Learning Through Teaching Syllabus
Salem, NH
Tomasen M. Carey
Required Text: Comprehension Connections by Tanny McGregor
Class Dates and Topics:
September 19th: Histories and Metacognition. Who are we as readers and writers? How does that impact our teaching of reading and writing?
Model Bio Book Bag.
Assignment:
• Read article on Bio Book Bags and Chapters 1 and 2.
• Create your own bio book bag to share.
Classroom Invitation:
1. Using a digital camera, take a picture of what reading “feels” like. Write a sentence to go along with each photo. Post them outside your classroom.
2. Draw a sketch of a reader and write about your sketch. What does a reading look like? Sound like? Feel like?
October 6th: More Metacognition: Discuss readings and share Bio Book Bags in small groups.
Use Graphic organizer from book.
Demonstrate using paint chips to “monitor” your reading.
Assignment:
• Read Chapter 3 (and possibly another article from me)
Classroom Invitations:
1. Try one of the ideas from the reading with your students that deals with metacognition. Invite me in to come and observe!
2. Model Bio Book Bags with your students. Let them create their own bio book bags.
October 23rd: Schema and Making Connections. Model “I am From” poetry discussing “reading like a writer” as a a think aloud.
Assignment:
• Read Chapter 5 in Comprehension Connections.
Classroom Invitations:
1. Try “I am From” Poetry with your students
2. Do a think aloud on schema using the book Roxaboxen. Track connections for your students in the hallway illustrating how one connection leads to another. Watch the connections grow throughout the school!
November 6th: Questioning. Identify the types of questions.
Model Passion Poster
Model Think Aloud using The Three Questions.
Assignment:
• Read Chapter 4 in Comprehension Connections.
• Create your own Passion posters. Will be used for questioning in our next class.
Classroom Invitation:
1. Model a think aloud using the book, The Three Questions to your class and post their questions about this book out in the hall.
2. Try something from our reading and invite me in to observe!
November 20th: More Questioning and a bit of Inferring: Put Passion posters up around the room. Ask everyone to go around the room and write questions or inferences on sticky notes on each poster. Discuss the implications of this poster and the other uses for it across the curriculum.
Assignment:
• Read article by Cris Tovani
Classroom Invitations:
1. Work on passion posters with your students. Post them outside your classroom encouraging other students to also put post it’s on your posters asking questions that cannot be answered with yes or no.
December 9th: A day of Reflection and Celebration!!
Bring something you have tried this semester that you were happy with! Please also bring a letter to the class that outlines some of your thinking and reflections over the past semester. Please bring a copy for everyone to have their own!
Course Requirements: These requirements will be evaluated to determine final grades.
• Regular attendance and participation at group meetings, having all of the assigned reading completed and ready to discuss it in detail. (40%)
• Classroom Invitations (30%)
• Weekly blog entries on (http://thinkingitthroughsalem.blogspot.com/) 20%
• One visitation in your school or within your district of a colleague. I will ask that you post your observation on our blog. There will be a special section on the blog specifically for visitations. (10%)
If you ever have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me at tomasen@comcast.net or you can call me at 772-4351. Here is to a great semester together.
28 comments:
I'm on! Yesterday was great. Can't wait to make my Bio Book bag.
Are we having an acronym name for this group like we did for MOT? Try it and let's see if we like it?
I'm here! I'll be busy filling my bag this weekend.
I'll cut and paste next time,Shelia.
My daughter informs me that blogging is supposed to be fun (although I'm a bit too old to be "getting down with it"). In any event here's my bit for fun.
The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture.
"Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say, 'There's Jennifer, she's a lawyer,' or 'That's Michael, He's a doctor.'
A small voice at the back of the room rang out, "And there's the teacher, she's dead."
HI Everybody,
Thank goodness for Mark Johnson who I would like to dedicate this blog to.....I am very excited about this class, and have purchased a large-wheeled suitcase to carry all my bio bags....definitely my sister, Nancy, and I will have to share in different groups.
seeyousoon,
Faith
I am very excited about my bio bag. I have been in my basement a lot today gathering materials. Looking forward to sharing and seeing what others have in their bags.
The 1st graders are graduating in 2020 and now blogging...danger Will Robinson. Who'd a thought that Star Trek days are here now.
Bio Bag...going have to call Phyllis and see if any of the old baseball cards are still at the house...I'm just going to sit next to Faith and Nancy and pretend I was the 8th child of the fam...
Where's my spell check button again?
Wow! I made it in all on my own! Working on the bio bag. I may need more than one bag. It is interesting what you plan to put in when you really think about it.
Hi Everone! This is certainly a first for me, let's see if it goes through! I am busy creating my bio bag, I might need a forklift to bring it in to school! I am anxious to hear about everyone else's bags! Chow!
WOW!! I am impressed with you all! More than half of you has had success with very little frustration! Thank you all for your efforts and we are off blogging as we go! Looking forward to seeing these bio bags..
Hi I did it!(I think) let's see if it goes through. I am excited about the bio bags I think they will be fun to listen to. I am having moments (both happy and sad) while finding things for my bag. Talk to you soon.
I'm jumping in,but I think I created another blog somewhere else in cyberspace!!! Thank you Sara!
Time got away from me when collecting Bio Bag items. I started one morning and was almost late for school - good thing it's only 5 min. away! A range of emotions already.
Comment deleted
This post has been removed by the author.
September 24, 2008 12:39 PM
I wonder what was said...was it something insightful but yet too bold for the beginning of class? Will we ever know?
WHO ARE YOU "COMMENT DELETED"?
It is someone who works very close to you.
kerrie - It was me.
Nothing bold or insightful, Sara and I were just testing to see if I got in. Sorry to disappoint...
Being one of the last stragglers, I've had fun reading all of the entries. Come to find out that I had a Gmail account since 2005 that Jim started for me and I just read that old email....his comment is what if he died and I just found it now....it would be like a voice from the dead. Ah, I ramble. I, too, am excited about doing and seeing all of the bio bags.
Tomasen...what's up with the pic...are we going to learn that trick
I had to stop myself from reading more chapters in our book because there are so many great ideas and I don't want to get ahead of myself. I am trying some of them out this week. See you on Thursday.
I was just playing around with my profile and I think I figured out how to add a photo...this is my test to see if it really worked!!
ok, it worked but you need a magnifying glass to see it...oh well, it's a start!
Compiling my bio book bag has been a rewarding and challenging experience. It’s been wonderful recalling fond memories, frustrating trying to find books that I know I have, somewhere, and difficult deciding which books hold the most meaning for me. I was amazed to see how I have identified major changes in my life through books and how rediscovering these books and letters have brought me back to specific places and times. I’m sorry I won’t be able to share all of your bio bags. I have to miss our next class.
The more I looked for things for the bio-bag the more I found... It's time to do some self editing!!
I love this book and her approach! I'm going to the library right now to find all the old Mercer Mayer wordless books.
Hi! I'm officially on...and Jackie beat me to it. I say we have a special acronym name like Karen suggested...great idea!
See everyone Thursday.
<3 Sheila
had fun putting together my bio book bag! Finally got on this blog!!
Finally on...with a minor set back. I'm working on this whole computer thing. See you all tomorrow!
Hello,
I am just trying to catch up to all of you. I wrote a comment twenty minutes ago but I don't see it. I guess I should have set the account up first??? Well, here is another try.
Hope it works!
Tomasen, I enjoyed watching your lesson with the third grades. I thought it went well, especially with so many kids.
Faith, loved your RAP. You go girl!
Post a Comment