Literacy in the Literacy in the Content AreaContent Area

Kathy SampognaKathy SampognaMathematics Instructional Specialist, Mathematics Instructional Specialist,

Klein High SchoolKlein High Schoolksampogna@kleinisd.netksampogna@kleinisd.net

Session NormsSession NormsActively participate in discussion/activitiesActively participate in discussion/activities

Respect others’ opinionsRespect others’ opinions

Limit side bar conversationsLimit side bar conversations

Tame TechnologyTame Technology

Silence cell phonesSilence cell phones

Objectives:Objectives:The participant will develop various The participant will develop various strategies for increasing student strategies for increasing student literacy within his/her content arealiteracy within his/her content area

The participant will discuss with The participant will discuss with colleagues how to implement colleagues how to implement literacy strategies within his/her literacy strategies within his/her content areacontent area

“Learning is a consequence of thinking.”

David Perkins (1992)

AGENDAAGENDA

One-Day FormatOne-Day FormatMorningMorning AfternoonAfternoon

Beliefs and PracticesBeliefs and Practices

8:30-9:308:30-9:30

EngagementEngagement

12:45-1:3012:45-1:30

Rigor vs. HardRigor vs. Hard

9:30-10:309:30-10:30

Inner VoiceInner Voice

1:30-2:301:30-2:30

Thinking StrategiesThinking Strategies

10:30-11:3010:30-11:30

AnnotatingAnnotating

2:30-3:302:30-3:30

Lunch will be from 11:30 am– 12:45 pm

Part 1Part 1

Beliefs and

Practices

““When our core beliefs match When our core beliefs match our practice, teachers are our practice, teachers are

energized.” energized.” ~ ~Samantha BennettSamantha Bennett

Teaching students with diverse needs forces teachers to make choices about:

what they believe about their learners’ what they believe about their learners’ capabilities.capabilities.

what they believe about how efficacious what they believe about how efficacious they are when it comes to meeting they are when it comes to meeting students’ needs.students’ needs.

what they decide matters most to learning.what they decide matters most to learning.

Beliefs Drive PracticeBeliefs Drive Practice

What do you believe about What do you believe about teaching and learning?teaching and learning?

Part 2Part 2

Rigor vs.

Hard

What conditions make something rigorous? What conditions make something hard? What are the emotions attached to each condition?

RigorRigor HardHard

I embrace rigor.I embrace rigor.I have a chance of being successful.I have a chance of being successful.

I avoid hard.I avoid hard.No chance of being successful.No chance of being successful.

Handout 4

Part 3Part 3

Literacy andText

What is “literacy”?What is “literacy”?

Comprehension of textComprehension of text

Understanding of textUnderstanding of text

4-Corners:

What is your “text”?

With your Content Colleagues With your Content Colleagues (4-Corners):(4-Corners):

CommonalitiesCommonalities DifferencesDifferences

Pair Think Aloud:

Answer a question or solve a problem from your content area and script your thought processes.

Observations:Observations:

Do the think aloud processes depend on Do the think aloud processes depend on the type of question?the type of question?

Do the think aloud processes depend on Do the think aloud processes depend on the type of text given?the type of text given?

Thinking Strategies Used by Thinking Strategies Used by Proficient Readers—Pearson & Proficient Readers—Pearson &

DoleDoleActivate background knowledgeActivate background knowledgeQuestion the textQuestion the textDraw inferencesDraw inferencesDetermine importanceDetermine importanceMonitor comprehensionMonitor comprehensionReread and employ fix-up strategiesReread and employ fix-up strategiesUse sensory imagesUse sensory imagesSynthesizeSynthesize

Can you identify any of the Can you identify any of the strategies in what you scripted with strategies in what you scripted with

your content colleagues?your content colleagues?

Learning by Doing:Learning by Doing:With your teaching team, prepare one With your teaching team, prepare one lesson in which you incorporate modeling lesson in which you incorporate modeling your think process to problem solve.your think process to problem solve.

You are the experts of your content, how You are the experts of your content, how can you show your students your thinking?can you show your students your thinking?

How can you make your thinking How can you make your thinking transparent? (what images does this transparent? (what images does this invoke?)invoke?)

ResourcesResources

All hand-outs and powerpoints are All hand-outs and powerpoints are accessible from the link on my website.accessible from the link on my website.

http://classroom.kleinisd.net/webs/ksampohttp://classroom.kleinisd.net/webs/ksampogna/gna/

The link is Literacy 2012The link is Literacy 2012

The username is: LiteracyThe username is: Literacy

The password is: 2012The password is: 2012