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On March 28, 2013 we ran a full-school professional development session on disciplinary literacy that was heavily modeled after our experience at the 2013 NCTE Convention in Boston. Below are our essential questions, faculty introduction, breakout sessions, and ideas for post professional development departmental collaboration. Essentially, we became prophets in our own land and modeled the type of professional development opportunities that we found engaging and informative.
Professional Development Topic:
DISCIPLINARY LITERACY
DISCIPLINARY LITERACY
Description of Professional Development
Description of Professional Development
Full Faculty Introduction: a brief description of how the day will unfold and the statement of the goal, which is to open a discussion about literacy in our school. We want this to highlight the good things that are already happening, spotlight moments for teachers to reflect and/or learn new strategies (by hearing about successes), and represent our community as a school that is willing to grow.
Essential Questions
- Why is there a significant need for disciplinary literacy instruction?
- What does it mean to read, write, and think through a disciplinary lens?
- How do you establish a multi-lens approach to teaching reading and writing within current curricular units?
- How do we use technology to best access and instruct content?
Schedule:
- 8:00-8:30 – Full Faculty Introduction
- 8:30-8:35 – Passing Time
- 8:35-9:20 – Break Out Session #1
- 9:20-9:25 – Passing Time
- 9:30-10:15 – Break Out Session #2
- 10:20-10:35 – Passing Time/ Brief 15 minute Break
- 10:35-11:20 – Break Out Session #3
- 11:30-12:30 – Lunch
- 12:30-1:15 – Whole Departmental Debrief
- 1:15-1:20 – Passing Time/Break
- 1:20-3:00 – Departmental Collaboration and Creation Time
NOTE: Within each breakout session time will be devoted to collaborative discussion. Members will be able to discuss their current practices and ideas and how they plan to incorporate today’s concepts into their classrooms.
ALSO: Below you will find our initial proposal for PD and then our revised and more succinct proposal which ended up creating the PD you have read about above.
Initial Proposal
Initial Proposal
Revised Proposal
Revised Proposal
Breakout Session: Professional Development 3/28/14 - "Reading" With a Purpose
Breakout Session: Professional Development 3/28/14 - "Reading" With a Purpose
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