Orientation webinar for summer course, LIST 5373, 2016

1. OPTIONAL ORIENTATION WEBINAR
LIST 5373
8:00-8:45 PM CST
JUNE 8, 2015
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4. You can resize your chat window and put on
bottom of screen!

5. Main tips
 Take notes!
 No one can see you unless you press “Video”
 You have to press “Talk” to speak.
 Use chat window throughout.; using the chat window
is optional.
 I will check the chat window throughout and respond
in “real time” 
 Feel free to step away as needed but the webinar
will only be an hour.

6. VIDEOCONFERENCE PLAN
 Review due dates and assignments.
 Professional Development Handout
 Library Databases & E-Journals
 Applications and Dialogue Interaction @ Routman
text
 Word Study Plan (overview)
 Mobile Tools

7. Quick Interactive Poll- please vote!
 The polling area is next to the hand tool in the
Participants window.
 This is my first time doing a webinar for school/online
courses.
 Yes
 No
 Feel free to add any other information in the chat window!

8. Hello!
 Thanks for joining us! Please use the marker tool to mark
below where you are at. Please also type it in the chat
window! If you are international, please type it in the chat
window!:

9. Objectives for the webinar
Students in LIST 5373 will be able to …..
 Better understand the course objectives,
assignments, and Blackboard.
 Feel more confident about online learning.
 Participate in the webinar process using chat
features and polling.
 Dialogue and discuss your progress on
assignments so far in a real-time chat session with
peers.
 Learn more about how videoconference tools can
facilitate interactive learning about literacy methods.

10. Assignments: LIST 5373
 Videoconference during weeks 3-6
 Phonics Quiz--30 minutes (can retake during test week
window); Study guide on Blackboard.
 Word Study Plan
 Professional Development Handout
 Discussion Boards on Readings
 Quizzes

11. More on Reader Response
 Click on “Groups”
 Then find your Discussion Forum
 Click “Create New Thread”
 Cut and paste your response into the window
 Post early
 Formal replies vs informal replies

12. Formal replies-responding to other’s initial
posts
 Part B (Replies):– Following response posting,
candidates will return to the discussion board to read
and reply to at least three peer’s responses. Label
replies as Reply 1A and Reply 1B, etc. The format
for the reply part of this assignment is as follows.

 Personal Connections: Why did you choose this
posting to respond to?
 Discussion: What questions or comments do you
have for the author of the response posting?
 Extension: How can you extend the conversation
on this posting? (Share specific resources,
experiences, etc.)

13. Include a multi-media artifact, found or created.
Example:
Popplet http://popplet.com/
 Dr. S’s example: http://popplet.com/app/#/601777

14. PD Handout
Check-in…Type a response to either questions in in
the chat window. Typing is optional. Read what others
post.
 What are your current thoughts for your PD handout
plan?
 What resources and assistance would be helpful to you
in working on your PD Handout?
 On your own: look at examples on desktop sharing.
Preview the examples before the webinar. Bring
questions! 

15. Starter list of possible topics
Starter List/Example Topics: for the PD
Handout. You are not limited to these
topics. This is just a starter list of suggested
topics:
 Critical Literacy and Elementary Literacy
Instruction
 Using “Text Talk” with Read-Aloud for the
Primary Grades
 Preparing for Achievement Tests with
Authentic Literature
 The Role of Phonemic Awareness in
Learning to Read
 Using Phonics in Context for Beginning
Readers
 Research-based Methods for Fluency
Development
 Vocabulary Strategies for Helping
Overcome the Fourth Grade Slump
 Think-Aloud Strategies for
Comprehending Text
 Managing Guided Reading Effectively
Effectively
 Comprehension Strategy Instruction
 Using New Literacies and Technologies
in Elementary Reading
 Implementing Book Club/Literature
Circles
 Reading Methods for Elementary-Aged
English Language Learners
 Conferring 1-on-1 with students during
reading workshop
 Conferring 1-on-1 with Students during
Writing Workshop
 Writing Workshop with Elementary
Students
 Using Multi-Modal Literacies with
Elementary Reading Instruction
 Using Expository Text to Teach
Elementary Language Arts
 Digital Reading and Writing with
Elementary Students

16. Literacy Journals
 Note: Some of these journals are on Facebook!
1. Language Arts (NCTE journal; mainly elementary) *Be sure it is a
research article. Some of their articles are “how-to” articles.
2. The Reading Teacher (elementary literacy; International Reading
Association) *Be sure it is a research article. Some of their articles
are “how-to” articles.
3. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy (grades 6-12 and
adult; International Reading Association)
4. Literacy Research and Instruction
5. Reading Research Quarterly (exclusively rigorous research;
geared more for research; International Reading Association).
6. Journal of Literacy Research
7. Reading and Writing Quarterly
8. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy
9. Bilingual Research Journal

17. Locating three research articles
You need articles that have been published
within the last 10-12 years.
You are translating empirical research into practice for
busy teachers.
• In selecting your three articles you will be reading as you
work on your Professional Development handout, here is
the link to the E-journals through UTA library.
• Use your NetID and password to logon if you are off
campus. You can also talk to one of the reference
librarians on campus if you need more assistance.
•
• http://ns6rl9th2k.search.serialssolutions.com/

18. What is considered a research article?
 Results of an empirical study, e.g.,. Case study,
qualitative research, survey, etc. Data was
collected and results were reported.
 Has section headings and key words like data
collection, analysis, results, conclusions,
implications.
 Not a “how-to” practitioner-based article.
 Should be current (last 10-12 years)

