Course+Schedule


 * Course Schedule: Content Outline and Assignments: **
 * Schedule may be subject to change per Instructor **

Info-Graphic Research Paper guidelines/include peer conference Read-A-Louds Blogs Lesson Plan Format Template Lesson Plan Format template with hints
 * ** Date ** || ** Class Discussions ** || ** Home-Work **
 * Reading Assignments ** || Additional Reading and Notes ||
 * Aug 27 || Introductions


 * Literacy Philosophy First draft/Write your beliefs of literacy turn in at end of class ** || Read Chapter 1

Language Arts Strategy

As a group, demonstrate 2 language arts teaching strategy or activity lesson Plan (Heritage Format). One will address reading comprehension one will address writing. Provide evidence of research based practice.Include child literature aligning with strategy.

Strategies or activities may be found in Cramer's Blue Pages.

Some instructors provide most of their information by lecturing. Other instructors prefer that students learn through class discussion. What are the strong and weak points of each of these methods? Which method do you think is more rewarding for students? Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations. 100 ways to use VoiceThread in the classroom Classsroom 2.0 New Tech BYOT Literally Cruising Personalizing Learning via technology Common Core Standards Common Core Standards App (Free) Apps aligning to common Core Standards Tech Learning Visual Literacy- Reading wordless picture books. || IRA/WORD Developing Literacy Philosophy Role of language Concepts of print || Read Chapter 2 || Theories on reading Reading Education Words Listening Learning from other Educational Systems || Diversity Theories of Literacy LA approaches Diversity International Reading Association Educational Apps || Read Chapter 4
 * Teach your lesson plan by simulating an instructional session using your classmates. **
 * Students will sign up for week concepts that are covered in class will guide instructional strategy. ** || Developing Language Arts Philosophy/write Philosophy in class/
 * Writing Prompt #2 Lecture vs Discussion**
 * Sept 3 || Holiday/No Class ||  ||   ||
 * Sept 10 || Theories of Literacy
 * Sept 17 || NCLB, RTI

I will be lead blogger this week. (Lorena Torres) || Digital Learning Day Flat Stanley Refining Instruction with Technology 50 Apps for Education (most free) Dragon Dictation Notes Plus ($6.99) || Reading & writing Connections || Read Chapter 5 p. 174-193 Read material on Read-a Loud Take Pictures of the alphabet! Take and bring pictures of object that represent the alphabet. OR Use Image Quest rights-cleared images.
 * Sept 24 || Emergent Literacy

I will be lead blogger this week. ( Leslie) || Develop Read-a-Loud Rubric Write a Love Letter TumbleBooks TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated, talking picture books. 30 day free trial, can be viewed on iPad or laptops.Writer writers 911 ||  ||   || Read-A-Louds/develop rubric in class Emergent writing
 * Oct 1 || Language Experience Approach

Creativity ||  || Make an Alphabet Books (By your self or as a class as a whole )Traditional method (use link) or with Storytelling app. (Consider Diversity) ||
 * Oct 8 || Phonological Awareness, Phonics, Decoding, Alphabetic Principle,

[|Alphabet Book Post]

Building Fluency What Works Clearing House || Listen up blog || Word Walls Coding for readers Dragon Dictation || Fantastic Flying Books
 * Oct 15 || Building Fluency

E-textbook vendor sues Publisher ||  || "Khoya," her new storybook for iPad || Comprehension with emergent readers || RunningRecords
 * Oct 22 || Vocabulary, Fluency/

||  || Running Records || BRING WRITING SAMPLE TO CLASS ||   ||
 * Oct 29 || Infographic or iPod apps
 * Nov 5 || [[image:WhatStudentsWant width="226" height="171" align="center" caption="What Students Want"]]

** Connecting Reading and Writing ** ** Writing Assessment and the TPA **

Info-Graphic Search Apps New Research regarding iPads KINDERGARTEN IPAD PROGRAM SEES POSITIVE RESULTS || BRING WRITING SAMPLE TO CLASS || Apps for Special Needs Literacy apps for aTear rom The iPad As UK Your Classroom Got a New Tablet Computer—Now What? By Karen Lirenman || Writing, writing process, writers workshop Read a Loud due Running Records || Hand-outs Peer conference research paper Home Work:
 * Nov 12 || Connecting Reading and Writing

Read Chapter 3 Assessment (same in each text book) Also pages 194 -203 Chapter 5 || Confusing Words ||
 * Nov 19 || Common Core Standard

Reading Assessment/IRI

Reading Assessment/Case study

Running Records

Reading Assessment/IRI || IRI || Assessment for Learning ||
 * Nov 26 || Thanksgiving Holiday || MORE IPAD APPS ||  ||
 * Dec 3 || ** Literacy Philosophy due **
 * Final exam due-Reviewed in Class **
 * Info-Graphic presentation due ** ||  ||   ||
 * ||  || Read The Horizon Report

and || "If I should have a daughter, instead of Mom, she's gonna call me Point B ... " began spoken word poet Sarah Kay, in a talk that inspired two standing ovations at TED2011. She tells the story of her metamorphosis -- from a wide-eyed teenager soaking in verse at New York's Bowery Poetry Club to a teacher connecting kids with the power of self-expression through Project V.O.I.C.E. -- and gives two breathtaking performances of "B" and "Hiroshima." ||
 * ||  || Final Blog Post. Writing and submitting work on a wiki is different than other courses where your work is sent directly to the teacher/Instructor. How does/doesn't this help you as a student. Audience, peer review, etc. Will you use blogs/wikis in your classroom? ||   ||

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES