Patty Sweet

1. Patty Sweet psweet@alcaweb.org Cell: 580.744.0611 Text, Call, or Email Topic: Literacy Strategies Domain

2. “Literacy for ALL” A TEAM Approach to the Integration of Reading, Writing, Reasoning, Speaking and Listening into All Content Areas Topic: Literacy Strategies Domain

3. Deepen the TEAM’s understanding of the initiative “Literacy for ALL: Every Day, Every Classroom, No Exceptions” • Day 1 – “Begin with a Team” • Day 2 – “Focus on Literacy Strategies” • Day 3- “Monitor and Evaluate” • “Establish Timeline” Topic: Literacy Strategies Domain

4. Explore 4 Levels of Implementation • Level 1 – Develop a common vocabulary, purpose, and goals to facilitate understanding “What does that mean?” Team Approach • Level 2 – Develop a deeper understanding “What does it look like?” Focus on Fidelity • Level 3 – Deliberate practice “How do I do it?” Training for ALL • Level 4 – “How do WE implement the initiative into OUR system and evaluate it’s effectiveness?” Monitor and Assess

5. Objectives for Today’s Session • Integration of Literacy (Writing) Strategies into Every Classroom, Every Day • Identify Specific Writing Strategies • Focus Topic: Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) • Integrate Fidelity Across the District with accountability for ALL (teachers and students) Topic: Literacy Strategies Domain

6. Productivity Cycle – 25/5 • Organize work in Dashes and Sprints • 5 or 10 minutes Dashes • 25 minute Sprints • Use timers to track working time and break time • Always provide at least a 5-minute break to energize the body and brain. • Brain-based Strategy: Learning occurs in small chunks

7. Discussion Discussion Process offers the Opportunity to Reflect and Share Elbow Partner (Paired-Reflection) Table Talk (Consensus) Group-Team (Shared Belief-Requires a Reporter) Partner-Outside-Your-Team (Quick-Break)

8. “The best worksheet is a blank piece of paper.” Get a Blank Sheet of Paper Topic: Literacy Strategies Domain

9. Elbow Partner Activity • Members- Work with your partner - Define Fidelity • Research the definition of FIDELITY (Google it). • Reach consensus “What does fidelity mean to you?” • Share your “friendly” interpretation of fidelity with your table. • Leaders- Be prepared to share with the group.

10. Fidelity of Implementation Standards Domain Topic: Common Core Initiative

11. Latta 5 Core Values • Integrity • Honor • Dependability • Commitment • Accountability Topic: Literacy Strategies Domain

12. 21st Century Skills Preparing Students for THEIR Future Standards Domain Topic: Common Core Initiative

13. 7 Survival Skills for the 21st Century • Critical thinking and problem-solving. The ability to ask good questions. • Collaborative problem-solving with a deep appreciation of the differences between peers. • Innovation • Ability to speak and write with voice and reason • Ability to question, learn, clarify thinking using research • Curiosity, creativity, imagination • Sense of initiative Standards Domain Topic: Common Core Initiative

14. “It’s not what you know. It’s what you can do with what you know.” • Tony Wagner • Vision 2020 Keynote • July 2013

15. Begin with TEAMS Topic: Literacy Strategies Domain

17. Professional Development Timeline 2012 – *Reading Visuals and Active Reading *Teach Like a Champion 2013 – *Vocabulary *Common Core Transition *Core Values, Beliefs and Expectations 2010 – *Jigsaw *Problem Solving 2011 – *Reading Visuals 2008 – *Revisit Graphing *Higher Level Thinking *Change of Levels 2009 – *Quickwrites *Foldables *Graphic Organizers 2006– *Previewing *Summarizing *Speaking 2007– *Assessment *Graphing 2004– *Rigorous Reading *Designing Complex Questions 2005– *Getting to Proficient *Analyzing Student Work 2003– *Vocabulary in Context

18. District-wide Plan and Timeline 2019– * * * 2020– Embedded *Core Values, Beliefs and Expectations *Career, College, Citizen Ready Expectations 2017 – * * * 2018 – * * * 2015 – * * * 2016– * * * 2013– Literacy for ALL * * * 2014– * * * 2011– Common Mission, Vision, and Goals 2012– Common Vocabulary 2010– Common Core Awareness

20. Explore the Definition(s) of WRITE • http://www.visualthesaurus.com/ Topic: Literacy Strategies Domain

21. Writing

23. Social Studies

24. Science

25. Fine Arts

26. Physical Education/Sports

27. Integrate a Common Vocabulary in all Classrooms Graphic Organizer

31. What is Learning Strategies Instruction • Strategy instruction is a powerful student-centered approach to teaching that is backed by years of quality research. In fact, strategic approaches to learning new concepts and skills are often what separate good learners from poor ones. Standards Domain Topic: Common Core Initiative

32. By integrating writing into content areas we can help students develop an attitude that effective writing skills are an important part of many of their daily activities and will be, increasingly so, in future endeavors. -Brandt and Graff (2005) Topic: Literacy Strategies Domain

33. Activity – Create individual notebook • Strategies Notebook • Strategies Playbook

34. Work with Elbow Partner • Select a notebook • Insert the provided worksheets in this order: • Cover Sheet • District-wide Learning Progressions Loop • District Plan and Timeline • Write to Learn Definitions • The Writing Components Graphic • Add several blank notebook pages behind these worksheets

35. “It’s not what you know. It’s what you can do with what you know.” • Tony Wagner • Vision 2020 Keynote • July 2013

36. Literacy Resources Go to: www.alcaweb.org Topic: Literacy Strategies Domain

37. Go to www.alcaweb.org • https://www.alcaweb.org/arch.php/room/3958 • Change3958 to 10353 • Click enter to access the Literacy for ALL resources

38. Graphic Organizer Activity Resource Guide: Organize Thinking and Learning with Graphic Organizers/Visuals • Working with your elbow partner, scroll through the Graphic Organizer resource. • Select several graphic organizers you feel would be beneficial to implement across the district. • Select several graphic organizers you would like to integrate into your classroom instruction. • Take notes in your personal playbook to share with your team.

39. Visual Thinking and Learning • What is visual thinking and visual learning?  • Visual thinking is a learning style where the learner better understands and retains information when ideas, words and concepts are associated with images. Research tells us that the majority of students in a regular classroom need to see information in order to learn it. • https://www.alcaweb.org/arch.php/room/10353 • http://www.inspiration.com/visual-learning

40. Share Ideas

41. Summary Writing Activity Resource Guide: Summary Writing • Working with your elbow partner, scroll through the Graphic Organizer resource. • Select several graphic organizers you feel would be beneficial to implement across the district. • Select several graphic organizers you would like to integrate into your classroom instruction. • Take notes in your personal playbook to share with your team. • https://www.alcaweb.org/arch.php/room/10353

42. Share Ideas

43. Writing Across the Curriculum • Online Resources • Visual Thesaurus www.visualthesaurus.com • Michigan Department of Education http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/writing/index.html • Baltimore City http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/writing/index.html https://www.alcaweb.org/arch.php/room/10353 Topic: Literacy Strategies Domain

44. Writing Across the Curriculum

45. Writing Across the Curriculum • Demonstration of the Baltimore City Public Schools

46. Reflective ProcessBlank Sheet of Paper • List 3 things you learned, relearned, or unlearned today. (Make connections. “Oh, I see!”) • List 2 things you are ready to try. (Challenge yourself. “I want to try!”) • List something you want to learn more about. (Expand your personal and professional growth. “I want to learn more.”) Standards Domain Topic: Threading Standards