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Oracy and Literature (ECUR 273)

Thursday, July 24, 2008

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ECUR 273 is an introductory language arts methodology course. In it, I provide students with opportunities to develop a vision of themselves as teachers which reflects and encompasses their knowledge of children as situated in ...

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Reading and Writing (ECUR 370)

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

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In ECUR 370, teacher candidates learn about teaching reading and writing at an elementary school level. As a synthesis assignment, I ask teacher candidates to write a parent newsletter for an imagined class in which ...

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Children’s Literature (ECUR 373)

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

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In ECUR 373, I work with teacher candidates to develop an understanding of children’s literature as a “mirror and a window” for children. I want teacher candidates to be conscious of selecting children’s books for ...

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Community Education (ECUR 401)

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

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In this course, I invite teacher candidates to re-conceptualize the schooling of children in the context of family and community and to learn how, as an educator, to step out of the school and into ...

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