Participants will gain information on how to use hands-on activities to enhance student engagement through interdisciplinary literacy. In this session you will have the chance to explore a variety of learning opportunities related to curriculum-based texts. Topics that will be discussed include: constructing a roller coaster to enhance forces and motion in science, creating a structure to enhance the fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk, and understanding fractions using the text “The Lion’s Share.”
Middle School ELA teachers will explore the new state standards and resources provided by the NCDPI ELA Team. Required for all teachers in that grade/content area.
This session will provide an overview of the phonics/word study instructional plan in grades K-2. The UCPS word study guides include the planning of daily 15 minute lessons. We will discuss how the principles taught in word study cannot be taught only in isolation but also need to be transferred, practiced and reinforced in Interactive Writing and Shared Reading. All three components are included in the guides to ensure that students transfer these phonics principles to reading and writing in continuous text. Participants will also view video clips of sample lessons. Required for all NEW teachers in that grade/content area.
Struggling to get kids writing? Wondering how to encourage young writers to better demonstrate their thinking on paper? Does the phrase “written response to text” give you nightmares? We will explore structure and organization, tools and strategies, rubrics and differentiated support for helping students become confident, prolific writers who know how to demonstrate their thinking in writing. Written comprehension only works if students have the words to use and the tools to comprehend text. Examine methods for developing strong reading comprehension skills in your students and discover how those methods can be utilized to develop strong writers as well.
Participants will gain information on how to use hands-on activities to enhance student engagement through interdisciplinary literacy. In this session you will have the chance to explore a variety of learning opportunities related to curriculum-based texts. Topics that will be discussed include: constructing a roller coaster to enhance forces and motion in science, creating a structure to enhance the fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk, and understanding fractions using the text “The Lion’s Share.”
Looking for a new lesson, unit, or resources for your middle school ELA classroom? Come learn more about the course written by teachers, for teachers, for middle school teachers to use as a resource! For veterans and BTs alike – we would love you to see what we’ve created and share your input to make it an even better resource! A representative in that grade level/content area should attend from each school.
Middle School ELA teachers will explore the new state standards and resources provided by the NCDPI ELA Team. Required for all teachers in that grade/content area.
Struggling to get kids writing? Wondering how to encourage young writers to better demonstrate their thinking on paper? Does the phrase “written response to text” give you nightmares? We will explore structure and organization, tools and strategies, rubrics and differentiated support for helping students become confident, prolific writers who know how to demonstrate their thinking in writing. Written comprehension only works if students have the words to use and the tools to comprehend text. Examine methods for developing strong reading comprehension skills in your students and discover how those methods can be utilized to develop strong writers as well.
Rubrics were restructured this year to establish clearer expectations for students through specific outcomes in writing. We based our rubrics on those used in Camey's doctorate classes at Gardner Webb and on our own professional observations. These outcomes helped us construct coaching support for specific writing skills in teacher led small groups and in collaborative peer review. Teachers will have the option to import the outcomes we've designed into their canvas courses and will have time to collaborate with one another on restructuring their own rubrics to follow our format.
Casey Zvanut graduated from Mississippi State University with a B.A. in English Education. She has worked in Union County Public Schools for 19 years as an English teacher and as an Instructional Technology Facilitator. In 2016, Casey returned to the classroom to apply all she had... Read More →
What do we do with students who already know what we are teaching? Effective educators provide quality instruction that not only aligns to the standard course of study, but focuses on high level thinking skills, differentiated practices, authentic assessment, increasing levels of rigor, and is student-centered. Come find out how to do all this at this session. Strategies and planning materials will be shared with participants of all content areas to use in all classrooms.
In Book love: Developing depth, stamina, and passion in adolescent readers (2013), Penny Kittle explores the various reason adolescent students do not read and shows the effects of decreased reading quantities. Kittle (2013) argues, through providing appropriate texts, along with structured class time, teachers can create a culture that leads to more complex reading. She provides strategies to increase the quantity, capacity, and complexity over time, to create a balance of independent reading, text study, and novel study, to help students deepen their thinking through writing about reading, and to build a school culture focused on the love of reading (2013). Book Love (2013) advocates for independent reading; the ultimate goal is to clearly establish a culture where students long to read all types of literature, thus use literature as an avenue of growth and reflection. We will share how the Book Love Initiative works in my classroom, along with data supporting its effectiveness.
