This course consist of 30 hours of online assignments and activities. Educators will receive 3.0 CEUs after the completion of this course. CEUs are issued by The North Mississippi Education Consortium. We can deliver this course online or onsite**. The cost for the online delivery is $65.
Workshop Description:
Teachers need to expose students to a variety of motivating non-fiction texts that are challenging. There should be a plethora of oral and reading activities to help close some of the reading gaps (teaching.monster.com). Several studies have found a correlation between the reading of nonfiction and the development of literacy skills. Generally, students who read magazines and nonfiction books have higher average reading proficiencies than those who do not (Campbell, Kapinus, & Beatty, 1995). Also, nonfiction that presents concepts and vocabulary in a concrete way can help teach literary skills and can provide a bridge to textbooks for non-native as well as native English speakers (Hadaway, Vardell, & Young, 2002).
This workshop requires educators to implement new or improve current strategies in their education setting. All teachers will participant in peer classroom observations for learning and improving current practices. A district, school and teachers have to find the right balance for their environment. You will need a mentor or administrator to complete some parts of this workshop.
This workshop includes activities for creating your own S.M.A.R.T. goals. Teachers are strongly encouraged to participate in this activity as part of workshop. Discussions and chats are available for all educators to further engage in this activity. We also provide a PLC tool for teachers to use in their school. The PLC and the S.M.A.R.T goal tool is available for use after the completion of this workshop.
Each workshop has teacher workload information and activity. This discusses the need for balance of teacher workload. It is meant for teacher encouragement and accountability. The workloads of teachers is something that can be addressed through consistent team collaboration. Team collaboration is strongly encouraged in all workshops.
The coursework involves reading assignments that aides in thoroughly understanding the learning objective. Teachers are required to submit a lesson snippet of the learning objective. This is for the implementing the learning objective in real time. The workshop provides a peer observation activity to further ensure the learning objective is being used. It is the intent that all the activities, discussion and assessments help the educator achieve the needed outcome(s).
The coursework involves reading assignments that aides in thoroughly understanding the learning objective. Teachers are required to submit a lesson snippet of the learning objective. This is for the implementing the learning objective in real time. The workshop provides a peer observation activity to further ensure the learning objective is being used. It is the intent that all the activities, discussion and assessments help the educator achieve the needed outcome(s).
This workshop will focus on the following areas:
UNIT/WEEK 1
Learning Objective:
Understanding the Purpose of Text | (1) What's your approach for engaging students in reading nonfiction? (2) What are some challenges you face? (3) How do students that are not on the appropriate reading level affect this process? (4) What interventions are in place to assist?
UNIT/WEEK2
Learning Objective:
Posing Thought Provoking Questions | (1) What strategies are you using for posing questions? (2) Please list some challenges and successes. (3) Describe horizontal alignment within your grade level?
UNIT/WEEK3
Learning Objective:
Skimming the Text Strategies | (1) How do you teach your students to skim? (2) How do you teach your students to scan? (3) How can skimming and scanning be a disadvantage?
UNIT/WEEK4
Learning Objective:
Connect & Apply | (1) How do you connect students to the text? (2) What are some difficulties in this approach? (3) What kind of feedback do you get from students?
Extended Activities
Create Plan of Action using the following:
- S.M.A.R.T. Goals
- Specific (simple, sensible, significant)
- Measurable (meaningful, motivating)
- Achievable (agreed, attainable)
- Relevant (reasonable, realistic and resourced, results-based)
- Time bound (time-based, time limited, time/cost limited, timely, time-sensitive)
To make sure your goals are clear and reachable, each one should be:
Extended Activities
Components of Action Plan:
Identify task
Gather data
Develop strategies
Implement plan
Some References:
- First, you must Register on our online course system. Click the Register button below.
- After you created an account, login and select the course and pay ($65 per course).
