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

2. Mrs. Erica Neal eneal@acpsd.net Mrs. Catherine Beck cbeck@acpsd.net eneal@acpsd.net cbeck@acpsd.net LEADERS IN LITERACY CONFERENCE

3. 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

4. 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.

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

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

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

8. 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 0 1 2 Label 0 1 2 Visual Representation 0 1 2 Explanation 0 1 2 Neatness 0 1 2

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

10. 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.

11. 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

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

13. Project Based Learning Unit Overviews from District Cooperative Learning

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

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

16. Save Fred

17. Circuitry

18. Class Books Math Curse Subject Area Class Books

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

20. 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

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

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

23. Apps/Technology we Love

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

25. 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

26. Mrs. Erica Neal eneal@acpsd.net Mrs. Catherine Beck cbeck@acpsd.net eneal@acpsd.net cbeck@acpsd.net LEADERS IN LITERACY CONFERENCE