The "Text of Self" and Nonfiction Reading and Writing

Course Number:	EDU 5620 C01
Instructor:	Alison M. Dayton & Marianne Doe
Location:	Castleton University Downtown, 3rd Floor Classroom, 67 Merchants Row, Rutland, VT
Dates and Times:	June 26 - 30, 2017, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Credits:	3 credits
Tuition:	$1,200

Note: THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL, but a wait list is being compiled. Please contact Bethany Sprague, Castleton Center for Schools, if you wish to be put on the list. Please register online. Course payment of $1,200, payable to RRWIB, is due at the time of registration. Please mail check or purchase order to the Castleton Center for Schools, PO Box 6049, Rutland, VT 05701. If you wish to pay by credit card, please call the Center for Schools at 802.770.7060. Thank you.

Course Description

Vermont teachers are exploring many different educational initiatives: Flexible Pathways/Personal Learning Plans (Act 77), Proficiency Based Instruction, International Baccalaureate, Differentiated Instruction, Responsive Classrooms, the Common Core, and Writing across the Curriculum. Regardless of which of these initiatives drives your district, The Text of Self and Nonfiction Reading and Writing cuts across and embraces all educational endeavors. Derived from the premise that the “text of self” is central to literacy, this course offers participants the opportunity to explore this truth as writers, readers, and teachers. Participants will engage in a wide variety of activities, and at the end of the five-day course, have a collection of their own work and a variety of reading, writing, and language strategies to use with their students. (Course applicable to teachers grades 3-12, including Special Ed and ELL)

Course Objectives

• To understand all reading and writing begins with “self’
• To provide a student-centered approach to literacy
• To make connections between the course and their district’s initiatives

Required Texts

These texts ARE included in the course fee.
Winnie: The True Story of the Bear who Inspired Winnie the Pooh, Sally Walker.
The US Constitution, The House that Crack Built, Clark Taylor, How the Stars Fell into the Sky, Jerrie Oughton.
A variety of readings including excerpts from The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros, and Relish, Lucy Knisley.
Other selected poems, music, art, and film

For course information contact:

Alison Dayton (802) 388-7882
Marianne Doe (802) 462-3169

For registration information contact:

Bethany Sprague (802) 770-7060