ARS Language & Literacy Curriculum

ARS PD Session 16

September 26, 2011

Agenda  

Morning  9:30  Welcome  Back/Introduc2ons  

• Table  Talk    • Discuss  ARS  goals  • Community  Rules  

                                   Year  at  a  Glance  

                                                     •Incen2ve  Program  

                                                     •Curriculum  Topics  

                                                     •Reading Conference  

                                                     •Coursework  Choices  

10:15    Tech  Time  

11:00    Break  

11:15    Curriculum  Walk  

A4ernoon  

12:00    Lunch  1:00  Curriculum  cont.    

   Parent  Extension                                      Building  Ac4vity  1:45                    Incen2ve  Program  

2:15  Protocol  Sort  

3:00  Break      

3:15                    Curriculum  Case  Studies  

3:45  Course  Work  Groups  

4:00                    Knowledge  Test  

ARS  Goals  

• Best  prac2ce  • Essen2al  early  literacy  skills  • Knowledgeable  educators  • 21  century  learning  environments  

• Engaged  parents  and  communi2es  

Pause…reflect…describe  one  you  are  working  on  lately  

•  AMend  •  Listen  •  Par2cipate  •  Learn  •  Share  •  Collaborate  •  Care  

Year  at  a  Glance  

•  Incen2ve  Program  •  Curriculum    Topics  

       Buildings,  Water  Pipes  &  Pumps,  Exercise  and  Balls  

•  Coursework  Choices  •  Reading  Conference  (Lisa)  

Tech  Time  

•Ning photos

•Power Point Project Review

•Ebook Nook

Remember  this  guy?  

"Form  follows  func4on."  

The Third Teacher

The  Classroom:  

Learning  Space:  

Formal  and  Informal  Spaces:  

Devices:  

Edges:  

"Spaces  are  themselves  agents  for  change.  Changed  spaces  will  change  prac4ce.”  

Oblinger 2006

Curriculum:  Buildings      

• Buildings  Walk  Through/Revisions  

• Learning  Goals  behind  Ac2vi2es  

• Teacher  Reflec2on  

• Connec2ng  to  Standards  &  Head  Start  Outcomes  

• Project  Checklist    

Curriculum:  Buildings    

•  Parent  Extension/Songs  for  Parent  PD    

•  Building  Ac2vity/Alignment/Reflec2on  

2011-­‐2012  ARS  IncenKve  Program  

• What  is  the  incen2ve  program?  

• How  the  program  works.  

• What  the  program  includes.  

• Who’s  par2cipa2ng?          

• Review  Protocols  

 Protocol  SorKng    

Protocol  Review  &  Sort  

Curriculum  Case  Studies  

Props Child Interests

Vocabulary

Coursework  

Lisa:      Grad  (G)  Mary:    Undergrad  (UG)  Jeremy:  Tech  Coaches:  Curriculum  

Teacher  Knowledge  Assessment  

Closing  &  EvaluaKon  

• Highlights  from  the  session