Love your explanation! What training/PD was provided to the teachers to help them use the material? We are considering adding Units of Study in our district. Thanks- Sheri
-----Original Message----- From: Mosaic [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Palmer, Jennifer Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014 10:33 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Rhttps://webmail.rhnet.org/owa/?ae=PreFormAction&a=Reply&t=IPM.Note&id=RgAAAADdNejqD4j6QpQ8Jg9DlXRpBwCZPe2G0OYdTqBYA5bY03vgAAAAYwGCAACZPe2G0OYdTqBYA5bY03vgAAAmxk5tAAAJ&pspid=_1391517660515_729204885#E: Lucy Calkins I have a little different view. I don't think it's intended as a script, but rather a support for how the lesson might go. I'm finding, as I work with teachers who have not had a lot of writing PD...they need that support. The learning progressions as an assessment piece does a great job supporting meaningful conversations about writing development ... Perhaps it depends on how much background teachers have. We are loving it here in my group of 5 schools that are experimenting with it.... Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 4, 2014, at 5:13 AM, "MaryJo Costello" <[email protected]> wrote: > > While I do like Lucy Caulkins...I feel the Units of Study is way to scripted > and does not allow for teachers to use their own knowledge of their kids and > writing. We are not using it at my school. As the literacy coach, I have been > modeling lessons and planning with teachers to get back into conferencing > with students and developing classroom rubrics. These are then used again > and again to plan writing and rate their own writing. We have seen some fine > growth with writing. Some teachers are still asking for a "program" to help > them but our district is holding fast to not buying a solution from a box!! > ________________________________________ > From: Mosaic [[email protected]] on behalf of > Hillary Marchel [[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 10:16 AM > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > Subject: [MOSAIC] Lucy Calkins > > Good Morning, I've been diving into Units of Study for Writing by Lucy. As > you know Lucy is very verbose. Lots to go through. My first questions is, if > you are using LC Units of Study, do you like it or not like it and why? > Second question, can any one out there describe the Unit of Study workshop > they have implemented in their school in 100 words or less? ( just kidding > about the 100 words) Thank you all for your help, and have a fun Super Ball > Week-end. Hillary M. > > Hillary Marchel > Reading Specialist > Reading Recovery Teacher > Hawthorn Elementary North > [email protected] > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.or > g > > 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.or > g > > 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
