Transcript ALST Curricular Support for Students: Sharing Best Practices

CICU Region I Workshop: February 25, 2015
Review of course/program content
(later webinar)
 Review of critical assignments
supporting knowledge/skills on ALST
(today)
 Review of indicators of reading and
writing on ALST and developing
possible assignments (today)
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Teaching to the test vs. support of student
learning of identified knowledge/skills
Underlying question: can this support help
to enrich the work I do with students in my
courses?
Sharing of practices: what assignments do
I have that I believe could support students
in the areas of reading and writing
identified on the ALST?
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AT YOUR TABLE, SHARE WITH YOUR
GROUP THE FOLLOWING THAT YOU SEE
AS RELATED TO THE ALST READING AND
WRITING:
 KEY ASSIGNMENTS?
 ASSESSMENTS OF THOSE ASSIGNMENTS?
 STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING THEM?
EXAMPLE OF DEBATE PAPER (HANDOUT)
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WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS OF THE ALST
YOU WOULD WANT TO EMPHASIZE WITH
YOUR STUDENTS (SEE HANDOUT)?
WHAT WOULD THESE ELEMENTS LOOK
LIKE WITHIN YOUR CLASSES?
WHAT TYPES OF ASSIGNMENTS OR
ACTIVITIES WILL SUPPORT YOUR
STUDENTS’ LEARNING OF THESE
ELEMENTS?
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WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS YOU SEE AS
IMPORTANT FOR YOUR STUDENTS IN
READING AND WRITING FOR THE ALST?
WHAT ARE ASSIGNMENTS YOU COULD
DEVELOP TO SUPPORT THEIR LEARNING
IN THESE AREAS OF READING AND
WRITING?
WHAT IS ONE YOU COULD PILOT THIS
SEMESTER?
CICU WORKSHOP-FEBRUARY 25, 2015
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…WHAT MIGHT BE TOPICS THAT COULD
BE ALIGNED WITH WHAT WE
TEACH/VALUE?
…ARE THE TOPICS DEBATABLE ONES AND
“ESSENTIAL” FOR STUDENTS TO KNOW?
…MIGHT STUDENT INTEREST BE
IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER IN CHOOSING?
…CAN THE CHOSEN TEXTS BE HELPFUL
AS READINGS FOR THE ALST AS WELL AS
WRITING?
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MODELING OF READING OF PRO/CON
SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS OF
READINGS (WITH PROMPTS) BEFORE
WRITING
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS OF KEY
WORDS/IDEAS FROM THE READING FOR
CLAIMS/EVIDENCE
STUDENT REFLECTION ON THE READING
AND WRITING PROCESS