Literacy+-+Agenda+-+12.1.16

3:30 - 4:50 - English PLUS

4:50 - 5:15 - Debrief English PLUS
 * Mary, Micah, Perla: writing includes transition words, punctuation, and fluency. Writing sample showed improvement in descriptive language and conventions. Claren and Kristi used a script form of reading and writing activity to promote engagement and worked with schema.
 * Beginning group: flexibility is key! Being flexible with the subject of conversation to fit the wants of the students benefits them most.
 * Advanced group: competition is crucial for engagement. Students respond well to games and competition. The competition was contingent upon reading the article, which improved engagement levels. The students remembered general ideas more than details during quick reading activity.
 * Intermediate group: used familiar characters helped with the connection of old vocabulary words (use the familiar to bridge the gap to the abstract). Familiar genres could potentially help with their ability to write with their vocabulary words. The students are excited about the writing subjects, but definitely need more time to express their ideas.

5:15 - 6:15 - Course Review

Guiding Questions for the course: A. What is reading? What does it mean to be literate?

B. In supporting literacy development, how can I learn about, respect, and leverage learners’ unique cultural, linguistic, ethnic, socio-economic, and individual profiles?

C. What factors account for patterns of variation in L2 reading and writing?

D. How can I design instruction that is meaningful, engaging, and appropriate for ELLs and that combines academic content learning, English language development, and literacy instruction?

1. Respond to these questions in writing 2. Billboards and gallery walk - concepts, instructional strategies, English PLUS examples 3. One sentence summary for each question describing how your understanding has changed or deepened this semester. (Use this sentence frame if it's helpful: "I used to think __, now I think__ ." 4. One lingering question

“ //Experiential learning takes place when a person involved in an activity looks back and evaluates it, determines what was useful or important to remember, and uses this information to perform another activity.” //

John Dewey

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6:15 - 6:30 - Housekeeping
 * Last assignments
 * Final session - (P of P presentations)