Sentences with phrase «literacy coaches and the teachers»

This brought him back to the Ed School where his dissertation research examined the relationships between literacy coaches and the teachers they work with.

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and continuing on to become an elementary school teacher and Literacy Specialist, coaching parents and educators on how to best teach children to develop a love for reading, writing and language.

The Opportunity of Bilingualism is a new online professional development program for teachers, early childhood educators, literacy coaches, parents, and community - based professionals.

Schools will use a range of evidence based teaching strategies, including extra teachers, literacy and numeracy coaches or targeted programs.

But teachers, administrators, and literacy coaches from around the country danced to a roving jazz band and joined in Mardi Gras - style revelry at the opening of the second annual national Reading First conference here late last month.

Culturally Responsive Literature Instruction is an online professional development program for K - 12 teachers, literacy coaches, and principals.

In their research on effective professional learning, Susan Neuman and Linda Cunningham focused on a coaching model to find out more about the effects of collaboration and feedback for teachers involved in coursework addressing early language and literacy.

An instructional coach shares how she and a fellow teacher embedded literacy lessons in his computer science class.

Every change has its resisters, Benner adds, but in this state of flux, teachers struggling to meet the needs of a shifting population mostly saw the new literacy strategies and coaches as a timely resource.

Coaches and teachers have progressed further on some of the targeted literacies, such as technology, than others.

Currently, Dillon is a post-doctoral fellow at Haskins Laboratories, a research institute in New Haven, Conn., that focuses on speech, language, and reading and biological basis, where she investigates the effects of a three - year study in which first - grade teachers were provided professional development seminars and in - class coaching in literacy instruction.

«Teacher identities and professional histories; departmental structures; differentiated roles, such as reading specialists and literacy coaches; lack of teacher preparation to teach literacy skills; arguments over whose responsibility literacy instruction is; competing factors such as motivation and engagement; disparities between in - and out - of - school literacy practices; and the increasing demands of reading to learn all contribute to the stagnation in literacy achievement,» hTeacher identities and professional histories; departmental structures; differentiated roles, such as reading specialists and literacy coaches; lack of teacher preparation to teach literacy skills; arguments over whose responsibility literacy instruction is; competing factors such as motivation and engagement; disparities between in - and out - of - school literacy practices; and the increasing demands of reading to learn all contribute to the stagnation in literacy achievement,» hteacher preparation to teach literacy skills; arguments over whose responsibility literacy instruction is; competing factors such as motivation and engagement; disparities between in - and out - of - school literacy practices; and the increasing demands of reading to learn all contribute to the stagnation in literacy achievement,» he says.

Its goal is to establish adolescent literacy initiatives with measurable goals, and it funds curriculum materials, instructional tools, and intensive high - quality professional development for teachers, literacy coaches, and school leaders.

Even still, Ippolito believes that literacy coaches can have an important role as change agents in middle and high schools by helping teachers improve their practices.

This strand is for students interested in providing professional development and literacy training to teachers as a school - based literacy coach.

When principals and literacy coaches understand what students are learning and teachers are teaching — and actually participate in literacy lessons — they set a positive tone that will lead to improvement in reading in their schools.

Grant Wiggins: Some high school teachers use Socratic Seminars to provide students with feedback on their thinking and literacy — similar to an athletic coach that has to stand on the sidelines while the athletes perform.

Principals» Classrooms Visits Help Build Better Readers When principals and literacy coaches understand what students are learning and teachers are teaching — and participate in literacy lessons — they set a positive tone for the school that can lead to improvement in reading, say author and educator Dr. Beth Whitaker.

Content: The Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) site offers teachers, coaches and leaders an instructional system for developing students» literacy skills and understanding of science, history, literature and other Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) site offers teachers, coaches and leaders an instructional system for developing students» literacy skills and understanding of science, history, literature and other literacy skills and understanding of science, history, literature and other content.

Every teacher, reading specialist, literacy coach, and school administrator will find this book invaluable.

All our workshops can be delivered across grade levels and customized for classroom, special education, and English language teachers; literacy coaches and trainers; curriculum specialists; and school and district administrators.

How closely are teachers following Boston's Collaborative Coaching and Learning model of building literacy skills?

She also provides direct support to teachers, coaches and school and district leaders in secondary literacy instruction and coaching.

Our literacy coaches have also recorded themselves teaching a lesson and then had the teachers watch and discuss the strategies used and instructional decisions made by the coach during the lesson.

