Literacy+-+11.3.16

= = =English PLUS=

=Class=

4:50 - 5:10 - Debrief
 * Literacy insight
 * Daliat seemed to own his writing -- concerned about the write word
 * cultural elements of a writing prompt
 * learning can be sabotaged by stress and negative emotion
 * Mary responded to the letter format
 * Tough to discuss something like bullying without a lot of vocabulary
 * Challenge of assessing understanding of beginners


 * Management ideas, concerns, strategies
 * Preparation is the foundation of management
 * Use choices whenever possible
 * Recognizing needs; appropriate boundaries; clear expectations
 * Don't sweat the small stuff
 * Humor - avoid power struggle
 * Prioritize aspects of a task -- empower
 * Well-structured tasks - scaffolding; pre-reading - builds motivation
 * Body language - be assertive - assume every moment is a teaching moment

5:10 - 5:55 - Literacy activity, Kucer 9 (Mary)
 * Text analysis of Bestey text
 * Is this written by a native or non-native speaker? Age? Gender?
 * "Literacy does not come down from God" It is socialized and value is assigned by people.

5:55 - 6:30 - Problem of Practice Implementation Planning >>
 * Advanced
 * Kelley - Connect curriculum to mainstream curriculum (Henry - social studies); book club; writing about themselves
 * Megumi - Audio texts; international student mentors
 * Motel - Timed reading, scanning, reading competition
 * Will?
 * Intermediate
 * Ilynn - Explicit attention to vocabulary and academic discussion
 * Kristi - Writing tasks that reinforce vocabulary; applying vocabulary in contexts of students’ interests
 * Mary - Timed reading; interactive read alouds; readers theater
 * Ali - Scaffolding writing and color coded feedback
 * Emtenan - Scaffolded reading
 * Shareefah - Graphic novels
 * Heather - Public speaking project; comparing folktales
 * Hailey - ?
 * Beginner
 * Sami - Academic vocab work connected to texts and videos
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Alina - Readers’ theater - acting and movement
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Noelle - Photography and reading
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Grace - Connecting vocabulary instruction with reading comprehension
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Sarah - Pamphlet design; guided reading and running record
 * Individuals -
 * Carol (Gabe)
 * Claren (Maica)
 * Kristi (Mary)
 * Ali (Messi)

__Guiding Principles__
 * Design instruction for three sessions - Nov 10, Nov 17, Dec 1
 * Each teacher should be able to try out their intervention at least twice
 * You can choose whether to design instruction as a whole group (within your level), in small groups, or as individuals
 * It will probably help to identify a theme to guide the instruction
 * It would be great if your instruction somehow spills over into Tuesday to produce greater continuity for the kids
 * Intermediate - consult with Mary; beginner, advanced, and individual - consult with Anny
 * Upload a written plan to BB for your work by Tuesday (if the plan represents a group submission, just say so in the comments)
 * Plans do not need to include every detail of every lesson -- just a general overview of the direction you intend to go and how you are scheduling teaching
 * Individually -
 * Create a written plan for each day/activity you teach as well as indicating what evidence you will collect to inform your interpretation of the efficacy of the interventions
 * The plans should be submitted as one packet either as a hard copy or on BB by Dec 1.


 * Housekeeping:**
 * Work on "problem of practice" lesson plans
 * Gibbons, chapters 5-6 on Nov 10
 * **Quiz originally scheduled for Nov 10 is postponed**


 * Table Moteeb - look at the word "Because"
 * Table Will - look at the word "And"
 * Table Heather - look at grammar
 * Table Megumi - look at spelling
 * Table Claren - look at culture