Notes on 2/24 Discussion

Assigned Roles:


Kris: Discussion Leader


Ashley: Notetaker


Jamie: Tech Manager & Summarizer/Clarifier


Derrick: Connector

Questions asked by Kris:

1)Do you feel the Documentation Webb Anthony created is a helpful strategy for students? (Pg. 5)

2) Can you see the difference in Christine’s teaching of literacy or lessons in general compared to what she did on the first couple of pages? (pg.6-7)

3) How do you guys feel about the Admit slips example?

4) How did you guys like the Book pass strategy?

5) Is there any one quote in the chapter that you found really interesting? If so please explain.

6) Give an example where one of these strategies was used in your CPD experience

 Notes:

-Connection to Stephen and Brown: the students must practice the strategies over and over in order to develop a repertoire that will help them with  different literacy practices


-Interesting quotes:
  

Jamie: “Independent Question( this means you do this one by yourself) What did you learn about the Civil War from looking through the documents? What questions do you have about this time in history?” (p.4 from guided questions through documents)
 

Ashley: “As we teach and learn with a generation of children who have been raised on technology and sophisticated media it becomes increasingly difficult to entice them into reading content texts. Yet when I think bach to my days as a student I have to admiit that I experiences the same attitudeds and difficulties students express today..." (xi on uderstanding the challenges of reading history)
 

Derrick:"At a time when districts have mandated the coverage of elaborate lists of content standards, most teachers are feeling the challenge of covering so much material with students who come to class lacking the interest, background knowledge or content language necessary for reading historical texts." (p.1 building foundations for reading success)
 

Kris: "Learning occurs when the student proceeds the importance between the material being presented and his or her life"

-We all felt that the web (anthony page 5)  was good for organizational purposes and many of us have used them in our student careers 

-We all found the methods in this chapter were very useful 

Overall, we communicated well as a group. For each question a group member responded with evidence from texts and/or from CPD experiences.