"A school system's most important asset is its teaching force. And, the most important investment a school board, administrators, and parents can make in a school system is to ensure that teachers continue to learn. Continuous, high-quality professional development is essential to the nation's goal of high standards of learning for every child."
-American Federation Of Teachers
Our goal with this page is to share as much as we can from the workshops we have been fortunate enough to attend this year. We hope that you will be able to learn right along with us through the notes that we have been able to compile! With each workshop, we take as many notes as we can in order to share this knowledge with all of you! Keep in mind that these are rough notes. If you like what you see in the notes, perhaps you might be interested in reading the book by the presenter?
Springfield 2014 IRC Conference Notes...
1. Presenter: Richard Allington
Workshop Title: What Really Works in RTI
Springfield 2014 IRC Conference Notes...
1. Presenter: Richard Allington
Workshop Title: What Really Works in RTI
Click on the following link to view the notes from this workshop...
| irc__-_allington_notes_2014.docx |
If you are more interested in what Richard Allington has to say about RTI in public schools, the following article compliments this workshop that we attended. Copy and paste the following link into your browser to view the article...
http://www.edweek.org/tsb/articles/2010/04/12/02allington.h03.html
2. Presenter: Richard Allington
Workshop Title: Will Harder Books Raise Reading Achievement?
Click on the following link to view the notes from this workshop...
http://www.edweek.org/tsb/articles/2010/04/12/02allington.h03.html
2. Presenter: Richard Allington
Workshop Title: Will Harder Books Raise Reading Achievement?
Click on the following link to view the notes from this workshop...
| will_harder_books_raise_reading_achievement_allington_irc_2014.docx |
3. Presenter: Jan Richardson
Workshop Title: Powerful Prompting During Guided Reading
Click on the following link to view the notes from this workshop...
| powerful_prompting_during_guided_reading_notes.doc |
The following link will connect you to the guided reading lesson plan template that is used by Jan Richardson...
| jan_richardson_lesson_plan_templates_the_next_step_in_gr.html |
4. Presenter: Maria Walther
Workshop Title: The Promise of Poetry for
Struggling Readers
Click on the following link to view the notes from this workshop...
| the_promise_of_poetry_for_struggling_readers.docx |
5. Presenter: Deborah Wright
Workshop Title: Explicit Vocabulary Instruction for the Common Core
Click on the following link to view the notes from this workshop...
| explicit_vocabulary_instruction_for_ela_common_core_standards.docx |
Click on the file below for handouts you can use in your classroom from Deborah Wright's session...
| deborah_wright_handouts_from_2014_irc_conference.txt |
6. Presenters: Becky McTague, Margaret Policastro, Diane Mazeski, and
Marlene Levin from Roosevelt University
Workshop Title: Creating New Elements with CCSS: Word Walls to
Language Walls and Language and Literacy Centers
Click on the following link to view the notes from this workshop...
| creating_new_elements_with_ccss_language_walls.docx |
7. Presenters: Douglas Fisher & Nancy Frey
Workshop Title: Better Learning Through Structured Teaching
Douglas Fisher & Nancy Frey has a website that is full of resources for teachers! Here is the link to their site...
http://www.fisherandfrey.com/
Click on the following link to view the notes from
this workshop...
http://www.fisherandfrey.com/
Click on the following link to view the notes from
this workshop...
| fisher__frey_presentation.docx |
8. Presenter: Stephanie Harvey
Workshop Title: Passion And Wonder Are Contagious: Why Thinking And Curiosity Matter In The 21st Century
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Click on the following link to view the notes from this workshop...
| stephanie_harvey_notes.doc |
8. Presenter: Debbie Miller
Workshop Title: Growing Independent Learners
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Click on the following link to view the notes from this workshop...
| notes_for_debbie_miller.doc |
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Other 2014 Professional Development Conference Notes:
Presenter: Christopher Lehman
Workshop Title: Fall In Love with Close Reading
Click on the following link to view the notes from this workshop...
| close_reading_notes.pdf |
Presenter: Ellin Keene
Workshop Title: Talk About Understanding: Rethinking Classroom Talk To Enhance Comprehension
Click on the following link to view the notes from this workshop...
| ellin_keene_workshop.doc |
Northern Illinois University's 41st Annual Summer
Literacy Conference, June 13, June 16-18, 2104
Writing Matters: Successful Approaches to Teaching Core
Ready Writers
Multiple Presenters (see below)
Presenter: Jeffrey Wilhelm, Boise State University
Workshop Title: INQUIRING MINDS LEARN TO READ AND
WRITE!
Using Inquiry to Motivate and Assist
Students to Meet the Common Core Standards
Literacy Conference, June 13, June 16-18, 2104
Writing Matters: Successful Approaches to Teaching Core
Ready Writers
Multiple Presenters (see below)
Presenter: Jeffrey Wilhelm, Boise State University
Workshop Title: INQUIRING MINDS LEARN TO READ AND
WRITE!
Using Inquiry to Motivate and Assist
Students to Meet the Common Core Standards
| 5_kinds_arguments_-_jeffrey_wilhelm.docx |
| inquirypacket_-_jeffrey_wilhelm.doc |
| trashhandoutmra_-_jeffrey_wilhelm.docx |
Presenter: Pam Allyn
Workshop Title: Reading is Breathing In, Writing is Breathing Out
| pam_allyn_notes_-_mahar.docx |
Presenter: Aimee Buckner
Workshop Title: It Takes Courage to Teach Children Well
Workshop Title: It Takes Courage to Teach Children Well
| aimee_buckner_notes.docx |
| aimee_buckner_-_niu_conference_handouts.pptx |
Presenter: Tom McCann and Panel
Workshop Title: Inquiry, Discussion, and Writing: Transforming Talk to Texts
Workshop Title: Inquiry, Discussion, and Writing: Transforming Talk to Texts
| panel_discussion_literacy_conference_6.17.14.docx |
Springfield 2015 IRC Conference notes...
1. Presenter: Maria Walther
Workshop Title: Assess, Decide, and Guide
Click on the following link to view the notes from this workshop...
| maria_walther.doc |
2. Presenter: Kathy Barclay
Workshop Title: Is Your K-2 Literacy Instruction Common Core Ready?
Click on the following link to view the notes from this workshop...
| kathy_barclay.doc |
3. Presenter: Richard Allington
Workshop Title: What Really Matters in RTI &
Promoting Literacy At Home, At School, And In The Community
Click on the following link to view the notes from this workshop...
| r._allington.doc |
| allington_-_homeschool_connection.doc |
4. Timothy Shanahan
Workshop Title: Teaching With Challenging Text
Click on the following link to view the notes from this workshop...
Workshop Title: Teaching With Challenging Text
Click on the following link to view the notes from this workshop...
| shanahan.doc |
5. Jerry Johns & Roberta Berglund
Workshop Title: Fluency And The Common Core: Strategies That Count!
Workshop Title: Fluency And The Common Core: Strategies That Count!
Click on the following link to view the notes from this workshop...
| jerry_johns.doc |
