PreMeeting

= Pre-Meeting = Hello! Please get to know our course on myLesley. It will be your companion for this course. Click around and make sure you know where everything is.
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To Do's:

Read the Syllabus and Course Info [|Purchase course text] Complete all items in the pre-meeting folder //**before**//  our first meeting.

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|| [|Course Text: Teaching for Understanding:] Read Chapters 1-5 //Strategic reading strategies are used in schools for insuring that students complete reading assignments in the content areas in ways that optimize student comprehension. Instructors require that students highlight important points, note questions and note personal reactions on the text. Students are sometimes asked to graphically organize concepts in a passage. Teachers assess strategic reading in several ways. I typically use the following two. The first is by asking comprehension questions that test student understanding. The second is by circulating around the room and checking student highlights and notes on the reading and asking individual students questions about their highlights and notes. For more information on this topic, you may wish to read Strategic Reading by Wilhelm, Baker and Dube.  // || **Remember to Check Your Lesley Email!** The University is using your Lesley email address for electronic communications so it is important to check it regularly. Use the "Email Services" drop-down at the top of this page, select "Lesley U." and then click on "Go!". You can also [|forward your Lesley email]<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"> to another account or if you don't have a Lesley email address you can [|update the email address that is on file]<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"> with the University.
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 * Required readings will be graded, using the** **__[|Guidelines for Strategic Reading]__**
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All email from the course will go to your Lesley email. Check your email regularly, or forward Lesley mail to your preferred email address-- your grade depends on it! Check it now to make sure it is up to date. || || After reading Chapters 1-5 and paying particular attention to Generative Topics, think about a unit that you currently teach, will need to teach soon, or one that you would like to spice up (maybe with some new activities, revised assessments, or with some technology). Choose a topic/ unit that you want to work on.
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In the coming weekends you will be re-designing a curriculum unit.

It is <span style="background-color: rgb(204, 255, 0);">HIGHLY DESIRABLE to consider working with a partner or a small group. Please talk to each other about this.

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