Assignment+descriptions

= Assignment Due Dates: =
 * == On-line reading responses ==
 * == On-line reactions to peers ==
 * == Strategies Assignment ==
 * == Peer Observation - two options: observe a teacher in the ESL summer school or complete observation in fall ==
 * == Topic for unit will be decided in class: what will your lessons be about? The Thematic Topic ==
 * == Introduction paragraph for unit: Describe your rational for having this topic ==
 * == Description of student composition: who are your students? ==
 * == Complete Thematic Unit assignment 11/5 ==

=** Strategies Assignment Due September 17th: **=

[[file:Strategy record sheet.doc]]
=Choose two strategies presented during the workshop and try them with your students.=

=** Thematic Unit Assignment **=

**CRITERIA: Please fill out the CHECKLIST TO ACCOMPANY LESSONS for EACH lesson**

 * ==== **Lessons show evidence of ELD/MEPA proficiency levels and MA/ district curriculum frameworks standards.** ====
 * ==== **Lessons are comprehensible to students at a minimum of 2 proficiency levels as a result of the teaching strategies used.** ====
 * ==== **Lessons require interaction among all students.** ====
 * ==== **Lessons encourage the development of higher order thinking skills.** ====
 * ==== **Lessons make connections to students' lives and cultures.** ====
 * ==== **Lessons' academic language structures and vocabulary are taught and practiced.** ====
 * ==== **Attention is paid to the developing skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing when appropriate.** ====
 * ==== **Lessons activate students' prior knowledge and link old learning to new.** ====
 * ==== **There is evidence of appropriate grouping techniques/cooperative learning.** ====
 * ==== **There is evidence of appropriate assessment of learning objectives.** ====

10. SUBMIT your work to Leah Palmer, leahlillian@aol.com
=***If you plan to work with a partner or in a group, please read the additional parts of the assignment in your manual**= = = =** On-line Discussion : See on-line discussion page**=

**Peer Observation Assignmen**t (due September 17th):
1. **Observe a colleague teaching a lesson that includes English language learners, OR have a colleague observe YOU teach a lesson.** 2. Orient your colleague to the assignment and PEER OBSERVATION CHECKLIST (P. 21 in Category 2 manual). 3. The observer completes the PEER OBSERVATION CHECKLIST(P. 21 in Category 2 manual). 4. Meet with you colleague as soon as possible after the observation to review and discuss the lesson, Use the PEER OBSERVATION CHECKLIST(P. 21 in Category 2 manual)to help guide the discussion. 5. Write a **short description summarizing the class composition, lesson topic, and lesson objectives (about one paragraph).** 6. **Complete the PEER OBSERVATION CHECKLIST and REFLECTIONS**about your colleague's class or about your own. Incorporate your colleague's perceptions of your class and insights from the follow-up discussion in the write-up. The checklist is in your participant's manual. 7. **Submit your SUMMARY PARAGRAPH, LESSON PLAN CHECKLIST (p. 22 in manual), and LESSON PLAN REFLECTIONS** **(p. 23 in manual) to leahlillian@aol.com**