This semester, you and a partner will be responsible for a 10-minute multimedia presentation.
Requirements:
- The presentation must be no more than 10 minutes in length.
- There should be 10-12 slides (including introduction and conclusion)
and should contain least one video clip—absolutely no more than two
minutes in length.
- On the day of your presentation, email your presentation (or a link) to me at dhdelao@gmail.com.
Also:
- You must provide your own laptop.
- You may utilize any presentation program you like (e.g PowerPoint,
Keynote). However, please sort out any technical issues BEFORE your
presentation date (our room's projection system can be found throughout
campus).
- Macs will require an Apple-specific adapter to connect to the
university’s projection system. Newer model PCs with HDMI-only
connections will also require special adapters.
- You must present from a downloaded version of your presentation
(e.g. PowerPoint, Keynote); DO NOT present directly from Google Docs
online.
- Presentations without an introduction and/or conclusion cannot score
higher than a C You may be docked for a lack of preparedness
Topics:
- Literature Circles: A Teacher’s How-To
- Anatomy of a Banned Book: The Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn
- This is Your Brain on Books: On Reading and the Brain
- LGBTQ Kids Lit: An Overview
- Dishonored: The Laura Ingalls Wilder Controversy
- Classics of the Canon: AA Milne’s Winnie the Pooh
- Literacy and the ELD Student
- Hello God, It’s Me, Judy Bloom
- A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: The Role of the
Illustrator in Children’s Literature
- Classics of the Canon: Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- Digitized: Screen Time and Adolescent Development
- Are Girls Outreading Boys?
- Why the Third Grade Matters So Much
- On Supporting the Advanced Reader
- Graphic Novels 101
- ADHD in the Classroom
- Why Middle Grade Literature?
- Where the Girls Aren’t: Why Are There So Few Female
Characters in Children’s Literature?
- Classics of the Canon: EB White’s Charlotte’s Web
- Reconsidering "Gendered" Books
- Inside the Macabre Children’s Literature of Roald Dahl
- Helping Parents: How to Encourage Literacy at Home
- Why Children’s Books Are So Expensive?
- Understanding Dyslexia
- Anatomy of a Banned Book: The Harry Potter Series
- P. L. Travers: The Mother of Mary Poppins
- Why We Need More Male K-5 Teachers
- Racism in Classic Children’s Literature—And How How
Teachers Can Deal with It
- Classics of the Canon: Madeleine L'Engle’s A Wrinkle in
Time
- Anatomy of a Banned Book: Heather Has Two Mommies
Schedule:
Week 6: Mon 9.23/Wed 9.25
Ellen, Lisa, Brittani - ADHD in the Classroom - Priscilla, Kathrine, Jennifer - Helping Parents: How to Encourage Literacy at Home
Week 7: Mon 9.30/Wed 10.3
- Melody, Da - Understanding Dyslexia
- Giselle, Maria, Sonya - LGBTQ Kids Lit: An Overview
Week 8: Mon 10.7/Wed 10.9
Ellie, Kathryn, Isabel - Why the Third Grade Matters So MuchElizabeth, Catherine - Anatomy of a Banned Book: Heather Has Two Mommies
Week 9: Mon 10.14/Wed 10.16
- Huijun, Dalila, Ashlee - A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: The Role of the
Illustrator in Children’s Literature
Milligan, Irene, Ariel - Digitized: Screen Time and Adolescent Development
Week 10: Mon 10.21/Wed 10.23
- Devina, Laura - Racism in Classic Children’s Literature—And How How
Teachers Can Deal with It
- Mikaela, Alma - Why Children’s Books Are So Expensive?
Week 12: Mon 11.4/Wed 11.6
- Hannah, Sylvia, Bertha - Why We Need More Male K-5 Teachers
- Sabrina, Valeria - This is Your Brain on Books: On Reading and the Brain
Week 14: Mon 11.18/Wed 11.20
- Khanh, Bernice - On Supporting the Advanced Reader
- Savannah, Cole - Why Middle Grade Literature?
Week 16: Mon 12.2/Wed 12.4
- Samantha, Vanessa - Graphic Novels 101
