EDLI 635 Fall 2016

EDLI 635 Fall 2016

Kylie Hubbard

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Running Record: I had never experienced a R.R. in my educational career before. I was very interested in learning about it, see how it evaluated students, and how lessons can be created from the assessment. However, to get started I felt lost because I had never used one before.

Peer discussion and feedback during this course was excellent. If I felt stuck or unclear about something I could count on a classmate to help with the issue.

ELA teachers that I observed were also very helpful in answer questions, providing examples, and offering guidance with assignments, assessments, and management.

Every syllabus is different, but have the same end goal in mind: letting your students know what is expected from them through a timeline; days, weeks, months. With that being said there were pros and cons to ours, just like there is for every syllabus out there.

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Thematic Unit: This is something I have always struggled with, writing units. I am comfortable writing lesson plans that allow for different topics each day. Or different parts of a whole each day, however for some reason I get stuck on how to construct a unit. This time, I found it almost welcoming because it allowed me to practice more, as well as gain confidence in my work.

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Pros:

• Weekly assignments vs. biweekly or monthly
• The weekly assignments covered relevant information
• Grading exceptions for the course were clear

ELL Case Study: This study really helped me to connect with not just one struggling student, but helped me to understand where 75% of my own students are coming from. Many of my students are bilingual, and struggle with ELA, which carries into every subject area.

Cons:

• Links did not always work, but I find that to be more of a Blackboard issue.
• Some due dates did not appear to be clear, as they did not match in all the sections they were posted.
• A clearer definition on what a Running Record was before assigning the "practice" one. Once I knew what to do, it was easy to follow.