418+Agenda+-+4.7.15


 * Target:**
 * **I can describe specific instructional strategies to support oral academic language development.**

1:15 - 1:20 - Welcome
 * Notetaker: Stacia

1:20 - 1:40 - Discuss Zwiers in partners
 * Ke[|y Concepts and Useful Strategies]

1:40 - 2:20 - Philosophical Chairs
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 * [|http://www.uvm.edu/~asnider/IDAS_2011_CD/Teachers/Materials%20for%20Debate%20Classes/PhilosophicalChairs.pdf]
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2:20 - 2:30 - Housekeeping
 * For Thursday, //Holler, chapters 9 and 10// and upload your writing tasks to the Curriculum Library. http://gonzagateach.wikispaces.com/Curriculum+Library
 * How are your AL EdTPA projects coming? Remember they are due April 24. If you would like me to review a draft, submit it by April 16th. There is a dropbox on Blackboard. Reminder: here's the task description that was handed out a few weeks ago. [[file:EdTPA AL Tasks for 418.docx]]
 * Have you scheduled your second observed lesson? This should involve some sort of writing.
 * Philosophical Chairs Activity Guide - Due April 14th
 * [[file:philosophical chairs planning template.docx]]
 * I'm at a conference April 16th - assigned video, //Rain in a Dry Land//


 * NOTES! **

Review of Language: - Different vocab words at robot competition - Spanish mass offerings at St. Als? - Medical/nurse language for hip replacement care - Technical job vocab - Our disciplines- we assume that our students will know what we're talking about - Texas... - In-N-Out Spanish experience- odd ones out when ordering

Debrief of Chapters 5 and 6: See attached list of concepts and strategies - planned share out activities - have a strategy for monitoring student work - get away from standard script: question, answer, right or wrong feedback - let students run with discussion - safe environment: do it - listening- reading dictation to teach listening skills - move around when putting together a discussion lesson - teacher moments: follow what the kids get excited about for a bit Anny thoughts: 1) you gotta plan for discussion 2) what changes do we need to make so that discussions are more interesting?