How are you doing on your essay anthology? I'd love to read any you wouldn't mind sharing. Bev
On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 8:36 AM, Maureen Robins <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Everyone, Like so many of you I've been reading this thread with great > interest. I'm in the school of thought about teachers as decision makers > but > I'd also like to train my teachers in pedagogy so that they make informed > decisions (that sounds strange I know). When Teachers College was one of > the consulting agencies to unify language arts instruction to balanced > literacy NYC they offered scripted lessons. I think they were offered as a > means to institutionalize balanced literacy and as guides. But between the > pressures of reform and administrators' whatever, scripted lessons became > well scripted lessons and the basis for evaluation checklists. There was a > huge backlash here and a rethinking of intent. So this conversation is > extremely enlightening. Thanks. > > As some know, I'm editing an anthology of essays on the Pressures of > Teaching. Would anyone like to write someting on the pressures of using > scripted lessons? Or on when a program suddenly changes. Would anyone like > to write an essay. Does anyone know a math or science or social studies > teacher who would like to write about the pressures of teaching in the > content areas. > > In any case, I would love to hear from you. Please e-mail me off list if > you're interested. Thank you! > > Maureen Robins > [email protected] > On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 11:22 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > I having been watching the posts, and I love what Laurie and Amy said > about > > scripted programs. For some students, Corrective reading or Reading > Mastery > > are the only programs that work. I also like what they said about > scripted > > programs being a tool and how you need to know the students and fit the > > needs of all students. I think scripts have a place for some teachers > > especially if they are new to teaching. Most of us have years of teaching > > and practice, but for new people they help to start. It takes a while to > get > > things under your belt, and the script does guide them to some extent. > > Unfortunately not all teachers take the time to do strategy work. We are > > supposed to use the script, and I do (partially) - but I have found that > I > > can fit the strategy work in with it. Ellin's work and the ideas of this > > listserv have become such a part of what I do, it is just a natural part > of > > my teaching now so I fit it all in together. > > > > Linda > > > > Amy wrote: > > > > "The script cannot and will not ever replace what a teacher can do. > Again, > > it is > > > an empowering tool if you know how to make it work for the kids. But it > > is not > > > the script or the program per se that is teaching the kids to > > read....it's the > > > teacher making it work for the kids. " > > Laurie wrote: > > > > Hello All, > > > > > > > > > > > > I have something very simple to say in response to the recent thread on > > the > > listserve regarding a certain reading program: It is not programs that > > teach, > > but teachers who are well informed practitioners who teach. Staff > > development > > is a key component, but, in my opinion, scripted programs assume that > > teachers > > don't know enough about their subject matter to teach it effectively. > From > > where > > did this assumption come? Definitely something to consider, especially in > > light > > of the incredible research that has generated the likes of this > listserve. > > Thank > > you Elin Keene and Company. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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.
