October 5th is an online week. Here is your overview:
Post of the Week
Currently, no one is signed up for this. If no one wants to do it then it will not be possible to conduct it this week. Edit: Anna is signed up for POW. Video posted Sunday (10/4) evening.
Socio-cultural & Critical Approaches to Literacy Instruction
This week's readings are heavily grounded in a socio-cultural and critical approach to literacy instruction. What does that mean? Watch this video to find out.
Lunch is Gross!
So what does all this socio-cultural/critical literacy/authentic literacy look like in action?
Take a look at this article which details 11-year old film maker, Zachary Maxwell, as he questions what he is told his school lunch will be, examines the literature on it, and looks at what it really is.
This Week's Social Challenge
This week's social challenge builds on your readings and understandings of the above concepts:
Social Challenge #3: Post on PI an answer to one of the following: (a) how do you engage students in literacy instruction that utilizes a socio-cultural, critical, and/or authentic approach? (b) how might you work towards engaging studentsin literacy instruction that utilizes a socio-cultural, critical, and/or authentic approach? (c) what challenges have you experienced (or are concerned about experiencing) in engaging students in literacy instruction that draws on a socio-cultural/critical/authentic literacy approach?
XP: 1000
Extended Social Challenge: Engage your students in a task that utilizes a socio-cultrual/critical/authentic approach to literacy. Be able to explain what you did/how students responded/what was produced. This is a special extended challenge. You will have three weeks to complete it (due by 10/19). Worth 6000 XP
Class Tweeters
Since we are online this week, we can have up to three classroom tweeters. If you sign up for this role, you are committed for the week and do so with the following understanding:
Your job starts at 5:00 pm on 10/5 and ends the evening of 10/11
You should be tweeting regularly throughout the week. This means that you should have 3-5 tweets at a minimum during a day. You can do more if you wish.
If you have elected your tweets to remain private, I will request to follow you. If you do not allow me to follow you, I cannot see your tweets and you will get no credit. there will be no exceptions to this, and I will not go back later on after the week has passed to view the account
you can tweet about anything related to literacy instruction and what you are learning as a result of this class
use the assigned hashtag plus any additional hashtags you think are necessary
Note: If you are not a tweeter, I encourage you to read what others are tweeting and consider interacting with them during the week.
Class Tweeter: (#exploreliteracy) Anjali Class Tweeter: (#exploreliteracy) Heidi Class Tweeter: (#exploreliteracy) Whitney
Post of the Week
Currently, no one is signed up for this. If no one wants to do it then it will not be possible to conduct it this week.
Edit: Anna is signed up for POW. Video posted Sunday (10/4) evening.
Socio-cultural & Critical Approaches to Literacy Instruction
This week's readings are heavily grounded in a socio-cultural and critical approach to literacy instruction. What does that mean? Watch this video to find out.
Lunch is Gross!
So what does all this socio-cultural/critical literacy/authentic literacy look like in action?
Take a look at this article which details 11-year old film maker, Zachary Maxwell, as he questions what he is told his school lunch will be, examines the literature on it, and looks at what it really is.
Next, watch his twenty-minute film.
This Week's Social Challenge
This week's social challenge builds on your readings and understandings of the above concepts:
Social Challenge #3: Post on PI an answer to one of the following:
(a) how do you engage students in literacy instruction that utilizes a socio-cultural, critical, and/or authentic approach?
(b) how might you work towards engaging students in literacy instruction that utilizes a socio-cultural, critical, and/or authentic approach?
(c) what challenges have you experienced (or are concerned about experiencing) in engaging students in literacy instruction that draws on a socio-cultural/critical/authentic literacy approach?
XP: 1000
Extended Social Challenge: Engage your students in a task that utilizes a socio-cultrual/critical/authentic approach to literacy. Be able to explain what you did/how students responded/what was produced. This is a special extended challenge. You will have three weeks to complete it (due by 10/19).
Worth 6000 XP
Class Tweeters
Since we are online this week, we can have up to three classroom tweeters. If you sign up for this role, you are committed for the week and do so with the following understanding:
Note: If you are not a tweeter, I encourage you to read what others are tweeting and consider interacting with them during the week.
Class Tweeter: (#exploreliteracy) Anjali
Class Tweeter: (#exploreliteracy) Heidi
Class Tweeter: (#exploreliteracy) Whitney