont Lesson Plan Trainer Template) here.

The Text Set Rationale, Rubric, and Checklist

You will follow the steps outlined in the Rationale and the Checklist and do a self-evaluation using the Rubric. I will also use the Rubric to provide feedback on your Text Set and your grade.

Field Experience Requirements

Letter for the Principal or Host Teacher to Sign

Course Summary:

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