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Literacy Models and Theories<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\"discussion<\/p>\n

In the class session, you and your peers shared the big ideas of the learning models and theories you read in Chapter 2: Literacies and Their Investigation Through Theories and Models, from Theoretical Models and Processes of Reading<\/em><\/a>. For each theory and model that was discussed, you took notes on the worksheet that was provided during the class session. For this discussion blog, review those notes and identify one theory that you feel reflects your beliefs about teaching. This discussion is important as you begin to consider how theory will be reflected in your teaching practice. In Topic 14, you will share your Beliefs Statement, articulating your beliefs about teaching literacy, supported by research and theory, as one of your final projects.<\/p>\n

For this discussion, complete the following steps:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. In your initial post identify one major theory or model of literacy that resonates with you. Describe how the theory might provide evidence for one of your beliefs about literacy.<\/li>\n
  2. Respond to at least one of your peers with a thoughtful comment or question about the theory and belief he or she has described.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
    \n
    \n\n\n\n\n\n
    Criteria<\/th>\nGrading Scale<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Content of Initial Post<\/span><\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    5<\/span><\/p>\n

    Excellent Initial post has an organized, clear point of view, or main idea, with significant and supportive detail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n
    4<\/span><\/p>\n

    Satisfactory Initial post has a main idea, but supporting information is general.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n
    3<\/span><\/p>\n

    Needs Improvement Main idea is somewhat clear, but there is a need for more supporting information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n
    0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Not Evident<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Content of Response<\/span><\/p>\n

    (at least one reply is required per discussion)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    5<\/span><\/p>\n

    Excellent Response posts are meaningful and contain new ideas that are explained in clear detail. They encourage further inquiry among others in the course.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n
    4<\/span><\/p>\n

    Satisfactory Response posts are meaningful and contain clear explanations, which could encourage inquiry among others, but lack detail and and do not present new ideas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n
    3<\/span><\/p>\n

    Needs Improvement Response posts lack thoughtful or relevant ideas and do not encourage inquiry among others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n
    0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Not Evident<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Composition<\/span><\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    5<\/span><\/p>\n

    Excellent Posts are well-written, easily understood, and concise; and effort is made to reduce grammatical errors. All sources used are cited using APA Style, 6th ed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n
    4<\/span><\/p>\n

    Satisfactory Posts are generally well-written, with only one to two grammatical errors, and all sources used are cited using APA Style, 6th ed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n
    3<\/span><\/p>\n

    Needs Improvement Posts are somewhat disorganized, with more than three grammatical errors and\/or three to five errors made in citing sources used for quotes and facts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n
    0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Not Evident<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Timeliness<\/span><\/td>\n\n\n\n\n
    \n
    5<\/span><\/p>\n

    Excellent Posts at least two times per topic, with initial post by 11:59 pm EST on Sunday and response post by 11:59 EST pm on the Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n
    4<\/span><\/p>\n

    Satisfactory Posts at least two times on different days during the topic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n
    3<\/span><\/p>\n

    Needs Improvement Posts at least two times per topic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n
    0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Not Evident<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

    Total pts: 20<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Literacy Models and Theories In the class session, you and your peers shared the big ideas of the learning models and theories you read in Chapter 2: Literacies and Their Investigation Through Theories and Models, from Theoretical Models and Processes of Reading. For each theory and model that was discussed, you took notes on the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2701,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2701"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":120,"date":"2018-10-26T13:10:29","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T13:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/?p=120"},"modified":"2018-10-26T13:10:29","modified_gmt":"2018-10-26T13:10:29","slug":"literacy-models-and-theories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/2018\/10\/26\/literacy-models-and-theories\/","title":{"rendered":"Literacy Models and Theories"},"content":{"rendered":"

    \n\n\n\n
    Literacy Models and Theories<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    \"discussion<\/p>\n

    In the class session, you and your peers shared the big ideas of the learning models and theories you read in Chapter 2: Literacies and Their Investigation Through Theories and Models, from Theoretical Models and Processes of Reading<\/em><\/a>. For each theory and model that was discussed, you took notes on the worksheet that was provided during the class session. For this discussion blog, review those notes and identify one theory that you feel reflects your beliefs about teaching. This discussion is important as you begin to consider how theory will be reflected in your teaching practice. In Topic 14, you will share your Beliefs Statement, articulating your beliefs about teaching literacy, supported by research and theory, as one of your final projects.\u00a0 This Discussion Post may well be the first draft of a section of that Beliefs Statement.<\/p>\n

    For this discussion, complete the following steps:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. In your initial post identify one major theory or model of literacy that resonates with you. Describe how the theory might provide evidence for one of your beliefs about literacy.<\/li>\n
    2. Respond to at least one of your peers with a thoughtful comment or question about the theory and belief he or she has described.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
      \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
      \n
      \n\n\n\n\n\n
      Criteria<\/th>\nGrading Scale<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
      Content of Initial Post<\/span><\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n
      \n
      5<\/span><\/p>\n

      Excellent Initial post has an organized, clear point of view, or main idea, with significant and supportive detail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

