Improving Reading Improving Reading Achievement through Achievement through

Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development

A joint production of the GA A joint production of the GA Reading Team!Reading Team!

Our ProcessOur Process

Together we have read and discussed Together we have read and discussed chapters in Dorothy Strickland and chapters in Dorothy Strickland and Michael Kamil’s edited book, Improving Michael Kamil’s edited book, Improving Reading Achievement through Reading Achievement through Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development

Here is a summary of our workHere is a summary of our work

Gerald DuffyGerald Duffy

Teachers who improve reading Teachers who improve reading achievement: What research says about achievement: What research says about what they do and how to develop them what they do and how to develop them

Main IdeasMain Ideas

Adaptive teachingAdaptive teaching

Training vs. educative modelTraining vs. educative model

Thinking differently about professional developmentThinking differently about professional development

Discussion SummaryDiscussion Summary

Effective teachers adapt and modifyEffective teachers adapt and modify

Reading First Teacher AcademiesReading First Teacher Academies

Challenges in our SettingChallenges in our Setting

Policy makers/allocation of adequate Policy makers/allocation of adequate fundingfunding

Collaboration at federal, state, college, Collaboration at federal, state, college, local levelslocal levels

Susan Burns and Robert StechukSusan Burns and Robert Stechuk

Establishing the basis for improved reading Establishing the basis for improved reading achievement: Prekindergarten and achievement: Prekindergarten and kindergarten kindergarten

Main IdeasMain Ideas

KnowledgeKnowledge

StrategiesStrategies

Enact, assess, analyze, reflectEnact, assess, analyze, reflect

Discussion SummaryDiscussion Summary

Continued ResistanceContinued Resistance

Advantage of mentoringAdvantage of mentoring

Challenges in our SettingChallenges in our Setting

General ResistanceGeneral Resistance

CompetitionCompetition

PartneringPartnering

Jan Dole and Jean OsbornJan Dole and Jean Osborn

Professional development for K-3 teachers: Professional development for K-3 teachers: Content and processContent and process

Main IdeasMain Ideas

Three keys to knowledgeThree keys to knowledge

Discussion SummaryDiscussion Summary

How do we do it?How do we do it?

Challenges in our SettingChallenges in our Setting

RoadblocksRoadblocksMaterialsMaterialsPeoplePeopleFidelityFidelity

Kathy Ganske and Joanne MonroeKathy Ganske and Joanne Monroe

Fostering literacy at the later elementary Fostering literacy at the later elementary grades: What teachers need to know and grades: What teachers need to know and be able to do be able to do

Main IdeasMain Ideas

Preservice teachersPreservice teachers

Professional learningProfessional learning

CollaborationCollaboration

Discussion SummaryDiscussion Summary

No separation of college and stateNo separation of college and state

Teacher interests and needsTeacher interests and needs

InclusionInclusion

Challenges in our SettingChallenges in our Setting

Steps to alignmentSteps to alignment

AssessmentAssessment

MonitoringMonitoring

Susan Florio-Ruane, Taffy Raphael, Kathy Susan Florio-Ruane, Taffy Raphael, Kathy Highfield, and Jennifer Berne Highfield, and Jennifer Berne

Reengaging youngsters with reading Reengaging youngsters with reading difficulties by means of innovative difficulties by means of innovative professional development professional development

Main IdeasMain Ideas

TLCTLC

Book Club PlusBook Club Plus

Discussion SummaryDiscussion Summary

CollaborationCollaboration

ExperiencesExperiences

ControlControl

Application(s)Application(s)

Challenges in our SettingChallenges in our Setting

TT

LL

CC

Elizabeth Pand and Michael KamilElizabeth Pand and Michael Kamil

Professional development in the uses of Professional development in the uses of technology technology

Main IdeasMain Ideas

TraditionalTraditional

EmergingEmerging

FutureFuture

Discussion SummaryDiscussion Summary

DisparityDisparity

Connecting theory and practiceConnecting theory and practice

ModelingModeling

ReflectionReflection

Challenges in our SettingChallenges in our Setting

Overcoming disparityOvercoming disparity

Developing resourcesDeveloping resources

Utilizing modelingUtilizing modeling

““Buy-in”Buy-in”

Gay Su Pinnell and Emily RogersGay Su Pinnell and Emily Rogers

Reflective inquiry as a tool for professional Reflective inquiry as a tool for professional development development

Main IdeasMain Ideas

A mirror imageA mirror image

Discussion SummaryDiscussion Summary

CollaborationCollaboration

Individual with CoachIndividual with Coach

IndependentIndependent

Challenges in our SettingChallenges in our Setting

““No matter how well founded the practices No matter how well founded the practices may be they will not result in greater may be they will not result in greater student learning unless they can be student learning unless they can be established in classrooms.”established in classrooms.”

Irene GaskinsIrene Gaskins

Professional development at Benchmark Professional development at Benchmark School School

Main IdeasMain Ideas

Importance of teacher knowledge and skillsImportance of teacher knowledge and skills

Importance of professional learningImportance of professional learning

Importance of instructional leaderImportance of instructional leader

Discussion SummaryDiscussion Summary

Professional learning is the key to Professional learning is the key to improved student learningimproved student learning

WhatWhat

HowHow

OutcomesOutcomes

EvolvingEvolving

Challenges in our SettingChallenges in our Setting

Current attitudesCurrent attitudes

ResourcesResources

PersonnelPersonnel

Michael CoplandMichael Copland

Distributed leadership for instructional Distributed leadership for instructional improvement: The principal’s role improvement: The principal’s role

Main IdeasMain Ideas

*Literacy Coach*Literacy Coach

*Leadership Teams*Leadership Teams

*Grade Level Teams*Grade Level Teams

*Vertical Team*Vertical Team

AdministratorsAdministrators

RRFCRRFC

Discussion SummaryDiscussion Summary

ManagerManagerPoliciesPoliciesInstructionInstruction

Plan and DesignPlan and Design LCLC PrincipalPrincipal RRFCRRFC Format for leadership team meetingsFormat for leadership team meetings

Challenges in our SettingChallenges in our Setting

Leadership stylesLeadership styles

Lazy principalsLazy principals

AttitudesAttitudes

Schedules, time management, prioritySchedules, time management, priority

So how’d we do?So how’d we do?

What are the strengths of a shared What are the strengths of a shared accountability approach to adult learning?accountability approach to adult learning?

What are the weaknesses?What are the weaknesses?

What can we do to build this professional What can we do to build this professional community?community?