Overview
In this course, educators explore the PLN Frameworks—The Five Reading, Writing, and Talking Processes and The Four Lenses of Learning—and apply them to their own curriculum materials and classroom texts. Through hands-on activities and problem-solving discussions, including strategies for inclusion, participants learn to support student comprehension, composition, language investigation, and metacognitive reflection.
Program Details
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4.5 CEs University of Pennsylvania Continuing Education Credits
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135 ACT 48 Credit Hours
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December Grades will be awarded
About the Program
Participants investigate the PLN Frameworks of The Five Reading, Writing, and Talking Processes and The Four Lenses of Learning, apply these concepts and frameworks to their classroom materials and content texts/lessons, and make adaptations based on their own contexts and curriculum frameworks. Participants also engage in learning experiences that are rich in problem-solving, critical thinking, and logical reasoning including discussions about how to adapt these approaches for inclusion students. Educators learn how to engage students in transacting with text (comprehension), composing text, extending reading and writing through a workshop format, investigating language, and learning to learn activities that encourage students to metacognitively reflect on their own learning. Participants are asked to bring classroom curriculum materials and content texts to the course for practical applications of course concepts and strategies.
The text for this course is "The Plainer Truths of Teaching, Learning, and Literacy" (2016), by Dr. Morton Botel and Dr. Lara Paparo. Participants can purchase the book on Amazon by clicking on the link in the title above. Additional online readings will be shared throughout the course.
| Dates | Time |
|---|---|
| Thursday, September 18, 2025 | 4:15-7:15 p.m. (ET) |
| Thursday, September 25, 2025 | 4:15-7:15 p.m. (ET) |
| Thursday, October 2, 2025* | 4:15-7:15 p.m. (ET) |
| Thursday, October 9, 2025 | 4:15-7:15 p.m. (ET) |
| Thursday, October 16, 2025 | 4:15-7:15 p.m. (ET) |
| Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 4:15-7:15 p.m. (ET) |
| Thursday, October 30, 2025 | 4:15-7:15 p.m. (ET) |
| Thursday, November 6, 2025 | 4:15-7:15 p.m. (ET) |
| Thursday, November 13, 2025 | 4:15-7:15 p.m. (ET) |
| Thursday, November 20, 2025 | 4:15-7:15 p.m. (ET) |
| Thursday, December 4, 2025 | 4:15-7:15 p.m. (ET) |
| Thursday, December 11, 2025 | 4:15-7:15 p.m. (ET) |
*Additional asynchronous classes and assignments.
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