TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2013 HENRY LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM 7-12 Literacy Committee

Agenda Welcome Creating a Positive School Culture that Promotes Literacy  Overview of Bookcrossing.com & Next Steps  Overview of Read Across America & Next Steps Our Literacy Strategies in Action: Motivating Students to Write How to Use 21 st Century Tools to Enhance Literacy

Agenda Breaking Down Components of Student Literacy Portfolios  Section 1 SRI/SPI  Section 2 STAR Math Using Blackboard for Sharing Strategies Debrief on First Literacy Meeting in Program Work Session: Collaboratively Planning the November Literacy Meeting in your Program

Welcome

Committee Goals for Create a school culture that celebrates literacy! Develop ways to improve the writing skills of students in grades 7-12 Develop content-specific examples of literacy strategies Literacy portfolios as living documents used to examine student work

Creating a Positive School Culture that Promotes Literacy Overview of Bookcrossing.com ~ Lisa Austin & Next Steps Overview of Read Across America & Next Steps

MOTIVATING STUDENTS TO WRITE ROSEANN PANZICA & COURTNEY BROWN Our Literacy Strategies in Action:

ROLLING OUT NOVEMBER STRATEGIES AMY SPATH, COORDINATOR, DISTANCE LEARNING & SPECIAL PROJECTS How to Use 21 st Century Tools to Enhance Literacy

Breaking Down Components of Student Literacy Portfolios Section 1 SRI/SPI Section 2 STAR Math

Using Blackboard for Sharing Strategies

Debrief on First Literacy Meeting in Program

COLLABORATIVELY PLANNING THE NOVEMBER LITERACY MEETING IN YOUR PROGRAM Work Session:

Action Items Facilitate November Literacy Meetings Develop Writing Strategies for  December, January, and February Bookcrossing.com Read Across America Implementation of Traits Writing Program  Hurdles & Help!

Next Meeting Tuesday, January 14, :30-11:30 Henry Large Conference Room