Agendas+2013

"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//

Week 1
Tuesday, May 21- Online Module Thursday, May 23 - Introduction to the course; SLA; Big Ideas about Schooling and ELLs
 * Notetaker - Allison

Week 2
Tuesday, May 28 - Stages of Literacy Development & Assessment
 * Discussion Leader (chapter 2) - Katie
 * Discussion Leader (chapter 6) - Sari
 * Notetaker - Christine

Thursday, May 30 - Cultivating Biliteracy; Teaching Vocabulary
 * Notetaker - Tracey

Week 3
Tuesday, June 4 - Working with Texts
 * Discussion Leader - Tracey
 * Notetaker - Sari

Thursday, June 6 - Academic Literacy
 * Notetaker - Julie

Week 4
Tuesday, June 11
 * Discussion Leader - Christine
 * Notetaker - Katie

Thursday, Jun 13
 * Notetaker - Rebecca

Week 5
Tuesday, June 18
 * Discussion Leader - Kathy, Allison
 * Notetaker - Alon

Thursday, June 20
 * Notetaker - Stephanie

=Week 6= Tuesday, June 25 - Teaching Demos Thursday, June 27 - Teaching Demos