08.31.06

Cores 1-4:

1. Introduce the ELT reading strategies assessments (not shown here because we use them from year to year) and talk about the importance of extending advanced students and engaging struggling students in the “action” of reading. (Show CSAP Reading Growth 05-06).
2. Introduce and model “The Good Parts” as a way of continuing to create a community of readers and writers in the classroom.
3. Homework: Find a “Good Part” to share for next week.

08.30.06

Core 1-2:

1. Share-On: Share your Authentic prompts with 2-3 others and select the best one or two to be included in the online resource for student generated authentic prompts.
2. Discuss the great prompts as a class.
3. With a partner and a laptop, sign-up for your learner blogs using my demonstration and this how-to.
4. Explore your blogs and watch 2 videos on using Wordpress blogs.
5. Homework: Change your LearnerBlog password.

Core 3-4:

1. With a partner and a laptop, sign-up for your learner blogs using my demonstration and this how-to.
2. Explore your blogs and watch 2 videos on using Wordpress blogs.
3. Homework: Change your LearnerBlog password.

08.29.06

Cores 1-4:

I was at a G/T Langauge Arts meeting for most of the day, so here are my sub plans.

Core 3:

1. Discuss any great reading that happened in the library today.
2. Share your Authentic prompts with 2-3 others and select the best one or two to be included in the online resource for student generated authentic prompts.

Core 4:

1. Discuss any great reading that happened in the library today.
2. Show my first Weekly Authentic taken from one of Core 4’s thought heavy initial responses to “the worst prompt of all time.”
3. Share your Authentic prompts with 2-3 others and select the best one or two to be included in the online resource for student generated authentic prompts.

08.28.06

Cores 1-4:

1. Last week we spent quite a bit of time talking about our reading program. We have now sufficiently set up AR+. This week we are going to continue our work with AR+, but we are also going to start the weekly writing piece that you will come to know and love.
2. Discuss-On: What makes a writing prompt boring/inauthentic?

1. Smart Board Discussion for all cores.
1. Introduce and Explore The Weekly Authentic.
2. Write our own ideas for authentic writing pieces.

08.25.06

Today’s lessons are a continuation of yesterday’s.

Cores 1-4:

1. I will be analyzing CSAP data in the main office today. I have left my substitute these plans.

08.24.06

Cores 1-4:

1. Introduce the concept of Authentic vs. Inauthentic writing prompts.
• Talk about ways of changing inauthentic writing prompts into authentic ones.
2. Give students initial writing assessment for the year. (These will not be posted online because they are reused from year to year.)
3. Tell students that Mr. Wilkoff will not be in class tomorrow.

008/23/06

Much of today’s lessons are a continuation of yesterday.

Core 1:

1. Go over the process of actually submitting a book review.
1. Discuss-On: How do you think that the Discovery Bookshelf is going to help us to create a community of readers?
1. Discuss-On: How do you think that creating web pages and content for those web pages changes the way we think about the internet?
2. Re-introduce the Discovery Web Review and go over how to write a web review.
3. Do one web review with the full format.
4. Go over the new capabilities of our blogs and start to talk about The Weekly Authentic.
5. Homework: Explore the weekly authentics page and find some good topics to write about.

Core 2:

1. Discuss-On: How do you think that the Discovery Bookshelf is going to help us to create a community of readers?
1. Discuss-OnHow do you think that creating web pages and content for those web pages changes the way we think about the internet?
2. Re-introduce the Discovery Web Review and go over how to write a web review.
3. Do one web review with the full format.
4. Go over the new capabilities of our blogs and start to talk about The Weekly Authentic.
5. Homework: Explore the weekly authentics page and find some good topics to write about.

Core 3:

1. Show How-To page and go through setting up Ning.com accounts.
2. Explore Ning.com
3. Re-introduce the Discovery Web Review and go over how to write a web review.
4. Introduce the Password Manager for your server folder.

Core 4:

1. Discuss-On and Collect Book Meme.
2. Re-introduce the Discovery Bookshelf and go over how to write a book review.
3. Show How-To page and go through setting up Ning.com accounts.
4. Explore Ning.com
5. Re-introduce the Discovery Web Review and go over how to write a web review.
6. Introduce the Password Manager for your server folder.

08/22/06

Today’s lessons are extentions of yesterday.

Core 1-2:

1. Discuss-On: What is the biggest book/reading virus (meme) you have ever started?
2. Collect Book Meme.
3. Re-introduce the Discovery Bookshelf and go over how to write a book review.
4. Show How-To page and go through setting up Ning.com accounts.
5. Explore Ning.com
6. Re-introduce the Discovery Web Review and go over how to write a web review.
7. Introduce the Password Manager for your server folder.

Core 3:

1. Go immediately to the Library for book checkout (Use round tables).
2. Collect Book Meme
3. Re-introduce the Discovery Bookshelf and go over how to write a book review.
4. Show How-To page and go through setting up Ning.com accounts.
5. Explore Ning.com
6. Introduce the Password Manager for your server folder.

Core 4:

1. Check syllabus signatures.
2. Use the one book meme to start a dialog about books, createing a community of readers. My example.
3. Set library expectations.
4. Travel to the library, use computers or the bookshelves to find the “next books” from your notecards.
5. Read.

08/21/06

Cores 1-2:

1. Check syllabus signatures.
2. Use the one book meme to start a dialog about books, createing a community of readers. My example.
3. Review library expectations in order to keep our goals perfectly in view.
4. Travel to the library, use computers or the bookshelves to find the “next books” from your notecards.
5. Read.

Cores 3:

1. Check Syllabus Signatures.
2. Do written version of Book Meme. My Example. Check individualized goals on AR+ contracts and answer any questions.
3. Set library expectations.
4. Travel to the library, use computers or the bookshelves to find the “next books” from your notecards.
5. Read.

Core 4:

1. Show students how to find book recommendations, and pass out notecards for “next books.”
2. Go to library and search on tower computers for “next books” and write down on notecards.
3. Check-out and read books.

08/18/06

These lessons are a continuation of yesterday.

Core 1-3:

1. Write-On: Construct a metaphor for your reading life. For example.
2. Go over Syllabus for the year.
3. Go to Tower Computer Lab and fill out digital AR+ contracts and explore AR+ book recommendations.

Core 4:

1. Write-On: How does your concept of reading change when you are allowed to choose your own books?
2. Go over AR+ curriculum.
3. Go over Syllabus for the year.