1. Advancing Literacy: Literacy & Learning in ALL Classrooms
A Professional Development Workshop
Presented by the Center for Adolescent Literacies
March 31, 2011

2. Putting this into perspective

3. What are some of the challenges students in your classes face with regard to literacy and learning?
Think Aloud Discuss

4. Setting the Stage Struggling Readers, The Big Ideas
6etnSI
Setting the Stage

5. Tonight’s Agenda Conference at a Glance 4:30 – 5:00 PM 5:00 – 5:15 PM
Arrival/Sign-in/Registration (MEDIA CENTER)
5:00 – 5:15 PM
Welcome and Introduction (MEDIA CENTER)
5:15 – 5:20 PM
Transition Time
5:20 – 6:05 PM
Breakout Session I: Empowering Adolescents through Literacy
6:05 – 6:10 PM
6:10 – 6:55 PM
Breakout Session II: Empowering Adolescents through Literacy
6:55 – 7:00 PM
7:00 – 7:45 PM
Breakout Session III: Empowering Adolescents through Literacy
7:45 – 8:00 PM
Program Wrap-up (MEDIA CENTER)
Tonight’s Agenda

6. About Tonight Six different workshops
Four scheduled during each of three sessions
Decide now on your first and second choice for each session
Write those down in your program or planning sheet
About Tonight

7. The Power of Pre-reading: “Reading is an active process and that activity starts long before you turn the first page of the book” (502)
Let's Give Them Something to Talk About: Implementing strategies to engage students in conversation and higher-level thinking (504)
On Your Mark, Get Set, Go: Literacy Strategies To Get Students Off on the Right Foot (529)
RAFT: A Lifesaving Device for Writing in the Content Areas (531)
Session One

8. Discussion in Social Studies and Science through Multiple Genre Texts (502)
Improving Comprehension through Math Strategies (504)
On Your Mark, Get Set, Go: Literacy Strategies To Get Students Off on the Right Foot (529)
RAFT: A Lifesaving Device for Writing in the Content Areas (531)
Session Two

9. Discussion in Social Studies and Science through Multiple Genre Texts (502)
Improving Comprehension through Math Strategies (504)
The Power of Pre-reading: “Reading is an active process and that activity starts long before you turn the first page of the book” (529)
Let's Give Them Something to Talk About: Implementing strategies to engage students in conversation and higher-level thinking (531)
Session Three

10. Let the PD Sessions Begin!
Conference at a Glance
4:30 – 5:00 PM
Arrival/Sign-in/Registration (MEDIA CENTER)
5:00 – 5:15 PM
Welcome and Introduction (MEDIA CENTER)
5:15 – 5:20 PM
Transition Time
5:20 – 6:05 PM
Breakout Session I: Empowering Adolescents through Literacy
6:05 – 6:10 PM
6:10 – 6:55 PM
Breakout Session II: Empowering Adolescents through Literacy
6:55 – 7:00 PM
7:00 – 7:45 PM
Breakout Session III: Empowering Adolescents through Literacy
7:45 – 8:00 PM
Program Wrap-up (MEDIA CENTER)
Let the PD Sessions Begin!

11. Wrapping up the Workshop

12. What did you learn tonight?
What are some key ideas you might use in your classroom?
Any new strategies?
Any new technologies or websites?
What did you learn tonight?

13. After tonight We will send you emails with the following:
A link to a brief program evaluation survey. Please take one minute and complete this.
A certificate of participation. Take this to your district for CEUs.
Information about upcoming events
After tonight

14. Technology & Teaching Workshop
This summer the Center for Adolescent Literacies is hosting a workshop for educators on integrating technology into teaching. Here are the tentative dates:
Tuesday-Thursday, July 19-21, 2011 from 9 a.m. to noon
Technology & Teaching Workshop

15. Keeping in touch with us
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Keeping in touch with us

16. Any questions?