The "Text of Self": A Curriculum of Inclusion, Dayton & Doe, Summer 2020

Course Number:	EDU 5620 C01
Instructor:	Alison Dayton & Marianne Doe
Location:	Community College of Vermont (CCV), West Street, Rutland
Dates and Times:	June 22 - 26, 2020, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Credits:	3 credits
Tuition:	$1,250

Course Description

Vermont schools are encouraging conversations about social justice, equity, and inclusion. To start these conversations, the curriculum must welcome and include each student. The Text-of-Self places students, their stories, and experiences at the heart of the curriculum.

In this week-long course, teachers will practice this “way” of teaching through their own writing and reading. During the week, they will create a portfolio of activities and models (creative nonfiction, poetry, and prose) to use in their classrooms. This course is appropriate for teachers of grades 3-12 (including Special Ed and grade-level teams) whose district’s initiatives might include: Proficiency Based Instruction and Grading; International Baccalaureate; Personal Learning Plans; Responsive Classrooms; and Differentiated Instruction.

Course Objectives

To understand all reading and writing begins with “self”;
To create community through text-of-self;
To provide a student-centered approach to literacy;
To make connections between the course and district initiatives.

Required Readings

How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend; Winnie: The True Story of the Bear who Inspired Winnie the Pooh by Lindsay Mattick; The US Constitution; Witness by Karen Hesse, Letting Swift River Go by Jane Yolen, and excerpts from: Looking Back by Loise Lowry, Knucklehead by Jon Scieszka, and selected poems, music, art, and film.

The course cost includes books and a binder of materials.

Course Schedule

Day 1: Defining the Text-of-Self

Day 2: Using the Text-of -Self to Explore Language

Day 3: Finding Ourselves in Text and Text in Ourselves

Day 4: Conducting Inquiry from the Text-of -Self

Day 5: Finding Self in Media and Portfolio Presentation

For course information contact:

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

For registration information contact:

Bethany Sprague (802) 468-1325