1. Bridging school literacies with worldly literacies
Thursday, February 15, 2018

2. Before I forget---
Reflection 1—interview with a professional in the field—due today
REFLECTION NARRATIVE DUE ON SATURDAY, NOON
Response to colleague due by February 22

3. Your narrative….
. What types of texts and tools do they use? What types of language do they use? What does reading and writing look like? These are just suggested questions. Feel free to focus on anything that stands out to you in terms of literacy and how it compares between middle level classrooms, practices in the field, and how these observations might impact your future classroom practices.”

4. Agenda Thoughts on the interview you conducted
The world outside of school and the texts and literacies that exist there

5. The purpose of tonight
To look at connections and gaps between literacies outside of school and literacies inside of school
To analyze lesson plans for connections or gaps between literacies outside of school and literacies inside of school

6. To see it another way…
Types of literacies and their impact on students
Our classroom practices
What we see in the world outside of school

7. Broad trajectory of our course
Grow in understanding of types of literacies
Consider how different factors play a role in how we experience literacies
See how schools communicate, encourage, and discourage literacies
Consider our own classroom practices in light of previous discussions
Consider literacy strategies to use with students given our better understanding of their perspectives
Types of literacies and their impact on students
Our classroom practices
What we see in the world outside of school
Types of literacies and their impact on students
Our classroom practices
What we see in the world outside of school
Types of literacies and their impact on students
Our classroom practices
What we see in the world outside of school
Types of literacies and their impact on students
Our classroom practices
What we see in the world outside of school
Types of literacies and their impact on students
Our classroom practices
What we see in the world outside of school

8. Report back—the similarities and differences between professional literacies and school literacies
Literacies or texts described in your interview Literacies or texts encouraged in schools

9. Thoughts on what they said?
Implications for your future classroom practice?
Thoughts for adjustments or improvements on the project?
Types of literacies and their impact on students
Our classroom practices
What we see in the world outside of school

10. The world outside of school and the texts and literacies that exist there
Examples of Jobs, socialization, civic engagement (Diverse SES, please)
Texts used
Literacies encouraged by this example
Ways schools encourage or discourage the literacy
Types of literacies and their impact on students
Our classroom practices
What we see in the world outside of school

11. Lesson plan analysis
The purpose of this activity is to step back and apply the concepts we’ve studied to our classrooms
Wellenreiter lesson plans as example for analysis
Your lesson plans as example for analysis
Types of literacies and their impact on students
Our classroom practices
What we see in the world outside of school

12. Concepts or skills emphasized
Texts used (remember the broad definition of “texts”)
Implications for the world outside of school
Areas of strength
Areas for growth

13. Literacy and lesson plans
What types of texts are used in the examples?
What types of questions are encouraged?
What are the messages being sent by the activities?
What are the assumptions made by the lesson plans?
Considering our class discussions, how might these lesson plans be improved upon?

14. Analysis of state standards
Our goal here is to connect our discussions of literacies, the school/world gap, and empowerment to the standards we must address in our classrooms
Types of literacies and their impact on students
Our classroom practices
What we see in the world outside of school

15. Examples of texts that can be used to address standard
Empowering questions or thought processes that can be encouraged by the standards
Application of standard beyond classroom