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About This Course

This course has an assignment that is due by 11:55 pm Central Standard Time on Wednesday night of the first week of class.  Failure to complete this assignment will result in your removal from the course for non-participation. 

Big Blue Button Meeting Requirements

This is a hybrid course that includes “live” synchronous class meetings one night a week during scheduled class time using the Big Blue Button web conferencing system. Students are required to log in and attend the synchronous meetings. Students will need access to a computer or tablet with reliable high-speed internet connection, along with a webcam, microphone and either speakers or headphones.  

The remaining credit hours for the course will be fulfilled through online assignments completed in myCMU. Students must participate in the live meetings and online assignments to be successful in this course.  

Students will access Big Blue Button meetings by clicking “Online Meetings” located on the left side menu of this course in myCMU. To participate in the meeting click on the appropriate weeks link during the scheduled time and day of the course. Recorded sessions can also be accessed here. 

Textbooks

Atwell, N. (2015). In the middle: a lifetime of learning about writing, reading, and adolescents (3rd ed.). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. ISBN: 9780325028132

 

Course Description

3 hours. The reading process and the application of reading and writing strategies in various content areas in the middle school. May be taken concurrently with ED318/319.

 

Course Objectives

This course is designed to:

  1. Provide theoretical information about language development and assessment (reading, writing, speaking, and listening). (SSC 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1, 2-4, 2-5, 3-1, 3-3, 3-9, 4-5) (PRAXIS II-2, II-3, III-1) (MOSPE 1C3, 2C)
  2. Provide pedagogical information about teaching and assessing language processes (reading, writing, speaking, and listening) to middle school students. (SSC 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 3-1, 3-3, 3-4, 3-9, 4-2, 4-5, 4-8) (PRAXIS II-2, II-3, III-1) (MOSPE 7C1, 7C2, 7C3, 7C1, 7C2)
  3. Provide information about ways middle school teachers can improve the literacy skills of students in their content areas. (SSC 4-2, 4-3, 4.8) (MOSPE 2C2, 1C5, 1C1, 1C4)
  4. Provide information about the ways societal, cultural, cognitive, psychological, and physical factors affect learning to read and write for middle school student and how teachers can help mitigate the effect of these factors (SSC 2-3. 2-4, 2-5, 2-6) (MOSPE 2C1, 2C5, 1C3, 4C1, 2C4, 3C2, 3C3, 7C1, 7C2)
  5. Engage in and develop critical thinking strategies and learn ways of teaching critical thinking skills. (SSC 3-7, 3-8, 4-4, 4-6, 4-8) (MOSPE 1C3, 1C2, 4C1, 9C3)
  6. Teach students to utilize instructional media as learning and teaching tools. (SSC 4-7) (MOSPE 6C4, 8C3)
  7. Employ research skills while applying knowledge of the writing process to the writing of papers about literacy instruction for middle school students. (SSC 4-2, 4-3, 4-4) (MOSPE 1C3, 6C1, 6C3)
  8. Read, discuss and apply theory and research from professional literature to teaching practice. (MOSPE 1C3, 2C3)