Inspired Writing PD Plan Summer 09 DRAFT

Outcomes To deepen understanding of effective instructional practices in writing through: – Information Literacy – Internet Safety – 21 st Century Publications – Intellectual Property – Technology in the Writing Process DRAFT

Continuum of skills: Information Literacy Gr.5 Anatomy of a URL Where did I get it? Gr. 6 “New Media” Where should I get it? Gr. 9 Copyright, plagiarism, rhetoric, fair use, TEACH act DRAFT

Continuum of skills: Internet Safety Gr.5 naming protocols, close the screen, raise your hand Gr. 6 cell phones and social networks Gr. 9 identity theft, Google footprint DRAFT

Values: Alignment to approved curriculum Alignment to Learning Services Horizontal teaming Ongoing support Time DRAFT

Inspired Writing Alignment w/ 5 th LA Learner Objectives DRAFT Essential Learning: Write for an expressive/creative intent Publications Documents Essential Learning 1: Write for an expressive/creative intent State Standard 2: Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences

Inspired Writing Alignment w/ 5 th LA Learner Objectives DRAFT Essential Learning: Write for a practical/technical/expository intent Publications Documents Information Literacy/ Academic databases Essential Learning 1: Write for a practical/technical/expository intent State Standard 2: Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences

Inspired Writing Alignment w/ 5 th LA Learner Objectives DRAFT Essential Learning: Draft, revise, edit/proofread and publish a final copy. Publications Documents Technology in the writing process Essential Learning 1: Draft, revise, edit/proofread, and publish a final copy State Standard 3: Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization and spelling

Inspired Writing Alignment w/ 6 th LA Learner Objectives DRAFT Essential Learning: Write with a persuasive intent, using main ideas, supporting details, and elaboration Information Literacy: Academic databases/Citations Publications Blogs/Podcasts/Wikis Essential Learning 1: Write with a persuasive intent, using main ideas, supporting details, and elaboration State Standard 2: Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences

Inspired Writing Alignment w/ 6 th LA Learner Objectives DRAFT Essential Learning: Write with a expository intent, using a main idea, supporting details, and elaboration Information Literacy: Academic databases/Citations Publications Blogs/Podcasts/Wikis Internet Safety: Essential Learning 2: Write with an expository intent, using a main idea, supporting details, and elaboration State Standard 2: Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences

Inspired Writing Alignment w/ 6 th LA Learner Objectives DRAFT Essential Learning: Write with a persuasive intent, using main ideas, supporting details, and elaboration Technology in the writing process Publications Blogs/Podcasts/Wikis Essential Learning 3: Use the writing process to produce a complete final copy focusing on draft and revision State Standard 3: Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling

Inspired Writing Alignment w/ 6 th LA Learner Objectives DRAFT …students are expected to engage in opportunities that support listening/viewing to acquire information, critique information… Information Literacy/Intellectual Property Publications Blogs/Podcasts/Wikis There are no essential learnings for the this standard…however students are expected to engage in opportunities that support listening/viewing to acquire information, critique information, and appreciate language/literature. State Standard 4: Students apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing

Inspired Writing Alignment w/ 9 th LA Learner Objectives DRAFT …Support and elaborate on ideas through explanation, evidence, and examples Information Literacy/Intellectual Property Publications Blogs/Podcasts/Wikis Essential Learning 2: Support and elaborate on ideas through explanation, evidence, and examples State Standard 2: Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences.

Inspired Writing (GR: 6 and 9) June MONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAYNOTES 1 Technology Introduction, classroom management. Research and Writing. Information Databases/ Information Literacy 2 ALI 3 ALI ½ Writer’s Workshop with Peggy Kittle ½ day Internet Safety (I hour) Intro. to technology in wrtg process. 4 Technology in the Writing Process 5 21 st Century Publications Naming norms Copyright/ TEACH Act/ Intellectual Property Processing time, summer homework, model lessons Questions: DRAFT

Inspired Writing (GR: 5) Phase II June MONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAYNOTES 1 ULF 2 ULF 3 ULF 4 Introduction to technology Technology in the classroom Technology in the writing process – prewriting 5 Technology in the writing process – drafting, revision, editing, peer editing, conferring, publishing. Questions: DRAFT

Inspired Writing (GR: 5,6, and 9) August MONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAYNOTES Grade 6/9 Lesson Planning Work shopping 7 Grade 6/9 Lesson Planning Work shopping 10 Grade 5 Lesson Planning Work shopping Notes: Location : AHS for grade 6 Data Days possible conflict on 6 th DRAFT

September 2009 MONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAYNOTES 1234 Provide onsite training initially to integrate the technology Loop in Ccoach/IC Phase III schools DRAFT

Professional Development Descriptions DRAFT Copyright, Intellectual Property, Fair Use half-day workshop provided by the Bibliographical Center for Research. “Widely available digital media present teachers and media specialists with new opportunities and challenges, particularly when it comes to the area of copyright. This workshop will help teachers and media specialists traverse the murky waters of downloadable media, copyright law, fair use parameters and the TEACH Act. The workshop will include break-out sessions to interact with your peers in real world scenarios, as well as the opportunity to draft usage guidelines for your classroom, school or district”. Bibliographical Center for Research. Academic databases available in Littleton. Teachers and instructional staff will be give orientations to electronic academic databases, overviews on intended uses, and time to determine where in their curriculum the databases are appropriates resources. Teachers and staff will have tools and knowledge to “Google-proof” their assignments. Further, teachers will demonstrate the ability to lead students’ use to the library databases.

Professional Development Descriptions DRAFT Internet Safety Workshop: Led by Mike Harris, Detective at Jefferson County District Attorney’s office. Technology in the Writing Area. Focus will be given to pre-writing strategies, such as developing graphic organizers, collaborative brainstorming, and webbing. Drafting, editing, revising, and work shopping, both student to peer and student to teacher, will be emphasized. 21st Century Publication Methods, We will look at culminating the writing process with a variety of digital tools. These will include assessment tools, such as online rubrics and web-based writing review tools. Using contemporary tools such as blogs, wikis, or podcasts, teachers will have a variety of mediums in which to showcase their students’ work. Best practice student publication norms will be highlighted, taking into account the earlier workshop events of safety, intellectual property, and high-caliber writing.