WELCOME TO THE FINAL ONLINE PORTION OF KSP 669

Hello:

I enjoyed our rich conversations last week.  Thank you for taking up the work of academic language so very seriously 

This week you will notice that you have three online discussions.  Two will be in your online discussion groups and the final one will be open to the whole class.  Please read the directions carefully as you complete each sections. 

If you have questions, please let me know.

TASK 1 -- GROUP 1

Task 1:

Pre-Posting – Read all of the Freeman & Freeman, Chapter 4 (How Do People Learn and How Do They Acquire Language?)

Posting –  From all of the questions at the end of the chapter (pg 101), Key Points, identify 2 you would most want to explore/take up/discuss.   What theories or research supports resonates and could be used to bolster your teaching philosophy?  What is your own personal and professional rationale for choosing these questions?

Friday, December 6: Initial posting

Response Postings -- Everyone should respond at least 1-2 times to each group member with a question, clarification, or addition to the thoughts on their postings.  You might consider other information, questions you still have as a future teacher, etc.

Sunday, December 8, response postings

TASK 1 -- GROUP 2

Task 1:

Pre-Posting – Read all of the Freeman & Freeman, Chapter 4 (How Do People Learn and How Do They Acquire Language?)

Posting –  From all of the questions at the end of the chapter (pg 101), Key Points, identify 2 you would most want to explore/take up/discuss.   What theories or research supports resonates and could be used to bolster your teaching philosophy?  What is your own personal and professional rationale for choosing these questions?

Friday,  December 6, Initial posting

Response Postings -- Everyone should respond at least 1-2 times to each group member with a question, clarification, or addition to the thoughts on their postings.  You might consider other information, questions you still have as a future teacher, etc.

Sunday, December 8, response postings

TASK 1 - GROUP 3

Task 1:

Pre-Posting – Read all of the Freeman & Freeman, Chapter 4 (How Do People Learn and How Do They Acquire Language?)

Posting –  From all of the questions at the end of the chapter (pg 101), Key Points, identify 2 you would most want to explore/take up/discuss.   What theories or research supports resonates and could be used to bolster your teaching philosophy?  What is your own personal and professional rationale for choosing these questions?

Friday,  December 6, Initial posting

Response Postings -- Everyone should respond at least 1-2 times to each group member with a question, clarification, or addition to the thoughts on their postings.  You might consider other information, questions you still have as a future teacher, etc.

Sunday, December 8, response postings

TASK 2-- GROUP 1

Task 2:  Readings – Freeman & Freeman Chapter 8 & 9

Pre-Posting – Read both of these chapers (8-How Should We Teach Reading to Emergent Bilinguals? & 9-How Can Teacher Help Ells Develop Academic Language?) and consider what they confirm or add to your knowledge of working well with English language learners.

Posting – Review the applications section at the end of each chapter p. 223 & p. 256) identify 2 you would like to try/explore in the future.  Please explain why you chose it, what its relevance is for you personally, and your plan for the application you chose. Clarify what you see as the key to English language learners 

Due: Friday, Dec. 6th 

Response Postings – Each person should continue the group discussion on this topic by responding to each other’s posts as much as possible to push the discussion further and deeper into the content . . . questions, clarifications needed

Due: Sunday, Dec. 8th

TASK 2--GROUP 2

Task 2:  Readings – Freeman & Freeman Chapter 8 & 9

Pre-Posting – Read both of these chapers (8-How Should We Teach Reading to Emergent Bilinguals? & 9-How Can Teacher Help Ells Develop Academic Language?) and consider what they confirm or add to your knowledge of working well with English language learners.

Posting – Review the applications section at the end of each chapter p. 223 & p. 256) identify 2 you would like to try/explore in the future.  Please explain why you chose it, what its relevance is for you personally, and your plan for the application you chose. Clarify what you see as the key to English language learners 

Due: Friday, Dec. 6th 

Response Postings – Each person should continue the group discussion on this topic by responding to each other’s posts as much as possible to push the discussion further and deeper into the content . . . questions, clarifications needed

Due: Sunday, Dec. 8th

TASK 2 - GROUP 3

Task 2:  Readings – Freeman & Freeman Chapter 8 & 9

Pre-Posting – Read both of these chapers (8-How Should We Teach Reading to Emergent Bilinguals? & 9-How Can Teacher Help Ells Develop Academic Language?) and consider what they confirm or add to your knowledge of working well with English language learners.

Posting – Review the applications section at the end of each chapter p. 223 & p. 256) identify 2 you would like to try/explore in the future.  Please explain why you chose it, what its relevance is for you personally, and your plan for the application you chose. Clarify what you see as the key to English language learners 

Due: Friday, Dec. 6th 

Response Postings – Each person should continue the group discussion on this topic by responding to each other’s posts as much as possible to push the discussion further and deeper into the content . . . questions, clarifications needed

Due: Sunday, Dec. 8th

TASK 3 (ALL/EVERYONE) FINAL SEMESTER REFLECTION ON CONTENT

Task 3:  Final semester content

Pre-Posting: In your preparation for this final post, review your readings, notes, discussion posts, or any other of the ways in which you personally review content materials.  In preparing for this posting, please also refresh your memory of Bloom’s Taxonomy, and really push yourself to focus your explanations under the Application, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation categories.  I have included a Bloom’s Taxonomy Verb Sheet to help.

BLOOM'S TAXONOMY VERB SHEET --- BLOOM'S TAXONOMY VERBS-- CLICK HERE!

Posting:  Post your own learning from the semester on all topic areas –OR you can choose 1 – 2 areas and go into greater depth and detail.  There is no one right answer for this posting.  Your goal is to accurately display the key learnings/concepts for you this semester from KSP669 in a way in which others can also gain from your insights.

DUE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 9