418+Agendas+-+Fall+2011

**November 30, 2011**
11:00 - 11:10 - Discuss ELC experience 11:10 - 11:25 - Share "Commitments in Practice" 11:25 - 11:50 - Academic Language

November 21, 2011
Help in ESL writing class at ELC

November 16, 2011
11:00 - 11:10 - Welcome and announcements (final project, finishing the semester) 11:10 - 11:50 - ELL writing sample, language objectives, academic writing beyond vocabulary

November 9, 2011
11:00 - 11:05 - Welcome and announcements 11:05 - 11:20 - Language Objectives 11:20 - 11:50 - Review ELL writing samples

November 2, 2011
11:00 - 11:05 - Welcome and announcements (work with ELL students) 11:05 - 11:15 - Discuss //Holler// 11:15 - 11:50 - ESL writing samples (Next week, we'll look at your language objectives)

October 28, 2011
11:00 - 11:10 - What did you learn? Discuss //Holler// 11:10 - 11:25 - SLA and instructional strategies/goals (share concept maps) 11:25 - 11:45 - Foundational Principles 11:45 - 11:50 - Housekeeping

October 19, 2011
11:00 - 11:15 - What did you learn? 11:15 - 11:30 - ESL experience http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6fiX0uM44Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyagssLLvrI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CXUBOyNP9A

11:30 - 11:45 - Goals of instruction when working with ELLs 11:45 - 11:50 - Housekeeping - module 8

October 12, 2011
11:00 - 11:15 - What did you learn? 11:15 - 11:45 - Writing tasks review. How would you modify these tasks for an English learner? 11:45 - 11:50 - Schedule midterm conversations

October 5, 2011
11:00 - 11:05 - What did you learn? 11:05 - 11:30 - Writing presentation 11:30 - 11:50 - Revising your writing tasks

September 28, 2011
11:00 - 11:10 - What did you learn this week? 11:10 - 11:30 - Share reading lesson plans 11:30 - 11:50 - Academic language - text examples >
 * http://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PS1zJo&PMDbProgramId=57821

September 21, 2011
11:00 - 11:10 - What did you learn this week? 11:10 - 11:25 - Reading comprehension 11:25 - 11:50 - Designing a reading assignment

September 16, 2011
11:00 - 11:15 - Sharing from //Holler// and literacy definitions 11:15 - 11:40 - Academic Language 11:40 - 11:50 - A model for reading comprehension
 * "bill" example from //Holler//
 * definition
 * examples from your subject area

September 7, 2011

 * Explain class (wiki, expected time, communication, texts)
 * Next week - Wed 11:00 classes are cancelled due to Mass of the Holy Spirit.
 * Discuss module 1
 * Academic language (videos, concept, TPA)