Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Grantee Meeting March 6—8, 2012 Chicago, Illinois

1. Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Grantee Meeting • March 6—8, 2012 Chicago, Illinois

2. This information is being provided for the purpose of the fiscal year (FY) 2012 Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy grantees meeting. Assessment tools, curriculum, and other information and materials mentioned or shown at this meeting by presenters or grantees are provided as resources and examples for the viewer’s convenience. Their inclusion is not intended as an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education. In addition, the instructional practices and assessments discussed or shown in these presentations are not intended to mandate, direct, or control a State's, local educational agency's, or school's specific instructional content, academic achievement system and assessments, curriculum, or program of instruction. States and local programs are free to use any instructional content, achievement system and assessments, curriculum, or program instruction that they wish, so long as the instructional materials and literacy activities meet the Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program requirements and are part of their approved grant application.

3. Using Technology for Professional Development Breakout Session C March 7, 2012

4. State Presentation Arkansas

6. In the Beginning: My.pbworks.com http://stateliteracyplan.pbworks.com • Committee Member Information • Timeline • Drafting the Plan/Feedback • Meeting Notes • Research Links • Sample State Literacy Plans • Sub-committee Assignments • Teacher Preparation • Archived Documents

7. Other wiki business: • 26 active wikis https://my.pbworks.com/ -Professional development committees -Trainer access -Routine business -Storehouse for research documents and common forms and protocols

8. Webinars • State Literacy Team Meetings Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro

9. Arkansas IDEAS-Internet Delivered Education for Arkansas Students http://ideas.aetn.org/ • Storehouse of professional development • Compressed Internet Video • Streamed video • Archived presentations • Online professional development courses

10. Arkansas on iTunes U http://adepodcast.arkansas.gov/ Arkansas educators share podcasts or videos • Best practices in instruction • Student projects • Coaching practices • Content based presentations • Demonstrations

11. ARMoodle • Online professional development courses • Asynchronous, job-embedded professional development • Addresses big shifts in literacy Common Core State Standards • Participants engage in online conversations as they implement shifts in instruction http://armoodle.k12.ar.us/

12. Arkansas Digital Sandbox • Vast media storage site • Secure environment for online collaboration • Available for Arkansas teachers, administrators and students http://adesandbox.arkansas.gov/akdsb/welcome.php

13. State Presentation Kentucky

14. KDE and KET Technology Collaboration to Disseminate Literacy Planning ResourcesMarch 6, 2012

15. Putting Resources to Work • Keys to any successful school initiative • Teacher buy-in and commitment • Ready access on demand • Clear directions for use • Fits within school budget • Flexible implementation • Leadership support • Shared responsibility for outcomes

16. Literacy Central • A collection of free, online multimedia to • Provide resources to help school literacy teams develop literacy plans. • Encourage collaboration and reflection among faculty. • Help KDE disseminate best practices information in a user-friendly format. • Show what good literacy instruction looks like.

17. Literacy Central • The collection covers grades K-12 and includes • Pdffiles • Videos and contextual information (most funded through Reading First partnerships with KDE) • Interactive planning guide • Room for expansion

18. Teachers’ Domain • Free • Accessible • Expanding to hold • many more resources • as PBS LearningMedia • http://www.teachersdomain.org/special/litlab

19. Other Potential Users • Faculty/Professional Learning Communities • Early Learning Providers • School-based Decision-Making Councils • PTA/PTSA • Parents

20. Virtual Professional Development • E-Learning for Educators Courses • Self-Paced Modules on Teachers’ Domain • http://www.teachersdomain.org/special/kysbo/ • Components of Senate Bill 1 (2009) • Program Reviews • Formative Assessment • Operation Preparation • New-to-Kentucky Teachers • Increasing Physical Activity in Schools

21. Successful Outcomes • Students achieve college and career readiness in literacy as measured by state and local system of assessments. • Schools ensure effective literacy instruction for all students as measured by state accountability system. • Teachers’ professional learning needs are met as measured by school climate surveys.

22. For More Information • Cindy Parker, KDE • cindy.parker@education.ky.gov • 502.564.9850 • Saundra Hamon, KDE • saundra.hamon@education.ky.gov • 502.564.9850 • Lynda Thomas, KET • lthomas@ket.org • 800.432.0951

23. Panel Focus Area 1 Virtual PD addressing diverse target groups

24. Panel Focus Area 2 Creation of virtual PD and partnerships

25. Panel Focus Area 3 The role of intermediary agencies

26. Panel Focus Area 4 Virtual PD to other stakeholders

27. Panel Focus Area 5 Virtual PD roll out challenges

28. Panel Focus Area 6 Virtual PD roll out challenges

29. Questions

30. Thank you! • For technical assistance, contact: Susan J. Kimmel Angie DurandOffice: 405-799-6383 ext. 242 Office: 832-842-7034Cell: 405-410-7277 Cell: 713-320-2579skimmel@ou.eduangelia.durand@times.uh.edu • Jennifer Quillian, M.Ed. • jennquillian!@ou.edu • (405)799-6383