Connect & Share 

THANK YOU to everyone who attended the Connect & Share webinar to discuss the topic “How do we meet the foundational literacy needs of all students?”  We had 30 educators attend the session from 24 different schools or departments. After the session, 100% of participants  (30 out of 30 exit ticket responses) said that they would recommend this session to a colleague. Additional comments from participants:

• “I enjoyed hearing from teachers who are doing the work and the results they are seeing."

• "It was nice to hear from colleagues who are in the thick of it with us."

• "The presenters were very passionate and knowledgeable."

Participant Takeaways

Based on this session, here’s some things that participants want to try in their own classrooms/schools:

• "I am excited to check out the Panorama playbook to see what tools I can use to improve my practice and to improve students' learning experiences."

• "I'm so excited to try [the presenter’s]  idea about sliding into longer words."

• "I loved the idea about teaching students the explicit sounds and mouth movements using the mirrors."

• "I am going to try the monitoring for Fundations and some of the differentiated activities for small groups."

THANK YOU to everyone who attended the Connect & Share webinar to discuss the topic "Explicit Writing Instruction in K-12. We had 27 people attend the session from 18 different schools or departments.  After the session, 96% of participants  (26 out of 27 exit ticket responses) said that they would recommend this session to a colleague. Additional comments from participants:

• “The presenters were able to give activities and strategies I can use tomorrow!”

• "I liked how one presenter discussed how she is able to fit in all of the aspects of writing."

• "It was really great to hear from the teachers themselves about best practices in writing. I really enjoyed seeing the student examples and anchor charts."

Participant Takeaways

Based on this session, here’s some things that participants want to try in their own classrooms/schools:

• “It was great to hear more about the SFL practices especially in deconstructing text and examining word choice.”

• “ So many things- especially the strategies for the writing prompts for narratives as well as for ELL and IEP students not to mention building relationships as a great starting point with my students.”

• “I will share many of the teachers' ideas with teachers I mentor in the BPS Teaching Fellowship. (Adding details to drawing to improve writing; sharing your own personal recounts with your students; providing multiple resources) to support all students' writing, even those who cannot yet read.”

Participant Feedback

After the session, 100% of participants (19 out of 19 exit ticket responses) said that they would recommend this session to a colleague. Additional comments from participants:

• Loved hearing from my colleagues about their successes and the connection to leadership that built on the research presentation.

• Hearing about colleagues' real experiences (good and bad!) is always powerful!

• I loved the breakout session with Jess and Brittany. It was really encouraging especially because I'm new to the librarian role and the library is new to my school. The information was amazing and they were both open and honest about the issues that they dealt with at their schools and who we should call to help us.

Participant Takeaways

Based on this session, here’s some things that participants want to try in their own classrooms/schools:

• Laverne's video reminds me that I need to do a better job to keep visual documentation of changes to the space to share later.

• Brittany's ideas about getting students more involved in the leadership part of the library... love this!

• Learn to lean on other librarians for help and knowledge. In the breakout room the 2 ladies were so helpful. I would love to foster relationships and visit other school libraries ( that was suggested in our breakout room) to give you an idea of set up and how school libraries are being run.