Please read my Final Reflection, Fall 2010
Thank you for such an engaging semester. Happy Holidays & New Year!-) Frances
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Nov. 8 Peer Conferencing & Gateway Museum
Dear Museum Goers,
The peer conferences seemed to go well. Students are taking ownership of their work. Now we need to transition them from reading their stories to telling and delivering their stories. My practicum reflection from Nov. 8 reads:
Students were engaged in peer conferences. Slips of paper were being shuffled from one author to the next. Children reading their story drafts no matter how long or short. Wherever they were in their story, they shared. I sat in on UNM coaches Suzie and Kim's groups. Students read willingly without having to be coaxed. The stars and wishes I noticed were being written down without any talking. Talk is an important part of the process. So I butted in and asked if students and coaches were talking about their stars and wishes. I asked if we could share, even if it meant taking a little longer. Student talk is so rich. Student learn from one another. It also recognizes and validates that what they have to say is important and worthy of hearing. Plus, children listen to each other. They can say things in such a way that they get it when a teacher may fall short of conveying the message! As teachers we should learn to listen more to students for we could benefit from what they have to say. I saw students collecting their star and wishes responses and actually sifting through them carefully reading the responses. WOW! These responses become what UNM storytelling coaches will begin with next Monday. This becomes the guide for refining their stories.
We will also start to transition from reading to telling their story. We do not want students to become too comfortable with reading their story since it will be performed as an oral telling- a Chautuaqua performance. UNM coaches will begin to focus on the telling of their stories, even it it requires them to scribe parts of the story for their students. The focus is on the telling of the story; not on the writing. That will come next semester!
Enjoy the pictures from today's peer conferences!
Thank you, Gladys, for arranging our trip to the Gateway Museum and presenting your chapters on Organizing and planning instruction. Enjoy the pictures from our tour and visit.
The peer conferences seemed to go well. Students are taking ownership of their work. Now we need to transition them from reading their stories to telling and delivering their stories. My practicum reflection from Nov. 8 reads:
Students were engaged in peer conferences. Slips of paper were being shuffled from one author to the next. Children reading their story drafts no matter how long or short. Wherever they were in their story, they shared. I sat in on UNM coaches Suzie and Kim's groups. Students read willingly without having to be coaxed. The stars and wishes I noticed were being written down without any talking. Talk is an important part of the process. So I butted in and asked if students and coaches were talking about their stars and wishes. I asked if we could share, even if it meant taking a little longer. Student talk is so rich. Student learn from one another. It also recognizes and validates that what they have to say is important and worthy of hearing. Plus, children listen to each other. They can say things in such a way that they get it when a teacher may fall short of conveying the message! As teachers we should learn to listen more to students for we could benefit from what they have to say. I saw students collecting their star and wishes responses and actually sifting through them carefully reading the responses. WOW! These responses become what UNM storytelling coaches will begin with next Monday. This becomes the guide for refining their stories.
We will also start to transition from reading to telling their story. We do not want students to become too comfortable with reading their story since it will be performed as an oral telling- a Chautuaqua performance. UNM coaches will begin to focus on the telling of their stories, even it it requires them to scribe parts of the story for their students. The focus is on the telling of the story; not on the writing. That will come next semester!
Enjoy the pictures from today's peer conferences!
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Thank you, Gladys, for arranging our trip to the Gateway Museum and presenting your chapters on Organizing and planning instruction. Enjoy the pictures from our tour and visit.
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Monday, November 1, 2010
Thank you, Dana! (Nov.1)
Our class session today was at Taverna's Restaurant where Dana presented her Chapter on Math instruction with diverse learners, including ESOL.
Thank you for the sample lesson plans and reminder to relate learning to authentic experiences as well as drawing from students' background knowledge. It was a delicious way and relaxed setting to take in your presentation. Thank you for arranging our class to meet there!
Next Monday (Nov. 8) Gladys has made arangements for us to meet at the Gateway Museum where she will present chapters 12 & 13 on Organizing and planning instruction.
We had a stimulating time with our Fishbowl strategy introducing peer conferencing. It was a learning experience for coaches and 4th graders as we adapted as we went. I think students are prepared to participate in their own peer conferences next week, Nov. 8. If you would like to match up with another group, please feel free to do so. We will try to focus on helping students refine their understanding of the the wish in their suggestions for the storyteller during conferences. Modeling may be the best teacher.
Oompa! Frances
N.B. No pictures today!
Thank you for the sample lesson plans and reminder to relate learning to authentic experiences as well as drawing from students' background knowledge. It was a delicious way and relaxed setting to take in your presentation. Thank you for arranging our class to meet there!
Next Monday (Nov. 8) Gladys has made arangements for us to meet at the Gateway Museum where she will present chapters 12 & 13 on Organizing and planning instruction.
