I agree that good professional development is a positive thing and
can be more of a learning experience than sharing with colleagues on
a surface level. I also think that there should be more discussion
time in schools for teachers to collaborate on ideas. They are not
mutually exclusive.
information from the same 'manual' is
not realistic.
There is always more to know
Amy McGovern
From: jennifer.pal...@hcps.org
To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org
Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:59:03 +
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] professional development
Renee... Hear hear! I can, after all
Wanted to throw in my two cents about letting teachers share with each other
vs. professional dev. from an expert. I think it probably depends a lot on
the school community. I love sharing ideas with colleagues as we chat at
lunch, but their focus and values are fairly different from mine. I
, February 27, 2012 11:26 AM
To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] professional development -- Teacher as Researcher
Renee wrote:
I think the best and
most effective professional development is teachers talking among themselves
about what works in their classrooms.
snip
What
I would buy alot of classic children's books and, depending on your computer
situation, I would start seriously and closely looking at various computer
programs. I recently went to an Achieve 3000 workshop and was extremely
impressed by the built-in variety and differentiation plus the NF focus
If you had $30,000 grant for 2 years (total $) and could spend it on
professional development, plus knowing that the students in your school were
second lang. learners and had low comprehension scores, how would you spend the
money? Who would you invite to do workshops? I'm looking for
Hi!
I'm looking for some recommendations for new titles for summer reading for
teachers at our school. We've read To Understand and Debbie Miller's newest
book. Are there any new books you've read that you would recommend for
elementary school teachers, focusing on reading and/or writing? THANK
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Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 12:22 PM
Subject: [MOSAIC] Professional Development books?
Hi!
I'm looking for some recommendations for new titles for summer reading for
teachers at our school. We've read To Understand and Debbie Miller's
newest
book. Are there any new books you've
The Cafe Book (By Gail Boushey and Joan Moser)---great for formative
assessment and reading conferences...
Jennifer
In a message dated 5/27/2009 12:23:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
laxmom...@gmail.com writes:
Hi!
I'm looking for some recommendations for new titles for summer reading for
remain positive... our school is a satellite school to Columbia and the
first year we trained.it took a long time to hear if we were accepted. I
think this is a wonderful way to deliver professional development. We have had
a
relationship with Columbia for nearly seven years and each
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Sent: Friday, May 2, 2008 9:34:30 PM
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Professional Development
Dawn, could you explain where and how you got your grant?
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Our school recieved a grant for the Lucy Calkins Summer Institute
(writing). The only problem is we have not been accepted yet. When we called
they said that there were so many applicants this year that it is taking them
awhile to get through them all. Does anyone know of anything that would
Dawn, could you explain where and how you got your grant?
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Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 10:33 PM
To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org
Subject: [MOSAIC] Professional Development
Our school recieved a grant
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Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 9:32 PM
Subject: [MOSAIC] Professional Development
Our school recieved a grant for the Lucy Calkins Summer Institute (writing).
The only problem is we have not been accepted yet. When we called they said
that there were so many applicants this year that it is taking
In response for the literature circle request:
The best stuff I've seen lately on literature circles is through
Fountas and Pinnell's book Teaching for Comprehension and
Fluency. Their chapters 18, 19 and 20 - on moving into and
engaging students in small-group discussions and book
I have been asked to run a one hour workshop for second grade teachers
on Literature Circles. I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on
the best way to deliver this information, what should be on the agenda,
or the depth to take this. The teachers have varying levels of
experience. I want
Divide the teachers into literature circles so that each group can then
contribute their learnings to the share at the end. In using the format of the
literature circle itself, the teachers will be able to better appreciate the
power of this type of reading group. In providing text about
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