      		\n
      4<\/span><\/p>\n

      Satisfactory Initial post has a main idea, but supporting information is general.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

      		\n
      3<\/span><\/p>\n

      Needs Improvement Main idea is somewhat clear, but there is a need for more supporting information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

      		\n
      0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Not Evident<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

      Content of Response<\/span><\/p>\n

      (at least one reply is required per discussion)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

      		\n\n\n\n\n
      \n
      5<\/span><\/p>\n

      Excellent Response posts are meaningful and contain new ideas that are explained in clear detail. They encourage further inquiry among others in the course.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

      		\n
      4<\/span><\/p>\n

      Satisfactory Response posts are meaningful and contain clear explanations, which could encourage inquiry among others, but lack detail and and do not present new ideas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

      		\n
      3<\/span><\/p>\n

      Needs Improvement Response posts lack thoughtful or relevant ideas and do not encourage inquiry among others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

      		\n
      0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Not Evident<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

      Composition<\/span><\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n
      \n
      5<\/span><\/p>\n

      Excellent Posts are well-written, easily understood, and concise; and effort is made to reduce grammatical errors. All sources used are cited using APA Style, 6th ed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

      		\n
      4<\/span><\/p>\n

      Satisfactory Posts are generally well-written, with only one to two grammatical errors, and all sources used are cited using APA Style, 6th ed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

      		\n
      3<\/span><\/p>\n

      Needs Improvement Posts are somewhat disorganized, with more than three grammatical errors and\/or three to five errors made in citing sources used for quotes and facts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

      		\n
      0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Not Evident<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

      Timeliness<\/span><\/td>\n\n\n\n\n
      \n
      5<\/span><\/p>\n

      Excellent Posts at least two times per topic, with initial post by 11:59 pm EST on the fourth day of the topic and response post by 11:59 EST pm on the seventh day of the topic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

      		\n
      4<\/span><\/p>\n

      Satisfactory Posts at least two times on different days during the topic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

      		\n
      3<\/span><\/p>\n

      Needs Improvement Posts at least two times per topic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

      		\n
      0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Not Evident<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

      Total pts: 20<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Literacy Models and Theories In the class session, you and your peers shared the big ideas of the learning models and theories you read in Chapter 2: Literacies and Their Investigation Through Theories and Models, from Theoretical Models and Processes of Reading. For each theory and model that was discussed, you took notes on the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2701,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2701"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":109,"date":"2018-09-27T23:45:41","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T23:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/?p=109"},"modified":"2018-09-27T23:48:02","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T23:48:02","slug":"deepening-of-key-terms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/2018\/09\/27\/deepening-of-key-terms\/","title":{"rendered":"Deepening of Key Terms"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":true},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":true},"author":2701,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","post-password-required","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2701"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":96,"date":"2018-09-20T23:57:24","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T23:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/?p=96"},"modified":"2018-09-21T00:00:21","modified_gmt":"2018-09-21T00:00:21","slug":"leveling-students-and-texts-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/2018\/09\/20\/leveling-students-and-texts-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Leveling Students and Texts Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

      We have read several articles in which literacy experts expressed conflicting views about using \u201cjust-right\u201d or instructional-level texts with students. Each author used research to support his or her opinion. In this discussion, we will continue the debate we started in class. You were assigned to one side of this debate to argue in the blog discussion. The overarching question related to this debate is: Should we teach students with texts at their instructional-reading level or texts at their grade level?<\/p>\n

      Arguing for the use of “just right” text: Kate, Anna, Reed, Fletcher, Brandon<\/p>\n

      Arguing for the use of grade level text:\u00a0 Emily, Lindsay, Julia, Maddy, Syndney<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Review the assigned articles in this topic to find evidence to support your opinion.<\/li>\n
      2. For your initial post, based on your assigned group, argue whether we should teach students at their instructional-reading level or at their grade level.\u00a0 Cite evidence from the reading to support your claim.<\/strong><\/li>\n
      3. Respond to at least one of your peers. In response to your classmates, find a response that has an opinion contrary to your own and discuss the similarities and differences in the stances. Your replies may constructively challenge positions you disagree with or provide additional support for posts you agree with. As always, your replies should be thoughtful and contribute meaningfully to the discussion.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        We have read several articles in which literacy experts expressed conflicting views about using \u201cjust-right\u201d or instructional-level texts with students. Each author used research to support his or her opinion. In this discussion, we will continue the debate we started in class. You were assigned to one side of this debate to argue in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2701,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2701"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":90,"date":"2018-09-13T23:47:34","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T23:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/?p=90"},"modified":"2018-09-13T23:47:34","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T23:47:34","slug":"literacy-assessment-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/2018\/09\/13\/literacy-assessment-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Literacy Assessment Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":true},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":true},"author":2701,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","post-password-required","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2701"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":78,"date":"2018-08-30T23:31:13","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T23:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/?p=78"},"modified":"2018-08-30T23:49:19","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T23:49:19","slug":"78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/2018\/08\/30\/78\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

        Hello:)<\/p>\n

        My hobbies include playing with my dogs and being attacked by my sister\u2019s emotional support cat named Norman who doesn\u2019t like anyone but my sister.<\/p>\n

