What do you believe about education?What you believe about teaching and learning? …Curriculum development? …Assessment? …Child development? …Social and emotional development?

What do you believe about education?

Consider the following questions: What you believe about teaching and learning? …Curriculum development? …Assessment? …Child development? …Social and emotional development? …and other aspects of education?

What are some obstacles you’ve seen with your struggling readers when reading in your class? What is a strategy from Ogle, Klemp, and McBride – Chapter 1 that might be used to better support these students?

Week 1 Discussion: Introductions & The Importance of Content Literacy

Using an example from Altieri – Chapter 1 and evidence from your personal experience as a student, explain why is it important to focus on disciplinary literacy skills in social studies? (Make it sound personal)

What are some obstacles you’ve seen with your struggling readers when reading in your class? What is a strategy from Ogle, Klemp, and McBride – Chapter 1 that might be used to better support these students?

Source:

Altieri, Jennifer L. Content Counts!: Developing Disciplinary Literacy Skills, K-6. Newark, DE: International Reading Association, 2011.

Ogle, Donna, et al. Building Literacy in Social Studies: Strategies for Improving Comprehension and Critical Thinking. Alexandria: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development (ASCD), 2007.

How will you use the concepts in this course to identify, guide, and evaluate the final MSN Practicum Project and your future growth (as a Nurse Educator)?

Reflection Essay

Now that you have completed this course (Curriculum Development), how will you use the concepts in this course to identify, guide, and evaluate the final MSN Practicum Project and your future growth (as a Nurse Educator)?