Session 1 Online Journal

  • Due No Due Date
  • Points 100
  • Submitting a text entry box or a file upload

Please upload your online journals here.

Journal Entry Prompts for Session 1: (You will submit all of the answers to your journal prompts in one-word document.) 

  1. What are your expectations for this course?
  2. What knowledge and skills do you hope to gain?
  3. How will this professional development experience shape your future instruction? 
  4. How do federal legislation and English Language Arts standards impact trends in education and instructional methodology? Draw from your teaching experiences, what you already know about the topic, and your questions and concerns to formulate some thoughts about what the implications may be for literacy instruction in Grades PreK-8.
  5. Based on what you saw, think about whether or not the standards are appropriate for students in Grades PreK-8. Comment on the differences that need to be addressed relative to the students' ages and developmental backgrounds.
  6. How do you use your state standards to help guide your reading curriculum? 
  7. What specific changes might you make to your current or future teaching practices to help students meet or exceed the standards?
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