EDUC 346 - ELA Methods

3 Credits

This course is designed to facilitate candidate understanding of the English language, language development, and its diversity by focusing on: integrating reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing and thinking; the grammar of Standard American English including semantics, syntax, morphology, and phonology; understanding the fundamentals of first and second language acquisition and development, and the ways that linguistic/rhetorical patterns of other languages affect the written and oral expression of diverse learners; diversity in language use (grammar, patterns, and dialects across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions, gender, and social roles, and how that can effect student learning). The course also is designed to assist students in developing an understanding of writing processes and purposes, and practical aspects of teaching writing. Candidates will apply learning by developing lesson plans and curriculum units that align instruction and assessment with learning goals, identifying a range of developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate instructional strategies, and incorporating methods that elicit student voice (e.g., including reflection related to learning targets, metacognitive strategies, and effective use of resources).

Program Admission Required Yes Admitted Program BAS - EDUC
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Fall Evening, Online, Weekend
Designed to Serve BAS Teaching students.
Active Date 20200330T21:14:56

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 30
Contact Hours: Lecture 33
Total Contact Hours 33
Degree Distributions:
Course Outline
Fundamentals of Language Acquisition

Distinguish between different central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of English Language Arts with an emphasis on writing.
Distinguish between different central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of English Language Arts with an emphasis on writing content accessible to English language learners, and for evaluating and supporting their development of English proficiency.
Articulate how learners grow and develop (in cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and physical areas) to design and implement developmentally appropriate and challenging learning lessons that use a variety of instructional strategies aimed at making ELA/writing accessible to all learners.

Instructional Development

Create lesson plans that make the discipline accessible and meaningful for learners to assure mastery of the content.
Choose and create effective lesson sequences with learning targets that support learners in reaching rigorous curriculum goals based on common core standards.
Demonstrate ability to combine standards across different disciplines to: engage learners, efficiently cover standards requirements, stimulate critical thinking, allow students to demonstrate creativity, and to support and encourage collaboration.
Create an effective variety of assessments to plan and guide instruction that will meet each student’s individual learning needs and address standards.
List and describe how to integrate technology to create technologically proficient learners

Culturally Responsive Instruction

Provide evidence of engagement in culturally responsive practices that empower students intellectually, socially, emotionally, and politically to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes.
Plan and support English language learners’ authentic engagement and interaction in a variety of learning environments (e.g., whole group, cooperative groups, independent learning, and individualized instruction)

Assessment

List, describe, and apply a range of teaching strategies to implement student voice, self reflection, metacognitive skills that engage students of different languages, increase student engagement, and allow students to monitor their own learning at their own level.

Student Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate understanding of the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of English Language Arts with an emphasis on writing, and create learning experiences that make the discipline accessible and meaningful for learners to assure mastery of the content.

Use understanding of how learners grow and develop (in cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and physical areas) to design and implement developmentally appropriate and challenging learning experiences that use a variety of instructional strategies aimed at making ELA/writing accessible to all learners.

Use, design or adapt multiple methods of assessment to document, monitor, and support learner progress appropriate for learning goals and objectives.

Plan instruction based on information from formative and summative assessments as well as other sources, and systematically adjust plans to meet each student’s learning needs.

Demonstrate ability to construct and facilitate learning experiences that simultaneously develop English language proficiencies and discipline-specific knowledge by incorporating tools of language development into planning and instruction, including strategies for making content accessible to English language learners, and for evaluating and supporting their development of English proficiency.

Consistently engage in culturally responsive practices that empower students intellectually, socially, emotionally, and politically to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes.

Plan and support English language learners’ authentic engagement and interaction in a variety of learning environments (e.g., whole group, cooperative groups, independent learning, and individualized instruction).

Apply a range of teaching strategies, structures, and methods to elicit student voice (e.g., including reflection related to learning targets, metacognition strategies, and effective use of resources) and engagement at all levels of language proficiency.

Effectively integrate technology to create technologically proficient learners.