EDTE+418+Agendas+-+Fall+2012


 * //Holler If You Hear Me// **


 * Modules **

Aug 28 Aug 30
 * Week 1 - What does it mean to be literate?**

Sep 4 Sep 6
 * Week 2 - How can I help my students make meaning from oral, written, and visual texts? How can I design an effective reading assignment in my subject area?**
 * Mitchie, chapter 1
 * TFA Secondary Literacy chapters
 * Zwiers, chapters 2 and 7

Sep 11 Sep 13
 * Week 3 - How can I design an effective reading assignment in my subject area?**
 * Module 1 due
 * Mitchie, chapter 2


 * Week 4 - What is academic language? What are features of academic language in my subject area? How can I support students’ academic language development?**

Sep 18 Sep 20
 * Text-Based Activity Plan
 * [[file:Text-based Activity Guide.docx]]
 * Zwiers, chapter 1
 * Mitchie, chapter 3
 * Zwiers, chapters 3 and 4

Sep 25 Sep 27
 * Week 5 - Academic language (cont)**
 * Module 2 due
 * Mitchie, chapter 4

Oct 2
 * Week 6 - What does it mean to engage students? (Intro to TPA project)**
 * Module 3 due
 * TPA Treasure Hunt; AL Rubrics
 * [|AL Keynote Address]

Oct 4
 * Mitchie, chapter 5

Oct 9 Oct 11
 * Week 7 - What are the characteristics of "good" writing? How can I design and effectively assess a writing assignment in my content area?**
 * Module 4 due
 * Zwiers, chapter 8
 * Mitchie, chapter 6

Oct 16 Oct 18
 * Week 8 - Writing (cont)**
 * Module 5
 * Writing to Learn Activity Plan
 * "Writing to Show Learning" Activity Plan
 * Mitchie, chapter 7

Oct 23 Oct 25
 * Week 9 - Who are English Language Learners? What are my legal, ethical, and professional responsibilities towards ELLs in my classroom?**
 * Faltis, chapter 1, 3
 * Mitchie, chapter 8
 * Module 6

Oct 30 Nov 1
 * Week 10 - How can I adapt my instruction to make it accessible to ELLs? How can I design instruction to simultaneously build language and content learning for the ELLs in my classes?**
 * Faltis, chapter 2
 * ELC Experience
 * Module 7
 * Faltis, one chapter of your choice from Section II
 * Mitchie, chapter 9

Nov 6 Nov 8
 * Week 11 - How can I give helpful feedback to ELLs and assess them fairly?**
 * Faltis, chapter 8
 * Mitchie, chapter 10

Nov 13 Nov 15
 * Week 12 - Working with ELLs (continued)**
 * Videotaping of lessons should be completed with pre-approved lesson plans
 * Mitchie, afterwards
 * ELC Experience

Nov 20 Nov 22 - Thanksgiving
 * Week 13 - How can I help my students grapple with oral academic language? How can I engage students through discussions?**
 * Zwiers, chapter 6

Nov 27 Nov 29
 * Week 14 - Course Synthesis**
 * Zwiers, chapter 9-10
 * Draft of final project due

Dec 4 Dec 6
 * Week 15 - Course Synthesis**

Dec 12 - 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. - Final Exam Period (Final Project Due)
 * Week 16**