Lead Literacy Teacher and Area Reading Coach Professional Development

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Lead Literacy Teacher andArea Reading Coach
Professional Development

• Office of Literacy, 9-12
• January 24, 2005

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Agenda

• 830 a.m. 840 a.m.
• 840 a.m. 910 a.m.
• 910 a.m. 925 a.m.
• 925 a.m. 1130 a.m.
• 1130 a.m. 1215 p.m.
• 1215 p.m. 115 p.m.
• 115 p.m. 215 p.m.
• 215 p.m. 230 p.m.
• 230 p.m. 330 p.m.

• Overview
• What Does It Mean To Know A Word? - Overview
• Break
• What Does It Mean To Know A Word? Math Content
• Lunch
• What Does It Mean to Know A Word? Coaching
  Application
• Reflections Recommendations Gradual Release of
  Responsibility
• Break
• LLT-ARC Forum

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What Does It Mean to Know A Word?

• Overview

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Break

• Take 15.

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What Does It Mean to Know A Word?

• Math Content

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Lunch

• Lets take 45.

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What Does It Mean to Know A Word?

• Coaching Application

Professional Development Task Work in pairs or
triads to determine how this information could be
provided to teachers in the schools.
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What Does It Mean to Know A Word?

• Coaching Application

• Coaching Task
• In pairs or triads, decide how you might
  accomplish the following
• How will you introduce this information into the
  pre-conference with individual teachers?
• What will you look for as you observe in the
  classroom?
• How will you discuss your observations with the
  teacher observed?

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Reflections Recommendations

• Gradual Release of Responsibility

• Task
• Determine how many coaching observations you made
  since our December meeting.
• Estimate what percent of those observed had
  planned for gradual release of responsibility.
• Describe an observation in which you witnessed
  the teacher releasing responsibility to the
  students in an appropriate manner.
• Discuss your experience in groups of two or three.

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Break

• Take another 15.

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Assignment for February

• What Does It Mean to Know a Word?
• Vacca Vacca
• Read Chapter 8.
• Complete the assignment as indicated on the task
  sheet handout.
• Increase awareness in your school, including
  professional development.
• Observe teachers strategies for selecting and
  teaching vocabulary words.
• LLTs Complete and submit weekly logs
  electronically with copies to your principal and
  your Area Reading Coach.

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LLT-ARC Forum

• Your turn.

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Evaluations

• Please leave your evaluations on the table with
  the sign-out sheets.
• CPDUs will be mailed to you.