I am what some would call a "hybrid" educator. My degree is in secondary education with a focus on history. I have been a social studies educator longer than a language arts educator but love both and currently teach both. I love to share ideas and collaborate to better serve my... Read More →
Thursday August 16, 2018 8:30am - 10:00am
G204Weddington High School: 4901 Weddington Rd Matthews, NC 28104
Using Kylene Beers & Bob Propst's approach to close reading, participants in this session will learn the basics of Notice and Note for both fiction and non-fiction. We will discuss applications of the approach across different curricula as well as different student-ability groups.
What the POL National Recitation Contest is, how to run the contest at the classroom and school levels, how to use the contest to teach many different standards, and how to tailor it to fit your classroom needs.
Quick debates (3-person debates) to help kids build their debating skills. They are in 90-second rounds and rotate three times through, then debate as a class, and then construct an argument.
How often do we label a child with a reading level? Why not expose them to books within their text band? Through this session, teachers will get an understanding of what a text band is, how to collect data as they teach into text bands (acknowledging "sticky" levels too), how to use a continuum to teach into bands in small groups and lastly what a library looks like when it is set up by text band rather than reading level.
In this session we will identify contemporary "vulnerable populations" and discuss best practices for educating these students. Teachers will be given strategies for addressing difficult topics with students. There will be a focus on poetry, spoken word, art and podcasting as methods of empowering our students to use their voices, tell their stories, and ultimately create a more humane world.
Rubrics were restructured this year to establish clearer expectations for students through specific outcomes in writing. We based our rubrics on those used in Camey's doctorate classes at Gardner Webb and on our own professional observations. These outcomes helped us construct coaching support for specific writing skills in teacher led small groups and in collaborative peer review. Teachers will have the option to import the outcomes we've designed into their canvas courses and will have time to collaborate with one another on restructuring their own rubrics to follow our format.
Casey Zvanut graduated from Mississippi State University with a B.A. in English Education. She has worked in Union County Public Schools for 19 years as an English teacher and as an Instructional Technology Facilitator. In 2016, Casey returned to the classroom to apply all she had... Read More →
What do we do with students who already know what we are teaching? Effective educators provide quality instruction that not only aligns to the standard course of study, but focuses on high level thinking skills, differentiated practices, authentic assessment, increasing levels of rigor, and is student-centered. Come find out how to do all this at this session. Strategies and planning materials will be shared with participants of all content areas to use in all classrooms.
This session will provide an overview of the phonics/word study instructional plan in 3rd grade. The UCPS word study guides include the planning of daily 15 minute word study focused lessons. We will discuss how the principles taught in word study cannot be taught only in isolation but also need to be transferred, practiced and reinforced in real application. Participants will also view video clips of sample lessons. Required for all 3rd grade Teachers.
Using Kylene Beers & Bob Propst's approach to close reading, participants in this session will learn the basics of Notice and Note for both fiction and non-fiction. We will discuss applications of the approach across different curricula as well as different student-ability groups.
Rubrics were restructured this year to establish clearer expectations for students through specific outcomes in writing. We based our rubrics on those used in Camey's doctorate classes at Gardner Webb and on our own professional observations. These outcomes helped us construct coaching support for specific writing skills in teacher led small groups and in collaborative peer review. Teachers will have the option to import the outcomes we've designed into their canvas courses and will have time to collaborate with one another on restructuring their own rubrics to follow our format.
Casey Zvanut graduated from Mississippi State University with a B.A. in English Education. She has worked in Union County Public Schools for 19 years as an English teacher and as an Instructional Technology Facilitator. In 2016, Casey returned to the classroom to apply all she had... Read More →
Can you survive the island? Game-based instruction is an instructional strategy aimed at engaging and motivating students to learn. This session will focus on whole-class novel study of Lord of the Flies and provide examples of two different types of game-based instruction aligned to the standard course of study, role-playing simulation and electronic breakout challenge. Planning guides and additional resources will be shared for use in all content areas to develop these strategies for classroom use.
