February

February Schedule

Week 3— Extensive Reading & Using Literature
Tues.,
Jan. 30
Thurs., 
Feb. 1
Using Literature, continued
Discussion based on homework given out on Tuesday
Forming of Project Teams
Discussion of materials creation


Week 4 — Ethics and Placement
Tues.,
Feb.6
Ethics & Placement Discussion      
Handouts to be used in class
H:  Placement Options Worksheet 
Harry Potter Groups:  Group Name and Members here
Time for some Harry Discussion         Quiz up

Homework (and class today):  Assign Groups to Chapters for HP Project and begin work.
Thurs.,
Feb.8
Harry Potter Project Working Class Today   
text to analyze          Tool to use      And another          Cloudy!!   

Homework:

Week 5— Course Design for Writing
Tues.,
Feb. 13
Reading, Genre Awareness, and Task Design in Writing Classroom Discussion
Homework:                                                                                                               ..
  • TL2C: Chapter 5: Course Design...for L2 Writing Course
  • Bring a draft of what you believe are the key elements of a Daily Lesson Plan.  You don't need to bring a fully developed lesson.  Think of this as a template for a lesson plan that you could later fill in.
Thurs.,
Feb.15
Syllabus & Course Design for Writing   ppt
Lesson Plan Discussion    Template sample      Lesson sample     sample units
Great handout on Goals & Objectives--thanks to Aaricka (Spring '17)
Final Project and Course Observation Discussion

Homework: 
  • TROE: Chapter 4: Syllabus Design...for the L2 Reading Course
  • Optional (ER) Aebersold & Field (1997). Chapter 3, "Designing the Reading Course"

Week 6— Course Design for Reading
Tues.,
Feb.20
Syllabus Design & Planning for Reading 
Creating a Reading/Writing Syllabus, Harry Potter Project Details

If we have time, discussion of Impact of National/International Standards on Curriculum

Homework:
  • TROE: Chapter 5
  • Optional: (ER)  Aebersold & Field (1997). Chapter 10, Planning the Reading Lesson
Thurs.,
Feb.22
Intensive Reading Lessons

Week 7— The Reading Process
Tues.,
Feb. 27
Reading Skills, Strategies, & Metacognition Discussion
H:  In-class reading (no need to read before class): https://www.space.com/39815-hubble-suggests-universe-expanding-faster-study.html

Homework: 
Thurs.,
Mar. 1