District Literacy Leaders – November 25, 2013 Wiki: Wireless: PSESD Guest Success for Each Child and Eliminate the Opportunity Gap

Agenda  Welcome & Opportunities  Article  Break  District Presentation  Networking & Sharing  Wrap-up

Welcome and Introductions  Find Someone Who…

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Winter Learning Opportunities  Text Complexity and Close Reading for grades K- 2 January 25- 8:30-3:30 at PSESD 5.5 Clock Hours $100  Core State Standards for ELA and Literacy in History/Social Studies: The Evidence Series 4 workshops January – March, TBD 8:30-3:30, 22 Clock Hours $50 – For teachers of grades 6, 8, and 10.

Winter Learning Opportunities  K-4 Common Core Reading Foundations Series 4 workshops January – April, TBD 8:30-3:30, 22 Clock Hours $50 – For teachers of grades K-4.

Reading – What is disciplinary Literacy and Why Does it Matter? By Timothy Shanahan & Cynthia Shanahan  Join group with same suit on card  Every one read abstract & review assigned section of the article:  Hearts – Up to “Contrasts in Vocabulary Learning”  Diamonds – From “Contrasts in Vocabulary Learning” to “Sources for Disciplinary Literacy”  Spades – From “Sources of Disciplinary Literacy” to “Why Disciplinary Literacy Matters”  Clubs – From “Why Disciplinary Literacy Matters” to end  Read and underline key words – 15 min.

Definition  5 minutes  Record definition of Disciplinary Literacy as it pertained to your section

Key ideas  3 minutes  Add three key ideas from the text

Examples  3 minutes  Provide some examples of Disciplinary Literacy

Applications/Connections  3 minutes  Record applications/connections

Sharing  10 min.  Groups share posters

Debrief/Reflections  What resonated with you?  Reflect on the protocol.

Break  15 minutes  Informal networking  Snacks

Linda Henderson, Secondary Language Arts and Social Studies Specialist – Issaquah School District

Sharing Resources – Four Corners  Elementary Reading  Elementary Writing  Secondary Reading  Secondary Writing

Create a Poster  Resources that have been helpful  Questions or topics you’d like to explore in the future related to the topic

Wrap Up  Please fill out the evaluation  Next meeting February 3, 9:00-12:00 at PSESD