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

2. 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

3. 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

4. Welcome

5. Committee Goals for 2013-2014 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

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

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

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

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

10. Using Blackboard for Sharing Strategies

11. Debrief on First Literacy Meeting in Program

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

13. 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!

14. Next Meeting Tuesday, January 14, 2014 8:30-11:30 Henry Large Conference Room