I heart teachers: What great teaching looks like. (2014). TeachingChannel. Available on YouTube at Library guides: Lesson planning resources. Available from the Doucette Library at Murgatroyd, S. (2014). Rethinking equity: The critical driver of educational policy. posted in The Canadian Journal of Teacher Research, March. Available at Wright, S. (2013). The of student-driven learning. Ted Talk available on YouTube at Week 4 – October 4/6: What role does planning play in preparing to How do teachers design tasks and what are the basic planning elements I will be accountable for as a teacher? This class will examine both the knowledge building and task design ideals behind good planning and the technical aspects of creating a sound lesson plan that is both practical and informative for the practicing teacher. Elements of a Lesson Plan Knowledge Building and Task Design Evaluating Lesson Planning Choices Beginning with the End in Mind Planning for Diversity and Inclusion Required Readings: Alberta Education. (2011). Framework for student learning: Competencies for engaged thinkers and ethical citizens with an entrepreneurial spirit. Edmonton, AB: author. Available from your instructor. Jacobsen. M., Lock. J., & Friesen, S. (2013). Strategies for engagement: Knowledge building and intellectual engagement in participatory learning environments. Education Canada, 53(1). Available online Supplemental Resources: Library guides: Lesson planning resources. Available from the Doucette Library at New teacher survival guide: Planning. (2011). TeachingChannel. Available from YouTube at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Lesson plan templates. Available at Pace and structure in lesson planning. (2011). TeachingChannel. Available from YouTube at The importance of lesson planning. Making a difference: The official blog of teach and learn with Georgia. Available at Various lesson plan templates/exemplars used in Field Experience Program, Werklund School of Education. Available from your instructor. Wiggins, G. (2005). Understanding by design: Overview of UBD & the design template. Available at Assignment Due! Assignment 1 – Reading Response Card Week 3/4 due October 6, 2016 in class.
Week 8 - November 17/22/24: Teaching Assignment Assignment Due! Assignment 3 – Teaching Assignment Due November 17/22/24 in class. Week 9 – November 28/December 1: How Can We Support English Language Learners? This class will examine ways in which teachers in the field foster achievement of ELL students in the field. What should we know about the current ELL population in Alberta? How can we support ELLs in the classroom, school, and community? How can we differentiate instruction and assessment for ELLs? What resources are available to the classroom teacher to support teaching? What is academic language? What is transferred from the first language to the second language? Required Reading: Alberta Education. (2010). English Language Learners (ELL). In Alberta Education, Making a difference: Meeting diverse learning with differentiated instruction (pp. 143-170). Edmonton, AB: Author. Available at Supplemental Resources: Alberta School Boards Association. (2014). ESL in Alberta schools: The reality. Edmonton, AB: Author. Available at EAL Team SIS. (2014). The importance of ELL strategies: Immersion. Short film available on YouTube at Goldenberg, C. (2013). Unlocking the research on English learners: What we know-and don’t yet know- about effective instruction. American Educator, Summer. 4-38. Student Achievement Division. (2013). Canadian-born English language learners. Capacity Building Series, 31. Toronto, ON: Ontario Ministry of Education. Available at Assignment Due! Assignment 1 – Reading Response Card Week 7/9 due December 1, 2016 in class. Essential Question #3 – What is education for? Week 10 – December 6/8: What is education for and what is schooling for? How will education and schooling look in the future? This class will examine the future of education in Alberta specifically and in Canada more generally. Ultimately we will ask ourselves, what is education for? Examples of Inquiry in the Classroom The Vision of Education in Alberta The Role of Education in the 21st Century. Required Readings: Den Boer, K. (2014). The full package. The Alberta Teachers’ Association Magazine, 95. Available at Friesen, S. (2009). What did you do in school today? Teaching Effectiveness: A Framework and Rubric. Toronto: Canadian Education Association. Available at