This course will examine best practices in utilizing effective instructional strategies to integrate literacy in CTE classrooms, labs and in “live work” situations. Students will examine the opportunities to integrate all aspects of literacy including, reading, writing, speaking, listening, research, critical thinking and information literacy into their own disciplines and CTE instructional settings. Students will evaluate CTE content area lessons and learning experiences for literacy integration and modify and design lesson plans that include a variety of instructional strategies to promote literacy instruction for all students in the CTE classroom.
Students will:
· Articulate the importance for integrating literacy into all aspects of CTE instruction.
Major Assignments
Your grade in this course will be determined by the following criteria:
Assignment | Points Each | Total Points |
---|---|---|
Eight Weekly Discussion Posts and Responses to Classmates' Posts | 4 | 32 |
Information Literacy Teaching Presentation | 18 | 18 |
Individual Literacy Profile (Case Study) | 25 | 25 |
Integrated Unit Plan | 25 | 25 |
100 POINTS |
Grade | Points Grade | Point Average (GPA) |
A | 94 – 100% | 4.00 |
A- | 90 – 93% | 3.75 |
B+ | 87 – 89% | 3.50 |
B | 84 – 86% | 3.00 |
B- | 80 – 83% | 2.75 |
C+ | 77 – 79% | 2.50 |
C | 74 – 76% | 2.00 |
C- | 70 – 73% | 1.75 |
D | 64 – 69% | 1.00 |
F | 00 – 63% | 0.00 |
Week |
Topic |
Activities & Assignments |
Dates |
1 |
Introduction Literacy Development Why Literacy in CTE Environments |
Discussion Posting Respond to classmates’ |
Due: November 1, 2015 at 11:55 pm. EST |
2 |
Assessing CTE curriculum and how to integrate all aspects of literacy. Writing Objectives Literacy Profile |
Discussion Posting Respond to classmates’ Choose student for Individual Literacy Profile Practice Writing Observable objectives |
Due: November 8, 2015 at 11:55 pm. EST |
3 |
Instructional Strategies to Promote Literacy |
Discussion Posting Respond to classmates’ Select Instructional strategies |
Due: November, 15 2015 at 11:55 pm. EST |
4 |
Working with Struggling Readers Lexile Framework Informal Literacy Assessments |
Discussion Posting Respond to classmates’ |
Due: November 22, 2015 at 11:55 pm. EST |
5 |
Research Critical Thinking Teaching Information Literacy to Secondary Students |
Discussion Posting Respond to classmates’ Information Literacy Teaching presentation/lesson |
Due: November 29, 2015 at 11:55 pm. EST |
6 |
Individual Literacy Profile Unit and Lesson Planning |
Discussion Posting Respond to classmates’ Individual Literacy Profile Assignment |
Due: December 6, 2015 at 11:55 pm. EST |
7 |
Unit Plans Lesson Plans Instructional Strategies |
Discussion Posting Respond to classmates Integrated Unit Plan |
Due: December 13, 2015 at 11:55 pm. EST |
8 |
Advocacy for Literacy in CTE. |
Discussion Posting Respond to classmates’ |
Due: FRIDAY, December 20, 2015 at 11:55 pm. EST |
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