1. PLN Lenses of LearningBucks County PIIC Coaching Seminar Tuesday, January 15, 2013

2. Do Now: Create a TitleWho else would you add? Why? Be Ready to share. 3. Describe your bestteaching/coaching moment Explore the: Why, Be and the Do Be prepared to share 4. What does a PLN class look like? Why should you care? 5. Why is reading important in the content areas? If all teachers provide reading opportunities;students will be better prepared to meet id.standards. Background knowledge provides essential link between what students understand and whatthey read. 6. In combined reading and writing instruction, studentsare more engaged in a greatersociety of experiences that lead to better reasoning and higher level thinking. 7. PLN Critical Experiences in Literacy Transacting with Text Composing Texts Extending Reading and Writing Investigating Language Learning to Learn 8. Four Lenses of Learning Meaning CenteredLanguageSocial LEARNINGBased Human 9. Lenses as a MetaphorThe lenses of learning provide a conceptualframework for us to examine and improveschool and classroom practice in languageuse across the curriculum. Seeing learningfrom many perspectives. 10. Do Now:Read through article and note your responses to the underlined text. Share with your partner and then group.PLN Participants: How have you seen this lensdemonstrated within the classroom/school setting? 11. Meaning Based Learning Learners need to connect new knowledge to priorknowledge (Schema) We need to build relevance: Personal RelevanceAcademic Relevance Motivation Quality Instruction 12. Meaning CenteredImplications for Meaning Centered Instruction Establish Target and Goals Explicitly Upfront Summative (At the End) Assessment that focuses on Formative (During) Assessment 13. Do Now:Read through article and note your responses to the underlined text. Share with your partner and then group.PLN Participants: How have you seen this lensdemonstrated within the classroom/school setting? 14. Social Lens Students need to:Actively read & write to build knowledgeOpportunities to talk, question & reflect Use language for their own purposes 15. Social Lens Considerations Who is doing all the talking in your class? Are students given the opportunity to share? Are students allowed to refine their thinking?PLN Participants: Please share your experiences 16. Ticket Out to BreakComplete and Share with Table MatesKeep for your Lessons/Resources Break for 10 17. Welcome Back!Sit with a new partner. 18. Learning is Language BasedDo Now: With your new partner, read and note the underlined text. Be ready to discuss the following:What is the role of language in learning?What is the relationship between reading, writing andtalking? 19. PLN Participants Please describe an observation of this lenswithin the classroom/school environment. What were the surrounding circumstances? 20. Read like writers and Write likereaders Actively read and write to build knowledge Opportunities to talk, question and reflect Use language for their own purposes Reading, Writing, and Talking create better processingopportunities which leads to better learning PLN Participants please share 21. Take a minuteWhat are your thoughts, reflections andquestions?Share with your table mates 22. Human Based Learning Lens Do Now:Read the article, attend to the underlined textWhat are learning styles or states?What is metacognitive awareness?What is the relationship between skill and will? 23. Implications for the Classroom All students:Have an opportunity to succeed every dayAre encouraged to take risks and participate safelyAre invited to engage and learn to the best of theirabilities (IEP Students)All ideas are respectedExpect success Incubation Time 24. Questions & Reflections Ticket Out:Did the presentation address all of the Learning Lenses and How? Complete the checklist