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IRA 2012 Chicago
This document summarizes a presentation on professional learning and leadership in literacy instruction. The presentation aims to immerse educators in research resources and best practices through online materials and discussions between university researchers and K-12 teachers. It provides an overview of the theoretical foundations of literacy learning and discusses the creation of an international reading center to collect and disseminate educational information and provide professional learning opportunities globally.
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- 1. Professional learning andleadership: An international resource for the art, craft, and science of disciplinary literacy acquisition and instruction Sandra L. Robinson, Susan J. Wegmann, Enrique A. Puig 2012 International Reading Association Convention
- 4. Session objectives: • Immerseliteracy educators in breakthrough resources in research and appropriate instructional practices • Provide on-line high quality materials, programs, and professional learning opportunities • Engage university-based research scholars and school- based practitioner scholars in dialogic conversations • Employ technology to disseminate and collect information • Respond in a timely manner to ensure professional learning • Demonstrate materials and access to models of appropriate instructional practices
- 5. Presenters and pointof view: Sandra L. Robinson – historical perspective Susan J. Wegmann – programmatic perspective Enrique A. Puig – theoretical foundation
- 6. Theoretical foundation: • Literacylearning is complex (Clay, 2001) • Literacy enterprises are an aesthetic as well as an efferent endeavor (Rosenblatt, 1978) • Knowledge is socially constructed (Vygotsky, 1978) • Attention, motivation, and situation need to be in harmony for learning to be productive (Csíkszentmihályi, 1997) • Opposing views are seen as strengths rather than hurdles towards seeking solutions (Bakhtin, 1981) • Adult learning is a solution-seeking endeavor (Knowles, 1984) • Universal conditions of learning need to be in place for optimal literacy learning to occur (Cambourne, 1988)
- 8. University-based research scholar/ School-based practitioner scholar • Florida Literacy and International Reading (FLaIR) Fellows • International Collaborative Partnerships • International Society for the Social Studies • Florida Literacy Coaches Association • Pre-K – 12 Classroom Teachers
- 9. CONTINUUM OF PROFESSIONALLEARNING Public voice Private voice Inner voice Interactive coaching Intraactive coaching Facilitate a Provide an Co-teach with a host Confer, Facilitate RtI2 team Facilitate lesson workshop to observation lesson teacher in an observe, and or literacy study or action improve to improve learning observation classroom debrief to leadership team to research to learning and and instruction to improve learning improve investigate adaptive improve learning instruction based on static and and instruction based learning and challenges using and instruction based on dynamic on static and dynamic instruction using static and dynamic using assessment assessment assessment assessment assessment assessment Increased external scaffolding Decreased external scaffolding Subject-centered pedagogy Solution-seeking andragogy Transformation may occur when teachers or his or her coaches are provided opportunities to observe, co-teach, confer, study, research, and reflect on practices based on behavioral evidence. Note: The term observation lesson has been used to replace demonstration lesson to denote the opportunity being Adapted from: provided versus a model lesson to emulate. Puig, E.A. & Froelich, K.S. (2011), 2nd ed. The literacy coach: Guiding in the right direction. Allyn & Bacon/ Pearson.
- 10. Literacy acquisition andinstruction from an ethnographic perspective
- 11. Critical role ofdeveloping a common language in a professional learning community • Improves communication and allows for better interpretation of data • Expands thinking by applying new concepts to known words • Economizes on time when meeting to discuss adaptive challenges • Develops a sense of community • Creates a safe environment The Literacy Leadership Team: Sustaining and Expanding Success. Froelich, K.S. & Puig, E.A. (2010)
- 12. Sandra L. Robinson •International need for the Morgridge International Reading Center • Importance of a cohesive instructional PK – 20 plan
- 13. An international resourceto support the professional learning and leadership necessary to sustain and expand success in schools Sandra L. Robinson
- 14. A historical perspectivefor the need of the Morgridge International Reading Center Location X
- 15. A generous gift. . . Morgridge Family Foundation
- 16. Purpose… • Collect anddisseminate educational information based on innovative research. • House a comprehensive collection of global reading initiatives. • Serve as a hub of connectivity. • Provide opportunities for professional learning.
- 17. Holistic PK-20 education A holistic PK-20 education consolidates established and proven educational practices with current resources and future needs. The creation of a cohesive PK-20 system will better prepare students for the jobs of the 21st century.
- 18. Trends in InternationalMathematics and Science Study - TIMSS
- 19. Progress in InternationalReading Literacy Study PIRLS General findings: • The Russian Federation, Hong Kong SAR, and Singapore were the three top-performing countries. • Participants with the highest average achievement overall, also tended to have the highest average achievement for literary and informational reading and for the comprehension processes. • Girls had significantly higher reading achievement than boys in all except two countries (Luxembourg and Spain). • For about half the participants, almost all of their students demonstrated at least some basic reading competencies. • In about half of the participants, almost all students reached the Low International Benchmark. • In about half of the participants, three fourths of the students reached the Intermediate Benchmark and about two fifths reached the High Benchmark. • Singapore and the Russian Federation had the greatest percentages of high-achieving students, with about 19% reaching the Advanced Benchmark.
