I agree wtih the suggestions of the Daily Five or Comprehension connections by McGregor. STW or Mosaic would probably be a threat and turn off. Somewhere in there people might benefit from seeing a video of Debbie Miller. We did a breakfast club several years ago wtih the videos. The goal was to walk away with something to try. The videos allowed us to just get to the meeting early in the a.m., watch, discuss and try during the next two weeks. We found having a partner to share trying with was a great support too.
One thing we have been doing recently is displaying writing on the wall. This is encouraging to staff and students. Parents see our work and want to talk about student learning. :-) Stafff feels motivated too. This has provided opportunities for our literacy coach to be invited in to model writing lessons that springboard off of reading. Remember - How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. :-) Hope this helps. Kim On 12/11/08, Deb Stoner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Have you thought about the Daily Five by the sisters? That might be a low > key, non-threatening idea to get things started-especially good for primary. > Deb > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Radonsky, Dana M." > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 8:47 PM > Subject: [MOSAIC] study group > > > Let me start by saying that I'm in awe of all the outstanding educators on > this site. Your advice, teaching strategies, and passion for teaching are > truly inspiring! > Now for the question. I am a second year literacy coach in a district that > is not buying into the literacy block required by the state. (We did not > make AYP.) Furthermore, the K-4 teachers have gigantic class sizes and lots > of behavior problems, in addition to many, many weak students. As a result, > teachers seemed to have lost sight of the big picture and their instruction > has become mediocre and one-size-fits-all. > I want to begin an after school study group to reignite the flame for these > teachers. Any suggestions of where to begin? Topics I'm thinking of include > comprehension strategies (possibly MOT of STW), vocabulary, readers/writer's > workshop. . . I'm open to additional ideas and would love to hear how you've > conducted study groups in your buildings. Thank you! > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mosaic mailing list > > [email protected] > > 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 mailing list > [email protected] > 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 mailing list [email protected] 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.
