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LLED 320 – Practicum Seminar, A Long Talk About Prac, and Lit Circle Comprehension Strategies: Update for Thursday, 3 March 2011

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Practicum Seminar

Many thanks to Rod Brown, Elementary and Middle Years Prac Coordinator for presenting his Long Practicum Seminar.

After the session, you had lots of questions so I spent quite a bit of time taking them up in class.  Teaching loads was one topic that was addressed.  Below you’ll find a graphic organizer – Overview of Teaching Assignments for EDUC 419 – that shows you the percentages that you should (approximately) be teaching at during each week of the prac and allows you to indicate which subject you’ll be teaching and when:

Just a reminder that the percentages on the form indicate the percentage of your SA’s load that you’ll be assuming.  For example, if your SA teaches in a school with 6 blocks per day, teaching 5 of those 6 blocks per day is a full load.  So…

  • 1 block = 20% of a full teaching load
  • 2 blocks = 40% of a full teaching load
  • 3 blocks = 60% of a full teaching load
  • 4 blocks = 80% of a full teaching load
  • 5 blocks = 100% of a full teaching load

Task & Book Collection

I collected any Lit Kit books yet to be handed in, gathered hard copies of your Double-Entry Journal and accepted any good copy haikus that were still floating around.

LLED 320 Integrated Unit Plan Due Date

On Tuesday, 8 March 2011, the task’s due date, I asked you to please bring:

  • a hard copy of all elements of you LLED 320 unit plan OR
  • your laptop to display your completed plan

Lit Circle Resources

I pointed you to the following resources to utilize as you teach reading in your classroom:

Here’s one resource I didn’t show you because I just found it moments ago.  It’s selected bits from a book by Lit Circle guru Harvey Daniels and Nancy Steineke, Mini-Lessons for Literature Circles.  Here’s the link to portions of the text.  Also, here’s Harvey talking briefly about his conception of LCs:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-2rhRYB4hk[/youtube]

Concluding Brownlie’s Comprehension Strategies Video

We wrapped up by finishing the video (found at this link) and discussing a few things that stood out for you in it.

That’s all for today.  Enjoy your weekend.

– Lawrence