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 * Assignment 4: Group Presentation**

The purpose of this assignment is to provide small groups of students with an opportunity to research a specific reading/literacy topic and present that topic in

an interactive, informative way. You will be working in small groups of 3 or 4 to complete this assignment. As a group, you will have to determine the best way

to communicate, divide up the tasks, and create a cohesive, clear presentation. I will assign you to a small group early in the term (after the add/drop deadline).

Once the groups have been determined, you will be able to select a topic (or suggest one), based on the list of possible topics below. I will create a Google

Doc as a sign up sheet in the first month of the course and provide you with that link. There will be no duplication of topics.


 * Scenario**: Your group has been tasked with providing a professional development workshop for teachers and/or teacher-librarians. The general theme of the PD is:

Everything you need to know to be a literacy leader in your school. All the sessions are designed to help teachers and teacher-librarians become literacy leaders. All the

workshops will be presented as ‘on demand’ PD, which means it needs to be available electronically.


 * Process:** Your electronic workshop can be presented in any form(s) that make sense for your topic and for your presentation. Keep in mind that your audience

may have little background or experience in technology. You will need to differentiate the instruction to ensure that workshop participants learn something

new about your topic and that they can apply what they have learned to their practice. At a minimum, your online PD workshop must include the following components:

o A presentation of some sort with background information, context, applications for teachers and/or teacher-librarians, connections to practice, etc. The presentation can be done in any format but it must be available electronically in an easily accessible format.

o As part of your presentation preparation, you should consult research (academic journals, research studies, etc) and professional sources (magazines, blogs, websites, etc.)

o Complete reference list for your presentation **(may be submitted as a separate document)**

o A resource page on the topic. The resource page (think about it as a virtual handout that accompanies your presentation…it does not need to be printable and may contain embedded digital content) must include (again, a minimum): o A general overview/introduction to your topic that explains why the topic is important

o A description of/sense of how this topic is critical for someone who wants to be a literacy leader

o At least 3 suggestions for how this particular topic could be put into practice in schools or libraries

o Links to or embedded multimedia content (videos, podcasts, etc.) that relate to your topic

o A recommended reading list of books, articles, blogs, twitter-ers,etc. Your list should have 8-10 items (you will have to pick the best of the best to share) and should include a brief (1-2 sentence) explanation of why you put it on the list.


 * Assessment:**

Your presentation will be assessed out of 60 points based on the following criteria:


 * o Presentation of the topic (40 points)**

o Clarity, completeness, attention to detail

o Content

o Presentation and format

o Connections to resources (including, professional and research

articles, blogs, and other social media sources)


 * o Resource Sheet (20 points)**

o Required content is included

o Additional content

o Creativity, organization, clarity, etc.

o Critical Thinking