District Literacy Leaders – November 25, 2013

Wiki: http://districtliteracyleaders.wikispaces.com

Wireless: PSESD Guest

Success for Each Child and Eliminate the Opportunity Gap

Agenda Welcome & Opportunities Article Break District Presentation Networking & Sharing Wrap-up

Welcome and Introductions Find Someone Who…

http://literacy.psesd.org/

Our new website!

Winter Learning Opportunities Text Complexity and Close Reading

for grades K-2January 25- 8:30-3:30 at PSESD 5.5 Clock

Hours $100 Core State Standards for ELA and

Literacy in History/Social Studies: The Evidence Series

4 workshops January – March, TBD 8:30-3:30, 22 Clock Hours $50 – For teachers of grades 6, 8, and 10.

Winter Learning Opportunities K-4 Common Core Reading

Foundations Series 4 workshops January – April, TBD 8:30-3:30,

22 Clock Hours $50 – For teachers of grades K-4.

Reading – What is disciplinary Literacy and Why Does it Matter? By Timothy Shanahan & Cynthia Shanahan

Join group with same suit on card Every one read abstract & review assigned

section of the article: Hearts – Up to “Contrasts in Vocabulary

Learning” Diamonds – From “Contrasts in Vocabulary

Learning” to “Sources for Disciplinary Literacy” Spades – From “Sources of Disciplinary

Literacy” to “Why Disciplinary Literacy Matters” Clubs – From “Why Disciplinary Literacy

Matters” to end Read and underline key words – 15 min.

Definition5 minutesRecord definition of Disciplinary Literacy as it pertained to your section

Key ideas3 minutesAdd three key ideas from the text

Examples3 minutesProvide some examples of Disciplinary Literacy

Applications/Connections3 minutesRecord applications/connections

Sharing 10 min. Groups share posters

Debrief/Reflections

What resonated with you?

Reflect on the protocol.

Break 15 minutes Informal networking Snacks

Sharing Resources – Four Corners Elementary Reading Elementary Writing Secondary Reading Secondary Writing

Create a PosterResources that have been helpful

Questions or topics you’d like to explore in the future related to the topic

Wrap Up Please fill out the evaluation Next meeting February 3, 9:00-12:00 at

PSESD