January+16

=Essential Questions:=
 * 1) ===Why should I teach literacy?===
 * 2) ===How do I plan literacy instruction?===

Guiding Questions:

 * 1) ====** What are the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards (NCPTS)? **====
 * 2) ====** What do the NCPTS have to do with my teaching of literacy? **====

** Activities: **
> || **2 Points **Journal entries are full of thought, insight, and analysis. Entries make connections to previous or current content/readings or to real-life situations contain rich and fully developed new ideas, connections, or applications; thorough evidence of reference to required readings or other sources. A journal entry is included for every selected class / out of class meeting. Journal entry is strongly related to at least 2 elements from the NCPTS. All work was the student's own work and all journal entries were submitted on time. >
 * Discuss expectations for journal entries
 * || **1.5 Points ** Journal entries are generally competent, but the actual information they deliver seems thin and commonplace. Entries make limited, if any, connections, Connections often cast in the form of vague generalities; contains few, if any, new ideas or applications. Journal entry was related to 2 elements from the NCPTS but the connections were weak. All work was the student's own work. Journal was submitted up to one day late or one component of the journal entry was missing.
 * || **1 Points ** Journal entries attempt to make connections to previous or current content/readings or to real-life situations, but the connections are not really clear or are too obvious; Entries contain new ideas, connections, or applications, but they may lack depth and/or detail; Journal was submitted up to two days late or one component of the journal entry was missing.
 * || **0 Points ** Journal entries are rudimentary and superficial; there is no evidence of insight or analysis. Journal entries contribute no new ideas, connections, or applications. Entries may be completely off topic. Journal was submitted more than two days late or more than one component of the journal entry was missing.
 * Use goals to write PDP's [[file:prof-develop-plan-1.doc]]
 * Link to NCTCS
 * Introduction to [|NCTCER]
 * Teacher Evaluation Training from DPI
 * To do before next week: Finish the Common Core Introduction Lesson in Teachscape
 * Ticket out of class - @http://padlet.com/wall/gzrcjpd5pf