EDTE+566+-+Summer+2016

"Language is the window to my soul . . ."



**“Without language, one cannot talk to people and understand them; one cannot share their hopes and aspirations, grasp their history, appreciate their poetry, or savor their songs.”** ― Nelson Mandela, // Long Walk to Freedom //

**Course Materials**

 * Syllabus [[file:edte566_su16_case_syllabus.docx]] **

[|ELL Writing Samples]
 * [|Additional Readings]**
 * [|Artifacts of Teaching]** (videos and lesson plans)
 * [|Student Organization Tool]**
 * [|Reading Group Guidelines]**
 * Preparation Template [[file:Reading Group Preparation Template.docx]]


 * Reading Roundup**
 * Purpose: To highlight a few key concepts from the reading and demonstrate a useful teaching strategy/application.
 * Time: 10 minutes (this is a strict time limit and you will be timed)
 * Component:
 * 3 Key Concepts
 * 2 Discussion Questions
 * 1 Teaching Strategy/Application (demonstrate it)


 * Professional Toolbox**
 * Purpose: To compile a collection of strategies that you can use to support ELLs in your future work.
 * Requirements:
 * 20 concrete ideas gathered from the various readings, videos, discussions, or elsewhere (5 items per week, weeks 2-5)
 * For each item, you should include the following:
 * Title/name of the strategy
 * Source (where you found the idea)
 * Brief description of how it works
 * Likely contexts for using it (i.e. to introduce a new story; to build academic vocabulary, etc.)
 * Why it has the potential to promote learning (1-2 sentences)
 * Any needed materials (i.e. templates, links, etc.)\
 * You may create a hard copy or digital version of the template organized in a way that is useful for you.


 * Video Descriptions**
 * Purpose: To visualize/analyze what high quality ELL instruction might look like in practice.
 * Requirements:
 * Most weeks, you will choose 3 videos
 * For each video, write a 3-4 sentence description of the video that might be used in a catalogue. Include the instructional context, grade, subject. instructional strategies highlighted, and anything that would help an outside reader get a snapshot of the video.
 * Identify 3-4 very specific instructional decisions that facilitated ELL learning and participation.
 * Write down 2 questions you would like to ask the teacher in the video.
 * Video Log (upload to Blackboard by June 21)
 * [[file:EDTE 494-566 video log.docx]]


 * Curriculum Project**
 * Purpose: To demonstrate your ability to scaffold texts and writing for ELLs across proficiency levels
 * Requirements:
 * Work in groups of 3-4 by grade level of targeted students
 * Choose an age-appropriate theme
 * As a group, select 4 texts (these can be books/picture books, textbooks, online texts, etc.) connected to the theme.
 * Two texts should be informational and two narrative
 * The text set should include at least one text that is appropriate for ELP 1/2 and one that is geared for ELP 3/4
 * The texts can be short -- just sufficient to build a lesson around
 * Divide up the texts
 * Each person will create the plans and materials for two texts (one provided by the group; one chosen by the individual teacher)
 * One plan should be geared for ELP Level 1/2; one plan should be geared for ELP Level 3/4
 * One text should be informational and one text should be narrative
 * Each plan should provide 50 minutes of instruction (including student work time)
 * Each plan should include scaffolded reading AND writing activities
 * Each plan should have a language, literacy, and content learning goal and be aligned to an ELP standard
 * Plan should be written in sufficient detail so that a substitute teacher could successfully replicate your plan
 * All instructional materials (i.e. student worksheets, presentations, links, etc.) should be included with the plan
 * You will post all materials on a designated spot on the wiki
 * Due June 27
 * [[file:CurriculumProjectActivityGuideTemplate.docx]]
 * Ideas for language objectives
 * https://www.scoe.org/files/kinsella-handouts.pdf
 * http://www.mel-min.k12.wi.us/faculty/schwarzs/LangObjConsid1.pdf

__**Additional Resources**__

[|Link to the standards] [|Link to an overview]
 * ELP Standards **


 * [|Common Core Standards]**


 * Tech tools for academic language and text analyzers**

**Course Calendar**

 * WEEK 1 **
 * 5/17 - ** "Immersion" - Who are English Learners? (Case studies); Crash Course in SLA; Reading in a Second Language
 * 5/19 ** - Reading in a Second Language; Scaffolding and Layering Instruction from an Asset-Orientation
 * Chapter 1 - English Learners, Academic Literacy, and Thinking -
 * Chapter 2 - Intellectual Work in Practice -

(5/20 - 5/23 - Reading with Multiple Languages articles; 2 Videos - Teacher Portraits)