19. Library databases
• http://www.uta.edu/library/ Main UTA library website
• Library Guide for Curriculum and Instruction
http://libguides.uta.edu/education?hs=a

20. Research Tip: Bibliography mining.
 Bibliography mining--Look in the references of a
seminal article for further references to read and
locate.
 What other research tips can be shared?
 Use the “cite” button to choose APA formatting.
However, you must still proofread it.
 OWL site for APA 6th edition formatting tips is a good
resource.
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

21. Desktop Sharing: I will share my screen to do a
“think-aloud” of searching several library
databases
 Academic Search Complete—casts a wide net
 ERIC—not as wide a net
 E-Journals
 Visual display

Demo search terms:
 1) “morph*” and “reading” [focus on teaching
morphemes and/or morphology to enhance
vocabulary and comprehension]. [within The
Reading Teacher]
 2) “fluency” and “intervention” and “elementary”
[within Academic Search Complete]

22. What will the final handout be like?
• Evidence-Based Handout (3-4+ pages single-
spaced; include graphics and visuals).
• This section reflects how educators take the
research base and apply it in schools/classrooms.
You should construct a handout/newsletter that could
possibly be shared at a presentation that you could
use at a workshop / inservice / professional
development meeting.
• This handout should help teachers understand and
apply research-based strategies related to your
focus area (e.g., fluency building, comprehension
development, or whatever topic you chose).

23. 10+ teacher tips that connect or draw from the
research (evidence-based practice)
 10 teacher tips should be presented that focus on
several key areas of a targeted grade level or grade
levels.
 You should elaborate (BE SPECIFIC) on the tips so
that any teacher could take this from your
presentation and put the ideas into practice.
 Create a presentation that provides well-developed
ideas that schools and teachers, in general, can use.
All points must have research support (cite source).
You must draw on the research-based journal
articles that you read. These will be listed in your
References section.

24. Webliography resources: suggested sites
 Reading Rockets
 Readwritethink (lesson plans)
 IRA http://reading.org/General/Default.aspx
 NCTE http://www.ncte.org/
 Florida Center for Reading Research
 Scholastic.com
 Other websites….
 What else? Please enter a website in the chat
window you have visited that supports your topic
related to elementary literacy instruction.

25. COPYRIGHT-FREE IMAGES
 Do not use copyrighted images in the PDH.
 All images used, with the exception of clip art, should
be cited underneath each image with
Source: [insert website here].

26. Creative Commons
 Flickr
 Other websites
 Note different levels of permissions for Creative
Commons and need to cite the link/source.

27. Synthesizing our learning so far
 Please type in the chat window something you’ve
gleaned from the webinar so far.
 What are you thinking now?
 A fact
 A resource
 An idea from the instructor
 An idea from a colleague
 Something surprising or interesting
 Something you want to explore further on your own

28. Connection to balanced literacy framework and gradual
release of responsibility
Source: Austin ISD
https://www.austinisd.org/sites/default/files/dept/leadership/docs/ecm/EC_Balanced_Literacy_20111019.pdf

29. Elaboration on Reading Essentials by Dr.
Semingson
 Routman text, 2003
 “Tell the stories of your life.” (p. 17)
 “Value children’s stories.” (p. 18)
 “Read stories aloud.” (p. 18)
 “Get to know your students as readers.” (p. 20)
 “Learn about students’ reading lives at home.” (p. 21)
 Ch. 3
 -What is your own readerly life? What is your own
writerly life? How do you share this (appropriately!) with
your students? We will discuss this in the next webinar so
be thinking about this between now and Webinar 2!

30. Resources from Regie Routman
 http://www.regieroutman.org/publications/articles/
 Tip: Often an author or researcher will share free
articles on their website (not always) and/or they
might have a blog and/or Facebook page. I always
check these out! On occasion, a researcher will have
a YouTube channel or other social media account
where they share knowledge!

31. Word Study Lesson: Resources & Examples
Examples are in:
Smith and Read chapter
On Blackboard (already posted)
Let’s look at the blank template together (desktop
sharing).
• What are you noticing about the type of instruction in
these examples?

32. Review of basic phonics terms
Source: http://boostforreaders.com/phonicscharts.html

33. What is your phonics focus for the plan?
Pick a focus to develop and build across one mini-
lesson
Examples
Beginning readers (1st grade):
• CVC words
• Vowel digraphs
• Consonant digraphs
• Onset-rime word families
• [see pages 62-68 in Dow and Baer, 5th edition]
More advanced readers:
• Multisyllabic words
• Morphemes (e.g., prefixes, suffixes)

34. Recap of Major Assignments
Q/A?
Reminder: You need to
purchase the TK20 system
(one time purchase)

35. Synthesizing our learning so far: Closure
 Please type in the chat window something you’ve
gleaned from the webinar, overall
 What are you thinking now?
 A fact
 A resource
 An idea from the instructor
 An idea from a colleague
 Something surprising or interesting
 Something you want to explore further on your own
 Something about the webinar experience itself!

36. You can do this! 
 Use your resources.
 Contact us for help.
 We will continue to discuss this
assignment (and PD Handout) in the
next videoconferences, as well.
 We encourage you to attend the live
session, if your schedule permits.

37. Encouragement
 Keep going!
 Reward yourself
 Finish assignments
early.
 Resources on
Blackboard!
 Contact Dr. S if
needed!

38. Dr. S. is also on BBIM (Blackboard Instant
Messenger)

39.  Thanks for attending or watching the recording! 
 Dr. Semingson