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Course title: Teaching Authentic Language Arts Course description (from Learning Sciences International): "Teaching Authentic Language Arts in the 21st Century" is a discipline-specific course focusing on analyzing and adapting current instructional practices to reflect appropriate elements of authentic instruction, incorporation of technology into the classroom, and creation of an authentic learning environment.

Resources:
Teaching Authentic Language Arts Learning Guide

Important Course Dates:

 * **Activity** || **Due Date** ||
 * Begin course || October 20th, 2008 ||
 * Complete Unit One || November 3rd, 2008 ||
 * Complete Unit Two || December 15th, 2008 ||
 * Complete Unit Three || January 30th, 2009 ||
 * Complete Unit Four || March 2nd, 2009 ||
 * Complete Unit Five (Action Plan) || March 31st, 2009 ||

Strategies for Successful Online Learning
A few things to keep in mind as you work through the online course materials:
 * Your Learning Guide is your course companion. Keep it handy as you work through the course. You will frequently be asked to refer to the worksheets and questions in the Guide as you proceed.
 * Check the Discussion Board a few times each week. For each unit of the course you are expected to post one original response to the discussion question and reply to at least two other participants' responses.
 * At the beginning of each unit preview the Learning Guide section for that unit and the article titles (in the Course Content section of the website) for an overview of the unit.