Session 1 Workshops: 9:45-11:15
Please read session descriptions below. Note Target Audiences, in bold at the end of each description.
Please read session descriptions below. Note Target Audiences, in bold at the end of each description.
T1A: Academic Vocabulary Strategies
Facilitator: Carol Geddis
Academic Vocabulary Strategies are a very important component of the CCLS (Shift 6 to be exact!) Learning to identify, to teach, and to assess the appropriate words is pivotal PK -12. We will work on practical strategies that will work in any classrooms. Teachers should bring materials (text book, nonfiction or fiction text, supplemental resources) from one or more core content areas (social
studies, science, religion, art, music, etc.) Additionally please bring a highlighter and pen. Target Audience: Preschool-Grade 5 (OCFS 1, 3)
T1B: Mathematical Practices to Get You to the Core
Facilitators: Sashemani Elliott and Jessica Yu
This workshop has two goals: First, participants will have support in getting their current curriculum core ready and readily identify any gaps. Second, participants will learn how they can use the mathematical practices embedded in the core to make swift and practical changes in their instruction. Registered participants will be emailed a brief survey ahead of time, so that facilitators can tailor the workshop to participant needs. Target Audience: K- Grade 5
T1C: Close Reading: How Do We Make Connections in Classrooms Considering the Common Core Standards?
Facilitator: Dr. Barbara Cozza
Participants will investigate and have conversations on how to apply close reading strategies in the classroom. Strategies will be presented and video classroom applications will support discussions. A hands-on task will integrate how to apply a strategy in your own classroom using authentic text samples from your own classroom library. All participants should bring a sample of a poem (with character dialogue), a sample of fiction, and a sample of non-fiction text. Target Audience: Grades 1-5
T1D: Literacy in the Content Areas
Facilitator: Sister Remigia Kushner
One of the key requirements of the Common Core State Standards is that all students must be able to comprehend texts of increasing complexity as they progress through school. To facilitate their success in college and in the workplace, we owe it to our students to help them read and comprehend many kinds of complex texts, and help them do so independently and proficiently. One aspect of this presentation will discuss the needed attention that must be paid to students’ ability to read complex texts independently. A second aspect will explore the content areas of history/social studies, science, and the technical subjects with ideas and examples showing how literacy can be incorporated into students' learning activities. Target Audience: Grades 6-12
T1E: Shifting from Content to Process in Math Learning
Facilitators: Tanya Johnson and Krista Purnell
The Eye on Education white paper “Five Things Every Teacher Should be Doing to Meet the Common Core State Standards” highlights the importance of focusing on process, not just content. But why? And, how? This workshop will explore the Standards of Mathematical Practice and consider the connections to real-world experience in determining how best to make this shift in the classroom. Participants should bring upcoming an upcoming unit or lesson as well as creative energy!. Target Audience: Grades 6-12
Facilitator: Carol Geddis
Academic Vocabulary Strategies are a very important component of the CCLS (Shift 6 to be exact!) Learning to identify, to teach, and to assess the appropriate words is pivotal PK -12. We will work on practical strategies that will work in any classrooms. Teachers should bring materials (text book, nonfiction or fiction text, supplemental resources) from one or more core content areas (social
studies, science, religion, art, music, etc.) Additionally please bring a highlighter and pen. Target Audience: Preschool-Grade 5 (OCFS 1, 3)
T1B: Mathematical Practices to Get You to the Core
Facilitators: Sashemani Elliott and Jessica Yu
This workshop has two goals: First, participants will have support in getting their current curriculum core ready and readily identify any gaps. Second, participants will learn how they can use the mathematical practices embedded in the core to make swift and practical changes in their instruction. Registered participants will be emailed a brief survey ahead of time, so that facilitators can tailor the workshop to participant needs. Target Audience: K- Grade 5
T1C: Close Reading: How Do We Make Connections in Classrooms Considering the Common Core Standards?
Facilitator: Dr. Barbara Cozza
Participants will investigate and have conversations on how to apply close reading strategies in the classroom. Strategies will be presented and video classroom applications will support discussions. A hands-on task will integrate how to apply a strategy in your own classroom using authentic text samples from your own classroom library. All participants should bring a sample of a poem (with character dialogue), a sample of fiction, and a sample of non-fiction text. Target Audience: Grades 1-5
T1D: Literacy in the Content Areas
Facilitator: Sister Remigia Kushner
One of the key requirements of the Common Core State Standards is that all students must be able to comprehend texts of increasing complexity as they progress through school. To facilitate their success in college and in the workplace, we owe it to our students to help them read and comprehend many kinds of complex texts, and help them do so independently and proficiently. One aspect of this presentation will discuss the needed attention that must be paid to students’ ability to read complex texts independently. A second aspect will explore the content areas of history/social studies, science, and the technical subjects with ideas and examples showing how literacy can be incorporated into students' learning activities. Target Audience: Grades 6-12
T1E: Shifting from Content to Process in Math Learning
Facilitators: Tanya Johnson and Krista Purnell
The Eye on Education white paper “Five Things Every Teacher Should be Doing to Meet the Common Core State Standards” highlights the importance of focusing on process, not just content. But why? And, how? This workshop will explore the Standards of Mathematical Practice and consider the connections to real-world experience in determining how best to make this shift in the classroom. Participants should bring upcoming an upcoming unit or lesson as well as creative energy!. Target Audience: Grades 6-12