566+-+Agenda+9.3.15

[|Slides] 3:00 - 3:45 - Connecting with each other >> 3:45 - 4:15 - Introduction to the Course
 * A little about me . ..
 * Skittles game (make slide and also picture of English skittles)
 * Common Ground
 * Culture as an iceberg
 * https://culturalconflict.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/iceberg-model.jpg
 * http://www.imd.org/research/challenges/images/graphic1_1.jpg
 * Cultural Questions
 * https://www.norquest.ca/NorquestCollege/media/pdf/centres/intercultural/CriticalIncidentsBooklet.pdf
 * Syllabus (goals)
 * Wiki
 * Shaw after-school program (4106 N Cook St)
 * Textbooks (MTSL vs. EDTE)
 * Learning Journal
 * Flexibility!
 * Most current schedule will be on the wiki
 * Check your email often

4:15 - 4:25 - Break

4:25 - 5:00 - What does it mean to read?


 * [|Version 1]
 * [|Version 2]

Knowledge of the World Content Knowledge Gained from Prior Schooling Experiences Life Experiences || (Knowledge of Text Structure) Knowledge of Phrase and Sentence Structure Knowledge of Words and Word Structure Prior Literacy Experiences in Other Languages in English || from the Home Language and from English
 * ===**Top Down**===
 * Knowledge of How the English Language Works
 * Knowledge of How the English Language Works
 * Knowledge of Sounds, Letters, and Symbols
 * Knowledge of Sounds, Letters, and Symbols

**Bottom Up**
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5:00 - 5:45 - What does it mean to be literate?

media type="custom" key="27792597" >> 5:45 - 6:00 - Closure
 * http://gonzagateach.wikispaces.com/21st+Century+Literacies
 * Freewrite
 * [|Definitions]
 * How do these differ or intersect with yours?
 * School's definition of literacy
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmLElb7yHDU
 * What does literacy mean for these individuals?
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSKmvYRJcw0
 * What is your role as a teacher of literacy to English Learners?
 * What do you need/want to learn in order to be successful?


 * Housekeeping:**
 * For next Thursday 9/10:**
 * Bring three artifacts (interesting objects) that represent you. One item should represent an aspect of your past. One should represent your present, and the third item should symbolize something in your future.
 * Bring a learning journal (spiral notebook or binder)
 * Reading assignments: (Be prepared to report on main ideas and questions.)
 * MTSL: Grabe chapters 1, 2, 3
 * EDTE: Gunderson, chapters 1 and 8
 * Watch your email for information about preparing for the middle school!