Week 8 - November 17/22/24: Teaching Assignment Assignment Due! Assignment 3 Teaching Assignment Due November 17/22/24 in class. – Week 9 November 28/December 1: How Can We Support English Language Learners? – This class will examine ways in which teachers in the field foster achievement of ELL students in the field. What should we know about the current ELL population in Alberta? How can we support ELLs in the classroom, school, and community? How can we differentiate instruction and assessment for ELLs? What resources are available to the classroom teacher to support teaching? What is academic language? What is transferred from the first language to the second language? Required Reading: Alberta Education. (2010). English Language Learners (ELL). In Alberta Education, Making a difference: Meeting diverse (pp. 143-170). Edmonton, AB: Author. Available at learning with differentiated instruction Supplemental Resources: Alberta School Boards Association. (2014). Edmonton, AB: Author. Available at ESL in Alberta schools: The reality. EAL Team SIS. (2014). Short film available on YouTube at The importance of ELL strategies: Immersion. Goldenberg, C. (2013). Unlocking the research on English learners: What we know-and don’t yet know- about effective instruction. 4-38. American Educator, Summer. Student Achievement Division. (2013). Canadian-born English language learners. Toronto, ON: Capacity Building Series, 31. Ontario Ministry of Education. Available at Assignment Due! Assignment 1 Reading Response Card Week 7/9 due December 1, 2016 in class. – Essential Question #3 What is education for? – Week 10 December 6/8: What is education for and what is schooling for? How will education and schooling look – in the future? This class will examine the future of education in Alberta specifically and in Canada more generally. Ultimately we will ask ourselves, what is education for? Examples of Inquiry in the Classroom The Vision of Education in Alberta The Role of Education in the 21st Century. Required Readings: Den Boer, K. (2014). The full package. Available at The Alberta Teachers’ Association Magazine, 95. Friesen, S. (2009). Toronto: Canadian What did you do in school today? Teaching Effectiveness: A Framework and Rubric. Education Association. Available at
Week 8 - November 17/22/24: Teaching Assignment Assignment Due! Assignment 3 – Teaching Assignment Due November 17/22/24 in class. Week 9 – November 28/December 1: How Can We Support English Language Learners? This class will examine ways in which teachers in the field foster achievement of ELL students in the field. What should we know about the current ELL population in Alberta? How can we support ELLs in the classroom, school, and community? How can we differentiate instruction and assessment for ELLs? What resources are available to the classroom teacher to support teaching? What is academic language? What is transferred from the first language to the second language? Required Reading: Alberta Education. (2010). English Language Learners (ELL). In Alberta Education, Making a difference: Meeting diverse learning with differentiated instruction (pp. 143-170). Edmonton, AB: Author. Available at Supplemental Resources: Alberta School Boards Association. (2014). ESL in Alberta schools: The reality. Edmonton, AB: Author. Available at EAL Team SIS. (2014). The importance of ELL strategies: Immersion. Short film available on YouTube at Goldenberg, C. (2013). Unlocking the research on English learners: What we know-and don’t yet know- about effective instruction. American Educator, Summer. 4-38. Student Achievement Division. (2013). Canadian-born English language learners. Capacity Building Series, 31. Toronto, ON: Ontario Ministry of Education. Available at Assignment Due! Assignment 1 – Reading Response Card Week 7/9 due December 1, 2016 in class. Essential Question #3 – What is education for? Week 10 – December 6/8: What is education for and what is schooling for? How will education and schooling look in the future? This class will examine the future of education in Alberta specifically and in Canada more generally. Ultimately we will ask ourselves, what is education for? Examples of Inquiry in the Classroom The Vision of Education in Alberta The Role of Education in the 21st Century. Required Readings: Den Boer, K. (2014). The full package. The Alberta Teachers’ Association Magazine, 95. Available at Friesen, S. (2009). What did you do in school today? Teaching Effectiveness: A Framework and Rubric. Toronto: Canadian Education Association. Available at
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