In this workshop, a collaborative effort of the National Literacy Project (NLP), Seminole County (FL) Public Schools, and the National Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC), teachers, district and school administrators, and instructional coaches learned to use the LDC Framework to help students meet career - and college - readiness standards.

More guidance would prevent TCs from finding and participating in chats like #educoach (a chat for veteran teacher literacy coaches), which are educationally related but not appropriate for TCs» developmental stage in the profession.

Targeted for: District and Site Administrators, ELD and Literacy Coaches, ELD and Content Teacher Leaders, Elementary school level teams planning and implementing integrated thematic units with ELD

To increase the effectiveness of teachers, the district estimates it will need $ 3.75 million for literacy and math coaches who will be based at struggling schools; $ 2.3 million for training teachers in proven instructional strategies; $ 2.46 million for strengthening the preparation, recruitment, and mentoring processes for all staff; and $ 660,000 for improving working conditions and staff retention.

A lack of resources at the state and local level for secondary schools caused many school systems to eliminate positions for reading teachers and literacy coaches at both the middle and high school levels.

Prior to full - time work at CEL, Joanna has worked as a middle school language arts teacher, secondary literacy coach and as a consultant for CEL.

The Co-op will leverage partnerships across multiple school districts to share and reduce the costs of accessing high - quality professional develop and consulting for language and literacy teachers, instructional coaches, and school administrators who are passionate about improving literacy outcomes.

LDC has given me more confidence as a teacher - leader in our school and a vocabulary to coach and guide our literacy and curriculum goals.»

Prior to her work at CEL, Jennifer taught high school English, coached middle school literacy teachers and worked as a secondary literacy coach for Center for School Improvement at the University of Chicago.

During her twenty years as an educator, she has been a first grade teacher, ELL teacher, literacy coach, and reading specialist.

For example, each school team, consisting of a principal, instructional coach, k - 1 classroom teachers and intervention specialists, has the opportunity to engage in professional learning experiences with an external literacy consultant for the first two years of implementation.

Jennifer's work focuses on supporting teachers in secondary literacy, supporting literacy coaches with their coaching practice and helping schools and districts design professional development.

Both the principal and the literacy coach supported teachers by reviewing lesson plans, observing instruction, and engaging in reflective dialogue with teachers about their instructional practice.

Maddie Fennell, NBCT, has been an elementary teacher in the Omaha Public Schools for 27 years, teaching in first, fourth and sixth grades and mentoring her peers as a literacy coach.

The class includes superintendents, assistant principals and principals, teachers, literacy coaches, professional learning specialists, and a digital learning specialist, among other roles and titles.

Valerie Ellery, M.A.Ed., NBCT, has served the field of education for more than 25 years as a National Board Certified Teacher, curriculum specialist, mentor, literacy coach, staff developer, and award - winning international author and consultant.

In that role, she conducts keynote speeches, presentations, workshops, demonstration lessons, coaching sessions and ongoing consultation to teachers, reading specialists, literacy coaches, principals and district administrators.

Ms. Vanzura is a growth - focused instructional coach with a passion for supporting the use of high - quality, authentic literature in classrooms, development of engaging and dynamic professional development for teachers, and serving as an advocate for excellence in literacy instruction.

Teachers work collaboratively with coaches to further develop their expertise and design standards - driven, literacy - rich writing assignments within their existing curriculum across all content areas.

Educational coaches — whether math, literacy, instructional, or curriculum coaches — vary in the content of the work they do and in the grade range of the teachers with whom they work.

University - based literacy coaches provide one - on - one, ongoing support to classroom teachers in multiple states via inexpensive and scalable webcam technology.

As teachers discuss individual students» performance and specific teaching strategies, the school's literacy coach and a district - level instructional coach look on and take part.

A teacher for 12 years in Melbourne and a literacy coach for three, Atanasovska is the youngest AUSSIE consultant at the company, she says.

As part of a high school reform initiative, 10th grade English language arts teachers and literacy coaches worked with a data coach to define essential questions about students» reading performance.

Tennessee has also refocused and reinvested in literacy with a statewide Read to be Ready campaign, new standards with comprehensive guidance and training on teaching reading, a statewide coaching network for elementary reading teachers, and summer camps for students who are furthest behind with an investment of over $ 30 million.

Sit in on meetings that teachers have with mentors and coaches in order to be aware of what is going well and what areas of literacy instruction may need improvement.