Dear WinkWorld Readers,

I have been revisiting Project GLAD and want to share a peak into the process.  First, I will generically describe this professional development, and then I will share two examples: one in English and one in French.  Please remember that I have not been through the professional development process, nor was I there when these colleagues presented their lessons. However, I have been keenly interested  for years in Project GLAD since two teachers, Gloria Erickson and Suzette Campbell, from CA, introduced a lesson in a graduate class which I was teaching.  I remember that before the night was over, we had completely filled the walls with words and ideas, and we had all learned a lot!  It was fascinating then and still is for me.

If you have experiences with GLAD in other areas, I hope you will share back with us. Thanks, readers.

What is Project GLAD?

Project GLAD (Guided Language Acquisition Design) is one way of bringing comprehensible input into the classroom. It is an interactive, integrated, visual, engaging, and lively approach to making meaning of all types of content and new information. The students actively generate knowledge with the teacher and with each other. GLAD (R) is a professional development process, within the Orange Country Department of Education of Southern California.  Through the years, GLAD has evolved, but the process remains much the same–it is still meaning-centered, with an emphasis on academic language and literacy. I hope that this information will be useful for some of you–exciting pedagogy.

For more information, you may contact Project GLAD (Guided Language Acquisition Design from Orange Country Department of Education).

The Tree of Life: Classification of Living Things

My colleague, Sally Rice Fox, initially shared the Tree of Life lesson with me. However, in this example, Sally is working with Rima Haroun, who is sharing with the students.  Sally, Sera, and Rima collaborated to create this lesson.

First, I know this looks like a blank piece of paper, but really the planned lesson is pencilled in lightly.

Second, Rina begins talking with the students to get them to help her fill our the academic language for classification of living things. As the kids talk, Rima captures their language on the tree.

The classroom chatter (generation of knowledge) continues in the following photos.

Please notice the photos, images, and leaves which are also added to the Tree of Life.

Here are some of the students working together on a follow-up lesson.

Thank you, Dr. Spencer Kagan (Talking Heads Together).

Here is a second example of GLAD with Sally Rice Fox teaching a French lesson: First, Sally just speaks in French, and then she adds comprehensible input (meaning). Even if you do not know French, you will learn during the 2nd part of her lesson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDBjIso31fI

A special thank you for permission to use:

Rima S. Haroun, Certified Trainer for Project GLAD(R)

Sally Rice Fox, Certified Trainer for Project GLAD(R)

Dr. Serafina Jean Hernandez, Ph. D. San Diego State University

Cheri Quinlan, thank you for bringing us all together.

Hi WinkWorld Readers,

Previously, I have shared the Spiral of Literacy, which is a great, reflective activity.  However, I have never shared the blank spiral, which some of you might want to use for your own purposes. Click here.

I am posting below previous posts and publications of the Spiral of Literacy, as found in Teaching Passionately: What’s Love Got To Do With It? Click here to read what it is and how to do it.

Here is a PDF version the process.

Here is a PPT version of the process.

The YouTube version of The Spiral of Literacy.

Dear WinkWorld Readers,

I am inspired by many women to bring this true story back with the hope that it will help one woman find her own voice. It took me a long, long time.

This is not a fast, easy read, and it took years for me to be able to share it.

Dear WinkWorld Readers,

A blog from OnlineUniversities (April 24, 2012 by Staff Writers) predicts what libraries will be like in 10 years.  However, I am far more interested in what you think libraries will be like in 10 years.  I know you don’t know the future, but make some wild guesses or even wishes.

Click here to read.

Dear WinkWorld Readers,

Recently, we have focused on linguistics and language acquisition from Ruthie Wienk, and now we will jump right into the Buffalo Roundup 2016.  Diversity is the name of our game.  More information on this Round Up is posted at the end of this WinkWorld.  I saved the best for the last.

This year I did not ride.  I have been to “the top of the mountain,” and just decided to leave well enough alone.  Thank you to Sherry Bunting for sharing these photos; her information is also at the bottom of this WinkWorld.

In the photo below, Wink is carrying the South Dakota flag.  Pretty cool to have the Speaker ride and carry the State flag.

Each year 1200 to 1500 buffalo are brought into the pens for branding and their shots, and older sick animals are removed from the herd.  In the photo below, you can see a few of the mounds of prairie dogs; it is very easy for a horse to step in a hole and break its leg. During my whole life, I have been taught to never run your horse in a prairie dog town.  However, during the Roundup, that rule apparently does not apply.

The young woman is the SD Rodeo Queen.

It is thrilling to ride in the Roundup, and it is also thrilling to observe the entire panorama of action.

