Thursday, January 7, 2010

Understanding Goals of the Course

ACADEMIC LEARNING

1. How does my reading and writing inform my practice as a writer and educator?
2. How can writers use their craft to understand and voice the concerns of the community?
3. How can I convey these ideas and methodologies to young readers and writers in a sensitive, constructive manner?
4. How can the expression of our stories empower our selves and our communities?

STUDIO LEARNING

1. What are the best practice methods to encourage students to share and write their personal stories?
2. How can I build confidence and encouragement, while also helping students with their writing skills?
3. How can we critique and edit these essays to compile a final manuscript that celebrates these students’ personal triumphs?


COLLABORATIVE/COMMUNITYLEARNING

1. How can we work collaboratively, while also maintaining our individual voices and perspectives?
2. How can we celebrate the diverse perspectives to create a final book project that is both reflective and inclusive of our community?
3. How do social and cultural histories impact public education?

INTER- and INTRA- PERSONAL LEARNING

1. How can my personal story encourage these students to share and write their own?
2. How can storytelling create and empower ourselves as a community? Why are these stories worth telling?
3. How can we build upon the empowerment and confidence that comes from writing about personal experience, and use it to better the community?

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