418+Agenda+2.20.14

1:15 - 1:40 - Welcome and Discuss Michie

1:40 - 1:55 - Crash Course in Sentence Frames
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 * [|Sentence stems for written academic discourse]

[|Tip Sheet] Top Principles for Sentence Frames: 1:55 - 2:20 - Top Ten Strategies for Teaching AL
 * Clarity
 * Open Ended (not just one possible answer)
 * Designed in a way that requires thinking. Build in trigger words that require higher order thinking.
 * Gives students examples and a clear learning purpose
 * No more than two blanks in a sentence frame.

2:20 - 2:30 - Lesson Plan #1 - Due 2/28
 * Use the template and rubrics on Blackboard


 * Housekeeping for Tuesday:**
 * AL Lab - Conduct a **7 minute** demo modeling a AL mini lesson in your content area
 * Post the objective & additional language demands
 * Provide a 30-second overview of the larger lesson context
 * Teach a mini lesson incorporating at least two strategies from the Top Ten list
 * Tuesday:
 * 1) Alana
 * 2) Anna
 * 3) Sean
 * 4) Zach
 * 5) Rachel
 * 6) Sarah
 * Thursday:
 * 1) Garred
 * 2) Jordan
 * 3) Tevin
 * 4) Lucy
 * 5) Tyler
 * 6) Caroline