We had a stimulating time with our Fishbowl strategy introducing peer conferencing. It was a learning experience for coaches and 4th graders as we adapted as we went. I think students are prepared to participate in their own peer conferences next week, Nov. 8. If you would like to match up with another group, please feel free to do so. We will try to focus on helping students refine their understanding of the the wish in their suggestions for the storyteller during conferences. Modeling may be the best teacher.
Oompa! Frances
N.B. No pictures today!
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
Students in our Chautauqua Storytelling practicum at Apache Elementary School continue to work on crafting their family stories to be presented Dec. 13. Our community field trip to the Riverside Nature Center was arranged by Sarah. Although Donna Thacher was not there to guide us, since the nature center is closed on Mondays, Sarah met with Donna Thacher prior to our trip to prepare for our visit. Thank you, Sarah, for being Donna Thacher today.................Frances
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Monday, October 18, 2010
Valencia Trading Post Visit
Thank you, Kim, for arranging our visit to Valencia Trading Post today. Thank you, Anna, Tina and Valencia Trading Post family,employees and friends. Please enjoy and share pictures of our visit below.
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
October 11, 2010
Thank you, Salmon Ruin & Museum Curator Nancy Sweet Espinoza for your expertise and guidance during our visit.
Frances Vitali & UNM Students
Frances Vitali & UNM Students
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Monday, October 4, 2010
October 4, 2010
Thank you Farmington Boys & Girls Club (FBGC) Director Benedikte and staff Betty and Shauna for our visit and tour today. Thank you, Suzie, for arranging our FBGC visit. Enjoy our photo slide show. Appreciatively, Frances & our UNM Students
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Practicum Sep.t 27, 2010
UNM Chautauqua Coaches worked on a collective class story, titled, Bob, the Dog!
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Sunday, September 19, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Sept. 13 Meeting
LLSS 315 MONDAY, Sept. 13
LABOR DAY- NO CLASS, Sept. 6
We will meet for our practicum kick-off APACHE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Monday, Sept. 13 at 8:10am in Charlotte Bradshaw's 4th grade classroom. Please sign-in at the Office under VOLUNTEERS.
Beatrice will be there to perform his Chautauqua for you and the fourth graders. From now on it all will be about STORY!-)................Frances
LABOR DAY- NO CLASS, Sept. 6
We will meet for our practicum kick-off APACHE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Monday, Sept. 13 at 8:10am in Charlotte Bradshaw's 4th grade classroom. Please sign-in at the Office under VOLUNTEERS.
Beatrice will be there to perform his Chautauqua for you and the fourth graders. From now on it all will be about STORY!-)................Frances
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
August 30th Class
Dear Red Apple Transit Rough Riders!
Thank you for sharing how I can best meet your needs and expressing your expectations of our course. You may count on me to be understanding, flexible, open, enthusiastic as I share what I know in a variety of ways. We will be learning alongside each other during our practicum at Apache Elementary School .
OUR SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 30, is as follows:
1:00-2:00pm Meet in SMARTLAB at SJC (next to copier center) to create your LLSS 315 webpage and to share your Google Place Stories.
2:30-4pm Visit to the Farmington Indian Center (see map) where we will
review our syllabus. We will also learn about the history and services of the FIC.
Our course text: Fundamentals of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages in K-12 Mainstream Classrooms is available at the SJC Book store.
N.B. We will be meeting at 1-4pm until September 6. Starting September 13, we will begin our practicum at Apache Elementary School and meet Monday morning from 8:15-9:15am. We will discuss further our arrangements for the rest of our class time, either from 9:30-11:30am in the morning or from 1:00-3:00pm in the afternoon.
I will send you your syllabus as soon as it is ready this week! Call me if you have any questions or concerns.
Thank you, Frances
Thank you for sharing how I can best meet your needs and expressing your expectations of our course. You may count on me to be understanding, flexible, open, enthusiastic as I share what I know in a variety of ways. We will be learning alongside each other during our practicum at Apache Elementary School .
OUR SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 30, is as follows:
1:00-2:00pm Meet in SMARTLAB at SJC (next to copier center) to create your LLSS 315 webpage and to share your Google Place Stories.
2:30-4pm Visit to the Farmington Indian Center (see map) where we will
review our syllabus. We will also learn about the history and services of the FIC.
Our course text: Fundamentals of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages in K-12 Mainstream Classrooms is available at the SJC Book store.
N.B. We will be meeting at 1-4pm until September 6. Starting September 13, we will begin our practicum at Apache Elementary School and meet Monday morning from 8:15-9:15am. We will discuss further our arrangements for the rest of our class time, either from 9:30-11:30am in the morning or from 1:00-3:00pm in the afternoon.
I will send you your syllabus as soon as it is ready this week! Call me if you have any questions or concerns.
Thank you, Frances
WELCOME, FALL 2010 Students!
Resource page
Welcome to Educating Linguistically Diverse Students to our first class, August 23!
First Learning Invitations:
Objective: Exploring the importance of stories in our own lives via place: Place ourselves in Stories
Vocabulary: Google Earth, writing marathon, Red Apple Transit
Part I: Search GOOGLE EARTH about significant Place (1-1:30pm)
Computers are set up so that you can Google a place of significance to you and then tell your partner about it. Partner listens and retells your story.
