Refining and Applying: Best Practices in Literacy Achievement
| Course | Section | Credits | Format | |||
| EDUC 370/570 | 791 | 3 | Hybrid: face-to-face and online |
Course Description
This course will focus on the use of the five criteria for
exemplary literacy instruction recommended by the National Reading
Panel: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, and
vocabulary. You will also learn about writing and motivation as
critical pieces of literacy achievement and the English Language
Arts power standards recently identified by the WI Department
of Public Instruction to enhance best practices for teachers.
You will explore the relationship between theory and practice in
exemplary teaching, and the methods that teachers use to make
meaning of their professional learning.
Textbook Information
Required
Title: The Courage to Teach:
The Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life 10th Anniversary
Edition
Author: Parker Palmer
Publisher: Jossey Bass
ISBN: 978-0787996864
Instructors
JoAnne Katzmarek
Patricia Pond
Dates/Times
Class meets on the following Wednesdays from 5 - 7:30 pm.
January 20, 2010 and January 27, 2010
February 10, 2010 and February 17, 2010
March 3, 2010 and March 10, 2010
Registration for this course will take
place at the first meeting on January 20.
Location
Wausau School District, Location TBD and Internet
Tuition and Fees
WI Undergraduate - 3 credits:
$747.12
WI Graduate - 3 credits: $1177.65
Tuition reflects
off-campus rate plus a $60 technology fee.
| This course meets the following Wisconsin Teacher Standards | |||||||
| 1 | CONTENT | 4 | INSTRUCTION | 10 | PROFESSIONALISM | ||
| 2 | METHODS | 7 | CURRICULUM | ||||
| 3 | DIVERSITY | 8 | ASSESSMENT | ||||
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