        In my free time I love hanging out with my family and spending time playing sports outside!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Hello:) My hobbies include playing with my dogs and being attacked by my sister\u2019s emotional support cat named Norman who doesn\u2019t like anyone but my sister. In my free time I love hanging out with my family and spending time playing sports outside!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2709,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-introductions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2709"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":52,"date":"2018-08-30T23:27:51","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T23:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/?p=52"},"modified":"2018-08-30T23:50:34","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T23:50:34","slug":"hi-im-maddy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/2018\/08\/30\/hi-im-maddy\/","title":{"rendered":"Hi! I’m Maddy"},"content":{"rendered":"

        This is actually my 5th year here at AU and I am so excited to finally be in the final lap! I Started as a business major and changed my major to elementary education in the middle of my 2nd year. It has been the best decision ever.<\/p>\n

        I am the oldest of four girls (yes, all girls!) and my family is from Bethesda, MD. To add to our household craziness, we have three h u g e dogs who basically rule the house. Both of my parents are AU alumni, and I think they were hoping my 18 year old sister was going to end up here as well, but she chose Charleston instead.<\/p>\n

        When I’m not running around to our education classes or school sites, you can probably find me working from a coffee shop or working a shift at the Madewell store in Georgetown (Come visit! and buy teacher clothes!).<\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n

        This is my sisters, mom, and I! (dad was taking the picture.. I’m straight up shocked he got a good one not gonna lie.)<\/p>\n

        \"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        This is actually my 5th year here at AU and I am so excited to finally be in the final lap! I Started as a business major and changed my major to elementary education in the middle of my 2nd year. It has been the best decision ever. I am the oldest of four girls […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2703,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-introductions","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2703"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":51,"date":"2018-08-30T23:26:47","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T23:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/?p=51"},"modified":"2018-08-30T23:49:27","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T23:49:27","slug":"hi-im-kate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/2018\/08\/30\/hi-im-kate\/","title":{"rendered":"Hi, I’m Kate!"},"content":{"rendered":"

        Hi! My name is Kate and I am a senior undergraduate Elementary Education\/Special Education student.\u00a0 I’m from DC\/Bethesda and am working at Marie Reed this semester. Three things about me:<\/p>\n

        1) I love baking huge layer cakes, inspired by the Great British Bake Off. I’ve made the Swedish Princess cake\u00a0twice (the first try fell flat on the floor).<\/p>\n

        2) I have a weird interest in true crime.\u00a0 I listened to a murder podcast while walking to work this summer!<\/p>\n

        3) My favorite animal is the octopus, and thus have a lot of octopus sculptures, paintings, and mugs in my home.<\/p>\n

        \"\"<\/p>\n

        -Kate<\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Hi! My name is Kate and I am a senior undergraduate Elementary Education\/Special Education student.\u00a0 I’m from DC\/Bethesda and am working at Marie Reed this semester. Three things about me: 1) I love baking huge layer cakes, inspired by the Great British Bake Off. I’ve made the Swedish Princess cake\u00a0twice (the first try fell flat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2711,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-introductions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2711"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":53,"date":"2018-08-30T23:21:43","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T23:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/?p=53"},"modified":"2018-08-30T23:50:35","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T23:50:35","slug":"hello-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/2018\/08\/30\/hello-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Emily Tesler"},"content":{"rendered":"

        Hello, everyone! I am Emily Tesler. Here are three things I love<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. I love playing board games, especially roleplaying games like Dungeons and Dragons! I am in my very own group who meets online.<\/li>\n
        2. I have two cats, Bonnie and Clyde. They were wild cats who we adopted through my grandmother.<\/li>\n
        3. I love to travel to new places I have never been. I have never left the country, but hope to travel to Paris once I graduate (after my summer classes hahaha)\n

          \"\"

          A baby photo next to me in high school…wow what a glow up XD<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Hello, everyone! I am Emily Tesler. Here are three things I love I love playing board games, especially roleplaying games like Dungeons and Dragons! I am in my very own group who meets online. I have two cats, Bonnie and Clyde. They were wild cats who we adopted through my grandmother. I love to travel […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2710,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-introductions","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2710"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":61,"date":"2018-08-30T23:20:20","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T23:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/?p=61"},"modified":"2018-08-30T23:50:35","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T23:50:35","slug":"julia-weigel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/2018\/08\/30\/julia-weigel\/","title":{"rendered":"Julia Weigel"},"content":{"rendered":"

          I studied abroad in a beach town in Queensland, Australia last semester.<\/p>\n

          I have 3 siblings – an older brother, older sister, and younger brother. My sister and I are very close in age.<\/p>\n

          My nickname at home is “Little Janie” because my mom, Janie, and I are so alike! She is a school nurse at a public school in my hometown.<\/p>\n

          \"\"<\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          I studied abroad in a beach town in Queensland, Australia last semester. I have 3 siblings – an older brother, older sister, and younger brother. My sister and I are very close in age. My nickname at home is “Little Janie” because my mom, Janie, and I are so alike! She is a school nurse […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2712,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-introductions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2712"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/edu455-601\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}]