Return-Path: <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j2NHiBG08008; Wed, 23 Mar 2005 12:44:11 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 12:44:11 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <008301c52fcf$5bb40f70$3002a8c0@ben2ut66kkx7o3> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Amy R. Trawick" <atrawick@charter.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-4EFF:2932] Re: Shared Priorities X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 3538 Lines: 87 Thanks for this, Meta. Speaking of shared priorities, I'm interested in hearing how teachers and students are coming up with these. On the Teaching/Learning Toolkit website (http://eff.cls.utk.edu/toolkit/default.htm), Step 2 of the teaching and learning cycle is described in this way: _______________________ In a group identify a shared interest, purpose or goal and determine the group's prior knowledge of this topic. Identify the Standard that will help the group address this shared goal. Make clear the connection between the class focus and individuals' needs. Guiding Questions a.. What is the class as a group excited or concerned about? b.. How can we come to consensus on a shared priority that can focus our work as a group? c.. What EFF Standard will we use to focus this activity? d.. What do learners already know and what can they do in relation to the Standard? In relation to the shared goal? e.. What else will students need to know or learn to carry out this activity? f.. What can I do to help learners see how working toward these shared goals can help them meet their individual needs? ________________________ I think about a shared priority as being a 'hot topic' or a student-generated unit of study through which skills are used and developed. I am not in the classroom right now but am working with teachers who, although they value using life-based topics/activities to guide instruction, find it a challenge to find topics and activities that are meaningful to students. If anyone has used a technique or an approach that worked well for you in identifying a shared priority, I think a bunch of us would benefit from your sharing that on the list. Many thanks! Amy Trawick atrawick@charter.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <MWPotts2001@aol.com> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 10:41 PM Subject: [NIFL-4EFF:2930] Shared Priorities > Colleagues, > > Recently, I learned that EFF teachers, using the Teaching and Learning > Cycle, often struggle as they try to find shared priorities, common > interests or > goals of their students. When I saw the following article, I thought of > the > Family Role Map and the Broad Area of Responsibility: Strengthen the > Family > System. When I visit programs, I often hear students talking about the Key > Activities in this area, especially the one which states, Form and > maintain > supportive family relationships. These students want to make it happen > in their > families. > > So, If you have fathers in your program, you might want to consider this > as > a shared interest, the second step in the T/L Cycle: Strengthening > Father-Daughter Relationships. > > Many of us have heard or read that a father's involvement in his child's > education results in increased academic achievement for the child. In this > article, author and researcher Linda Nielsen outlines the advantages girls > receive > as a result of strong father-daughter bonds. In addition to academic > success, such bonds positively influence a daughter's self-esteem > and sense of ambition. Nielsen suggests ways to strengthen the > father-daughter relationship and provides quizzes to build awareness of > this special bond. > _http://www.pta.org/parentinvolvement/helpchild/oc_fatherdaughter.asp_ > (http://www.pta.org/parentinvolvement/helpchild/oc_fatherdaughter.asp) > > All the Best, > > Meta Potts, Moderator 4-EFF List > Focus on Literacy > Glen Allen, VA > >
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