I wanted to share some information with you about a free online class I will be taking from Stanford University. I thought you might be interested in it too, since we're going full throttle into Common Core next year. Information about the course is below. It's FREE and the first assignments aren't due until March 20th, so there is still time to sign up. Please let me know if you choose to participate! I would love to have a study buddy for the course!
From Understanding Language at Stanford University:
A team from the Understanding Language initiative at Stanford University that includes Drs. Kenji Hakuta, Jeff Zwiers, and Sara Rutherford-Quach, is launching their second set of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on Thursday, March 6th. These MOOCs cover similar material but are split into two separate courses, one designed for elementary educators (i.e. PreK-5 grades), Constructive Classroom Conversations: Mastering Language for the Common Core State Standards (Elementary) and the other targeted at secondary educators (i.e. 6-12 grades), Constructive Classroom Conversations: Mastering Language for the Common Core State Standards (Secondary). The courses focus specifically on how educators – and particularly educators of English language learners- can foster the kind of rigorous student-to-student academic discussions required by the Common Core State Standards. An original version of these courses was offered last fall, with more than 2,000 teachers actively participating. Potential participants should have access to a K-12 classroom, as the course assignments will require them to listen carefully to real conversations among their students, reflect upon this discourse, and plan instruction accordingly. Both courses are free of charge, but if a participant would like to receive an official record of completion from Stanford University with the approximate number of professional development hours to which the course is equivalent, he or she may pay a modest fee to do so.
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