Hope+Walker's+Work+Page

==== Your internship school: Belmont Elementary School, RRGSD ==== ====Brief description of your teaching background: I taught Middle School ELA for three years. ==== ====Related content area if applicable : I was a writer and Asst. Editor for an educatio ====

nal content developer for 3 years.
====One area of expertise you have: Procrastinating ; -} ====

** Day 1 ** **Takeaways/Big Ideas:**
 * A good teacher is much more powerful than any method, strategy, or curriculum.
 * ====If a child assigned to 5th grade reads at a 3rd grade level and we give them 5th grade reading materials to read independently, we are doing them a great disservice; WE HAVE TO MEET THEM WHERE THEY ARE.====
 * ====Our dialect may negatively affect the students we are trying to help, especially if there is a stark contrast between the students' and the teachers'.====

**Questions:** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">How can we best support our older ESL students who are learning to read English?

<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">**Day 2**

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">School leaders might reconsider the way they assess fluency. Fluency includes prosody, not just words read per minute. They should also be assessed using materials at their instructional reading level. We should not push fluency assessments until about 3rd grade.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">** Day 3 **
 * MLK: Reflections on the Man behind the Man**

God-Fearing Audacious Outspoken Heroic Relentless Informed Optimistic Called Significant Compassionate Disciplined Fearless Influencer Legitimizer Visionary

But what kind of father was he? Yes, his children knew that he was a powerful man who did great things for the betterment of American society, but given that he was on the road more often than not, what details of his nature were known of him besides those told to them by the press and their mother? In their eyes, was he successful in striking an effective balance between carrying out his mission and providing love, protection, time, and guidance for his family?

MLK Site Annotation
 * **Biography:** http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/king_m.htm ||
 * **Depth of Information** || This site provides information about his background and family life plus his involvement (and conflicts) with the NAACP, SCLC, and others. It gives readers insights into his life that aren’t often discussed in typical conversations. ||
 * **Bias** || Information on this site appears to be objective as it describes various situations in his life ( the good, bad, and ugly) without judgement. There are no ads or sponsors. ||
 * **Accuracy; References to Other Sources** || Several references to other reliable sources are provide; information about King is provided in various forms: microfilm, print, ebook,etc. ||
 * **Credibility** || I know from my experience in educational content development that this is a reliable website. Many textbook publishers often rely on the contents of this site during the fact checking process. From the site: “ Gale®, part of [|Cengage Learning], is a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses. Best known for its accurate and authoritative reference content as well as its intelligent organization of full-text magazine and newspaper articles, the company creates and maintains more than 600 databases that are published online, in print, as eBooks and in microform.” ||
 * **Usability** || I would have appreciated a set of links that allowed me to navigate within the page so I could have quickly found the specific info that I was looking for. ||

Another informative site is Biography.com (http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086?page=1). This site has several ads, but it is also fairly objective. In fact, it has more in depth information thane the site listed above. **Benefits of Intergenerational Writing Activity**: What new insights did you learn about how students this age form ideas and bring them to life on the page?
 * Teachers gain insights into how the adolescent mind forms, creates, and brings to life ideas
 * Students are able to learn and practice strategie in a low stakes, comfortable environment
 * Confidence booster for students as they find similarities in their writing processes with "college students"