1. edTPA Seminar Two

2. Instructional Flow Academic Language Task 1B-Lesson Plans
Task 1A-D Specifications
Peer Critique: Task 1A-Context for Learning
Due Next: Task 1B-Lesson Plans
HW: Read all of Task 2 in edTPA Handbook

3. What is the Academic Language of my discipline?
“The set of words, grammar, and organizational strategies used to describe complex ideas, higher-order thinking processes, and abstract concepts.” Zwiers

4. The Academic Language Fit: Intentionally embed the language demands in each day’s lesson plan with language supports to ensure understanding and use of the language by students
LANGUAGE DEMANDS:
Language Function ex. Evaluate
research data
Vocabulary ex. Sub Specific – market General Acad – evaluate Discipline Def – income, expenses
Discourse ex. Evaluate and describe marketing trends based on local marketing research data
Syntax ex. Create a spreadsheet
LANGUAGE SUPPORTS: Instructional Strategy by Teacher or Instructional Activity by Student Lang. Support: Model how to evaluate research data on marketing trends Lang. Support: Review vocabulary and word chart Lang. Support: Model how to describe marketing trends in narrative form and oral explanation Lang. Support: Provide examples of 2 types of spreadsheet models for describing marketing trends

5. Language Demands and Supports
Academic Language Supports
edTPA Handbook:
Planning Commentary: Q 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d
Assessment Commentary: Q 3

6. Peer Review of Academic Language Demands (10 minutes)
1. Open the Academic Language Support for your Content Area. Read the definitions for
* Language Function * Vocabulary
Discourse * Syntax
2. Ask your partner to restate the definition in his/her own words for each language demand.
3. Review the examples of each demand. Highlight or underline each and save it.
4. Identify the support for each demand. Brainstorm an additional supports for each demand.

7. 1. Review Specifications for Task 1 2
1. Review Specifications for Task 1 2. Consider whole class, small groups & individual needs 3. Provide supports for challenge and weakness 4. Focus: student engagement and student communication of thinking and understandings 5. Use TEAM rubric as guide
Task 1B: Lesson Plans

8. Review Lesson Plan Template
Note Descriptors:
Lesson Overview: What will be taught
To whom will it be taught
Instruction: Theory/Research Connections
Academic Language
Assessment: Adaptations for Varied Learners
Evaluation Criteria
Review Lesson Plan Template

9. Peer Review of Task 1A- Context for Learning
15 minutes)
Partner with Content Related Person
Read each other’s work
Use the Peer Review Guide to Offer Constructive Feedback
Peer Review of Task 1A- Context for Learning

10. Questions for Clarification: Academic Language, Task 1A or 1B
What’s due? When?
Bring to next seminar?
Homework?
Wrap It Up!