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Title: Walking the Talk by putting theory into practice


1
Walking the Talkby putting theory into practice
  • Chapter 2 highlights

2
Putting theory into Practice
  • What topic in chapter 2 did the Who are you?,
    the Literacy Soul Story and My First Week
    have in common?

3
Putting theory into Practice
  • What are some specific guidelines for assessment
    teachers can use in language arts?

4
Putting theory into Practice Guidelines for
Authentic Assessment
  • Choose appropriate tools
  • Use a variety of tools
  • Integrate instruction and assessment
  • Keep a positive focus.
  • Consider multiple contexts
  • Consider process and product
  • Focus on individual students
  • Teach students to self-assess.
  • p. 72 Tompkins et. al.

5
Putting theory into Practice
  • What are some specific assessment techniques
    teachers can use in language arts?

6
Putting theory into Practice
  • Classroom observations
  • Anecdotal notes
  • Conferences
  • Checklists
  • Miscue Analyses
  • Running Records
  • Informal Reading Inventories Putting theory into
    Practice
  • P. 72-76Tompkins et. al.

7
Putting theory into Practice
  • Look at in the course outline under the
    assignment 3.
  • What conferencing method mentioned in chapter 2
    does it resemble?

8
Putting theory into Practice Types of Conferences
  • On-thespot conferences
  • Pre-reading or pre-writing conferences
  • Revising conferences
  • Book discussion conferences
  • Editing conferences
  • Minilesson conferences
  • Assessment conferences
  • p.76 Tompkins et. al.

9
Putting theory into Practice
  • Look at in the course outline under the
    assignments particularly the last one.
  • Can you describe one of the three organizational
    structures (p.60) for learning you are going to
    experience by doing the last assignment?

10
Putting theory into Practice
  • Resource-based units (reading, listening, viewing
    texts, responding, teaching minilessons, creating
    projects)
  • Thematic Units (reading print non-print texts,
    writing, oral, creative projects)
  • Inquiry-based units (identifying inquiry focus,
    exploring multiple data sources, sharing what is
    learned, reflecting planning)
  • p. 60 Tompkins et.al

11
Putting theory into Practice
  • What are the main features of a readers workshop
    and a writers workshop?

12
Putting theory into Practice
  • Readers Workshops (reading responding or
    writing, sharing, teaching mini-lessons)
  • Writers Workshops ( writing, sharing
    mini-lessons)
  • P. 63 Tompkins et. al.

13
Putting theory into Practice
  • What roles (mentioned in chapter 2) will I try to
    model for you as your teacher coach this year?
  • These are roles you will have to learn too!

14
Putting theory into Practice The Classroom
Teachers Role
  • Organizer
  • Facilitator
  • Participant
  • Instructor
  • Model
  • Manager
  • Diagnostician
  • Evaluator
  • Coordinator
  • Communicator
  • p. 66 Tompkins et. al.

15
Putting theory into Practice
  • What are some of the language arts elements which
    should go into a student portfolio?

16
Putting theory into Practice
  • Listening
  • Speaking
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Viewing
  • Visually representing
  • P. 82 Tompkins et. al. Putting theory into
    Practice

17
Putting theory into Practice
  • What assignment(s) in this course will help you
    to understand how technology can influence
    teaching and learning in language arts?

18
Putting theory into Practice
  • All of them
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