I was thrilled that we were able to stay at Windbreak House, the home of famed SD author, Linda Hasselstrom.  Windbreak House is now a very busy writing retreat.  You will find it on Facebook and click here for more.

Here is the Buffalo Roundup 2015 from WinkWorld.

Here is Buffalo Roundup 2015 from Sherry Bunting.

Agmoos.com is Sherry Bunting’s blog which focuses on rural people and places.

The official website of the Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup.

I saved the best for last: a YouTube from the 2015 Roundup.  At about 10 seconds, you will see a fleeting  FAST rider shooting across behind the buffalo and in front of all of the riders.  That was me: I had just seen Wink, after I couldn’t keep up with him during the Roundup.  I was in a hurry to get over to him so we could finish together. Some of my finest work….

Dear WinkWorld Readers,

You may remember that in a previous edition of WinkWorld, Ruthie Wienk shared her introduction to a linguistics class, which she is teaching.  We will continue with selected videos, which Ruthie is creating for class.

In the video posted here, Ruthie continues with a presentation on 3 perspectives on language acquisition.  I particularly like her explanation of Dynamic Systems Theory (DST). I appreciate the work of Tom Rainforth of the University of Cambridge, who created a computer-produced simulation of a mathematical system.  Similar simulations can be seen at the DailyMail.com, September 21, 2016, which were made available October 16, 2013.

To see Ruthie’s first video on her introduction to linguistics, see WinkWorld, September 16, 2016; click here.

Dear WinkWorld Readers,

Some of you may remember that I recently posted Translanguaging: What In The World Is That?  After that was posted, I heard from a friend and colleague, who had more resources to share with us.

Translingualism Resources from David Schwarzer

David Schwarzer, Ph. D., Professor, Montclair State University

schwarzerd@mail.montclair.edu

David continues to work on translanguaging and translingualism.

Thanks, David, for sharing with us.

Dear WinkWorld Readers,

This post is really for a group of friends/colleagues on Facebook, but this is just the easiest way for me to get this information to them. Stay with me; you will understand.

First, I posted this on my FB page.

“Paper or pixel? That is the question. I just was contacted by a teacher, who works for a district which will be going all digital for all kids; she teaches in primary. Yes, they have a lot of kids who come from families where languages other than English are spoken, and yes, they have high levels of poverty. The teacher understands that all kids will have to read digitally, but she wants books also–particularly for the younger children. I have provided her with information, as the district says they will listen IF she can provide support for her views. I opined that perhaps they should provide support for their views…..

Both the teacher and I would love to hear your thoughts and knowledge of specific citations. Thanks in advance. Let the dialogue begin.”

Next, the dialogue took off, and it was wonderful. The colleagues shared a lot of information.  I took the information and made a little bibliography, which I wanted to share back with this FB group.  However, I seem to be able to post videos and photos to FB, but not a Word doc or a pdf.  I read all of the Google/YouTube/Apple instructions, and the easiest/fastest option was simply to post the bibliography here and then share the URL with the group on FB.

Help yourself if you want it, too otherwise I am sorry to bother you.

Here you go, FB friends, who generated these citations.

paper-or-pixel-citations-9-20-16

For those of you following Ruthie Wienk and her discussion of Linguistics, the 2nd installment will soon be coming.

Dear WinkWorld Readers,

In the last WinkWorld, I mentioned to you that we would begin a short series of selected videos from Ruthie Wienk who is teaching a linguistics class.  The videos were all created for this class.  To learn more about Ruthie and this class, just click here.

Enjoy Linguistics and Ruthie!  Thank you for sharing, Ruthie.

Hello, WinkWorld Readers,

A few of you are as excited about translanguaging, as I.  In this post, I am including some resources which have come to me.

First, my friend and  colleague, Ruthie Wienk, of South Dakota State University will be sharing selected videos, which she has created for  a linguistics class, which she teaches for Black Hills Special Services (BHSS)/Technology in Education (TIE).  Thank you to Dr. Joe Hauge for permission to share these videos, and a special thanks to Ruthie.  I will begin posting Ruthie’s videos in a few days. And, no, she is not related to me.  In this class, she uses the following text:

Freeman, D. E., & Freeman, Y. S. (2014). Essential linguistics: What teachers need to know to teach reading, ESL, spelling, phonics, and grammar 2^nd ed. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Second:

What Is Translanguaging? by Francois Grosjean and Ofelia García.

Third:

Translanguaging: Practice Brief for Educators, from Joanna Yip & Ofelia García, Ph.D. of The Graduate Center, City University of New York.   In addition, a quick search on Google will lead to many other resources.

Fourth:

I believe I found this photo on Dr. Chris Faltis’s Facebook page.