ECI 430/435 Middle Grades ELA/SS 2008
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This wiki contains work, ideas, and discussion in progress related to the ECI 430 English language arts and ECI 435 social studies methods course experience. It is used in conjunction with the 2008-09 MSL Senior Experience Ning.
Thematic Unit
This wiki page, Thematic Unit Work F08, includes our ideas and related work for crafting an interdisciplinary thematic unit.
In addition, this related wiki page, Thematic Unit Resources, includes links to resources, including readings, that should be helpful in terms of informing the work you do to create your unit.
Insights into Journals and Journaling
This wiki page, Insights into Journals and Journaling F08, features our ideas about journals and journaling practices and strategies in the middle grades classroom--what we know in general, what the literature says, what we're seeing in the field, and what we've experienced ourselves as students.
Teaching About Government
On these wiki pages, you will find information related to Teaching About Government including specific information about systems of government around the world as well as ideas for how to teach about comparative government.
Reading / Writing Workshop
This wiki page, Defining Reading / Writing Workshop F08, features our ideas about reading and writing workshop -- what we know in general, what the literature says, what we're seeing in the field, and what we've experienced ourselves as students.
Classroom Management
Reviews of classroom managment articles written by various education professionals.
Inquiry-Based Learning
Inquiry-Based Learning Strategies: On this wiki page, you will post your mini-inquiry findings on various inquiry-based learning strategies.
Topics for Inquiry: On this wiki page, you will post your initial ideas for your inquiry project--topics and motivating questions.
Example Paul Harvey Story / Broadcast: "America's Heart"
The Queen Anne's Revenge Virtual World Project
On this wiki page we will develop ideas for using the Queen Anne's Revenge Virtual World in 4th and 8th grade social studies. The project is being developed by the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. Additional information on the project is available online at the website for the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources' Blackbeard & Queen Anne's Revenge Shipwreck Project QAROnline.org
Social Studies Methods
Here you will find information about various social studies methods we discuss in class.
1. Lecture method in middle grades social studies
2. Discussion method in middle grades social studies
3. Seminar method in middle grades social studies
4. Debate method in middle grades social studies
5. Paideia method in middle grades social studies
6. Jigsaw method in middle grades social studies
7. Group Investigation Technique method in middle grades social studies
8. Visual Inquiry in Middle Grades Social Studies
9. Telecollaboration method in middle grades social studies
10. Role Playing Enactments in middle grades social studies
11. Graphic Organizers in Middle Grades Social Studies
12. Service Learning in Middle Grades Social Studies
13. Facilitating notetaking through structured lecture in middle grades social studies
14. Writing to learn method in middle grades social studies
15. Methods for activating prior knowledge in middle grades social studies
16. Hosting a guest speaker in middle grades social studies
17. Using Various Written Material as a method for learning social studies in the middle grades
Our Initial Questions About Language and Teaching Language
Prompt: What are some things you'd like to know about language and teaching it? What are you curious about? Interested in? Want to know? Need to know? Note: Language as in language, language variation, dialect, grammar, mechanics, etc. rather than other components of English or the collective English language arts.
Initial questions from class discussion 8/28/08: What are some of the limitations to language in the classroom? What about taboo language in the classroom? To what extent is slang acceptable in the classroom? What makes words taboo? How do you distinguish between what is colloquial and what is standard? Who do you teach students to know what language is appropriate? What is the word of the year? (Archivist, C. Baum)
This related wiki page, Initial Questions About Language, includes our revised initial questions about language as well as links to additional wiki pages where those questions are further considered, developed, explored, and, perhaps, answered.
Language Artifacts
In effect, these are current events related to language or language by proxy in some way. Please add your own artifact link at some point during the semester.
English Period (English only classes), Boston Globe, 9-25-08
Measure 58, English Only, The Oregonian, 9-20-08
Johnston County Sheriff Apology for Inappropriate Comments, 9-8-08
LPGA English Only Policy Draws Criticism, 8-29-08
Golf.com: LPGA's English-only policy is unsportsmanlike and un-American, 8-26-08
Yiddish Survey - How Americans use Jewish-influenced words, 8-19-08
2007 Word of the Year (Sarah E.)
Definition of "Whip" on Urban Dictionary (Lauren B.)
General Resources, Links, and Supporting Materials
Poetry Resources F08: Including our Poetry Writing Activity Assignments
American Education Week at NC State: Tuesday, Nov. 18 - Thursday, Nov. 20]
OWL Guide to APA Formatting & Style: Scroll down to the list of links at the bottom for specific details on in-text citations and reference list citations -- these should be helpful for your Inquiry Project Rest of the Story papers.
Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue: Great site featuring resources for writing and teaching writing, including MLA and APA formatting, resources for grades 7-12 teachers and students, and more.
Native American History Month, November 2008: Smithsonian Education; NC State Native American Student Association
ALA Banned Books Week, Sept. 27 - Oct. 4, 2008
Content Area and Professional Teaching Standards
ECI 430: Class 8 Resources F08 (10/16/08)
ECI 430: Class 5 Resources F08 (9/16/08)
ECI 430: Class 2 Resources F08 (8/28/08)
ECI 430: Class 1 Resources F08 (8/21/08)
Technology Resources
Resources about and for Using Wikis
Scholastic: 7 Ways to Bring Technology into the Classroom
MSL Senior Electronic Portfolio Experience
Electronic Portfolio Resources
ACE Workshop Fall 2008: Web Identity
This wiki page, Web Identity F08, features resources addressing the importance of developing a critical awareness of web identity (for ourselves and our students) and ways to be proactive in how we and our students present ourselves online.