Teaching & Learning

Literacy through Literature  EDUC 233

Week of - May 20-24:

Monday:  Finish Portfolios

Tuesday:  Finish Portfolios

Wednesday:  No Class - Final schedule

Thursday:   Final 

Friday:   No Class - Graduation

Week of:   May 13-17:

Monday:  Review for final

Tuesday:  Review for final

Wednesday:   Final

Thursday:   Finish Book Project

Friday:  Share Book Project  

Week of:   May 6-10:

Monday:  No Class

Tuesday:  Prep for Final

Wednesday:   Prep for Final

Thursday:   Finish Book Project

Friday:  Finish Book Project  (Senior Awards Schedule??)


Week of:   April 29 - May 3:

Monday:   Ch 11 & 12 Quiz

Tuesday:  No Class

Wednesday:   Prep for Final

Thursday:   No Class

Friday:  Prep for Final


Week of:   April 15-19:

Monday:   Ch 10 Discussion Questions, Ch 9 & 10 Quiz

Tuesday:  Ch 11  Biographies

Wednesday:   Biographical subjects, Teaching w/ Biographies, Create a lesson

Thursday:   No Class

Friday:  Using Biographies to motivate.  What Biographies have you read?

Week of:   April 8 - 12:

Monday:  Ch 9 Contemporary Realistic Fiction

Tuesday:  Ch 9 Quiz - Banned Books??

Wednesday:   Ch 10 Historical Fiction

Thursday:   Bring in an Historical Fiction book

Friday:   Ch 10 Discussion Questions, Ch 9 & 10 Quiz

Week of:   March 25-28:

Monday:  Ch 9 Contemporary Realistic Fiction

Tuesday:  Controversial Issues

Wednesday:   Video - bibliotherapy in the classroom

Thursday:   "Pay it Forward Day" no class

Friday:   Good Friday, have a Blessed Easter Weekend and Spring Break

Week of:   March 18-22:

Monday:  Share Reader's Theatre Unit, 

Tuesday:  Ch 8 Poetry

Wednesday:   Ball State Trip

Thursday:  Bring in your childhood poem and present as a lesson

Friday:    Ch 8 Review & Quiz

Week of:   March 11-15:

Monday:  Create a Reader's Theatre Unit, Ch 7 Quiz

Tuesday:  Ch 8 Poetry

Wednesday:   Ch 8 Poetry - What is our favorite poem?

Thursday:  Bring in your childhood poem and present as a lesson

Friday:    Ch 8 Quiz

Week of:   March 4 - 8:

Monday:  Share your  lesson plan #2, Cross curricular (2 standards)  Ch 7 Modern Fantasy

Tuesday:  No Class

Wednesday:   Reader's Theatre, Modern Fantasy

Thursday:  No Class -

Friday:    Create a Reader's Theatre Unit, Ch 7 Quiz

Week of:   February 29 - March 1:

Monday:  Bring copies of lesson plan and teach us

Tuesday: Ch 7 Modern Fantasy

Wednesday:   Create a lesson plan #2, Cross curricular (2 standards)

Thursday:  No Class - I'm gone to FCCLA conference

Friday:    No Class - I'm gone to FCCLA conference

Week of:   February 19-23:

Monday:  Traditional Literature

Tuesday: Ch 6 Common Motifs (The Three Little Pigs)

Wednesday:   No Class

Thursday:  Create a lesson plan

Friday:    Bring copies of lesson plan and teach us

Week of:   February 12-16:

Monday:  Work on Picture Book

Tuesday: Share Picture Book

Wednesday:   Ch 5 Read & Discuss

Thursday:  No Class

Friday:    Quiz Ch 5

Week of:   February 5-9:

Monday:  Review & Quiz Ch 3 & 4; Chapter 3 Lesson plans using Literature, 

Tuesday: ? Maybe no class

Wednesday:   Motivating Students

Thursday:  Create a Picture Book

Friday:    Review & Quiz Ch 5

Week of:   January 23 - February 2:

Monday:  Chapter 3 Lesson plans using Literature, Ch 4 Artists & Their Illustrators

Tuesday: Visual Elements

Wednesday:   Outstanding Illustrators

Thursday:  Viewers Response, Review & Quiz Ch 3 & 4

Friday:    No Class

Week of:   January 22-26:

Monday:  Sharon Creech's Love That Dog; Kenneth Koch's Rose, Where Did You Get the Red

Tuesday: No Class  

Wednesday:   Chapter 2 Questions

Thursday:   Review & Quiz Ch 2

Friday:    Chapter 3 Lesson plans using Literature

Week of:   January 15-19:

Monday:  Developing the Lit Program  Snow Day

Tuesday: No Class  Snow Day

Wednesday:   Video - History of Children's Literature  Developing the Lit Program

Thursday: Sharon Creech's Love That Dog; Kenneth Koch's Rose, Where Did You Get the Red Video - History of Children's Literature

Friday:   Developing the Lit Program  Sharon Creech's Love That Dog; Kenneth Koch's Rose, Where Did You Get the Red

