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Literacy Coach Training

Literacy Coach Training. Day 1 August 19, 2013. Outcomes. Teachers will be able to: Understand their role as skillful collaborators in school settings. Understand their own unique collaborative style and how their style contributes to the strength of the Literacy Coach Team.

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Literacy Coach Training

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  1. Literacy Coach Training • Day 1 • August 19, 2013

  2. Outcomes • Teachers will be able to: • Understand their role as skillful collaborators in school settings. • Understand their own unique collaborative style and how their style contributes to the strength of the Literacy Coach Team. • Build trust among the Literacy Coach Team.

  3. Personal History Exercise • Where did you grow up? • How many kids were in your family? • Tell something about yourself that may surprise others. • What was your very first job? • What do you hope to learn during our training together?

  4. Our Norms L – Let yourself be not only a leader but a learner. E – Expect to learn from the training and each other. A – Ask questions of us, each other, on the Parking Lot. D – Discuss freely without constraints. This is a judgement free zone. E – Excuse yourself for calls and personal needs. R – Respect each other by silencing electronics.

  5. Vision of Literacy Coaching

  6. Looking Beyond the Obvious • Drop-in Workshops

  7. Looking Beyond the Obvious • Reading and writing Podcasts • Cross-curricular countywide professional development team facilitators • Spotlighting one teacher at each school as the “lab”class • Video clips showcasing literacy in action across curricular content/our library • Podcast

  8. Who - Teams Effective Collaboration is Essential • With whom am I working? • What is the level of current knowledge • Central Office Team • School-Based Administrative Team • School-Based Literacy Team – Confirm with Principal • Content ITLs

  9. Mission of the Literacy Coaches

  10. Goals for the Literacy Coach Team

  11. Standards for Middle and High School Literacy Coaches

  12. ELEMENT 1.3 Literacy coaches strengthen their professional teaching knowledge, skills, and strategies. • How can research and theory inform our practice? • What is highly effective literacy teaching – how can we know? • What approach to literacy coaching will be most effective in your context? • How will this sit within the broader professional learning and change process at your school?

  13. Seminar: What Does Research Tells us About Adolescents and Literacy? • “Improving Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices” http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/PracticeGuide.aspx?sid=8 • “Literacy in the Content Areas” http://edc448uri.wikispaces.com/file/view/Langer.pdf/298947970/Langer.pdf • “Results that Matter: 21st Century Skills and High School Reform” http://edc448uri.wikispaces.com/file/view/21stCentury.pdf/298948380/21stCentury.pdf • “State Actions to Improve Adolescent Literacy” http://edc448uri.wikispaces.com/file/view/Adol%20Lit%2009web.pdf/76943867/Adol%20Lit%2009web.pdf • “Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture” http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/confronting-challenges-participatory-culture

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