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 * Promoting ESL and New Literacies in Elementary Classrooms **

** February 2 - 6, 2015 **

__**Day 1 (Monday, Feb 2 - Nortel)**__
Welcome and Introductions

What would you like to learn in this week's workshop? Go to [|padlet.]

Creating our Bio-Poems

New Literacies and Inquiry in the ESL Classroom
 * Pedagogical Shifts for a New Age
 * Design Challenge : How do you Problem Solve and Collaborate?
 * Project-Based Inquiry (PBI) Model

Overview of CHATS Model for ESL (Content Reading; Higher-Order Thinking; Assessment; Total Participation; Scaffolding)

Overview of Cool Tools: Animoto.com, Weebly.com, [|Voicethread.com], and [|Storybird.com]

PBI Design Studio - Creating a Compelling Question
 * @Team Design Page
 * Creating a Compelling Question

Wrap-up and Plus/Delta with Today’s Meet (@https://todaysmeet.com/ESLWorkshop)


 * Homework:**
 * Read chapters 1,2, and 3 (“ELLs: An Overview,” “Developing Academic Language,” and “C= Content Reading Strategies”) of The Language-Rich Classroom: A Research-Based Framework for Teaching English Language Learners
 * Tweet a key point you learned from your reading to #newlit

__**Day 2 (Tuesday, Feb 3 - Wachovia)**__
Reflections from Our Readings: Go to [|padlet.]

Close Reading and Vocabulary Building in the ESL Classroom
 * Close Reading and Why It's Important in the ESL Classroom
 * How to Cultivate a Language-Rich Classroom
 * Metacognition- Thinking about Thinking
 * Vocabulary Building Strategies

PBI Design Studio - Gather and Analyze Sources
 * @Team Design Page
 * @Gathering and Analyzing Sources

Wrap-up and Plus/Delta with Today’s Meet (@https://todaysmeet.com/ESLWorkshop)


 * Homework:**
 * Read chapters 4 and 5 (“H= Higher-Order Thinking Skills” and “A=Assessment”) of The Language-Rich Classroom: A Research-Based Framework for Teaching English Language Learners
 * Tweet a key point you learned from your reading to #newlit
 * OR
 * Post a key point you learned from your reading on the [|padlet.]

//Close Reading in the ESL Classroom// http://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/how-do-close-reading http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/dec12/vol70/num04/Closing-in-on-close-reading.aspx http://blog.colorincolorado.org/2013/02/22/background-knowledge-a-key-to-close-reading-with-ells/
 * Resources:**

//Think-Alouds in the ESL Classroom// http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/think_alouds http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/102/ http://www.emstac.org/registered/topics/esl/principles.htm

//Literacy Strategies in the ESL Classroom// http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/724 http://suu.edu/ed/fso/resources/esl-six-key-strategies.pdf http://www.mastersinesl.org/teaching-esl/best-practices-for-teaching-esl-speaking-reading-and-writing/#Techniques_for_Teaching_Speaking

//Vocabulary Building Strategies in the ESL Classroom// http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/teaching/vocabulary/ http://www.readinghorizons.com/blog/post/2010/09/16/ESL-Teaching-Strategies-Improving-Vocabulary-Improves-Reading-Fluency.aspx http://www.everythingesl.net/inservices/

__**Day 3 (Wednesday, Feb 4 - Discovery)**__
Reflections from Our Readings: Go to padlet What is the metaphor/analogy? How does it relate with higher-order thinking skills?

Watch a short video [|Bloom's Digital Taxonomy] Create a learning objective and a mini activity Mini Lesson Plan: Ask questions you want your classmates to answer regarding the teaching strategies you have learned so far.
 * Digital Bloom’s Taxonomy and Assessment of Higher-Order Thinking in the ESL Classroom

> What did the students do for each phase of the PBI project? > Which skills have been cultivated?
 * Watch a PBI project video "How Do American and Chinese Youth Interpret Each Other's Culture?"

Watch a short video TPACK in 2 Minutes
 * The Interplay of Technology, Pedagogy, and Content Knowledge (TPACK)

Case: Storytelling Strategy Story Maker Thinglink Padlet Voicethread

PBI Design Studio - Creatively Synthesize Claims and Evidences
 * Team Design Page
 * @Creatively Synthesizing Claims and Evidences

Wrap-up and Plus/Delta with Today’s Meet (@https://todaysmeet.com/ESLWorkshop)


 * Homework:**
 * Read chapters 5 and 6(“A=Assessment” and “T= Total Participation Techniques”) of The Language-Rich Classroom: A Research-Based Framework for Teaching English Language Learners
 * Tweet a key point you learned from your reading to #newlit
 * OR
 * Post a key point you learned from your reading on the [|padlet.]

Resources: TPACK.ORG Bloom's Digital Taxonomy 中国教育新闻网 Digital Storytelling Cool Tools

__**Day 4 (Thursday, Feb 5 - Nortel)**__
Reflections from Our Readings Assessment and TPT in the Classroom

Lesson Plan Collaboration PADLET

Making PowerPoint Games for the ESL Classroom

Classroom Games



PBI Design Studio - Critically Evaluate and Revise
 * Team Design Page
 * @Critically Evaluating and Revising

Wrap-up and Plus/Delta with Today’s Meet (@https://todaysmeet.com/ESLWorkshop)


 * Homework:**
 * Read chapter 7 (“S= Scaffolding Strategies”) of The Language-Rich Classroom: A Research-Based Framework for Teaching English Language Learners
 * Tweet a key point you learned from your reading to #newlit
 * OR
 * Post a key point you learned from your reading on the [|padlet.]

PBI Design Studio- Finalize Projects (30 minutes)
 * __Day 5 (Friday, Feb 6 - Wachovia)__ **

PBI Design Studio- Practice for Showcase

[|PBI Workshop Survey]

Lunch

PBI Design Studio- Practice for Showcase

PBI Showcase - Share, Publish, and Act
 * Team Design Page
 * @Sharing, Publishing, and Acting

Plus/Delta with Today’s Meet (@https://todaysmeet.com/ESLWorkshop)

Presentation of Certificates


 * Homework:**
 * Tweet what you learned from the Design Studio Showcase to #newlit
 * OR
 * Post a key point you learned from your reading on the [|padlet.]