1.
Diana
Raphael
has
engaged
children
and
coached
teachers
for
over
40
years.
She
was
a
founding
member
and
chair
of
her
school
district’s
writing
committee
during
the
past
decade,
co-­‐
writing
a
Common
Core
aligned
Literacy
Framework
that
included
a
fully
developed
writing
and
reading
system
for
K-­‐6
learners.
Diana
helped
to
guide
professional
learning
as
a
long-­‐term
member
of
the
district’s
collaborative
professional
development
committee.
As
a
teacher
leader,
coach
and
teacher,
she
introduced
writing
workshop
and
reading
workshop
at
the
primary
level.
Diana
has
been
a
facilitator,
literacy
coach,
teacher
leader,
co-­‐teacher,
Reading
Recovery
teacher,
kindergarten
teacher,
preschool
teacher
and
literacy
teacher.
She
holds
an
MEd
from
Antioch
New
England
Graduate
School
and
a
CAS
in
Teacher
Leadership
from
UVM.
40 years of
experience in
education
Rea
Reach to
Teach Vermont
Educational
Consulting
Diana Raphael
dianaraphael49@gmail.com
802
475-­‐2411
or
802
310-­‐0612
K-­‐6
Consulting
Services
Fitting
it
All
In:
Common
Core
Aligned
Curriculum
Design:
• Writing
for
Understanding
• Conversational
Competences
• Reading
&
Writing
Workshops
• Tier
1
classroom
integrated
interventions
• Brain
development
in
learning
to
read,
write,
analyze,
speak
and
listen
• Principles
of
early
literacy
• Combining
small
group
workshops
with
hands
on
classroom
modeling
and
coaching,
over
the
course
of
a
year,
new
and
veteran
teachers
re-­‐design
and
re-­‐organize
multi-­‐
disciplinary
curriculum.
K-­‐12
Facilitation,
Coaching
&
Leadership
Services:
• Instructional
improvement
for
individual
classroom
&
specialist
teachers.
• Development
of
teacher
leaders
and
leadership
groups
• Systems
integrating
Tier
1
&
Tier
2
services
• Short
and
long
term
professional
development
planning
• Building
faculty
and
committee
efficacy
for
challenging
discussions
Diana
works
with
school
and
district
leaders
to
design
professional
development
to
fit
your
needs.
Consulting
Services
7+
monthly
days:
$900/day
1-­‐6
days:
$1,000/day
3
credit
graduate
course:
fees
determined
with
district
and
university
mileage
and
expenses
additional

2. Reaching
Out to
Prepare Our
Students by
Preparing
our
When
a
teacher
ceases
to
learn
she/he
ceases
to
teach.
…There
is
much
learning
to
be
derived
from
the
teaching
process.
But
the
teacher
must
remain
the
student
if
the
teacher
is
to
grow.
~Emmanuel
Diana
Raphael
brings
a
wide
array
of
experiences
in
teacher
leadership
and
literacy
coaching
to
her
consulting
practice.
She
has:
• worked
with
a
range
of
students
from
the
challenged
to
the
gifted
• produced
data
indicative
of
clear
and
consistent
growth
in
both
reading
and
writing
• designed
classroom
Tier
1
instruction
that
respects
learning
differences
• shown
every
child
can
meet
with
success
Diana’s
work
with
colleagues
at
the
local,
regional
and
state
level
has
included:
• large
and
small
group
presentations
• hands-­‐on
workshops
to
develop
curriculum
• model
teaching,
co-­‐teaching
• 1:1
support
for
struggling
teachers
• consideration
for
teachers’
learning
spectrums
The
Common
Core
State
Standards
fold
language
arts,
science
and
social
studies,
along
with
the
often
neglected
listening
and
speaking
standards,
into
the
ELA
standards.
Diana
understands:
• close
reading
supports
analysis
• rich
classroom
discussions
promote
understanding
of
content
• mastery
of
content
produces
proficient
student
outcomes
Diana
respects
a
variety
of
approaches
to
teaching
and
curriculum
design.
She
helps
teachers
understand
and
develop
strategies
for
all
learners
by:
• incorporating
specific
research
based
skills
• promoting
an
increased
use
of
oral
language/discourse
in
the
classroom
• Recognizing
diverse
backgrounds
• addressing
the
differing
abilities
of
students
With
modeling
and
supportive
guidance
from
Diana
and
from
each
other,
teachers
learn
to
design
and
use
curriculum
and
assessment
strategies
that
match
the
Common
Core,
and
importantly,
that
allow
children’s’
literacy
to
flourish.
discussion
under-­‐
standing
content