WEEK 2 TO-DO LIST: Pair and Group Work for Collaborative Learning

This list is designed to help you plan your week. There will be a to-do list each week. On this list
you will see the required and optional activities for this week of the course. For your
convenience, there is also a simplified checklist (PDF):
https://d396qusza40orc.cloudfront.net/shaping1landscape/week2/checklist_end_of_week2.pdf
We estimate that you will spend about 5-6 hours on the activities for this week. This includes
about an hour each for
viewing videos, taking notes, and responding to the in-video questions
reading the required article and taking notes as needed
reading and posting on the discussion forums
project work: preparing a lesson plan (probably more than an hour)
The remaining time would be spent on participating in the contest thread, doing the Pre-viewing
Knowledge Check and Weekly Quiz, and undertaking personal explorations of the optional
readings and video.
See the Suggested Week 2 Schedule below to help manage your time.
Information about Coursera, including help: https://courserahelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us
You can also find forums where you can share problems and get suggestions from your peers,
as well as contact the instructors about issues with the materials, by looking at the >All
Discussion Forums link on the left sidebar of any course page.
Optional:
If you havent done so already, please add information to your Coursera profile by clicking on
your name in the top right corner of the screen and selecting >Profile. If you are willing to share
information with others, pull down the >Privacy menu and select >The Coursera community.
You can add whatever information you are willing to share. Please understand that everyone
in our MOOC and in other Coursera courses will be able to see the information.
Also, please introduce yourself in the Introductions Forum (linked in the left sidebar or within
the >All Discussion Forums list, also on the left sidebar) if you have not done so already. The
Introductions Forum posts are visible only to members of our course. Your introduction will help
others in our course connect with you.
If you are receiving too much email, change your >Course Preferences in the pull-down
menu under your name.
REQUIRED ACTIVITIES
Download and/or print any materials that you feel will be useful to you.
1. Video Introduction
Start by watching the introductory video for Week 2:
https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape-004/lecture/15?preview=1
It gives you some information and food for thought about the topics for this week.

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2. Pre-viewing Knowledge Check

Take the Pre-viewing Knowledge Check for Week 2:
https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape-004/quiz/start?quiz_id=39
It will help you get a sense of what you already know, including essential vocabulary related to
this weeks topic.
3. Pair and Group Work (Module 4) Video
https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape-004/lecture/11?preview=1
Read the Video Viewing Guide for Week 2, which will help you think about the classrooms you
see: https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape-004/wiki/week2_video_viewing_guide
It's a good idea to download the PDF version:
https://d396qusza40orc.cloudfront.net/shaping1landscape/week2/week2_video_viewing_guide.
pdf
Then watch the video for this week. Please watch it on Coursera
(https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape-004/lecture/11?preview=1) so that you can do
the in-video questions to check your knowledge.
If you cannot view the video at the link above, then you can watch the video without any
questions at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mgwWhWa0Q8
Youll see additional pre-viewing ideas as well as knowledge checks and reflection questions
during the video. The Video Viewing Guide will help you take notes. Your notes on the video
and on the required reading will prepare you for the required Weekly Quiz at the end of the
week.
4. Required Reading
You can download all of the required readings for this course from the Course 1 Ebook;
https://d396qusza40orc.cloudfront.net/shaping1landscape/c1-ebook.zip
You can view the book or other PDF files in Acrobat Reader, or download them to a tablet
or smartphone and place them in eReader software such as Google Play on Android, or
iBooks on iPad, or the Adobe Reader app for either system.
This week, everyone will read the same article, but you should choose a Required Discussion
Forum based on the level or age of students you teach. You may participate in both Discussion
Forums, but only one is required. Please look at the Discussion Forum questions before you
begin to read.
This week's reading:
Rance-Roney, J. A. (2010). Reconceptualizing interactional groups: Grouping schemes for
maximizing language learning. English Teaching Forum, 10 (1), 20-26.
Choose ONE of these links for the reading guides, links to the article, and discussion questions:
Required Reading and Discussion for Teachers of Children or Young Learners:
https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape004/wiki/week2_required_reading_and_discussion-children-young_learners

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Required Reading and Discussion for Teachers of Teens or Adult Learners:

https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape004/wiki/week2_required_readings_and_discussion-teens-adults

Your notes on the reading and on the video will help you prepare for the required Weekly Quiz
at the end of the week.
5. Forum Discussions (participation is graded)
Respond to the questions based on the video and your Required Reading assignment in at least
one of the Required Discussion Forums, either for Teachers of Young Learners or Teachers of
Teens and Adult Learners. Choose the required forum from the list in the >All Discussion
Forums link in the left sidebar.
Note: You may participate in any forum (see the >All Discussion Forums link in the left sidebar),
but you will be graded only on the Required Forums. You will need a minimum of two
responses (new threads, posts, or comments) in at least one Required forum for each week.
Each post/comment must be substantive, related to the topic of the week, and unique (just
saying "I agree" is not enough).
If you share an idea that you found somewhere else, you MUST include the source of the
idea, such as the URL. Be especially sure to include the source and quotation marks if you are
copying and pasting from somewhere else so that you avoid plagiarism. Plagiarism is a violation
of the Coursera Honor Code.
Be sure to read the Netiquette file before posting in any forum:
https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape-004/wiki/Netiquette

