Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
Schedule
Week 1-
Week 2-
Mon Sept 11 Due: Please read and bring any short article that you can easily locate written in the past
year that deals with any aspect of education, the classroom, teaching, teachers, or student populations.
Discuss: reading
Wed Sept 13 Read: Chapter 13 in Grammar to Enrich (emailed) Discuss: I, Writer and reading
Week 3-
Mon Sept 18 Due: Draft of I, Writer. Read: 1-133 in Lives on the Boundary Discuss: peer
workshop effectiveness and assessment, workshop, and reading
Wed Sept 20 Due: I, Writer essay Read: Grammar to Enrich chapters 1 & 2 (emailed)
Discuss: Reading, I Writer Part II, Reading Journal
Week 4-
Mon Sept 25 Due: Reading Journal (Lives on the Boundary) Read: Lives on the Boundary to
end Discuss: Grammar activity, Lives on the Boundary, practice assessment, Book Club
Wed Sept 27 Due: I Writer Part II (bring notes for oral report) Discuss: Reading and practice
assessment
Week 5-
Mon Oct 2 Reading Journal (on Iser and Friere), Read: Iser and Friere handouts (in readings
on website) Discuss: reading, First Book Club Meeting, assessment practice w/journals
Wed Oct 4 : Due: Reading Journal (On Rosenblatt and Smith) Read: Rosenblatt and Smith
handouts (in readings on website) Discuss: Reading , Second Book Club Meeting, assessment
practice w/journals
Week 6-
Week 7-
Mon Oct 16 Due: Book Club Presentation Work Day and share in class exercise Discuss:
midterm portfolio and book club journal cover letter
Week 8-
Week 9-
Mon Oct 30 Due: Reading Journal (one for both) Read: Because Writing Matters 71-87 and
Write Beside Them 208-229 Discuss: reading and assessment, I, Writing Scholar, assessment
practice
Wed Nov 1 Due: Reading Journal (On Sommers) Read: Nancy Sommers Responding to
Student Writing (in readings on website) Discuss: Assessing student writing, reading, I,
Writing Scholar group work, assessment practice
Week 10-
Mon Nov 6 Due: Reading Journal (On BDWM) Read: Because Digital Writing Matter
Introduction and chapter four excerpts (in readings on website) Discuss: Digital Writing and
assessing
Week 11-
Mon Nov 13 Due: I, Writing Scholar for workshop and Reading Journal (one for both))
Read: Write Beside Them p2-60, Because Writing Matters p19-32., Discuss: reading, group
work on I, Writing Scholar
Wed Nov 15 Due: : I, Writing Scholar and Reading Journal (one for both) Read: Write
Beside Them p102-188, Because Writing Matters p43-56 Discuss: reading, group work on I,
Writing Scholar
Week 12-
Week 13-
Mon Nov 27 Read: Why School p1-88 Discuss: Teaching Philosophy, Reading and practice
assessment.
Wed Nov 29 Due: Final Reading journal (on Why School) Read: Why School to end Discuss:
teaching philosophy and I Writing Teacher drafts.
Week 14-
Week 15
Mon Dec 11 Class Cancelled for Conferences- Draft of Teaching Philosophy Due
Wed Dec 13 Class Cancelled for Conferences- Draft of Teaching Philosophy Due