- 20. The importance ofa cohesive instructional plan for PK-20 • Cooperation among educational levels has to be in place in order to equip and prepare students. • A cohesive PK-20 instructional plan identifies strengths and scaffolds students to ensure success • Education is the common denominator
- 21. Susan J. Wegmann 21stCentury Learning Environment: • Learner’s Role • Content Knowledge • Programmatic perspectives
- 22. The Role ofthe Learner • Teacher-directed • Average group centered FIXED • Predetermined • Set content area • scheduled TO • Individualized constructivist approach • Learner-centered FLUID • Fast-changing • Interactive • asynchronous
- 23. Connected Stance towardLiteracy in the Disciplines
- 24. Content Knowledge THIS? OR THAT? • Skim and Scan • Contemplative reading • Pick and Click • Expanded Thought • Copy and paste • Creative Thinking • Link and LOL • Authentic Connections • Consensus • Individuals constructing • Profit driven search engines information • Intelligent search engines Carr, N (2010) The Shallows: What The Internet Is Doing To Our Brains.. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
- 26. New Literacies STANDARDS High Expectations Differentiation CULTURAL COMPETENCIES Empathy Engagement-service CREATIVE PRODUCTIVITY Problem-solving Authentic connections
- 27. Implications for LiteracyInstruction • 21st Century Learning Environment • Connected Global Learning • Disciplinary Literacy at forefront
- 28. Questions and Discussion SandraL. Robinson – historical perspective Susan J. Wegmann– programmatic perspective Enrique A. Puig – theoretical foundation
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- #3 Note: you have to go to presentation mode to see the polls initially. They will show up if you are connected to the Internet.POLL Everywhere Text: My students are mostlyPress F5 or enter presentation mode to view the poll\r\nIn an emergency during your presentation, if the poll isn't showing, navigate to this link in your web browser:\r\nhttp://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTE4MDYzOTkxNDgIf you like, you can use this slide as a template for your own voting slides. You might use a slide like this if you feel your audience would benefit from the picture showing a text message on a phone.
- #4 Note: you have to go to presentation mode to see the polls initially. They will show up if you are connected to the Internet.POLL Everywhere Text: I am interested in learning about: (multiple choice answers – National efforts in reading; International efforts in reading, Disciplinary reading, What other states are doing in reading; and Becoming involved in an international effort to improve reading)Press F5 or enter presentation mode to view the poll\r\nIn an emergency during your presentation, if the poll isn't showing, navigate to this link in your web browser:\r\nhttp://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTE5ODQ3OTcwMjMIf you like, you can use this slide as a template for your own voting slides. You might use a slide like this if you feel your audience would benefit from the picture showing a text message on a phone.
- #8 Note: you have to go to presentation mode to see the polls initially. They will show up if you are connected to the Internet.POLL Everywhere Text: The biggest literacy need in my area is:Press F5 or enter presentation mode to view the poll\r\nIn an emergency during your presentation, if the poll isn't showing, navigate to this link in your web browser:\r\nhttp://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/MjI4ODc0Mzk4If you like, you can use this slide as a template for your own voting slides. You might use a slide like this if you feel your audience would benefit from the picture showing a text message on a phone.
- #13 Transition slide to introduce next speaker
- #15 The Morgridge International Reading Center is located at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. The University of Central Florida is the second largest university in the United States and the largest university in the state of Florida. Current enrollment for the Fall 2010 term exceeded 56,000 students taught by over 1700 faculty members. The main campus in Orlando is on 1,415 acres. The university provides 183 bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and 29 doctoral programs. Students come from all 50 states in the United States and 140 countries. With the main campus housed in Orlando, Florida, where there are approximately 132 languages and dialects spoken, UCF is a prime location for the Morgridge International Reading Center.
- #16 The Morgridge Family Foundation is a private foundation whose vision is to become leaders in venture philanthropy so that the neediest of the needy will have greater opportunities to receive quality education. The foundation also supports several early childhood literacy and health initiatives.
- #19 Sample of percentage of eighth-grade students who reached the TIMSS advanced international benchmark in mathematics and science, by country: 2007
- #22 Transitions slide to introduce next speaker.
- #23 in the global classroom, the role of the learner has transformed from:
- #24 Students need to assume a “connected stance” in order to learn from technological sources. Connected Stance is at the nexus of high engagement and high participation.
- #26 Note: you have to go to presentation mode to see the polls initially. They will show up if you are connected to the Internet.POLL Everywhere Text: What about New Literacies? (This is anything having to do with technology, kind of like “new math” – confusing and resource intensive, A content area teacher’s dream; Requires a thinking skill set: critical thinking, higher-order thinking)Press F5 or enter presentation mode to view the poll\r\nIn an emergency during your presentation, if the poll isn't showing, navigate to this link in your web browser:\r\nhttp://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTIxMjQ3OTE2MDQIf you like, you can use this slide as a template for your own voting slides. You might use a slide like this if you feel your audience would benefit from the picture showing a text message on a phone.
- #30 Note: you have to go to presentation mode to see the polls initially. They will show up if you are connected to the Internet.POLL Everywhere Text: If you would like more information about today’s presentation, please text your name and email address.Press F5 or enter presentation mode to view the poll\r\nIn an emergency during your presentation, if the poll isn't showing, navigate to this link in your web browser:\r\nhttp://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/Mjc3Nzk5NTE3If you like, you can use this slide as a template for your own voting slides. You might use a slide like this if you feel your audience would benefit from the picture showing a text message on a phone.