WEDNESDAY+GROUP+7


 * __ LEARNING LOG 1 __**

__At the beginning of your answer, write your first name and then answer the question(s) fully.__

Why are content area reading strategies (CARS) important for all students at all levels?

**WIKI TEXT SET RESPONSE: After reading the text set, how do these books and electronic resources help with the topic understanding?**

**__ LEARNING LOG 2 __**

__At the beginning of your answer, write your first name and then answer the question(s) fully.__


 * 1) ** (REQUIRED) What are at least three main points the authors suggest to improve the topic in your classroom? **

** CHOOSE TWO OF THE FOLLOWING TO ANSWER OR DO. **

2. Why is reading to learn a strategic, meaning-making process?

3. Demonstrate the importance of prior learning (schema) has in making reading as a meaning-making process.

4. Evaluate your skills to the chart on page 21. How good of a reader are you?

**// 5. Authentic question: Interview a content area teacher on effective teaching strategies that he or she uses to engage students in learning. //**


 * LEARNING LOG 3 **

__At the beginning of your answer, write your first name and then answer the question(s) fully.__


 * 1) ** (REQUIRED) What are at least three main points the authors suggest to improve the topic in your classroom? **

** CHOOSE TWO OF THE FOLLOWING TO ANSWER OR DO. **

2. Why is learning with new literacies essential for implementation into the curriculum?

3. What are the similarities between the new literacies and the traditional print? What are the differences? What is the same? Use a Venn diagram.

4. Why are the new literacies not integrated into the most classrooms?

**// 5. Authentic question: //** **// Interview a middle-school or high school student about the use of electronic texts. What types of skills and strategies do students need to possess in order to use electronic resources effectively. //**


 * LEARNING LOG 4 **

__At the beginning of your answer, write your first name and then answer the question(s) fully.__


 * 1) ** (REQUIRED) What are at least three main points the authors suggest to improve the topic in your classroom? **

** CHOOSE TWO OF THE FOLLOWING TO ANSWER OR DO. **

2. What is culturally responsive instruction look like to in the content area classrooms.

3. Support sheltered instruction for English-language learners to make content more accessible to them while providing additive language support

**// Interview a teacher about the strategies he or she uses to met the needs of students with cultural or linguistic differences within the classroom. //**
 * // 4. Authentic question: //**


 * LEARNING LOG 5 **

__At the beginning of your answer, write your first name and then answer the question(s) fully.__


 * 1) ** (REQUIRED) What are at least three main points the authors suggest to improve the topic in your classroom? **

** CHOOSE TWO OF THE FOLLOWING TO ANSWER OR DO. **

2. How does a formal, high stakes approach differ from an informal authentic approach? What are the plusses, minuses and interesting facts of each kind of testing?

3. What is your opinion of assessment? What can you do to make sure that you are assessing

what you want to assess? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO ASSESS?

//4. Authentic Question:// //Interview a classroom teacher on how the current educational policy decisions and/or high-stakes testing requirements have impacted his or her teaching practices.//

**WIKI TEXT SET RESPONSE: After reading the text set, how do these books and electronic resources help with the topic understanding?**

** LEARNING LOG 6 **

__At the beginning of your answer, write your first name and then answer the question(s) fully.__


 * 1) ** (REQUIRED) What are at least three main points the authors suggest to improve the topic in your classroom? **

** CHOOSE TWO OF THE FOLLOWING TO ANSWER OR DO. **

2. What is involved in designing a text lesson based on a B-D-A instructional framework?

3. How can teachers modify lesson plans to be more student centered inquiry based to connect literacy learning?

4. How can content area teachers plan and design instruction for all students to actively engage and motivate participation for literacy-related activities?

5. Research states Bloom's Taxonomy or another questioning taxonomy benefits comprehension greatly. Why do you think this is so?