5/24 - Relationships between L1 and L2 reading/writing; ELP Standards; Literacy demands at different ages/stages 5/26 - Introduction to scaffolding reading for ELLs
 * WEEK 2 **
 * Chapter 3 - Literacy in the Curriculum - (RR) Brooke
 * Chapter 4 - Engaging with Academic Literacy (RR) Taylor
 * [[file:Gibbons3-4_rdg guide.docx]] Upload to Blackboard
 * Chapter 5 - Building Bridges to Text: Supporting Academic Reading (RR)Katherine
 * Wilhelm, 2013 - The Question of Vocabulary (RR) - Jessica J
 * [[file:Gibbons5_rdg guide.docx]] Upload to Blackboard

(5/23- 5/29 - Parent and Family Engagement articles; 3 Videos - Reading; Reading Group)


 * WEEK 3 **
 * 5/31 - ** Mini Practicum at Garry Middle School (reading demonstration)
 * Lesson Plan Annotation (reading; upload to Blackboard) [[file:LessonPlanAnalysis.docx]]
 * 6/2 - **Mini Practicum at Garry Middle School (one-on-one reading)
 * Reading activity plan for Garry (Upload to Blackboard) [[file:ActivityPlanTemplate_clemente.docx]] [[file:ActivityPlanTemplate_kingtut.docx]]

(6/4 - Analysis of Teaching- upload to Blackboard) (5/30 - 6/5 - Subgroups of ELLs articles; 3 videos - Writing; Reading Group)


 * WEEK 4 **
 * 6/7 - **Mini Practicum at Garry Middle School (writing demonstration)
 * Gibbons, chapter 6 - Scaffolding EL Learners to Be Successful Writers (upload reading guide to Blackboard)
 * [[file:Gibbons6_rdg guide.docx]]
 * Lesson Plan Annotation (writing - upload notes to Blackboard)
 * [[file:LessonPlanAnalysis_writing.docx]]
 * <span style="color: #3d32bf; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6/9 - **Mini Practicum at Garry Middle School (one-on-one writing)
 * [|Review this slideshow]
 * Spend 20 minutes completing the Garry student writing tasks.

(6/6 - 6/12 - Reading articles; 3 videos - Misc; Reading Group)
 * (6/11 - Reflection - upload to Blackboard) [[file:ELL Writing – Garry Experience Reflection.docx]]**

> (Gibbons, 6 - RR) Jill
 * <span style="color: #3d32bf; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">WEEK 5 **
 * <span style="color: #3d32bf; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6/14 - **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Scaffolding Writing and Giving Helpful Feedback
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reading Roundups - Katherine, Jessica J, Jessica M, Jill[[file:moon_gibbons_chap7.pptx]] **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Gibbons, chapter 7 - Planning Talk for Literacy and Learning (upload reading guide to Blackboard) (RR) Jessica M.
 * **Bring video logs and professional toolbox - I will meet briefly with each of you to be sure you're on the right track**
 * <span style="color: #3d32bf; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6/16 - **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Blending Language, Literacy, and Content Learning
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Gibbons, chapter 8 - Planning for High-Challenge, High-Support Classrooms (upload reading guide to Blackboard) **(RR) Jay**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Panferov, 2010 - Increasing Parent Involvement in Our Schools **(RR) Tricia** [[file:Gibbons8_panferov_rdg guide.docx]]

(6/15-6/19 - Writing Articles; 3 videos - student/family stories; Reading Group)


 * <span style="color: #3d32bf; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">WEEK 6 **
 * <span style="color: #3d32bf; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6/21 - **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Course Synthesis; What are your resources?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Goldenberg, 2013 - Unlocking the Research on ELLs (upload reading guide to Blackboard) (RR) Cat
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Westerland, 2015 - ELL Myths from the Trenches (RR) Zach [[file:goldenberg_westerland_rdg guide.docx]]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Submit final toolbox and video log


 * <span style="color: #3d32bf; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6/23 - **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Educator Panel and Toolbox Presentations
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Toolbox Presentation

(6/27 - Curriculum Project - finished and uploaded to the wiki)


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Optional Readings (especially for new MITers) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Introduction to Common Core State Standards
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Model lessons - []
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Making the Shift - []
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The standards themselves - []
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Writing lesson objectives
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://gonzagateach.wikispaces.com/Objectives+-+Learning+Targets
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Crash course in assessment
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">https://www.stcloudstate.edu/oce/teaching/documents/FORMATIVEASSESSMENT.ppt

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