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Computational Thinking For Teachers, Susan Imberman
Computational Thinking For Teachers, Susan Imberman
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This is a syllabus for a course in computational thinking. The course described introduces preservice and inservice teachers to the fundamental concepts of computer science, including web design, coding, ethics, computational thinking, course resources, etc.
Digital Storytelling As Community Practices By Early Childhood Teacher Candidates, Ting Yuan
Digital Storytelling As Community Practices By Early Childhood Teacher Candidates, Ting Yuan
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This OER course unit is designed as part of an undergraduate literacy methods course. The unit will highlight teacher candidates’ digital storytelling practices and their development of teachable lesson plans and tutorials for local primary grade classrooms.
Implementing Digital Portfolios To Document The Writing Process, Patricia George
Implementing Digital Portfolios To Document The Writing Process, Patricia George
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Implementing digital portfolios to document the writing process offers students a way to curate an exhibit of their work. The Google Sites application provides online spaces for students to upload permanent artifacts. It is user friendly and provides a visual document of student growth over the course of a semester. By publishing drafts and revisions, students are reminded of the progress they have made as writers. In addition, using visual approaches to organizing work also assists students with time management.
Silent Film: A Visual Narrative For Developing Linguistic Competence, Patricia George
Silent Film: A Visual Narrative For Developing Linguistic Competence, Patricia George
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Visual narratives in silent films are an effective method for developing linguistic competence in English language education and are equally constructive in developing critical thinking skills across disciplines. “Silent film, more than any other film property, capitalizes on ESL students’ visual literacy, using it as both a foundation and a catalyst for honing the verbal language skills that are key to acquiring and articulating complex knowledge in English” (Kasper and Singer, 2001). Silent films rely on the power of vivid, interactive visual imagery to depict personal struggles, character interactions, and plot development. This medium grabs the attention of ESL students …
Edc 310 The Teaching Of Reading And Writing In The Primary Grades: Introductory Week, Ting Yuan
Edc 310 The Teaching Of Reading And Writing In The Primary Grades: Introductory Week, Ting Yuan
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This OER features the introductory week of EDC 310 in which teacher candidates will learn to use methods of cultural anthropology to learn to be an observant classroom teacher and ethnographer, collect weekly data through weekly classroom fieldwork featuring their child partners, as well as enact culturally-responsive literacy teaching lessons for their child partners on a weekly basis.