6. Lesson Plan Project Phase 1 (GRADED)

Your project work will be part of the grade for a Statement of Accomplishment in this course.
Please read carefully the detailed instructions provided for creating your lesson in the Phase 1
Lesson Plan Assignment:
https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape004/wiki/phase1_lesson_plan_project_assignment
Note: You can download the assignment, template instructions, template, rubric, and sample
lesson plans as a single compressed (zip) file:
https://d396qusza40orc.cloudfront.net/shaping1landscape/week2/phase1_lesson_plan_files.zip
or download individual files from their separate pages (see the Assignment page for links).
Your Phase 1 Lesson Plan is due on Monday October 12 at 11:59 pm Pacific time. Please
get a head start on it! When you are ready to upload your lesson plan, give yourself extra time
-- It will take some time to upload or copy/paste your submission. Coursera may not be able to
accept all submissions if there is heavy Internet traffic at the last minute. If you do not submit a
lesson plan, you will not be able to participate in the Phase 1 Peer and Self-evaluation
components.
Please note: You will not be able to use a mobile device for the some parts of the Lesson
Plan Project. Be sure to have access to a computer and browser if you intend to complete this
course.

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7. Weekly Quiz (GRADED)

Check what you understood of this weeks topic with the Weekly Quiz. Feel free to use your
notes from the video and the readings. You can take this quiz twice, but some points are
deducted if you take it a second time.
Take the Weekly Quiz that corresponds to your level and the article that you read. Take either
Weekly Quiz for Teachers of Children and Young Learners:
https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape-004/quiz/start?quiz_id=47
OR
Weekly Quiz for Teachers of Teens and Adults:
https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape-004/quiz/start?quiz_id=49
OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
1. Introductions Forum
If you haven't done so already, please introduce yourself in the Introductions Forum (found in
the left sidebar and also in the list of >All Discussion Forums in the left sidebar), which is visible
only to members of our course. Your introduction will help others in our course connect with
you.
2. Contest Forum
This week brings a new Mystery Object to our Contest. Take a little break and have some fun
with a piece of realia from another culture. Be as creative as possible in describing what it is in
the Let Me Be Creative! forum (correctness doesn't count in this forum its just about
creativity). OR, if you know what it is, name it and explain it in as interesting and personal a way
as possible in the I Know It! forum. These are objects that are familiar to people in some
contexts and unfamiliar to others. You could adapt this activity to your classes.
Read more about the contest, including how to submit your own photos for a future contest,
at the >Contest Information link, found in the left sidebar.
To participate in this weeks contest please go to the Week 2 Contest found in the Contest
Forum list in >All Discussion Forums on the left menubar.
3. Optional Readings and Resources
For more videos and suggested readings, see the Optional Readings and Resources page,
which includes readings, games, webinars, and videos:
https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape004/wiki/week2_optional_readings_and_resources

GETTING READY FOR NEXT WEEK

The topic for Week 3 is critical and creative thinking, with related video, readings, and
discussions. Your Lesson Plan Phase 1 is due on Monday of Week 3. Youll then do a peer
evaluation of at least three of your colleagues lesson plans. We hope you get even more ideas
to add to your own lessons from the peer evaluations!

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SUGGESTED SCHEDULE FOR WEEK 2

Pair and Group Work for Collaborative Learning and Course Project Part 1
Day 1 (Sunday):
Watch this weeks introductory video
Take the Pre-viewing Knowledge Check
Watch the Pair and Group Work video
Take notes on the video
Reflect
Post in the Introductions discussion forum
(Optional) Add your Profile in Coursera, if you havent done so already
Day 2 (Monday)
Read this weeks required reading
Take notes on the reading
Reflect
Post in the Week 2 Required Discussion Forum, either for teachers of children/young
learners or for teachers of teens/adult learners
Day 3 (Tuesday)
Read the discussion forum posts
Reply to the discussion forum posts if desired
Read about the Lesson Plan Project Phase 1 assignment and download the lesson plan
material
Day 4 (Wednesday)
Work on your lesson plan
Read and reply in this week's Required Discussion Forum
Day 5 (Thursday)
Work on your lesson plan
Read and reply in discussion forums
Day 6/7 (Friday/Saturday)
Submit your lesson plan by 11:59 pm Pacific time on Monday, October 12 (do not wait
until the last minute Coursera will not be able to handle the load)
Try the Contest (optional)
Take the Week 2 Weekly Quiz (graded)
Read and view some of the optional readings and videos
Upcoming Lesson Plan deadlines:
Lesson Plan Phase 1: 11:59 pm Pacific time on Monday, October 12
Lesson Plan Phase 1 Peer Evaluations: 11:59 pm Pacific time on Saturday, October 17
Lesson Plan Phase 1 Self-evaluation: 11:59 pm Pacific time on Monday, October 19
To convert Pacific time (San Francisco) to your local time, you can use World Clock
Time Zone Converter: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

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