In Book love: Developing depth, stamina, and passion in adolescent readers (2013), Penny Kittle explores the various reason adolescent students do not read and shows the effects of decreased reading quantities. Kittle (2013) argues, through providing appropriate texts, along with structured class time, teachers can create a culture that leads to more complex reading. She provides strategies to increase the quantity, capacity, and complexity over time, to create a balance of independent reading, text study, and novel study, to help students deepen their thinking through writing about reading, and to build a school culture focused on the love of reading (2013). Book Love (2013) advocates for independent reading; the ultimate goal is to clearly establish a culture where students long to read all types of literature, thus use literature as an avenue of growth and reflection. We will share how the Book Love Initiative works in my classroom, along with data supporting its effectiveness.
This session will provide an overview of the phonics/word study instructional plan in 3rd grade. The UCPS word study guides include the planning of daily 15 minute word study focused lessons. We will discuss how the principles taught in word study cannot be taught only in isolation but also need to be transferred, practiced and reinforced in real application. Participants will also view video clips of sample lessons. Required for all 3rd grade Teachers.
What the POL National Recitation Contest is, how to run the contest at the classroom and school levels, how to use the contest to teach many different standards, and how to tailor it to fit your classroom needs.
Quick debates (3-person debates) to help kids build their debating skills. They are in 90-second rounds and rotate three times through, then debate as a class, and then construct an argument.
How often do we label a child with a reading level? Why not expose them to books within their text band? Through this session, teachers will get an understanding of what a text band is, how to collect data as they teach into text bands (acknowledging "sticky" levels too), how to use a continuum to teach into bands in small groups and lastly what a library looks like when it is set up by text band rather than reading level.
In this session we will identify contemporary "vulnerable populations" and discuss best practices for educating these students. Teachers will be given strategies for addressing difficult topics with students. There will be a focus on poetry, spoken word, art and podcasting as methods of empowering our students to use their voices, tell their stories, and ultimately create a more humane world.
Struggling to get kids writing? Wondering how to encourage young writers to better demonstrate their thinking on paper? Does the phrase “written response to text” give you nightmares? We will explore structure and organization, tools and strategies, rubrics and differentiated support for helping students become confident, prolific writers who know how to demonstrate their thinking in writing. Written comprehension only works if students have the words to use and the tools to comprehend text. Examine methods for developing strong reading comprehension skills in your students and discover how those methods can be utilized to develop strong writers as well.
What the POL National Recitation Contest is, how to run the contest at the classroom and school levels, how to use the contest to teach many different standards, and how to tailor it to fit your classroom needs.
Quick debates (3-person debates) to help kids build their debating skills. They are in 90-second rounds and rotate three times through, then debate as a class, and then construct an argument.
In this session we will identify contemporary "vulnerable populations" and discuss best practices for educating these students. Teachers will be given strategies for addressing difficult topics with students. There will be a focus on poetry, spoken word, art and podcasting as methods of empowering our students to use their voices, tell their stories, and ultimately create a more humane world.
How do we get beyond the book? This session will focus on To Kill a Mockingbird to provide a model of how to create concept-based units that engage students in higher-level thinking and inquiry-based learning. Strategies and planning materials will be shared with participants to develop their own units.
I am what some would call a "hybrid" educator. My degree is in secondary education with a focus on history. I have been a social studies educator longer than a language arts educator but love both and currently teach both. I love to share ideas and collaborate to better serve my... Read More →
Thursday August 16, 2018 2:00pm - 3:30pm
G204Weddington High School: 4901 Weddington Rd Matthews, NC 28104
Using Kylene Beers & Bob Propst's approach to close reading, participants in this session will learn the basics of Notice and Note for both fiction and non-fiction. We will discuss applications of the approach across different curricula as well as different student-ability groups.
