Module+1+-+418+-+Fall+2011

For next Wednesday, please complete the following tasks:
 * Join the wiki.
 * You'll receive an email from wikispaces inviting you to join "gonzagateach" If you don't already have a wikispaces account, create one. Your username should be professional, but not obviously identifiable (don't use your last name).


 * Purchase the textbooks for this class:

Fisher, D., Brozo, W.G., Frey, N., & Ivey, G. (2011), //50 Instructional Routines to Develop Content Literacy//, 2nd edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, Merrill Prentice Hall.  Faltis, C. J., & Coulter, C. A. (2008). // Teaching English Learners and Immigrant Students in Secondary Schools //. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Michie, G. (2009). //Holler If You Hear Me: The Education of a Teacher and His Students, Second Edition (Teaching for Social Justice)// (Second Edition). New York: Teachers College Press.


 * Complete the assignment below. Use this document to record your responses. When you finish, upload your assignment to Blackboard by Tuesday, 9/6 at 6:00 p.m. (The dropbox is under "content," "module 1."



1. Do a five-minute quick write in response to each of the following questions. (Literally, set a timer for five minutes and write whatever comes to your mind. Repeat for each question. This is a brainstorming activity, not a polished analysis.)
 * Thinking about the Big Picture**

a. What does it mean to be literate? b. What does it mean to be literate in the 21st century?
 * communication with diverse people in a variety of ways
 * Modes of communication - writing, reading, speaking, body language, visuals (images, graphic, advertisements,maps, graphs, charts) video, audio,
 * age, culture, race, socioeconomic, professional, peers, family, friends, language backgrounds, etc. etc.
 * critiquing, understanding, analyzing, sharing, getting information/ideas/knowledge
 * ethical aspects of communicating, learning, information sharing & gathering & creating
 * Technological tools
 * evolution of language with culture
 * information is there - dealing with information overload
 * information & social networks - distributed cognition

c. What is your responsibility as a content area (math, history, health, biology) teacher in regards to teaching literacy? d. What is your responsibility as a content area teacher for teaching English to English Language Learners?

2. Find two lesson plans online for teaching secondary students in your subject area. Choose one you think is satisfactory, and one you think is exceptional. For each plan, identify the following:
 * Beginning to Think about Academic Language**

a. The lesson plan link b. A short paragraph that summarizes the plan c. A list of all the ways students are asked to read or write in the lesson plan d. A short paragraph explaining why you evaluated the plan as poor, satisfactory, or exceptional

Possible lesson plan sites: [] [] []

3. Go to this site: http://www.edweek.org/ew/qc/2009/17profiles.h28.html?intc=ml a. Listen to the interviews with each of the 8 students. b. Choose three students and one of the lesson plans you found (task #2). Think about aspects of the lesson that might be particularly challenging for the student and available resources to help the student fully participate in the lesson.
 * Beginning to Think about Working with ELLs**