418+Agenda+-+2.11.16


 * Learning Goal:**
 * Review and synthesize key concepts from the course so far

1:15 - 1:20 - Welcome and Agenda
 * Notetaker: Katie "KT Dizzle" Kenkel
 * Good news sharing!!:
 * Luke got job rapping for Gatorade
 * Breakthroughs in the field (Taylor and Alex) woooo! Yay teaching!
 * Morgan met Judi Biggs Garbuio's son
 * Matt is getting his wisdom teeth out tomorrow and is going to take funny videos to show us when he gets back

1:20 - 1:30 - Discuss edTPA AL planning
 * Share our lesson plans

1:30 - 2:00 - Review
 * Re-read the agenda notes from our class sessions thus far
 * Re-read the "text talk" handouts
 * Identify key concepts (professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions)

2:00 - 2:15 - Design assessment prompts (in triads)
 * Show meaningful understanding of key concepts
 * Include and reflect class sessions and readings
 * [|Class list of key concepts]


 * Split up into four groups
 * Definitions of AL and literacy- Lauren U, Annie, Taylor
 * Terms on the ship; what does this look like in your specific discipline?
 * Larger purposes/ethical/identity aspects of AL- Katie, Alex, Gladys
 * Giving a scenario: a very diverse classroom (in your specific discipline); how would you create an environment where they feel comfortable, an environment that is safe and culturally aware, encourage cultural awareness, and help all students that have different backgrounds and different levels of AL?
 * Do this in class in groups?
 * Instructional aspects- Abby, Lauren, Morgan
 * Use the AL template with a few lessons to choose from, incorporate some of the high-leverage strategies in our discipline.
 * Application- Julie, Ben, Matt
 * A 3 minute mini lesson on one of the vocab/syntax/discourse words.

2:15 - 2:30 - Create our test


 * Housekeeping:**
 * Reading due on Tuesday 2/16
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 * Read pages 1-2 (introduction) and 9-11 (section on adolescence)
 * Greenleaf, C. L., & Hinchman, K. (2009). Reimagining our inexperienced adolescent readers: From struggling, striving, marginalized, and reluctant to thriving. //Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy//, //53//(1), 4-13. (On Blackboard)
 * Text Talk Organizers: Morgan & Taylor
 * **Assessment Window?**
 * **Co-observation**
 * **Put your dates for your observed lesson #1 [|here]**
 * **Try to have this on the calendar by Feb 19 if possible!**