Creating a Culture of Collaboration

Creating a Culture of Collaboration Implementing Adolescent Literacy Instructional Practices

Krista L. McDanielLiteracy Coordinator & Coach, RtI CoordinatorLittleton High School, Littleton ColoradoDoctoral Candidate, University of Colorado Denver Leadership in Educational Equity

Literacy Dreams • Imagine your school or district in 10 years. Your colleagues have embedded literacy instructional practices across all contents and courses. What do classrooms look like, sound like, and feel like? • How do we achieve the dream?

Identify your allies – Develop your Networks

Administrator Advice: Create structures and systems for communication among and between groups

Broaden Base of Knowledge • Begin with your allies • Facilitate exploration of research • Meet regularly with principal • Share your knowledge • Become a source of knowledge

Conceptual Framework: The Map • What are WE going? • Guiding Principles • Data • Progress Monitoring Handout: Guiding Principles P. 3

Advice to Administrators: Expect Research-Based Recommendations Be wary of the “program”

Effective Instructional Practices Research, Research, Research

Current Focus for LHS 2008-2010 • Direct instruction in comprehension strategies • Activating/building background/prior knowledge • Use of differentiated texts using Lexile scores • Summary Writing • Graphic Organizers • Text-Based Collaboration Handout: LHS 2008 – 2010 p. 4

Professional Development: The “Why” Factor • Always answer the “why” • Big Picture Connections • Data Informed Decisions • Progress Monitoring • Linking RTI PLC & PD Matrix.pdf Handout: RtI/PLC/PD Connection for LHS

Develop a Collaborative Culture of Practice • Workshop Approach PD • Differentiate for Content Areas • Options: Choice vs. Level • Study Groups • Implementation Time Handout: What does good PD look like, sound like, and feel like? (p.4)

Administrator Advice: • Make Collaborative Professional Development a Priority Handout: What does good PD look like, sound like, and feel like?

Patience, Patience, Patience Repetition, Repetition, Repetition Listen, Listen, Listen Believe, Believe, Believe Students, Students, Students

WE can Create a Collaborative Culture

Creating a Culture of Collaboration

Creating a Culture of Collaboration

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