LIST 4373 , SPRING 2016WEBINAR 34/4 (6:00-7:15 PM) & 4/5 (2:00-3:15 PM)OR RECORDED SESSION

REFLECTION DUE: MONDAY OF WEEK 13, 4/11/16 (11:59 PM).

WITH DR. PEGGY SEMINGSON

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Big Ideas for Webinar 3• Writing Instruction: Be ready to think about writing and write a little bit!• Mentor Text and Six Traits of Writing: Big Ideas!• Behavior Management: Key Tips and Pointers!• Guided Reading Lesson Plan: Reminders for Success!

• Reflection due: Written reflection is due Monday of Week 13, 4/11/16 (11:59 pm).

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Word search

Use the pen tool to find thewords.

The power of modeling and “teacher-as-writer”

Model good writing by reading aloud and often to your students from a

variety of genres.

Learn all you can about good children’s literature.

It will offer much enjoyment for you and your students and it will

also serve as a good model to inspire young

writers.

Develop your own writing skills so you can share of your expertise in writing. What are ways you can

do this?

The Writing Process

Writer’s Notebo

ok

Drafting

Revising Editing Publish

ing

Modeled writing, shared writing, guided writing, indepen

dent writing.

*Peer editing,

checklists, self-

assessment are all key component

s which must be modeled

and practiced.

Design a lesson

Model the craft focus with a quality

text or texts

Pre-writing, brainstorming, drafting,

revision/editing, publishing/sharing

I encourage use of technology

and mobile tools

Assessment: portfolio, process, rubrics

(Rubistar), checklists, student self-assessment

Students can be provided with a

clear rubric

Self-assessment

Checklists

Include the actual

assessment

Studying writing by units of study or genreWhat do students need to know about reading and writing within the following genres?• Memoir

• Journal diary, vignette (slice-of-life), autobiography• Poetry• Non-fiction/Expository

• Biography• Persuasive• Other

Units of Study/Genre studies• Fantasy• Personal Narrative (this can overlap with memoir)• Other genres….• Immerse students in the genre. • Mini-lessons: teacher typically reads-aloud to allow access to the text by all

students.• At home later, Google “Good books to teach ___ writing” [insert name of genre]

Categorizing Mentor Text (3)ideas, structure, craftExamples of each

• http://corbettharrison.com/documents/Mentor_Text_classifications.pdf

Use thinking aloud procedures to model with writing instruction in modeling component

Critical thinking:

How is this a powerful tool in writing instruction?

Six Traits of Writing • Ideas• Organization• Voice• Word Choice• Sentence Fluency• Conventions• Presentation• Source: http://educationnorthwest.org/resource/503 Explore this site on your

own time!• Google: “Six Traits of Writing” and “Six Traits Anchor Charts”

Pre-writing and mobile toolsPopplet http://popplet.com/• Dr. S’s sample for personal narrative brainstorm http://popplet.com/app/#/601777

Mentor Text ideas• Author study (select an aspect of the author that will cohere around a craft

focus).• Craft Lessons and Mentor Text (My Turn/Your Turn lessons)• Can pick one of six traits• Can work within a genre: e.g., poetry, expository text, fantasy/sci fi, memoir,

personal narrative, • Can select multiple authors and can use excerpts. Don’t need to include actual

text, just include short excerpts.• *I strongly encourage technology integration (more ideas at end of webinar).

Please share your ideas, too.

High-interest and universal topics to inspire your students while allowing for divergent topics

• Sharing topics from your own “writerly life” to inspire students. Topics with broad appeal:• Food• Family• Travel• Pets

•What topics are universal?• Interactive Task: Make a short list of topics you could share from your own life in elementary

literacy writing instruction.

Quotes to inspire us….*I found these on goodreads

“trust the gush”-Tom Romano“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside

you.” ― Maya Angelou

“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” ― Stephen King“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.” ― Toni Morrison“And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” ― Sylvia Plath“The scariest moment is always just before you start.” ― Stephen King, On Writing

Mini-Reading Workshop (five minutes)• Please read through the document to review the big ideas of NCTE (National

Council of Teachers of English) and the belief statement (updated on February, 2016): http://www.ncte.org/positions/statements/teaching-writing

• Guiding Questions:• What belief statement is “the most important” in your mind and in your current

and future teaching practice and why?

• What belief statement would you like to know further about?

