October

Literacy Professional Learning is off to a Strong Start!

K-3 educators in the Study of Early Literacy (SOEL) had their first meetings of the year to:

• Look at the history of SOEL, now in our sixth year (timeline to come!) 
• Write a Personal Syllabus to create a learning plan for the year.

• Learn more about Teacher Action Research with Dr. Cathy Fleischer-  Slides of Webinar 1: https://tinyurl.com/y7wyf9oj  Recording of Webinar 2: https://tinyurl.com/ycp6cfnu  Join us for Webinar #3 OCTOBER 17th at 4:30 https://zoom.us/j/996767546 

• Choose a book to study, including:
• Reading, Writing and Talk
• No More Culturally Irrelevant Teaching
• The Literacy Teacher's Playbook
• Interactive Writing K-5
• No More Reading Instruction Without Differentiation
• Every Child a Super Reader
• Information in Action
• Assessment for Reading Instruction
• If you'd like to know more about SOEL, ask a teacher in your district, or attend a SOEL meeting- see our schedule of dates. 

The Inquiry into Disciplinary Literacy and Learning (IDLL) Network met at Saline High School for our first meeting to examine the new Essential Practices for Literacy Instruction in Secondary Classrooms, for which we are a pilot group this year.  Our study includes:

• A Personal Learning Plan
• Book Studies:
• No More Telling as Teaching
• Investigating Disciplinary Literacy
• Teaching Argument Writing in grades 6-12
• Continued consultation with UM and EMU on disciplinary literacy. 

Upcoming Professional Learning

Register HERE for the Responsive Teaching Institute 

November 14 at EMU

(SOEL & IDLL teachers, e-mail Melissa for a discount code)