LITERACY-BASED DISTRICT-WIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Aiken County Public School District January 15, 2016 LEADERS IN LITERACY CONFERENCE

Mrs. Erica Neal Mrs. Catherine Beck LEADERS IN LITERACY CONFERENCE

Essential Question and Outcome Essential Question: How can I integrate literacy activities across the curriculum? Objective: I can increase student achievement by integrating literacy activities and the arts into math and science. Outcome of today’s session: By the end of this session, participants will be able to integrate literacy activities into the math and science classroom

Math and Literacy - Why? Our goal is to prepare students for the real world. If we do not incorporate literacy activities throughout the curriculum, we will not be growing 21 st century learners.

Math, Literacy and the Arts Using the arts combined with literacy activities creates authentic learning. Putting them together Increases student motivation Increases test scores

Where Do I Begin? Standards-Based VS. Basal-Based Smartboard files Interactive Notebooks Teacher Made Tests

Interactive Notebooks What are they? Why do they work? Examples:

Quick Writes 30 minute writing prompts Rough draft is your final draft One prompt per week per subject Rubric on labels and projected on the Smartboard: Computation Label Visual Representation Explanation Neatness 0 1 2

Examples : Solve 25 x 56 Using the Quick Write rubric, explain the strategy you used to get the answer.

Content Area Writing Early Release Day Perfect Paragraph Model Have to Teach the Difference Perfect Paragraph Model Sentence # 1–Topic Sentence Sentence # 2-Transition Word, Reason/Fact/Detail Sentence Sentence # 3-Explains more about sentence 2 by giving an example. Sentence # 4-Transition Word, Reason/Fact/Detail Sentence Sentence # 5-Explain more about sentence 4 by giving an example. Sentence # 6-Transition Word, Reason/Fact/Detail Sentence Sentence # 7-Explain more about sentence 6 by giving an example. Sentence # 8-Conclusion Sentence restates my topic in a slightly different way.

Journal Prompts Unit Overviews from the district Sticker labels in Interactive Notebooks or as a grade Using journals and writing prompts promotes self monitoring and critical thinking

Twitter Board/Exit Tickets Use it to answer the essential question

Project Based Learning Unit Overviews from District Cooperative Learning

Word of the Week Using dictionary and critical thinking skills to increase vocabulary in Math and Science Ex: equivalent and navigate

STEAM STEAM projects STEAM in a Bag (STEAM Studio) STEAM Projects

Save Fred

Circuitry

Class Books Math Curse Subject Area Class Books

Factor Rainbows Uses writing and visualization to determine factors of a number within 100 and determine whether it is prime or composite.

Pattern Strips Lesson that integrated the arts and writing Pattern Strip Writing Rubric Topic sentence_____/15pts Description and explanation of pattern_____/20pts Numeric or nonnumeric explanation_____/20pts Growing or repeating explanation_____/20pts Easy and challenging parts of generating the pattern_____/10pts Conclusion sentence_____/15pts Total Grade_____/100pts

Weather Conditions Exploring Weather Conditions through Painting Adapted from the Kennedy Center Arts Edge

Germs Are Everywhere Health activity on communicable diseases that integrates the arts, health, and technology

Apps/Technology we Love

Reflection/Questio ns How can you take these lessons and integrate them into your grade level or classroom?

Essential Question and Outcome Essential Question: How can I integrate literacy activities across the curriculum? Objective: I can increase student achievement by integrating literacy activities and the arts into math and science. Outcome of today’s session: By the end of this session, participants will be able to integrate literacy activities into the math and science classroom

Mrs. Erica Neal Mrs. Catherine Beck LEADERS IN LITERACY CONFERENCE