EngageNY.org Research Team Skills Development Session 2, February 2014 NTI.
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Research Team Skills Development
Session 2, February 2014 NTI
Learning Targets• I can analyze current research regarding skill
development to determine the impact on my classroom practice.
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Cohesive Literacy Instruction
• What does this mean to you?
• Write a definition of cohesive literacy instruction in your Participants’ Notebook on p. ____.
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Introductions
• Please share your name, location, role and the SINGLE most important word from your definition of cohesive literacy instruction.
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Interactive Word Sort
• Divide into two groups at your table.
• Using the collection of words, create a visual graphic that shows how the words relate to each other.
• Use the symbols as needed to show the connections between the words.
• You need to use all of the words, but not all of the symbols.
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Share Our Thinking
• Visit other tables to see their visual representations or “interactive word sort.”
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Revelations
What did this activity reveal about cohesive literacy instruction either in form or in process?
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Research Groups• Arrange yourselves in teams of 4.
• Listen as the task card, “From Frenzy to Focus” is previewed on p. ____.
• Balance the boat…each member should be reading a different article.
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Cohesive Literacy Instruction
• How has your thinking been validated? Changed?
• Revisit and revise your definition from the beginning of this session.
• Turn and Talk to a partner about your learning.
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Learning Target Check-in• I can analyze current research regarding skill
development to determine the impact on my classroom practice.
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