EDTE+566+-+Agenda+-+5.17.16

9:00 - 9:20 - Welcome, Agenda, and Introductions

General notes will be on Wiki, YOUR notes are personal connections/ideas drawn from material user:tzlombardo > Strategies used: Associating words with cultures. Background knowledge about languages (some read right to left). Length of text.All = BUILDING ON BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE"fake it" or "doing school" - allows student to survive. Gives teacher impression of student knowledge, when that may not be the case. > To remedy this - find student's background knowledge. If misinterpretations persist, children: check out, get angry, > > **VIDEO:** Student only picks out key words of teacher's instruction, relies on other students to help translate. Even after understanding content, student cannot verbalize method he used. > Teacher mentions that they are discouraged from speaking to students in their first language even if they are able > Kid in video has family support (common) > > Student has trouble communicating with others on playground. > > Moral decisions by teacher vs. professional obligations (taking away dictionary) - Creativity from teacher. She could give him another version of test that caters to his situation.
 * Notetaker: Zach user:Anny1
 * **Proverbs activity** (match proverb on paper with 1 language listed)


 * It's a good thing you're here! http://www.npr.org/2016/05/13/477974455/survey-raises-concerns-about-non-english-speaking-students

9:20 - 9:50 - Who are ELLs? What factors influence their experience at school?
 * Your assumptions - inteligence, culture, resilience, empathy, mtulilingual - isolation, difficulty/fustration, pverty/trauma, responsibilities, altered expecations
 * [|Immersion]
 * Influential factors

9:50 - 10:10 - Discuss preparation assignment: 1) three new things you learned, 2) two lingering questions from the video/articles, 3) one professional skill you hope to gain from this class Scarcity of ELL cert. teachers (how to prioritize content due to time), 10:10 - 10:25 - Course Overview/Syllabus

Resources available (not available),

10:25 - 10:50 - What do we mean by "literacy"? What literate tools, texts, and practices do ELLs engage in? What does literacy look like in my grade/content area?

10:50 - 11:00 - Fill out information sheet


 * Housekeeping:**

READ THESE FOR THURS. (Also read syllabus) > >
 * Gibbons, Chapter 1 - English Learners, Academic Literacy, and Thinking - Reading Roundup
 * Reading Guide:
 * Gibbons, Chapter 2 - Intellectual Work in Practice - Reading Roundup _
 * Jay will be note taker for Thursday's class (5/19)