Tentative Schedule

Tentative Schedule for Winter 2016:

Week 1

1/4--Introductions, Syllabi, Assignments, Expectations, etc…

1/6--Reading and Blog Post #1: 

“Discussion in a Democratic Society” Chapter 1 available at           https://lms.manhattan.edu/pluginfile.php/109094/mod_resource/content/1/Discussion%20as%20a%20way%20of%20teaching%20-%20chapter%201.pdf

Week 2

1/11--Reading and Blog Post #2: 

English Language Arts Common Core State Standards available at www.corestandards.org (Please focus on the Reading Standards for Literature and the Reading Standards for Informational Text) 

Beach, Thein, and Webb’s “The Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts Instruction in Grades 6-12: Origins, Goals, and Challenges” (Handout)

1/13--Reading and Blog Post #3:

TPA guidelines (available on blog) 

Leavitt's "Team Teaching: Benefits and Challenges" available at 

            https://web.stanford.edu/dept/CTL/Newsletter/teamteaching.pdf 

Friend and Cook's "Some Approaches to Team Teaching" available at http://www.asdk12.org/depts/hr/student_teaching/PDF/The_Power_of_2.pdf

Week 3

1/18--No Class, Martin Luther King Jr. Day

1/20--Reading and Blog Post #4: 

California State Universities Expository Reading and Writing Course Assignment Template (Handout)

         

1st Literature Unit Plan section draft due

Week 4

1/25--Reading and Blog Post #5: 

Beach, Appleman, Hynds, and Wilhelm’s “Assessing and Evaluating Students’ Learning: How Do You Know What They Have Learned?” (Handout) 

"Secondary Standards-Based Grading and Reporting Handbook" available at https://pathubert.wikispaces.com/file/view/Secondary+Standards+Based+Grading+and+Reporting+Handbook.pdf

1/27--Reading and Blog Post #6: 

Paulo Freire’s “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” Chapter 2 available at http://faculty.webster.edu/corbetre/philosophy/education/freire/freire-2.html

2nd Literature Unit Plan section draft due

Week 5

2/1--Reading and Blog Post #7: 

Duncan-Andrade and Morrell’s “Critical Pedagogy and Popular Culture in an Urban Secondary English Classroom” (Handout)

2/3--Reading and Blog Post #8: 

Individual Exploration: What is Social Justice? Why is it important for our classrooms?

3rd Literature Unit Plan section draft due

Week 6

2/8—Reading and Blog Post #9: 

Tovani’s “I Read it, but I don’t get it”

2/10--Reading and Blog Post #10: 

Gallagher’s “Readicide”

4^th Literature Unit Plan section draft due

Week 7

2/15--No Class, Presidents Day

2/17--Book Talks (Caitlin, Devon, Nicky, Austin, Ryan A., Haley H., Paige, Ben, Christina)

5^th Literature Unit Plan section draft due

Week 8

2/22--Book Talks (Kylee, Halee R., Ryan P, Marah, Alexis M., Mae, Hannah, Dani, Laura)

2/24--Book Talks (Jessica, Natalie, David, William, Leah, Jamie, Aaron, Alexis B. Kyle)

Week 9

2/29--Mini-Lessons (Alexie 1, 2, 3, & 4)

Blog Post #11--Alexie

3/2--Mini-Lessons (Poe, 1, 2, 3, & 4)
  Blog Post #12--Poe
  "Fall of the House of Usher"
  "The Tell Tale Heart"
  "The Bells"
  "The Raven"

Week 10

3/7--Mini-Lessons (Spiegleman 1, 2, 3, & 4)

  Blog Post #13--Spiegleman

3/9--Mini-Lessons (Jolin and Shakespeare)

  Blog Post #14--Jolin
  Blog Post #15--Shakespeare

Week 11

3/14--Unit Plans Due, Discussion of Unit Plans, Course Wrap up and Evaluations

*All remaining materials (Learning Letters, Mini-Lesson reflections, etc) due by Friday, 3/18, at noon