LLSS 315 is about stories. The heart of teaching and learning are stories. Our practicum will involve stories. If everything starts from the center and moves outward, then we start with ourselves and move out toward the students. We have to understand ourselves first and our stories.
Part II is getting out and about in the community & Writing Marathon (Depart 1:44pm)
Riding the Red Apple Transit Bus one hour round trip from UNM
Along the way we will participate in a writing marathon where we will write, read, ride, sharing with your partner.
In Honor of our Writing Marathon on the Red Apple Transit (departing at 1:44pm for approximately one hour), this song was inspired by you and is dedicated to you and your ride:
OUR RIDING/WRITING MARATHON DITTI
We’re going for a ride on the Red Apple, the Red Apple, the Red Apple.
We’re going for a ride on the Red Apple, How about them apples!
We’re going for a ride, ride, ride and we’re going to write and read in style.
We’re going for a ride, ride, ride. Now wave to our classroom a goodbye!
We’re walking down the steps, (oh yes we are) and we’re walking out the door (put your foot to the floor)We’re waiting for the bus, (now beam us up); we’re running for the bus (wait for us)!!!
Adapted from the song: “Momma takin’ us to the Zoo Tomorrow”
Share a writing entry with class members when we return to UNM classroom.
Why did you think we went on a Red Apple Transit Ride today?
Our goal is to ultimately realize that students bring stories of where they live to school. Students are walking stories coming through the classroom door. When they walk through the classroom door, they will know whether we honor them, their language, culture-or stories not by what we say but by what we do in our classroom. The places we traveled along the Red Apple Transit way are places where some of our students live. This is their community and we need to feel a part of it, therefore, we need to know what is in it. Throughout our class, we will have opportunities to visit places in the community that you choose as interesting, little known or worthy of learning more about.
In this class we will learn to appreciate stories on all levels and its valuable role in teaching and learning. We will use stories as the content and context for learning, as you will see in our practicum at Apache Elementary School.
Please post your writing marathon entry or reflection from Red Apple Transit to our course blog before 8/30 we meet next week. See preview for next week, August 30th class.
I look forward to our storied time together! Frances
N.B. Does everyone have a background check substitute teaching license?
Welcome to Educating Linguistically Diverse Students to our first class, August 23!
First Learning Invitations:
Objective: Exploring the importance of stories in our own lives via place: Place ourselves in Stories
Vocabulary: Google Earth, writing marathon, Red Apple Transit
Part I: Search GOOGLE EARTH about significant Place (1-1:30pm)
Computers are set up so that you can Google a place of significance to you and then tell your partner about it. Partner listens and retells your story.
LLSS 315 is about stories. The heart of teaching and learning are stories. Our practicum will involve stories. If everything starts from the center and moves outward, then we start with ourselves and move out toward the students. We have to understand ourselves first and our stories.
Part II is getting out and about in the community & Writing Marathon (Depart 1:44pm)
Riding the Red Apple Transit Bus one hour round trip from UNM
Along the way we will participate in a writing marathon where we will write, read, ride, sharing with your partner.
In Honor of our Writing Marathon on the Red Apple Transit (departing at 1:44pm for approximately one hour), this song was inspired by you and is dedicated to you and your ride:
OUR RIDING/WRITING MARATHON DITTI
We’re going for a ride on the Red Apple, the Red Apple, the Red Apple.
We’re going for a ride on the Red Apple, How about them apples!
We’re going for a ride, ride, ride and we’re going to write and read in style.
We’re going for a ride, ride, ride. Now wave to our classroom a goodbye!
We’re walking down the steps, (oh yes we are) and we’re walking out the door (put your foot to the floor)We’re waiting for the bus, (now beam us up); we’re running for the bus (wait for us)!!!
Adapted from the song: “Momma takin’ us to the Zoo Tomorrow”
Share a writing entry with class members when we return to UNM classroom.
Why did you think we went on a Red Apple Transit Ride today?
Our goal is to ultimately realize that students bring stories of where they live to school. Students are walking stories coming through the classroom door. When they walk through the classroom door, they will know whether we honor them, their language, culture-or stories not by what we say but by what we do in our classroom. The places we traveled along the Red Apple Transit way are places where some of our students live. This is their community and we need to feel a part of it, therefore, we need to know what is in it. Throughout our class, we will have opportunities to visit places in the community that you choose as interesting, little known or worthy of learning more about.
In this class we will learn to appreciate stories on all levels and its valuable role in teaching and learning. We will use stories as the content and context for learning, as you will see in our practicum at Apache Elementary School.
Please post your writing marathon entry or reflection from Red Apple Transit to our course blog before 8/30 we meet next week. See preview for next week, August 30th class.
I look forward to our storied time together! Frances
N.B. Does everyone have a background check substitute teaching license?
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