Notes:

Nov 20, 2012 - Considering ways to create 'Invitational Classrooms ' and 'Cordially Summon students to their Highest Human Potential, Intellectually and Socially.....   Established an Educational Consultant position of the IE Project of Foshan Experimental School.

Problem Identification - Celia suggestion that we first identify a listing of challenges and then focus on one at a time.

Initial Listing:

1 - Celia - Sometimes many students are not engaged, and not interested sufficiently.

             - Initial Suggestion - Try to make use of current, existing student interests and tying those interests tightly to the ESOL   

                      Objectives and Standards ....For example Use DRAMA / film - a discussion with Summer led to her considering the use

                 of English Films,   

                 viewed in class in short segments, with some students required to 'act out' selected dialogues, comparing their English

                 with the actors.  The teacher should participate, to model for the students.  For Summer, this has the added benefit that

                  she will use this activity to improve her own English.

              - Deeper Professional Development -  Collaboratively review the Engagement Rubric

2 - Crystal - Many students don't or can't keep sufficient focus to learn, perhaps because of Attention Deficit

              - Initial Suggestion - Use DRAMA and the strategy of the HUMAN PARAGRAPH, and link ESOL Standards to standards in

                   other subjects - like Science.  Have students form a line and interact to create and 'perform' key paragraphs, with each

                   student having responsibility for one complete sentence, and practicing many repetitions to improve that sentence. 

                   Also, consider DANCE, with a separate group of students illustrating the meaning of sentences and the paragraph being

                   worked on by the original student.  As a group we practiced with Main Ideas, Supporting Details, and Summaries of

                   'There are three kinds of rocks' and 'There are three states of matter.'

              - Deeper Professional Development -  Collaboratively review the Table of 'Accommodations

Next steps:  Prepare for the next QQ Webinar by reflecting on more classroom challenges to 'Cordially summoning all students to their highest intellectual and social potential (academics and character / moral development) and submit challenges to Sofie before the Webinar date and time posted.

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