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Dr. Cynthia Connor Dr. Marcia Bolton

Dr. Cynthia Connor Dr. Marcia Bolton. Dennis R. Knapczyk T he Journal Technological Horizons In Education,18 , 1991.

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Dr. Cynthia Connor Dr. Marcia Bolton

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  1. Dr. Cynthia Connor Dr. Marcia Bolton

  2. Dennis R. KnapczykT he Journal Technological Horizons In Education,18, 1991 Improving the skills of personnel already teaching in elementary and secondary public schools requires that universities generate new approaches to their K-12 staff development activities. Focus is on improving the educational services provided to student populations so they can more successfully participate in classroom and school activities.

  3. Writing Objectives for Reading/Language Arts/Literacy READ 318 Quotes from: Dr. Bob Kizlik http://www.adprima.com/Printer/printobjectives.htm

  4. Increasing Critical Thinking with POWER VERBS

  5. Reading Instruction Based on Diverse Populations

  6. Candidate Activities

  7. Preparing Reading Teachers Vygotsky views interaction with peers as an effective way of developing skills and strategies. He suggests that teachers use cooperative learning exercises where less competent children develop with help from more skilful peers - within the zone of proximal development.

  8. Preparing Reading Teachers Vygotsky believed that when a student is at the ZPD for a particular task, providing the appropriate assistance (scaffolding) will give the student enough of a "boost" to achieve the task. Once the student, with the benefit of scaffolding, masters the task, the scaffolding can then be removed and the student will then be able to complete the task again on his own.

  9. Research • Tharp and Gallimore (1988) are largely credited with applying Vygotsky's ZPD to strategies that trainers could use to stimulate the ZPD and transition of faculty facilitators through the relationship to a greater transfer of responsibility for learning

  10. research • In classrooms, students generally react positively to being shown examples of acceptable assignments so that they can “picture” the result . Supervisors are encouraged to give these examples. Candidates evaluate their supervisor on this type of modeling. • Feedback is a strategy already well known education and it occurs as both formative and summative evaluations. “just-in-time” feedback aligns with the nature of feedback in the ZPD. • Providing quality on-target feedback stimulate ZPD activity and outcomes.

  11. Visitation and communication • Orientation: candidates and supervisors • Weekly visits: 8 formal evaluations, 2 state, 2 Widener University • Signature Assignments: • 2 Technology • Pre and post assessment (formative/summative) • Unit plan • Portfolio

  12. Pre-Candidates in Reading Classes • Pre-Candidates: • Work under VSU conceptual framework • Competent • Effective • Caring • Reflective • Complete field experience in diverse classrooms settings. • Create literacy centers. • Present literacy centers to instructor and peers for feedback.

  13. Literacy Centers Literacy Centers are stations or areas in the classroom where literacy activities are set up for use By Michelle S. Gates

  14. Within my classroom, I plan to have seven literacy centers • Mad for Music • Wild and Wacky Science • Letters from You! • Look, Think, Write • Books & Baskets • Fun Numbers • Yesteryears!

  15. Objectives of “Louis Armstrong” Mad for Music Literacy Centers • The student will study & observe a topic they are unfamiliar with and apply new knowledge through responding & writing • The student will read fiction and nonfiction with fluency and accuracy • Use context to clarify meanings of unfamiliar words • Use context to identify semantics and syntax

  16. Reflection After completing my presentation, I reflected and realized I needed to add more information about assessment. I decided to include student self-assessment because I feel that if they have some input on their grading, they will be more diligent in their work. I also added a time frame of when work would be returned. I feel it is important to quickly return work to students with input so that they are aware of their strengths and weaknesses I wanted to add an activity that made music but could not find a free website. I could not include actual musical instruments in the center because of noisiness and/or sanitary issues I feel that students will enjoy & learn from the centers which I will change if I feel it is necessary

  17. Teachers and Literacy • Teachers from local school systems: • May take Language Acquisition and Reading classes for endorsement. • Often benefit from critical thinking activities utilizing their knowledge of classroom and peer feedback. • Create content area unit for use in classroom

  18. Community Based Education and Literacy • Students connect to literacy needs of area • GED preparation Courses • Work one-on-one with adults • After School Tutoring Program • Small group tutoring of second and third graders • Programs for parents at local Head Start • Character Festival, Muffins for Mom • Provide free children’s book and make & take activity • Demonstrate to parents how to share book with child

  19. After School Reading Program

  20. After School Reading Program

  21. Muffins for Mom

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