SED-454:
Reading & Learning Strategies for Middle & Secondary Schools
SED-553 is a course geared towards implementing literacy-based instruction in all content areas. In addition to learning and evaluating strategies, students will also have the opportunity to implement these methods in a 7-12 classroom during their practicum/field experience hours. Here are some additional helpful details and answers to those frequently asked questions.
Assignment-Specific Questions
If you are looking for clarification on specific assignments, please click here.
Practicum
You will be completing 30 hours of practicum/field experience hours during this course (10 hours each in three different grade 7-12 classrooms). The syllabus states that you will be starting the practicum during week 3, but you can start immediately. If you have any additional questions or concerns regarding your practicum, please be sure to let me know via the Individual Forum in Loud Cloud.
You will submit your verification forms to the Document Management System; additionally, you will need to submit your verification forms with your final benchmark. You will find more details in the Practicum/Field Experience section of the COE: http://www.gcumedia.com/lms-resources/student-success-center/v2.1/#/resource/college/CoE.
You will submit your verification forms to the Document Management System; additionally, you will need to submit your verification forms with your final benchmark. You will find more details in the Practicum/Field Experience section of the COE: http://www.gcumedia.com/lms-resources/student-success-center/v2.1/#/resource/college/CoE.
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Writing Assingments
If you haven’t noticed yet, this course has some writing assignments. Don’t stress! You’ll find lots of details about APA-style in the Resources > Student Success Center, as well as in the General Resources tab above. Also, don’t forget that I’m an English teacher at heart and am at your disposal!
Rubrics
You will find the rubrics for each assignment in the appropriate Loud Cloud assignment link. Be sure to look at the rubric before completing an assignment, as it provides details about how to go above and beyond the basic requirements of the assignment directions in the Syllabus.
Participation
Every week there are two required discussion questions. For a quality post, be sure to be detailed, use examples, and cite sources (if used). As far as responses to your classmates, be sure to maintain a respectful tone and try to give a more detailed response than, “Good post,” or “I agree.” See if you can expand on your classmate’s ideas, offer suggestions, raise a question, or provide examples. Need more details or the grading rubric? Check out the PDF file below.
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CLC (Collaborative Learning Community)
We have two CLC group assignments: one is due at the end of Module 4, and the second will be due at the end of Module 7. I will post an announcement at the beginning of Module 2 with your groups. It’s a great opportunity to collaborate with your peers! For additional details about CLCs and how to work towards success, please visit the General Resources > CLCs That Work tab above.
Lesson Plans
You will be asked to create lesson plans in several course assignments. You may use the templates in the General Resources > Lesson Plans, or you may use another template that you feel comfortable with (as long as it has the required components of a lesson plan).