Improving Middle School Literacy IS About Equity

Dallas ISD Network for School Improvement

Tracie Washington, Executive Director, Dallas ISD

Tiffanie Goudy, ELAR Instructional Lead Coach, Dallas ISD

Patrice Ruffin-Brown, ELAR Instructional Lead Coach, Dallas ISD

Glenn Nolly, IFL Fellow

Anthony Petrosky, IFL Co-Director

This session brings you into our work on cycles of coaching in an intentionally designed system to change literacy instruction in schools located in disenfranchised communities. We take you into the collaborations of leaders and teachers as they use tests of change to engage students in relevant academic work that matters to them. Our story ends with a deep dive into key strategies, reading data, and feedback through learning walks.

Partner's Choice

Prescheduled sessions: A district, a cluster, or a team selects a topic, problem, or challenge to discuss at a meeting with IFL fellows.

(1) Form your group (no more than 10) and (2) Pick your topic or select your own, and (3) make an appointment by contacting an IFL Fellow and letting us know your preferred topic and date.

• Using Talk in Mathematics or ELA as an Equity Strategy

• Using Talk to Increase Reading Comprehension

• How to Make Student Thinking Visible and How to Use It to Boost Learning—Thinking Routines

• Increasing Meaningful Writing Opportunities in Math or ELA

• Creating Meaningful Writing Tasks for Students to Increase Achievement

• Working on a District's Learning Plan with the IFL

• CFC: Coaching Teachers and Coaching Coaches

• You choose the topic, the problem, the challenge!

Make an appointment with Aaron: aaronanthony@pitt.edu, Vic: victoria.bill@gmail.com, or Allison: ale31@pitt.edu.