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Week 5: Digital Storytelling for Diverse ESL Learners

 1.    I chose the Vasinda and Pilgrim article because it supports the use of digital storytelling as a meaningful literacy practice. In my 7th grade ESL lesson, students are not only practicing past tense verbs; they are using language to tell a personal story. The article connects well to my lesson because students can use digital tools such as Google Docs, Slides, images, or audio recording to organize and share their narratives. This supports English learners by giving them multiple ways to express meaning, revise their language, and build confidence in both writing and speaking. 2.        The CAST Universal Design for Learning Guidelines connect well to my 7th grade ESL lesson on past tense verbs and digital storytelling because they help teachers design lessons that all students can access. CAST(2024) explains that the UDL Guidelines help ensure that learners can “access and participate in meaningful, challenging learning opportunities"(para.1.)...
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Week 4: AI as a Starting Point, not a Substitute

        For Part 1 , I used Magic School AI’s Lesson Plan Generator to create a 6th grade ESL/ELA lesson titled “Finding the Main Idea and Supporting Details in Informational Texts.” The lesson objective was for students to read a short informational passage and write a clear main idea statement with three supporting details that directly explain or prove the main idea. The lesson was aligned with CCSS RI.6.2, which asks students to determine a central idea of a text and explain how it is conveyed through details. It was also connected to ISTE Student Standard 1.3, Knowledge Constructor, because students were asked to use digital tools and credible facts to build knowledge.            Overall, I think the lesson was well aligned with the standard I provided. The objective, guided practice, independent practice, and exit ticket all focused on identifying the main idea and supporting details. The lesson also included a short informational ...
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Week 3 : Motivation, Creativity, and ESL Learning

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           This infographic summarizes Chapter 6 of  How People Learn II , “Motivation to Learn.” The chapter explains that students are more motivated when they feel a sense of belonging, have opportunities for choice and agency, and see learning as connected to their goals and future identity (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2018). These ideas are important for ESL curriculum design because language learners need a safe and supportive environment where they feel comfortable taking risks. The infographic below also connects Chapter 6 to Gura’s idea of a creative learning environment because students are more engaged when they create, collaborate, and take ownership of learning (Gura, 2016). It also connects to ISTE Standard 1.1, Empowered Learner, because students can use digital tools such as 'Canva' or 'Google Slides' to set goals, reflect on progress, and create personally meaningful work (ISTE, 2024).     ...
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Week 2. Authentic Intellectual Work and Triple E Framework

  1 .          Authentic Intellectual Work is learning that requires students to use knowledge in a meaningful and purposeful way. Instead of just memorizing information and repeating facts, students are encouraged to think deeply, explain their reasoning, think critically. This is even more important in today's world, where mere information facts are at everyone's' fingertips.  Authentic Intellectual Work is the type of knowledge that is valued outside the classroom,  in real work places, where adults apply, interpret and communicate the knowledge they received in schools. This differs from many traditional approaches to instruction and assessment. Traditional instruction often focuses on recall, repetition, worksheets, textbook questions, and tests that have one correct answer. While these activities may have some value, they do not always require students to construct meaning or apply knowledge in realistic situations. Authentic instruction, on...
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