Dr. Brown's Lecture 6.27.14

Were there any things which occurred during your on site visit which addressed access to the language necessary for the class? Any connections you made between the on-site activities and the sessions with Dr. Brown.

Breakout sessions: Discuss - How to manage time?
Find people who will support you, question you and make you a better teacher.

What time management strategies will you utilize to be an effective teacher?

Check out the site below for effective management strategies for teachers.
http://www.brighthubeducation.com/teaching-methods-tips/4419-time-management-tips-for-teachers/

Franklin Covey - TimeManagement

If you didn't have any questions, where are you?

• Absence of direct connection...humor was used for discipline.
• Language issues went unaddressed.
• What did learning look like in your session? What was the context for learning?

When you are on your on-site, it is important to look for how students are being instructed, how does the teacher approach instruction? Even if the teacher is not addressing the lesson in an effective manner, use this time to reflect and determine how you would construct your practice.

If you are going to write or collaborate with the speaker later, what are the language demands you would suggest he address for the next audience?

How do we use questioning as a tool; as a resource to get to your coverage?

1. Leading/guiding questions
2. Construct meaning
3. Learning through questioning, what is this about? IRE sequencing is a questioning style which states from a top down model. Teacher ask question, students respond. What is wrong about this model? Students are not encouraged to think and question, this is based upon indoctrination. 
4. Inquiry based - learning through what students want to learn. How do you create a whole class of individual Learners?
5. Socratic IRI 
6. Using content to predict students questions
7. If coverage equal students needs, questioning works - how do you know when questioning works? (Spend time learning about your Learners)

Be conscientious of equity vs. equality

Equity ensures that each student can learn at their ability level. Equality ensures that all students learn at the same level/ pace.

You must be careful of how you ask questions?

You can use the IRE model which provides a very limited amount of student learning, or you can use an IR model where the teacher ask a question and provides the space for students to question discuss and learn to comprehend.

What was challenging for you when writing the mini lesson on language demands?

1. Determining what would be challenging for students.
2. Selecting what might be important. (How do you decide this?)
3. Thinking in sequencing.
4. Is there a hierarchy of units?