English+Curriculum+Committee+Meeting+5-20-09

Important! Show how this benefits them and their English Depts!

Information for English Curriculum Committee Meeting:
 * Tell them about our proposed 3 day cybersafety orientation
 * Tell them about Google Docs.
 * MLA 7:
 * Recommend that we all switch to MLA 7 for 2009-2010 school year
 * Offer to teach MLA 7 and grade Works Cited
 * Ask English Dept. Chairs if they want students to continue to include URL's, even though it is optional in MLA 7.
 * Give the English Dept. Chairs our FJUHSD Standard Works Cited Format for MLA 7
 * Show them our new MLA 7 works cited color-coded slips.
 * Show them our rubrics
 * Let them know about Logo Contest and results.
 * Let them know that we can do conference-period training on MLA 7 citation or teach at an inservice.
 * Ask if we can present at our site's English Dept. meeting in Sept. to let them know about MLA 7 changes and offer our services.
 * Equal Access!

Handout for English Curriculum Committee Meeting!: [[file:Handout for English Curriculum Committee 5-20-09.doc]]
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- We have come to this meeting to discuss ways in which we can work with the English Departments to support the English curricuum, guide the entire faculty in their mandate to incorporate English standards in their curriculum, and, most importantly, facilitate student academic achievement and attainment of site ESLR’s.

- We will be Teaching a 3-Day Cybersafety Orientation for Freshmen in Fall, 2009. This Orientation will help students develop safe online habits and help the district comply with SB1492 and AB307 (which corresponds with e-Rate funding). Orientation will be done through Frosh English classes (except at Troy – Social Science there).

- We will encourage use of Google Docs as it has web-based storage that constantly saves. No more “the dog ate my homework.” Documents are available from any Internet-capable computer. Google Docs also allows for student collaboration and monitoring by the teacher. Google Docs includes a suite of applications similar to Microsoft Office in both function and interface.

- MLA 7! o It is recommended that we all switch to MLA 7 for the 2009-2010 school year to remain in step with other citation guides and citation generators such as Landmark Citation Machine and NoodleTools, and to prepare students for college requirements. o The Teacher-Librarians will be willing and able to teach students to cite using MLA 7 guidelines. We also will grade the Works Cited for the classroom teacher provided that we were allowed to teach the whole process. 0 By providing citation guidelines to teachers in other curricular areas, we will be giving students a more consistent message on how to cite thereby increasing their success. o Handout of MLA changes o Still include URL’s? It is optional in MLA 7, but we may wish to continue as a district. Do we want to suggest including URLs in both Web site and Database citations or only Web site? o Handout of FJUHSD Standard Works Cited Format – MLA 7 o Rubrics o Color-coded source slips o Logo contest and results o Teacher-Librarians can do conference-period training on MLA 7 citation or teach at an inservice o May we present at our site's English Dept. meeting in Sept. to let English Dept. members know about MLA 7 changes and offer our services? o Why the FJUHSD Teacher-Librarians are Collaborating with each other: Equal Access!