ADOLESCENT

LITERACY CADRE II

April 21, 2010Marnie Leiferman & Jane Awtry

AEA 13 Literacy Consultants

AGENDA Common Ground

Wordle Mining the Research

Kelly Gallagher Iowa Core

Characteristics of Effective Instruction

Essential Concepts and/or Skills Course Evaluation

OUR YEAR LONG GOAL

Students that are reading, speaking,

viewing, writing and thinking more and better every day.

COMMON GROUND

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Participant Exit Survey Cadre 2 (2).docx

What does readicide

mean to you?

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REVERSING READICIDE BY: KELLY GALLAGHER

Cognitive Strategy

Instruction

Predicting

Questioning

Clarifying

Summarizing

SUCCESSES

QUESTIONS

BREAK! TAKE 15 MINUTES!

TOOLS OF THE TRADE

INDUCTIVE THINKING PROCESSOrganize students into pairs.Give each student a copy of the

data set Teacher may read aloud some or

all of the data set to the students Students work with a partner to

categorize the data set by forming groups with items sharing common attributes

INDUCTIVE THINKING ACTIVITY

Categorize the data under the using the following domain:

Effective Instruction

SUCCESSES

QUESTIONS

LUNCH

Iowa’s Response to a changing world and

changing education…

ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS AND/OR SKILLS The intended

curriculum“Let’s keep in

mind that standards don’t

teach – teachers teach.

“

- Kathryn H. Au

WORLD CAFÉ Select a grouping

card Same color; same

table Scan the Essential

Skills and/or Concepts Document

Respond to questions with your table partners orally and in writing

WORLD CAFÉ ETIQUETTEFocus on what matters

Contribute your thinkingSpeak your mind and heart

Listen to understandLink and connect ideas

Listen together for insights and deeper questions

Play, doodle, draw– writing on the chart paper is encouraged

Have fun!

1. WHAT DO THE ESSENTIAL SKILLS

AND/OR CONCEPTS

DEMAND OF STUDENTS?

2. HOW ARE THESE DEMANDS DIFFERENT FROM

WHAT WAS REQUIRED IN THE

PAST?

3. WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF THESE DIFFERENCES ON CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOLS?

When the Essential Concepts and/or Skills are in place in your building, what still needs to be included in order for widespread student achievement to occur?

GROUP DISCUSSION

CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION

Teaching for Understanding Teaching for Learner Differences Rigorous and Relevant Curriculum Student-centered Classrooms Assessment for Learning (Formative Assessment)

BREAK! TAKE 15 MINUTES!

RECIPE CARD WRAP-UP

OUR YEAR LONG GOAL

Students that are reading, speaking,

viewing, writing and thinking more and better every day.

COURSE EVALUATION Course Title: Adolescent Literacy Cadre Instructor(s) Name: Jane Awtry District/Consortium: Agency Wide Course ID # 1010 Time (semester) Code 4

Be sure to answer questions on the back

Thank you!