• http://www.ncte.org/positions/statements/teaching-writing

Digital Literacies: Trends• From Arlington ISD:

• Big topics from the previous presentation from Arlington ISD: Paperless classrooms, blended learning, using learning management systems in K-12, self-paced learning with technology

•  • Presentation from Jim Holland (definitely worth exploring the resources/links):

https://tackk.com/utaprez• AISD Wiki with tech tools (excellent!!!!)

http://aisdtechtools.wikispaces.com/

Webinar Break: Announcement. Upcoming Twitter Chat!

• Storify from highlights of the Twitter chat! •  • Check out our Storify of Days 1-5 https://t.co/iJjvdcRbCn. Click below to read

posts from UTA faculty, students, graduates, teachers, and partnering school district colleagues!!! Check us out on Twitter with the hashtag: #UTACOEd

•  • Stay tuned for the next #UTACOEd Twitter chat (#slowchat) on elementary

literacy instruction during the week of April 25-29! Follow us on Twitter at: #UTACOEd  Everyone is welcome to participate!

•  • Video: https://youtu.be/MeSah69M560

Next section: Behavior Management/Classroom Management

• Start a “behavior management” and a “classroom management” Pinterest board!

• Discussion questions. How will you….

• Get student attention?• Transition between reading groups and subjects?• Establish procedures?• Gain eye contact (non-verbal cues, gestures)• Set up the classroom for visibility and flow?• Establish rules for visiting the class library?• Run independent reading (can they read together?)

Behavior Management• Routines• Consistency• Reinforce positive behavior• Scan the classroom often, especially

during guided reading! • Great advice in The Daily Five on

rehearsing routines with students.

• Image source: Pense, Katelyn. elementaryclassroom.jpg. June 4, 2015. Pics4Learning. 4 Apr 2016 <http://pics.tech4learning.com>

Short podcast from Dr. Smith• Dr. Smith: “What can Football Teach us about Classroom Routines”?

https://www.mixcloud.com/UTANewTeachers/what-can-football-teach-us-about-classroom-routines-advice-from-dr-john-smith/

• How does this connect with what you are reading about in The Daily Five?• Length: 6:43

• What did you learn from the podcast?

• Further podcast listening is here: https://www.mixcloud.com/utanewteachers/

Haim Ginott• “I've come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in

the classroom. It's my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child's life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or de-humanized.”

Group dynamics and behavior (cont.)Source: Redl and Wattenberg in Charles (2007)

Assisting in the momentovercoming immediate needs (e.g., providing assistance getting started).take away distractionsstudent leaves group-”You can rejoin us when you decide to maintain self-control.”

Reminders about Guided Reading Lesson Plan• Review the screencast first! Link to screencast:

http://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c2XtePerbh • Keep font size consistent.• Write in third person! These should be procedural steps anyone (theoretically)

can follow. Think of how a recipe is written! Objectively and in third person.• All work must be your own! Remember to include your anchor chart (original

work).

Reminders about GRLP• Assessment must be student-friendly, e.g., “worksheet format” but rigorous.

Assessment should also be student-friendly, that is, something the student would see. Include these at the end as Appendices. The anchor chart and the assessment should be on a separate page.

• This is a comprehension-focused plan with vocabulary development integrated in. The assessment should focus on comprehension, not vocabulary.

• Align objectives, instruction, and assessment.

Closure: what have we talked about?• 1. Big Ideas of Writing Instruction and Mentor Text• 2. Discussed and practiced a few instructional methods to learn about writing

instruction.• 3. Reviewed theoretical ideas about behavior/classroom management and

made connections to The Daily Five.• 4. Reviewed reminders about the GRLP.

• What else?

Resources for New Teachers• UTA New Teachers Blog: http://utanewteachers.com/ • Recorded Webinars: https://www.youtube.com/user/UTANewTeachers

• Follow my SoundCloud and YouTube channels:• https://soundcloud.com/peggy-semingson • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcXN5J1i1Yli0Jh0jpswj7g

• Upcoming Literacy Twitter Chat: #UTACOEd April 25-29 #slowchat Last Twitter chat: https://storify.com/PeggySemingson/the-ut-arlington-college-of-education-slowchat

Goals/Looking ahead/Reflecting: Respond to one of these prompts in the chat window

What is a goal you have for the class and managing your own learning in an online course?

What were your thoughts on the webinar?

Encouragement• Keep going!• Reward yourself• Finish assignments early.

• Resources on Blackboard!

• Contact Dr. S if needed!