1. Balanced Literacy HDSMS Friday, September 25th 1:15pm

2. Overview Introductions Big picture versus details

3. What I’ve Learned About Effective Reading Instruction Jigsaw Activity

4. Balanced Assessment Assessment for Learning Assessment as Learning Assessment of Learning

5. Balanced Assessment Assessment for Learning –Learning Intentions –Criteria for Success –Thoughtful Feedback –Thoughtful classroom questions that lead to discussion –Learning/Teaching resources for each other –Learners own their Learning

6. Assessment DART Fountas and Pinnell

7. Performance Standards What are they? Why use them? District support and directions Teachers Students Parents

8. Performance Standards www.npbs.ca http://www.gov.bc.ca/bced www.sd35.bc.ca

9. Grading and Reporting http://www.gov.bc.ca/bced http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/policy/policie s/student_reporting.htm

10. Balanced Literacy Assessment Guided Reading Literature Circles Book Clubs Technology

11. Guided Reading Why Learning to Read Content area reading

12. Literature Circles

13. Book Club

14. Technology Blogs, wikis, text messaging, virtual realities, and social networking are just a few of the innovations that have become commonplace among today's tech-savvy students—and teachers.

15. Technology www.teachertube.com www.sd35.bc.ca http://www.epals.com/login http://www.globalschoolnet.org https://www.blogger.com/start http://www.wikispaces.com

16. Resources Language Arts IRP http://www.gov.bc.ca/bced Books www.sd35.bc.ca –Media Centre