Assessment and RubricsCourseworkITL522 Content Area LiteracyMathematics EducationNational UniversityTeaching Strategies
Enhancing Writing in Mathematics
Assessment and FeedbackCourseworkEducational StrategiesITL522 Content Area LiteracyNational UniversityStudent-Centered Learning
Learning Map – Stage 3 Analyzing Student Work Reflection on Instruction and Learning
Essential Question How does the candidate analyze and describe (citing evidence from Steps 1 & 2, the impact of their asset and needs based lesson planning, teaching and assessment of student learning and explain how the lesson supports the whole class and the three focus students? Redundancy of Stage 1 and 2 is an expectation! Analyze prior knowledge of students to planning, instruction and learning…reflection! Describe the connection “between the importance of knowing students’ assessment and learning needs to student learning”in relation to the evidence and analysis of student work and learning of your instruction. As I reflect on my...
Algebra in Real LifeCourseworkHistorical MathematicsITL522 Content Area LiteracyNational UniversityProblem-Solving Skills
Argumentative Writing in Mathematics
As content literacy teachers, we can utilize argumentative writing regardless of our subject area. How can students support their claims with evidence and/or reasoning? How can you implement writing so that it is engaging and meaningful for students? Resources Read: Choose articles that would be appropriate to your subject content area from the following articles. Prompt Design three writing prompts that are specific to your content area, that will both elicit a student’s critical thinking and give them an opportunity to use their argumentative skills. Ensure each writing prompt is (1) accessible and inclusive for all students (2) connected to a...
CourseworkITL522 Content Area LiteracyLiteracy and ComprehensionMathematics EducationNational UniversityTeaching Strategies
Informational Text in Mathematics
Utilizing challenging pieces of text in our content area classrooms is a great way to support students in both their content area comprehension and their literacy growth. When accessing a piece of text in your class, how can you get students critically thinking, writing, listening, and speaking? How can you scaffold instruction so that each student (regardless of their literacy strengths and areas of need) can access the text and apply what they know? How can you connect a piece of text to the experiences, interests, and funds of knowledge that a student already brings into the classroom? Informational texts...
Assessment and EvaluationCourseworkEducational Strategies and TechniquesInclusive and Differentiated LearningITL522 Content Area LiteracyNational University
Learning Map – Stage 2: Word Problems
Knowing our students is the key to not only meaningful teaching but also effective content literacy instruction. By knowing our students’ talents, cultural experiences, interests, and learning needs, we can ensure our pedagogical decisions are student-centered, empowered, and engaging. As teachers, getting to know our students is just as important as getting to know our learning outcomes and assessment strategies. Forming positive relationships with our students will ensure that students can access and succeed in our content-literacy classrooms! This week, we will continue building out our Learning Map with an emphasis being placed on getting to know our students and...
Assessment StrategiesContent Area LiteracyCourseworkITL522 Content Area LiteracyNational UniversityTeaching Techniques
Content Area Literacy Assessment Strategies
Introduction Content area teachers can assess students in various ways to check for understanding. The problematic thing is being able also to assess literacy while assessing content. How can you get your students critically thinking, reading, writing, and speaking about your content area? How can you assess them when they do so? In this Discussion Board, you will explore some of those assessment ideas. Resources Read Watch ELL Reading Instruction: Classroom Videos Answering Questions with Middle School ELLs (9:10) Direct link: Answering Questions with Middle School ELLs Reading Non-Fiction Text with High School ELLs (7:46) Direct link: Reading Non-Fiction Text with High...
CourseworkInstructional Strategies in MathematicsIntegrating Literacy and MathematicsITL522 Content Area LiteracyMathematical Literacy DevelopmentNational University
4 Instructional Strategies for Building Language/Literacy Skills in Mathematics
How can you ensure listening, reading, writing, and speaking are all a part of your content area classroom? This is the challenge for each content-literacy teacher! How can our PE students explain a correct form of stretching? How can a French student hear accents and understand their difference? How can an Art student craft an artist statement to reflect their vision and purpose? How can a Math student identify the most important components of a word problem? How can a science student write a claim based on experimental data? These reflective questions provide teachers opportunities to design content-literacy experiences for...
Common Core State Standards (CCSS)CourseworkEducationITL522 Content Area LiteracyMathematics InstructionNational University
Learning Map – Stage 1: Word Problems
Teaching writing is not only the job of the ELA teacher – because every teacher is a literacy teacher, and all subject areas must teach writing! In recent years, California has innovated and integrated content standards to support reading, writing, and speaking in subject-specific classrooms. As California’s teachers, we have a responsibility to create meaningful literacy experiences within our subject areas! This week, you will begin to design learning experiences that focus specifically on literacy skills in your content area that will support student engagement in writing. By the end of the month, your learning map will include strategies for...
CourseworkEducationITL522 Content Area LiteracyMath Teaching StrategiesMulti-Tier System of Supports (MTSS)National University
Multi-Tier System of Supports (MTSS)
You may have heard the acronym MTSS before; it stands for Multi-Tier System of Supports, which includes a framework and processes for supporting all students. MTSS usually has three tiers, though some districts may create a fourth tier. First, a teacher designs instruction with research-based and effective practices for the whole class. Second, a teacher moves to small group interventions to support each student and fill in the missing gaps. Third, a teacher creates more individualized support where additional activities with a specific focus are carried out to support student comprehension. The goal of MTSS is first to deliver targeted...
ITL522 Content Area Literacy
Single Subject credential candidates will plan and implement content area instruction by incorporating the Learning Map model with integrated UDL principles and demonstrate the abilities to apply language/literacy scaffolds to content area knowledge for diverse learners of varying stages of literacy and language proficiency in alignment with CA-CCSS and ELA/ELA framework. Course Learning Outcomes Course Requirements This is a content-based course that leads to a variety of practical applications. Students are expected to complete all assigned readings and review all the information contained in the padlets in the Content Presentation section before entering the Discussion Boards and completing the assignments. ...