566+-+Agenda+-+6.13.13


 * Objectives:**
 * I can explain reasons to provide and support opportunities for ELLs to engage in writing tasks.
 * I can explain the benefits of connecting reading and writing
 * I can describe strategies for teaching writing at different proficiency levels.

9:00 - 9:05 - Welcome & Report on upcoming literacy workshop
 * Notetaker- Rebecca
 * Update on Jacob's Well
 * Founders focus on helping local community
 * Primarily Burmese refugees
 * Many are Karenni
 * Persecuted by government
 * Primarily farmers
 * Not strong literacy in families
 * Most of the children grew up in refugee camps in Thailand
 * Lots of family support in community- huge support for children and their education
 * Classes at the center to help children and parents maintain Karen
 * Classes will be divided into 4-5 groups, with two teachers (us) in each group
 * Classes will be spread throughout the center
 * Little classroom technology in the center
 * A few computers
 * Could bring laptops or ipads
 * Lessons from 9:30-10:30
 * 20-30 min per person
 * Lesson Plans
 * Plan on Narrative one day and academic the other

9:05 - 9:15 - An inspirational video :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBJ5jcMpPuA
 * Things that Stuck
 * Slow down speech and teach everything 3 different ways- every student will learn
 * The school provided for the whole child
 * Breakfast
 * Medical clinic
 * After-school activites
 * Mentors- older teachers and adults

9:15 - 9:25 - Review quiz - Language, literacy, and content objectives

9:25 - 9:45 - Activity 1 - Venn Diagram - ELL and non-ELL Writing
 * ELLs
 * Need more support with:
 * Sentence structure
 * Vocabulary
 * Text forms
 * Might not have English literacy support at home
 * Need a variety of strategies
 * Non-ELLs
 * Focus more on complex vocabulary, sentence structure, and text forms
 * Both
 * Need authentic experiences
 * Need a variety of strategies
 * Peer support
 * Need to encourage the joy of writing

9:45 - 10:00 - Activity 2 - Why Write? Quote Pass Summarized quotes (Paraphrased)
 * Valuing written expression using experience and communication
 * ELLs need time to practice!!! We can't penalize them for not being perfect.
 * Be positive, patient, and check for understanding.
 * Self-expression is needed to learn a new language because it builds confidence and proficiency.
 * Focus on how you can help ELLs instead of why you can't.
 * Writing helps students share knowledge and make connections.
 * ELLs need to be able to express themselves in writing, focusing on communication instead of mechanics.
 * In order to teach writing effectively, teachers need to: focus on what students can do, teach strategies that proficient writers use, involve students’ culture, and give students plenty of time to practice**.**

10:00 - 10:30 - Activity 3 - Writing Tasks & Strategies; Connecting Reading and Writing
 * **Circles of writing**- way to think of helping students write
 * Journal to narrative to expository (ex. "my new puppy" to "The Wonder Dog" to "Reasons to Own a Dog")
 * Formal/Informal
 * Narrative/Expository
 * Role Play -http://www.alliance.brown.edu/tdl/elemlit/writing-prt.shtml
 * Role Play -http://www.alliance.brown.edu/tdl/elemlit/writing-prt.shtml

10:30 - 11:00 - Activity 4 - Writing tasks for specific proficiency levels (//we didn't have time for this)//
 * Preproduction
 * Early production
 * Speech Emergence
 * Intermediate
 * Advanced


 * Upcoming Tasks before our next class:**
 * Quiz #4 will be opened on Friday through Monday as usual. Study guide is below:
 * What are key considerations for selecting and teaching academic language?
 * Be able to design language, literacy, and content objectives with corresponding assessments. What is it crucial to combine these three types of learning goals?
 * What are key principles for working with an information, academic text?
 * What are reasons to engage ELLs in writing tasks? What are characteristics of ELL writing that makes it different from non-ELL writing?
 * Review: interactive model of reading (top-down, bottom up); principles of teaching vocab; ways to support ELLs' L1 literacy
 * Module 4 (Academic Language)
 * Read chapter 5
 * Continue to refine your narrative and academic text activity plans.


 * Virtual Option**
 * Read the agenda, watch the video, and carefully read this link:http://www.alliance.brown.edu/tdl/elemlit/writing-prt.shtml. Based on this document, create a one-page handout you could give to other teachers that summarizes the key points. (Pretend that you are giving a professional development seminar on ELL writing.) Paste your handout to the "misc assignments" section of GoogleDocs.
 * From the "quotes about writing" document, select your two most favorite quotes. In the discussion board at the top of this page (click on the conversation bubbles next to the "edit" button), copy the quotes and explain why you chose them. Also, write a 1-2 sentence statement that you think summarizes all of the quotes.