Striving Readers Vertical Conversation #1February 24, 20144:15 – 6:15 pm

Welcome!Among Us

Form triads with one elementary, middle and high school representative.

Have a conversation. Find 3 commonalities among yourselves.

Examples: Among us we have 32 years of teaching experience, 3 ESL endorsements…

Essential Questions How do vertical conversations support

students PreK-12? How do we intentionally structure

conversations, and what do we study to support our students?

How do we build a sustainable vertical community of learners?

Objectives Build community

Visit growth mindset

Explore NACS for Speaking & Listening

Plan for continuing the conversation

What is a vertical learning team? A vertical learning team is a group of

educators from different grade levels who work cooperatively to implement best practices.

The solution oriented conversation is anchored in the knowledge needed to engage all students in a higher level of learning.

Realizing Systemic Transformation

Provide

• schools, students, educators, librarians and families

With

• support, recommendations, high-quality instruction, expectations, and networking

To • Improve literacy birth through grade 12

Quote Write“Becoming is better

than being” Carol S. Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

● What does this mean?● Be prepared to share with a new partner.

Dweck

Carol Dweck, Department of Psychology Stanford University

Worth Reading: New York Magazine: How not to Talk to

your Kids (here) Featured in Malcolm Gladwell’s “The

Talent Myth”: full piece reprinted here Wall Street Journal “

The Praise your Child should Never Hear.”

Dweck How can embracing a growth mindset PreK-12

support vertical conversations and promote student achievement?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jDVd-nCEYc

Reflect back on the quote. Add thoughts to your notetaker.

As you watch the next video, consider the question:

What is a fixed mindset? A growth mindset?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTXrV0_3UjY

Dweck What are the implications of growth

mindset thinking for our community?

Add any notes you want to remember from this conversation to your notetaker.

Speaking and Listening

How do we attend to the growth mindset as we look across grade level standards?

Exploring the NACS Read the introductory paragraph and the

six Speaking and Listening Anchor Standards.

Take a close look at a grade level.

Prepare a 30 second summary to share with the whole group. Be sure to paraphrase grade level expectations.

Speaking and ListeningHow do we attend to the growth

mindset as we look across grade level standards?

Glimpse Tentatively scheduled for April 23rd, 4-6

pm Nevada Museum of Art Look for details coming soon!

Exit Ticket

http://tinyurl.com/srvertical

Closing Thank you for participating!

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