tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053151003977377665.post5627653597419985039..comments2024-02-23T05:11:31.034-08:00Comments on Always Formative: The Purposeful ClassroomJason Buellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03029995715142652159noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053151003977377665.post-74750903936516500852012-05-28T07:25:00.770-07:002012-05-28T07:25:00.770-07:00Thank you! Although I have the sinking feeling tha...Thank you! Although I have the sinking feeling that I would have had a hard time paying attention during the conference, and that I would have felt guilty about that. If I can figure out why I'm so uneasy, I'll post...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053151003977377665.post-82545044762149418602012-05-23T21:45:04.774-07:002012-05-23T21:45:04.774-07:00I don't know about the rest of the US, but in ...I don't know about the rest of the US, but in California its popular to include a Language Objective along with a Content Objective. The language objective is the read/write/listen/speak part of what the students will be doing. For example, your content objective might be learning about gravity. The language objective could be how they articulate their learning - "Write a paragraph showing....Use the sentence frame." How they access.."Read..." or sensemaking..."Discuss..." (Like content objectives they come in many shapes and flavors.)<br /><br />So when Fisher/Frey talk about the appropriateness of language demands I think they're talking about dialing your language objectives to the correct difficulty setting for your kids. <br /><br />California has specific standards for English language development (as opposed to English Language Arts) if your'e looking for concrete examples. <br />http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/englangdevstnd.pdfJason Buellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029995715142652159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053151003977377665.post-55316956832073948732012-05-23T20:08:36.497-07:002012-05-23T20:08:36.497-07:00Great rubrics. Not because I agreed with every si...Great rubrics. Not because I agreed with every single word but because the process of reading them while agreeing/disagreeing made me notice things, generate questions, and change my mind. Can you say more about what they mean by "language demands"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com