Contact Information
Graduating Class of 2015
Email: bdortch@zagmail.gonzaga.edu
Phone: 509.594.6969
Pedagogical Products
As a part of the Master's program, students are encouraged to turn pedagogic theory into practice in the classroom. Contents provided on this page are a result of this encouragement. Below, you will find sample unit lesson plans and student materials I have created for an undergraduate composition bridge course for international students, as well as for an advanced ESL course in an Intensive English Language Program. Reflective analyses, journals, and a sample teaching video may also be viewed in the links below, or by going to the supplementary pages under Pedagogical Products.
University 109 - University Writing for International Students
In the Fall of 2014, I was given the opportunity by my program director, Dr. James Hunter, to pilot my own curriculum material. During the Spring term of 2014, I attended the class MTSL 510 - Course Design, Evaluation, and Assessment in ESL, for which I designed a curriculum emulating that of the already existing UNIV 109 course, a composition bridge course for international students offered at Gonzaga University. Through assisting the lead professor, I was able to introduce a philosophy unit to the class and continue collaborating with the professor for the remainder of the term. The link below will take you to a separate page to view the 9-day philosophy unit, providing lesson plans and student materials. To see an analysis and reflection on the unit, please visit the second link below.
Follow this link to view UNIV 109 Lesson Plans and Student Materials
Follow this link to view Reflective Unit Analysis and Discussion
Follow this link to view my daily reflective journal
English 81/82/83 - Advanced English Language
As my last semester, I began my practicum course in Spring 2015. I wanted to experience another EAP setting, which brought me to the Spokane Falls Community College. There, I worked with Gonzaga alumni, Beth Ankcorn, in her advanced English language class. After a few weeks of assisting Beth in the classroom, I was given the opportunity to conduct an entire unit based on sociology. In the links below, you will find lesson plans and materials for this unit, a sample video of my teaching, pictures of activities, and other various materials I created for the class.
Follow this link to view Unit 6 Lesson Plans and Student Materials
Follow this link to view a video sample and pictures from this unit
Follow this link for additional materials created for this course