Stephanie+Offerding+-+Design+Space

=**I. Design space to develop your 250-300 word** // abstract // **that summarizes your question, rationale, and your findings.**=
 * What is your question?
 * What is your rationale?
 * What are your findings?

Notes for Final Project

Working Question- How do I help struggling readers become proficient readers?

ECI 541 ECI 546 New Literacy Media- BPI paper and video- How can we use technology to enhance the curriculum for special needs preschool students? ECI 540 Reading in Elem. School- Voicethread giving different techniques teachers can use in the classroom to teach summarizing. Powerpoint on Family Literacy- what it is, the different types and why it is important for a child’s future in reading ECI 545 Theory and Res. Literacy- Paper and powerpoint on Multiple Intelligence. Transactional Theory paper, Reading Motivation paper ECI 534- Thry and Res. Globl lrn- Globallearning.blog “Take them to your local sites to learn the history” Picture and write up about a local place back home that teaches children about globalization. Making globalization relevant to students will help struggling ones. Powerpoint on young children interpreting globalization. ECI 543-Diag Reading Disabilities- Concepts or Word and Concepts of Print tests with a struggling ELL learner. IRI with Miscue analysis with a struggling 6 yr old. ECI 508 Teachers as leaders- Leader interview- helps me become more confident in being a teacher leader by seeing the process my principal went through.

ECI 509- Spec. Problems C & I- Assessing a child and tutoring him based on his needs.

ECI 523- Teacher as Researcher- Teacher research project- How does pairing beginning readers up to talk about pictures in a story help them comprehend their books? ECI 544 Remed. Read- Calculating fluency level through Word rec in Isolation test IRI

=**II. Design space to plan out your** // creative synthesis // **that will visually represent your findings. Remember to include your abstract in your visual representation.**=

> Develop your compelling question related to student learning by the end of your first semester in the program. Decide on a question that you are passionate about and want to focus on for the duration of your program. Click here to learn more about what we mean by compelling question. Here are a couple of examples: How do I creatively and effectively engage diverse learners in my middle grades classroom? How can I effectively engage elementary students in reading and writing?
 * ==Compelling Question:==

> Use coursework (including core courses ECI 546, 524, 523, 508 and your content specialty courses), individual investigations, and outside experts to explore different aspects of your question. Actively analyze information from multiple sources and perspectives as you explore answers to your question. Make a list here of the information you are analyzing. As you proceed with your analysis make some notes here about your initial findings and where you anticipate needing more information. Also, make sure to note if and how your compelling question has changed.
 * ==Gather & Analyze Information:==

> Synthesize the information from and across your sources to create a unique response to your question. You should be able to distill your synthesis into 4-6 bullet points (to be included in your written abstract) as well as provide a creative visual representation of your findings. You may use a variety of media and tools to design your visual representation of your Creative Synthesis. Think carefully about the tools that you will use to represent your findings. The first draft of your Creative Synthesis should be developed no later than Midterm/NCSU Spring Break while you are taking the ECI 508, Teachers as Leaders class. Click here to see sample products from former students.
 * ==Creatively Synthesize Information:==

> Seek out at least two colleagues in the NLGL program in addition to your advisor to provide peer feedback on your abstract and creative synthesis based on the NLGL Creative Synthesis Rubric. Based on the feedback you receive, you may choose to make revisions to more fully meet the rubric criteria.
 * ==Critically Evaluate and Revise:==

> Be prepared to present your Creative Synthesis at the NLGL Design Studio Showcase during your final semester of your degree program, in conjunction with the ECI 508, Teachers as Leaders course.
 * ==**Share, Publish, Act:**==