Literacy+Professional+Development

UND Course: Comprehensive Balanced Literacy
//** May 9, 2008, ** 1:30-4:00, Elementary Schools (Comprehensive Balanced Literacy-Oh My!) [|Literacy Survey Monkey Link] __**Credit:**__ 1 UND Continuing Ed Credit __**Course Description:**__ Grand Forks Public Schools is adopting a new elementary literacy curriculum. This course will give elementary teachers the opportunities for learning best practices in literacy instruction, implementing a variety of resources and technology to engage and motiviate students, and understanding how a standards-based comprehensive balanced literacy program can improve student learning.//
 * __Dates//Time/Location//__**
 * May 27, 2008, ** 8:15-4:00, Elementary Schools (Reading A-Z, Assessment, IWB awards, Scott Foresman)
 * October 22, 2008 **, 1:30-4:00, Elementary Schools (Intro to playing a "Literacy Symphony" in your classroom, Scott Foresman)
 * February 6, 2009 **, 1:30-4:00, Elementary Schools (Grade Level Assessment Study)
 * May 1, 2009 **, 1:30-4:00, Elementary Schools (Assessment Summary)

Literacy PRISM sessions 2008-2009:[[file:updatedLiteracyPRISM08.pdf]]
This website was created by the comprehensive balanced literacy department at Jordan School District in Utah. The website describes the benefits of how monitored independent reading helps students. There are bulleted ideas for student conferences and an overview of student expectations. There is a pdf document outlining 7 factors for success and pdf samples of an independent reading rubric and a conference card. There is other useful literacy information on their webpage along with links to other literacy resources. Click on Read a Sample Chapter which opens a free PDF - Chapter 6 of Reading Essentials by Regie Routman. This chapter, Plan for and Monitor Independent Reading provides some basic information on why and how to have an independent reading program in your classroom. Click on Chapter 3, Launching R5 which opens a free PDF from the book, R5 in Your Classroom: A Guide to Differentiating Independent Reading and Developing Avid Readers by Michelle J. Kelley and Nicki Clausen-Grace. This excerpt explains their adaptation of SSR. The authors explain the five R's: Read & Relax, Reflect & Respond, Rap and provide valuable information for enhancing independent reading in the classroom. Enjoy these links to HINK PINKS word play activities. [| Hinky Pinkys] Try figure these out: [|HINK PINKS] PROFESSIONAL READING ASSIGNMENT for next session (both links): http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/teacher_resources/literacy_pages/fluency.htm and http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/reading_first1fluency.html
 * 1 Hr. Oct. 15-22, 2008 **, 3:15-4:15, Scott Foresman Successnet-Set up class accounts on Scott Foresman website for text selection access from home.
 * 1 Hr. Nov. 6, 2008 **, 3:15-4:15, Reading A-Z-Key features will be explored. Teachers will share how they utilize this resource in their classrooms.
 * 1 Hr. Dec. 4, 2008 **, 3:15-4:15, Literacy Wiki [|What is a Wiki?] and Online Resources-How to use this resource for planning literacy lessons and collaborate with your grade levels to add content to the wiki and **PROFESSIONAL READING ASSIGNMENT** (choice one) for next session: Reading Workshop/Monitored Independent Reading
 * 1 Choice**-[|What is Monitored Independent Reading?]
 * 2 Choice**-[|Reading Essentials]
 * 3 Choice**-[|Differentiating Independent Reading] 
 * 2 Hr. Jan. 8, 2009 **, 3:15-4:15, Reading Workshop/Monitored Independent Reading-Discussion on structuring independent reading times in your classrooms and response to the professional reading assignment.
 * 3.5 Hrs. Jan. 19, 2009 **, 8:00-11:30, "The Literacy Symphony" Orchestrating balanced literacy in your classrooms.
 * 1 Hr. Feb 12, 2009 **, 3:15-4:15, Share and discuss the Scott Foresman assessment components used by your students.
 * 3.5 Hrs., Feb. 26, 2009 **, 8:00-11:30, "The Literacy Symphony" Orchestrating balanced literacy in your classrooms.
 * 1 Hr. March 19, 2009 **, 3:15-4:15, Word Work/Vocabulary Study-Select teachers will present ways to incorporate work work/vocabulary study in their classrooms.
 * Hink Pinks:** //"through riddles children gather and interpret data, make inferences, and draw conclusions"// The trick to understanding HINK PINKS is learning to write them. Start with the answer, which is usually an adjective paired with a noun. These words must share the same number of syllables and rhyme. (example: mad dad). To write the question, brainstorm synonyms for each word. Pick one from each set to make the riddle.
 * 2 Hr. April 23, 2009 **, 3:15-4:15, Fluency Instruction-Select teachers will share how they incorporate fluency practice into their fluency blocks. Teachers will discuss and respond to the professional reading assignment.

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PRISM sessions for teachers with Interactive White Boards
9 Hrs.-IWB User's Group Meetings 2 Hrs.-Presentations 3 Hrs.-Participation, Collaboration & Contribution to IWB NING social network and IWB Wiki 4 Hrs.-Training sessions