PD schedule for Friday, July 10, 2009

9:00 – 9:10 – Introductions

9:10 – 9:30 – Whole Group:  Focus of the Day:  "Knowing where to put the 'X' "  (PowerPoint 2007)

9:30 – 10:00 – Dr. Amy Krull (Sociology) and Kandy Smith (Literacy) Tandem:  “Read and …”

10:00 – 10:15 – Break

10:15 – 10:45 –Instructional Strategies - Kandy Smith (Literacy)   

·         Socratic Circles

·         Cloze Procedures

10:45 – 11:30 – Instructional Strategies  - Dr. Lucy Maples (Literacy)

·         Survival of the Fittest

·         Close Reading of Graphics

From Teaching Reading in Social Studies, Science, and Math by Laura Robb

“Most . . . students glance at a graph, diagram, or picture, while reading.  Rarely do they pause or return to a visual to read labels, headings, or brief explanations. Help students understand that graphs, charts, and diagrams are important because they present information in the text in a different way or provide additional information that relates to the topic.  Reading the visual carefully often provides the clues that enable students to figure out the main idea or understand a passage.” (pp.148-149)

  1. Look at the graphic and read the title.  Think about the title’s meaning and what it tells you about the graphic.
  2. Read all of the text in the graphic.
  3. Think about the information.  Ask yourself how it relates to the chapter or article.
  4. Ask yourself “What’s important?”
  5. Make sure you understand the words.
  6. Connect this important information to your personal life and experiences and/or issues in your community and the world.

·         Name that Tune (Word handout)

11:30 – 1:00 – Lunch on your own

1:00 – 1:35 – Focus Groups/Book Clubs  

Prompt:  Based on the reading you have done for the books clubs related to this series of professional development sessions and your person experience, what types of in-class STUDENT INTERACTIONS do you value? 

1:35 – 1:45 – Break

1:45 – 2:30 - Instructional Strategies - Dr. Jennifer Montgomery (Literacy)

2:30 – 3:15  – Instructional Strategies – Sally Tooley (Literacy)

·         Time Out for Paired Reviews

3:15 – 4:00 – Dr. Pam Petty Closing

 

FYI:  Converting Youtube videos so you can save them and play them on your computer:

1.       Start by going to youtube and finding a video you want – copy the URL (go to Edit in your browser and click COPY) – this is one of my “great fall”:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9zm4senl2Q 

2.       Then PASTE (edit, PASTE) the URL in the box on this webpage:  http://www.downloadyoutubevideos.com/ --- and click DOWNLOAD --- put it in a folder where you can find it – “My Videos” (or whatever)

3.       You can watch it from there on your computer – if you want to convert it to another format (to play on your iPod, DVD player, etc) go here: http://www.media-convert.com/ --- see where it has the world FILE followed by a big text box?   Click on BROWSE and then find the video file you want to convert – leave the next setting on “automatically detect” type – then scroll down PAST THE ADVERTISEMENT (those are so annoying!) – next ….

4.      Output format 

 

 Select the format you want from this list – you will have to play with it, but typically I convert to .wmv (Windows Media player – for playback on computers), .avi (plays through Real Player on computer) or .mp4 (for iPod). 

5.        Click OK that you agree to the terms.  Then you will need to save the generated file to your computer!  Easy as pie. 

 

 

 

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