This session will feature panelists who are experimenting with «laboratory» classes, strategic K - 12 school partnerships,
mentor teacher study groups, and ground - breaking technology.
Provide time and a structure
for teacher study groups to reflect on their current practices and discuss new strategies (Marcia D'Arcangelo, «The Challenge of Content - Area Reading: A Conversation with Diane Ogle»).
The first edition of Becoming a Literacy Leader chronicled Jennifer's work as she moved to a new school and a new job as a literacy specialist and found herself tackling everything
from teacher study groups to state - mandated assessment plans.
In the Project CRISS study, for example, researchers discovered that of the 23 schools in the experimental group, only three held 20 or
more teacher study group meetings during the school year (as recommended); nine held five or fewer meetings.
Reading Lives: Creating and Sustaining Learning about Culture and Literacy Education in Teacher Study Groups
Randomized field trials were used to examine the impact of
the Teacher Study Group (TSG), a professional development model, on first grade teachers» reading comprehension and vocabulary instruction, their knowledge of these areas, and on the comprehension and vocabulary achievement of their students.
Kim has also led experimental studies of several widely used teacher professional development interventions for improving reading and writing outcomes in the elementary and secondary grades, including the Pathway Project,
Teacher Study Groups, and the Strategic Adolescent Reading Intervention.
Impact of
the Teacher Study Group Professional Development Program on student vocabulary and observed teaching practice: A replication in first - grade classrooms
Keedy (1999) compared the instructional leadership of teacher leaders facilitating two
teacher study groups: one focused specifically on mathematics and science and the other with an interdisciplinary focus.
The TLC is a Network of three
teacher study groups (Literary Circle, Book Club Plus Study Group, and the Literacy Circle Study Group) across southeastern Michigan, supported in part by the Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement and in part by the Walgreen Teachers in Residence Program at the University of Michigan.
Learning about culture and literacy education in
a teacher study group.
Teacher Study Groups (TSGs) are an alternative to traditional modes of continuing professional development (CPD), which are often ineffective.
Gersten R et al (2010),
Teacher Study Group: Impact of the Professional Development Model on Reading Instruction and Student Outcomes in First Grade Classrooms.
An essential textbook for all preservice early childhood educators, this book is also a key resource for a wide range of in - service professionals - from principals and consultants to
teacher study groups.