Dear Teachers,
This week I wanted to share with you the work of creating units of study at Candalaria. We began this journey in December when we started our PD based on understanding units of study. After our January 30th PD which we collaborated with all South Salem Elementary Schools, our journey began to unfold. This is our journey from beginning to about half way through. We've come a long way:)
(I hope to share the work of McKinley teachers as they are undertaking this adventure as well).
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This is a work in progress. As you can see in this video this is just part of the non-fiction unit of study. I will add more to the video as the writing process continues.
Stay tuned for our published work.
Thank you to Kate and Kathy for letting me "borrow" their classes:) Also thanks to Judy, Debbie and Linda for letting me add their planning session to the video.
Wishing all of you a Spring Break filled with sunshine, family and friends. Enjoy!
~Brenda
Monday, March 19, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Saturday, March 10, 2012
ELL Website for Teachers
Teachers,
I'm sure you have all finished your EPR's and wanting something to do with your spare time.... so I have the answer for you. The link below is a website with many "morsels of learning" for you to digest.
! Dr.Mora's CLAD Website
I felt this webiste would be useful for those of you who teach in a self contained classroom with a limited number of ELL students to those of you who teach Literacy Squared.
Dr. Mora's philosophy blends well with Salem Keizer Schools' philosophy of educating our ELL students.
" The purpose of Dr. Mora's MoraModules Website is to provide a comprehensive resource on the philosophy, methods and public policy issues in educating language minority students. My objective is to create an easily accessible link between university scholarship, K-12 educators and the general public to disseminate current information about pedagogically sound principles and practices in language education. My greater purpose is to ensure equal educational opportunities for linguistically and culturally diverse students in public schools. I believe that my perspective as an expert in bilingual cross-cultural education contributes to informed discussions of critical educational issues."
" The purpose of Dr. Mora's MoraModules Website is to provide a comprehensive resource on the philosophy, methods and public policy issues in educating language minority students. My objective is to create an easily accessible link between university scholarship, K-12 educators and the general public to disseminate current information about pedagogically sound principles and practices in language education. My greater purpose is to ensure equal educational opportunities for linguistically and culturally diverse students in public schools. I believe that my perspective as an expert in bilingual cross-cultural education contributes to informed discussions of critical educational issues."
While searching her website I found some tools very helpful with my teaching ELL students and ELL teachers.
On the Homepage find the section labeled K-12 Teachers and Adminstrators.
Next find the title Instructional Materials, you will find a Table of Contents called Topic of Module.
For each Topic selected, there will be infomation such as; a link to a powerpoint presentation or a resource guide. Those resources may include lesson plans, links to other relevant sources or an overview. One topic that I found especially helpful was titled A Roadmap for Effective ELD Teachers. This was a wealth of information including curriculum guides, thematic lessons , classroom management etc. For my Literacy Squared Teachers, you may find the topic of Biliteracy and ELD Instruction helpful (of course you probably know all this!).
(I did find a few of the links led me to nowhere, which is probably common in a site that is updating research and effective practices).
If some of you are wondering what the acronym CLAD stands for, it is Cross-Cultural Langauge and Academic Development. I thought we needed another acronym to add to our already extensive list:)
As always, I don't want to overwhelm you, my purpose is to share knowledge that I find helpful. Plus I'll be honest.... this is part of my Tech class:)
Have a great "full week" (we hope) of teaching!
On the Homepage find the section labeled K-12 Teachers and Adminstrators.
Next find the title Instructional Materials, you will find a Table of Contents called Topic of Module.
For each Topic selected, there will be infomation such as; a link to a powerpoint presentation or a resource guide. Those resources may include lesson plans, links to other relevant sources or an overview. One topic that I found especially helpful was titled A Roadmap for Effective ELD Teachers. This was a wealth of information including curriculum guides, thematic lessons , classroom management etc. For my Literacy Squared Teachers, you may find the topic of Biliteracy and ELD Instruction helpful (of course you probably know all this!).
(I did find a few of the links led me to nowhere, which is probably common in a site that is updating research and effective practices).
If some of you are wondering what the acronym CLAD stands for, it is Cross-Cultural Langauge and Academic Development. I thought we needed another acronym to add to our already extensive list:)
As always, I don't want to overwhelm you, my purpose is to share knowledge that I find helpful. Plus I'll be honest.... this is part of my Tech class:)
Have a great "full week" (we hope) of teaching!
~Brenda
This video is for all you do! Thank you!
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