week5

= Tuesday Feb 10 =

Attendance & Housekeeping

 * Roll Call
 * Metcalf Clinical Hours posted...see announcements section

Vocabulary Discussion

 * In a group of people who teach the same content as you
 * discuss importance of vocabulary
 * pick one vocabulary strategy and apply it to a lesson in your content area

Grouping Discussion

 * Introduction to MI: How can you use this THEORY in the classroom?
 * Why do groups fail?
 * How can we structure to make groups functional?
 * Class Notes 2-10

Collect Cards
 * Let's Practice Reciprocal Teaching


 * A = Predictors
 * B & C = Questioner
 * D = Clarifer
 * E = Summarizer

For our next class session
> [| http://www.ldrc.ca/projects/miinventory/miinventory.php]
 * Blog response posting for Blog #2 (and blog of fame nominations)
 * This is the Mulitple Intelligence inventory I want to you to take! Bring in your scores to class, for Thursday.
 * Go to 6th floor Milner & check out a middle level teacher edition textbook for a content area endorsement; bring to class
 * Bring a YA (young adult) book
 * Print off the //Professional Journal Article Assignment// sheet found on the assignments page.
 * Print off[| TextAssessments.doc] Dr. Harland's Notes on Text Assessments.

= Thursday Feb 12 =

Attendance & Housekeeping

 * Roll Call #
 * Turn in Blog of Fame nominations

Multiple Intelligence Survey Results

 * What is your strength/weakness
 * What learning style will naturally be more comfortable in your class?
 * What literacy strategies & activities will you be comfortable using?
 * What learning styles will you have to work hard to include?
 * What literacy strategies and activities are you nervous about using?
 * What can you do to make sure you teach more to then your strengths?

Assessing the Text:
Qualitative Assessments.... Quantitative Assessments...
 * T-P-S: What constitutes a good "readability" when it comes to a text book?
 * [|TextAssessments.doc] Dr. Harland's Notes on Text Assessments: Use for Part 2 of Clinical Experience Paper.
 * Using the textbook you brought to class: qualitatively evaluate your text's readability
 * Description of Readability and reading ages: Several types described here. http://www.timetabler.com/reading.html
 * FLIP: method of evaluating a text
 * Using Readability Index on texts (for your content area)
 * Online SMOG (Simple Measure Of Gobbledegook readability formula. [| http://www.eastendliteracy.on.ca/ClearLanguageAndDesign/readingeffectivenesstool/]
 * Simple SMOG (cut & paste text) [|http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/campaign/SMOG.htm]
 * Cloze Assessment:
 * [|Bogglesworld]: Sample Cloze Activities: ready to use in your own classroom http://bogglesworldesl.com/cloze_activities.htm
 * [|EdHelper.com]: Build your own Close Assessment: You enter the text, and tell the site what #'d words you want removed http://edhelper.com/cloze.htm

For our next class session

 * Our next class will be held on the 6th floor of Milner