// 6.. Authentic question //

// Visit a classroom and note the details about the discourse which is taking place in a discussion format. //

**WIKI TEXT SET RESPONSE: After reading the text set, how do these books and electronic resources help with the topic understanding?**

** LEARNING LOG 7 **

__At the beginning of your answer, write your first name and then answer the question(s) fully.__


 * 1) ** (REQUIRED) What are at least three main points the authors suggest to improve the topic in your classroom? **

** CHOOSE TWO OF THE FOLLOWING TO ANSWER OR DO. **

2. How can this and other text sets activate knowledge and interest?

3. Why do prereading strategies and activities help with prior knowledge and raise interest in the subject?

4. Schema theory and visualizations are critical for opening a reader's mind for learning.

5. What are three ways you personally use to help open you mind for learning?

**WIKI TEXT SET RESPONSE: After reading the text set, how do these books and electronic resources help with the topic understanding?**


 * LEARNING LOG 8 **

At the beginning of your answer, write your first name and then answer the question(s) fully.


 * 1) ** (REQUIRED) What are at least three main points the authors suggest to improve the topic in your classroom? **

** CHOOSE TWO OF THE FOLLOWING TO ANSWER OR DO. **

// Observe a teacher in a content area classroom, observing the questioning strategies the teacher uses. //
 * 1) Engagement in the reading process is the key for great comprehension. What are additional ways teachers can stress to activate engagement?
 * 2) Why do motivation and connectiveness help with engagement?
 * 3) // Authentic question //

**WIKI TEXT SET RESPONSE: After reading the text set, how do these books and electronic resources help with the topic understanding?**


 * LEARNING LOG 9 **

At the beginning of your answer, write your first name and then answer the question(s) fully.


 * 1) ** (REQUIRED) What are at least three main points the authors suggest to improve the topic in your classroom? **

** CHOOSE TWO OF THE FOLLOWING TO ANSWER OR DO. **

2. Why should students know the word structure (Greek and Latin roots and history)?

3. Why should the language of an academic discipline be taught within the context of concept development?

4. What activities for vocabulary concept development help student define words?

//5.// // Authentic Question: // // Visit a middle level classroom and observe how the teacher develops general and technical vocabulary //

**WIKI TEXT SET RESPONSE: After reading the text set, how do these books and electronic resources help with the topic understanding?**


 * LEARNING LOG 10 **

__At the beginning of your answer, write your first name and then answer the question(s) fully.__


 * 1) ** (REQUIRED) What are at least three main points the authors suggest to improve the topic in your classroom? **

** CHOOSE TWO OF THE FOLLOWING TO ANSWER OR DO. **

2. Why should 6 Traits +1 serve as a foundation for writing? Look up 6 Traits plus one (

3. Why write for reader response?

// 4. Authentic question: // // Interview an intermediate or above classroom teacher about the writing, types of writing, writing process, etc. that s/he uses in the classroom. Also check on the assessment procedure. //


 * LEARNING LOG 11 **

At the beginning of your answer, write your first name and then answer the question(s) fully.


 * 1) ** (REQUIRED) What are at least three main points the authors suggest to improve the topic in your classroom? **

** CHOOSE TWO OF THE FOLLOWING TO ANSWER OR DO. **

2. How is internal text structure different from external text structure? Why should students know both?

3. Graphic organizers help students comprehend and retain textually important information. How can you apply graphic organizers into the before, during, and after part of a lesson?

// 4. Authentic question: // // Interview a teacher and find our how s/he applies research/based graphic organizers to enrich writing and reading. //

**WIKI TEXT SET RESPONSE: After reading the text set, how do these books and electronic resources help with the topic understanding?**


 * LEARNING LOG 12 **

__At the beginning of your answer, write your first name and then answer the question(s) fully.__


 * 1) ** (REQUIRED) What are at least three main points the authors suggest to improve the topic in your classroom? **

** CHOOSE TWO OF THE FOLLOWING TO ANSWER OR DO. **

2. If teachers knew the problems with textbooks, why do they still use them? What can you do to eliminate the problems?

3. How would a trade book and electronic sources text set on an historical event enhance the curriculum?

Make a list of ten trade books which should be included in the study of the American Revolution. Give a rationale for each book and give in a sentence or two how you would use the books.

// Authentic Question: // // Take a poll of five teachers and find out how they integrate trade books into their content area classroom. //