MRA Summer Literature Conference - 2018
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Mission Literacy Session
Got Students with Comprehension Problems? We “Got Solutions!”
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 10:30 - 11:30AM Promenade Ballroom G
Elaine Weber Macomb Intermediate School District
Jacqueline Fry, Barb Mick Consultants
Sue Codere Kelly, Michigan State University
Come learn strategies for developing word callers and literal learners into competent comprehenders and generative thinkers. Experience word sorts, profundity, and conceptual thinking that will nudge all Pre-K-5 learners to deeper levels of comprehension. Walk away with a treasure trove of free Mission Literacy resources you can use tomorrow with your hard to reach but now easier to teach kids. Strands: Assessment and Data Management Strand Early Literacy Strand Learner Age Group: Lower Elementary (K-3), Upper Elementary (3-6) Presentation Style: Workshop (Hands-On)
Session Handouts
Ppt
5 Shades Handout
Flexible Thinking Page Location: Literacy Tools --> Thinking --> Flexible Thinking
Promoting Flexible Thinking - Link to Kelly Cartwright's Work
Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking Questions
Coaching Readers: Sample Teaching Points by Reading Level
Resource combines Reading Strategies with Word Study
Video describing resource use
Evidence-Based
MISD M-STEP Preparation
Text-Dependent Analysis Units- Five units organized by Grade Level (Grade 1 to Grade 5)
Articles organized by topic and generalization
M-Step Text-Dependent Essay Scoring Rubric, Level 4 - Explicated - E. Weber
Generative
Levels of Meaning Page Location: Literacy Tools --> Thinking --> Levels of Meaning
Profundity Page Location: Literacy Tools --> Thinking --> Profundity
Narrative Profundity Scale Scoring Sheet
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Site Map
MISD Literature Units Revised: Conceptual Lens with Evidence-based Prompts
Thursday, August 2, 2018 10:00 - 11:00AM Promenade Ballroom G
Carrie Wozniak, Fraser School District
Elaine Weber, Macomb ISD
Sue Codere Kelly, Michigan State University
4 Fraser Teachers representing each grade level who are available to attend
Learn how Fraser District teachers revised the Macomb ISD Grades 3 to 6 Literature (Genre) Units. Each unit has an organizing generalization providing a conceptual lens to create prompts that demand evidence from the text. Witness how conceptual generalizations join science and social studies to form interdisciplinary units. The units are free and aligned with Michigan standards. Strands: STEM Integration Strand Literature, Social Justice and Cultural Relevance Strand Early Literacy Strand Learner Age Group: Lower Elementary (K-3), Upper Elementary (3-6), Adult Presentation Style: Workshop (Hands-On)
Link to Unit Resources and to M-STEP Text-Dependent Analysis Resources
Ppt
Got Students with Comprehension Problems? We “Got Solutions!”
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 10:30 - 11:30AM Promenade Ballroom G
Elaine Weber Macomb Intermediate School District
Jacqueline Fry, Barb Mick Consultants
Sue Codere Kelly, Michigan State University
Come learn strategies for developing word callers and literal learners into competent comprehenders and generative thinkers. Experience word sorts, profundity, and conceptual thinking that will nudge all Pre-K-5 learners to deeper levels of comprehension. Walk away with a treasure trove of free Mission Literacy resources you can use tomorrow with your hard to reach but now easier to teach kids. Strands: Assessment and Data Management Strand Early Literacy Strand Learner Age Group: Lower Elementary (K-3), Upper Elementary (3-6) Presentation Style: Workshop (Hands-On)
Session Handouts
Ppt
5 Shades Handout
Flexible Thinking Page Location: Literacy Tools --> Thinking --> Flexible Thinking
Promoting Flexible Thinking - Link to Kelly Cartwright's Work
Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking Questions
Coaching Readers: Sample Teaching Points by Reading Level
Resource combines Reading Strategies with Word Study
Video describing resource use
Evidence-Based
MISD M-STEP Preparation
Text-Dependent Analysis Units- Five units organized by Grade Level (Grade 1 to Grade 5)
Articles organized by topic and generalization
M-Step Text-Dependent Essay Scoring Rubric, Level 4 - Explicated - E. Weber
Generative
Levels of Meaning Page Location: Literacy Tools --> Thinking --> Levels of Meaning
Profundity Page Location: Literacy Tools --> Thinking --> Profundity
Narrative Profundity Scale Scoring Sheet
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Site Map
MISD Literature Units Revised: Conceptual Lens with Evidence-based Prompts
Thursday, August 2, 2018 10:00 - 11:00AM Promenade Ballroom G
Carrie Wozniak, Fraser School District
Elaine Weber, Macomb ISD
Sue Codere Kelly, Michigan State University
4 Fraser Teachers representing each grade level who are available to attend
Learn how Fraser District teachers revised the Macomb ISD Grades 3 to 6 Literature (Genre) Units. Each unit has an organizing generalization providing a conceptual lens to create prompts that demand evidence from the text. Witness how conceptual generalizations join science and social studies to form interdisciplinary units. The units are free and aligned with Michigan standards. Strands: STEM Integration Strand Literature, Social Justice and Cultural Relevance Strand Early Literacy Strand Learner Age Group: Lower Elementary (K-3), Upper Elementary (3-6), Adult Presentation Style: Workshop (Hands-On)
Link to Unit Resources and to M-STEP Text-Dependent Analysis Resources
Ppt