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Tues - 1/15 - What is engagement? Thur - 1/17 - Introductions; Observe Lesson taught by Mr. Pearson at G-Prep
 * Week 1 - Design Engaging Instruction**

Tues - 1/22 (Holiday 1/21) - What is engagement? (cont) Thur - 1/24 - Individual Interviews (Look for possible themes to guide our curriculum.)
 * Week 2 -** **Design Engaging Instruction**

Tues - 1/29 - What does it mean to be literate in the 21st century? - Field Orientation (1:15) Thur - 1/31 - Literacies Inventory - G-Prep
 * Week 3 - Design Engaging Instruction Around Texts**
 * ** //Holler If You Hear Me// (finished) **

Tues - 2/5 - What cognitive processes are involved in reading? (Interactive reading model)/AL and Reading Thur - 2/7 - Text-Based Instruction Model Lesson (Pre-During-Post) - G-Prep
 * Week 4 -** **Design Engaging Instruction Around Texts/Academic Language**
 * ** Module - Academic Language **

//(Preparation: Texts used in your discipline)// Tues - 2/12 - Pre-During-Post Activities Thur - 2/14 (No school - G-Prep) - Select curricular theme
 * Week 5 -** **Design Engaging Instruction Around Texts**

Tue - 2/19 (Holiday 2/18) - Academic Language: Definitions and Significance Thur - 2/21 - Street Talk Translation Activity - G-Prep (2 groups, taught by GU students)
 * Week 6 -** **Supporting Academic Language Development**
 * ** Text-Based Activity Plan **

Tue - 2/26 - Writing to Learn/ AL Demands and Supports Thur - 2/28 - Text-Based Lessons (2 groups, taught by GU students)
 * Week 7 -** **Using Writing to Support Learning and AL Development**
 * ** "Writing to Learn" Lesson Plan **

(Preparation: Supporting struggling readers) Tue - 3/5 - Debrief G-Prep Experience; What do the students need next? Thur - 3/7 - G-Prep
 * Week 8 -** **Design Engaging Instruction Around Texts - Supporting Struggling Readers**
 * ** Module 1 - Supporting Struggling Readers **
 * Window for videotaped lesson - week 8-10

Tue - 3/12 - Thur 3/14 - Spring Break
 * Week 9 -**

Tue - 3/19 - Definitions and Significance Thur - 3/21 -
 * Week 10 - Academic Language**
 * ** Module 2 - Academic Language **
 * ** Videotaped Lesson **

Tue - 3/26 - AL Demands and Supports Thur - 3/28 (Holiday 3/29, 4/1) - Supporting AL model lesson taught by Anny - G-Prep >
 * Week 11 - Academic Language**

Tue - 4/2 (Spring Break - G-Prep) - Introduction to ELLs Thur - 4/4 (Spring Break - G-Prep) - ELC Activity (Writing)
 * Week 12 - Working with ELLs**
 * ** Module 3- English Language Learners **

//(Preparation: Writing in your discipline)// Tue - 4/9 - Designing Effective Writing Assignments Thur - 4/11 - Writing Task - Model Lesson taught by Danny - G-Prep
 * Week 13 -** **Design Engaging Instruction Around Texts - Writing**
 * ** "Writing to Show Learning" Lesson Plan **

Tue - 4/16 - Principles of Writing Feedback Thur - 4/18 - Writing Feedback Practice (ELC and G-Prep writing samples)
 * Week 14 - Providing Feedback to Writing (ELLs and Non-ELLs)**

Tue - 4/23 Thur - 4/25
 * Week 15**
 * ** Module 4 - English Language Learners, Part 2 **

Tue - 4/30 Thur - 5/2
 * Week 16**
 * ** ELL Adaptation Plan **

Final Exam - Thur - 5/9 - 3:30 - 5:30

Teaching Metaphors
 * Teaching as Hospitality
 * Teaching as Creativity
 * Teaching as Mentoring
 * Teaching as Gardening
 * Teaching as Listening
 * Teaching as Exploration
 * Teaching as Collaboration
 * Teaching as Cooking
 * Teaching as Technician
 * Teaching as Art
 * Teaching as Science
 * Teaching as Subcontractor
 * Teaching as Collaboration

What are the enduring principles?

Task: After discussion and preparation, groups design and negotiate a rubric for each strategy


 * **Input** - Readings or other information
 * **Communicate** - A task that allows you to communicate your ideas about course material and respond to other class members' insights as well
 * **Integrate** - An activity designed to help you integrate theory and practice -- in other words, explicit consideration of how new concepts might be applied in an educational context
 * **Experience** - An activity that involves some sort of an experience with key ideas