[MOSAIC] Poetry Slam Registration Ends this Week
The Poetry Slam Project is wrapping up the registration process this week. There is still time for you to get involved in this terrific online event. The project has an emphasis on middle level classrooms, but we've had participating classrooms from grades 5-10. You can view more details on the project and take a look at past projects by visiting http://www.literacyworkshop.org/poetryslam/poetryslam.htm. If you have any questions please contact me off list. Thanks, Keith Mack Online Poetry Slam Coordinator km...@literacyworkshop.org http://www.literacyworkshop.org/poetryslam ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
[MOSAIC] literacy models
Is there any schools/districts who are not invested in a program or series and using a comprehensive literacy model approach finding data and research providing the effectiveness? I am wondering because I am in a school that once had a balanced literacy model implemented then when administration and times changed, so did the model and they went with a basal series to provide continuity which some teachers need and love and left others feeling hopeless. I have been looking at models again but know that with funding issues, implementing a model in its entirety may not be the most effective if it doesn't get implemented in it entirety! So, are there any schools that have created their own literacy frameworks and allows it to grow and change based on their students' needs? http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/alan.pipes/pix/owl_t.jpgimgrefurl=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/alan.pipes/vector.htmlh=150w=150sz=11hl=ensig2=ThfRUpfK9fHyhMx4U3qM7Qstart=19tbnid=vG7bH0vq0lf9zM:tbnh=96tbnw=96ei=ta4uReiZOqHIaMypzcoMprev=/images%3Fq%3Dowl%2Bmascot%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D Jeana Wise First Grade Benton Elementary jw...@marshallschools.com ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] literacy models
Teachers in the Salem-Keizer School District are implementing a model that was developed here. http://www.salkeiz.k12.or.us/content/comprehensive-k-12-literacy-model The website includes model definitions and specific core standards. Carol Christ Literacy intervention teacher Salem, Oregon ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] literacy models
As of right now, we don't have a basal and at my level we use novels. But, that will probably change next year and it's not because of our principal. A lot of our teachers want a basal because - I'm quoting here - it will tell me what to do! I can't believe this! I'm getting so frustrated because I simply think they're being lazy. I have repeatedly shared websites, resources, and yahoogroups with them but now of them choose to use them. I think only one other teacher in the building has even heard of MOT or Strategies That Work. - Original Message - Is there any schools/districts who are not invested in a program or series and using a comprehensive literacy model approach finding data and research providing the effectiveness? I am wondering because I am in a school that once had a balanced literacy model implemented then when administration and times changed, so did the model and they went with a basal series to provide continuity which some teachers need and love and left others feeling hopeless. I have been looking at models again but know that with funding issues, implementing a model in its entirety may not be the most effective if it doesn't get implemented in it entirety! So, are there any schools that have created their own literacy frameworks and allows it to grow and change based on their students' needs? ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] literacy models
I totally feel your frustration. I am the only one at my school using Reading Workshop/Strategies approach. No one else wants to learn it. I have found that those who embrace the basals are those with the most fear and insecurity. They follow the philosophy of I followed the prescription, so it isn't my fault if the student doesn't succeed. Also, the teacher next door to me loves the basal due to the routine. She does the same type of activity every week. Vocabulary on Monday, Skill of the week on Tuesday, Read the story with the class on Wednesday, etc. She loves structure. Here is the good news: the student teacher I am getting in the fall LOVES strategies. She was my student observer this winter and said everyone of her reading courses focused on Reading Strategies. Hooray!! She is so excited about the technique and can't wait to try it. NO bad habits to break. Thank goodness we have this group to discuss what matters. On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 6:36 PM, Yingling yingli...@frontiernet.net wrote: As of right now, we don't have a basal and at my level we use novels. But, that will probably change next year and it's not because of our principal. A lot of our teachers want a basal because - I'm quoting here - it will tell me what to do! I can't believe this! I'm getting so frustrated because I simply think they're being lazy. I have repeatedly shared websites, resources, and yahoogroups with them but now of them choose to use them. I think only one other teacher in the building has even heard of MOT or Strategies That Work. - Original Message - Is there any schools/districts who are not invested in a program or series and using a comprehensive literacy model approach finding data and research providing the effectiveness? I am wondering because I am in a school that once had a balanced literacy model implemented then when administration and times changed, so did the model and they went with a basal series to provide continuity which some teachers need and love and left others feeling hopeless. I have been looking at models again but know that with funding issues, implementing a model in its entirety may not be the most effective if it doesn't get implemented in it entirety! So, are there any schools that have created their own literacy frameworks and allows it to grow and change based on their students' needs? ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. -- Nancy ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
Re: [MOSAIC] literacy models
It's so hard to go it alone. Thank goodness you have this group!! On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Yingling yingli...@frontiernet.net wrote: As of right now, we don't have a basal and at my level we use novels. But, that will probably change next year and it's not because of our principal. A lot of our teachers want a basal because - I'm quoting here - it will tell me what to do! I can't believe this! I'm getting so frustrated because I simply think they're being lazy. I have repeatedly shared websites, resources, and yahoogroups with them but now of them choose to use them. I think only one other teacher in the building has even heard of MOT or Strategies That Work. - Original Message - Is there any schools/districts who are not invested in a program or series and using a comprehensive literacy model approach finding data and research providing the effectiveness? I am wondering because I am in a school that once had a balanced literacy model implemented then when administration and times changed, so did the model and they went with a basal series to provide continuity which some teachers need and love and left others feeling hopeless. I have been looking at models again but know that with funding issues, implementing a model in its entirety may not be the most effective if it doesn't get implemented in it entirety! So, are there any schools that have created their own literacy frameworks and allows it to grow and change based on their students' needs? ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. -- There is nothing so unequal as equal treatment of unequals.Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