Week of:   January 8 - 12:

Monday:  Syllabus, Chapter 1, Value of Literature

Tuesday: No Class

Wednesday:   Promoting Child Development through Literature

Thursday: Children's Responses to Literature

Friday:   Developing the Lit Program  Snow Day

Week of:   December 18-22:

Monday:  Complete resumes and portfolios

Tuesday: Final Review

Wednesday:   Final Review, 

Thursday: No Class - See you in 2024

Friday:   Final

Week of:   December 11-15:

Monday:  Finish Lesson Plan Presentations

Tuesday: Compile materials in Portfolios

Wednesday:   Update resumes

Thursday: Complete Portfolios

Friday:   No Class

Week of:  December 4-8:

Monday: Complete Reading Lesson

Tuesday:  Create a Lesson for writing

Wednesday:  Complete Writing lesson

Thursday:  Share lessons & prep for Portfolio

Friday:  Share lessons & prep for Portfolio

Week of:   November 27 - December 1:

Monday:  MO 8 - Portfolio

Tuesday:  MO 8 - Portfolio

Wednesday:   MO 8 - Portfolio

Thursday:  MO 8 - Portfolio

Friday:   

Week of:   November 20-21:

Monday:  Quiz on InTASC standards

Tuesday:  MO 8 - Portfolio

Wednesday:   Thanksgiving Break

Thursday:  Thanksgiving Break

Friday:   Thanksgiving Break

Week of:  November 13-17:

Monday: Share Virtual Field trip/Digital Escape

Tuesday:  Share Virtual Field trip/Digital Escape

Wednesday:  Apply Technology to Effective Assessments

Thursday:  Resources for Creating Assessments

Friday:  Complete a Google Form Quiz

Week of:  November 6-10:

Monday: Plan a Learning environment

Tuesday:  Share Learning environments

Wednesday:  Technology Factors

Thursday:  No Class

Friday:  Digital Escape

Week of:  October 30- November 3:

Monday: Tech Tool Presentation assignment in Classroom

Tuesday:  Present the Tech Tool assignment

Wednesday:  Create Instructional Materials

Thursday:  Plan a learning environment

Friday:  Be a Teacher Day in Indy

Week of:  October 23-25:

Monday: What does Alexis Know?

Tuesday:  Microsoft

Wednesday:  Chrome & Google

Thursday:  Fall Break

Friday:  Fall Break

Week of:  October 16-20:

Monday: Share recorded lessons; What does Alexis Know?

Tuesday:  How does assistive tech work?

Wednesday:  Communication with Tech

Thursday:  Microsoft

Friday:  Chrome & Google

Week of:  October 9-13:

Monday: Remote Learning Videos & Response

Tuesday:  PSAT Test Day - No Class

Wednesday:  Create a lesson & record

Thursday:  Share recorded lessons

Friday:  Mod 4 Quiz

Week of:  October 2 - 6:

Monday: Assistive Technology

Tuesday:  Tech that Tackles the Teen Suicide epidemic

Wednesday:  The Power of Assistive Technology

Thursday:  Discussion Topic - Assistive Technology

Friday:  Remote Learning Videos & Response


Week of:  September 18-22:

Monday: Share Academic Standards Slides

Tuesday:  Quiz #2, Print Google Certs

Wednesday:  Begin Mod 4

Thursday:  No Class

Friday:  No Class

Week of:  September 11-15:

Monday: Discuss "Google Training"

Tuesday:  Find one on-line article which is in regard to "online safety for children"

Wednesday:  Write a paragraph for the 5 questions in curric.

Thursday:  Create a Presentation -- Indiana Academic Standards

Friday:  Share presentations

September 5-8:

Monday:  Labor Day, No School

Tuesday:  The Evolution of Technology in the Classroom

Wednesday:  Tech Integration Research

Thursday:  No Class

Friday: The Evolution of Technology in the Classroom

Week of:  August 28-September 1:

Monday: Changes in Students due to Technology

Tuesday:  Ivy Tech here, Setting up a live meeting

Wednesday:  Set up a meeting

Thursday:  Ethics and Technology

Friday:  Professional Practice & Standards

August 20-25:

Monday:  Set up a Live meeting/Zoom

Tuesday:  Quiz on 1st section.  Research, Ethics & Legalities

Wednesday:  Care & Comply Video

Thursday:  Privacy & Ed Tech; Student Privacy; Tech Integration Research

Friday: The Evolution of Technology in the Classroom

August 14-18:

Monday:  Create a Google Classroom Post to introduce yourself

Tuesday:  Create a Pinterest Account

Wednesday:  Register for Class??  Become familiar with Ivy Tech site

Thursday:  Prepare a presentation about 1 piece of technology in Education

Friday: Present finding of yesterday's research

August 10 & 11 

Thursday:  Introductions, procedures, possibilities

Friday:  The History of Educational Technology, Pintrest as a Teacher App, ISTE Standards

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