The more that you read, the more things that you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go!-Dr. Seuss

Today we looked at Literacy and the literacy learning progressions.
We were given a journal article: Family photographs to read on our own. We then were given a group follow up task to do in regards to the journal article that we had read.  The lecturer using a really good learning tool which I had not used before, so I was great being able to learn a new interactive tool that I could use next term in my digital classroom.
I have listed the learning tool that was a a whole team used for the follow up activity.

Learning tool: Kahoot! Join at Kahoot.it- For reading activity-If done with the class there can be a prize for the the winning team.  

Kahoot! can be used for deep thinking as well. Use between 6-7 questions. Kahoot! can show you the weakness in the class when you go to feedback and results as a form of assessment and where to next. This app is really good for teaching vocabulary as well as other areas of reading and curriculum areas. 

We also looked at ESOL online. This was familiar to myself as at our School have had ELLP professional development and training as a whole staff on how to do these forms. 
Below is a link to teaching literacy strategies which I also found useful today. There are helpful DVDs which show literacy strategies. 

ESOL online- Teaching literacy strategies. 

The Making Language and Learning Work DVDs demonstrate how to effectively integrate content-area teaching and language learning in mainstream subject classrooms for students from diverse language backgrounds. They show how to integrate effective literacy strategies, and how a range of teachers in different subject areas scaffold language and content area learning. The materials model how to personalise learning by supporting students at different levels of English proficiency in a manageable way in mainstream classes (TKI website)

There are three sets of videos in the tabs below:

• DVD 1 : Integrating language and learning in secondary maths and science
• DVD 2 : Integrating language and learning in secondary English and social sciences
• DVD 3 : Integrating language and learning in years 5 to 8

We also looked ESOL teaching strategies which I found helpful. 

We also looked at the New Zealand Curriculum thoroughly and looked at an exemplar of a Unit plan and looked at how we could annotate and justify why we chose the learning outcomes, key competencies etc. 


We also looked at "Scenario's around curriculum levels" and had to justify in collegial discussions if we agreed if the students were put at the right level or not and why.