1 PUT TITLE HERE Student Success 2011 Summer Program NAME OF YOUR MODULE HERE Student Success 2011 Summer Program STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN LITERACY

2 Agenda Minds On –Overview, purpose, and context –Learning goals –Group norms –Accountable talk Action –Literacy needs, interests, and dispositions of adolescents –Talking and listening –Supportive classroom environment –Strategy instruction and the gradual release of responsibility Consolidation –Accountable talk and learning –Group and personal reflections

3 Establishing a positive learning environment Connecting to prior learning and/or experiences Setting the context for learning Engage students emotionally and cognitively Assess students’ prior learning; activate (or build) prior learning Develop interpersonal learning, collaborative skills Minds On

4 High Levels of Student Achievement Reducing the Gaps in Student Achievement Increased Public Confidence in Our Publicly Funded Schools Provincial Context: Core Priorities

5 School Effectiveness Framework

6 Supporting the Instructional Core Leading Learning – Leadership INSTRUCTIONAL TASK Student Teacher/Students Look For’s Classroom Resources Learning Goal Success Criteria Learning Tools IEP LEARNING: SELF-MONITORING Board Lead/ Consultant District Lead Coach Tutor or Self Resource Teacher Coach INSTRUCTIONAL TRAJECTORY

7 Example School (SIP) Classroom (planning for teaching and learning) Professional Learning Cycle (collaborative inquiry) Board (BIP) Literacy: Higher Order Thinking Gr. 9 & 10 Applied/Open Literacy: Higher Order Thinking Focus on Accountable Talk to support students’ deeper understanding of subject content

8 A Professional Learning Cycle 8 8

9 PROGRAMS  Specialist High Skills Major  Dual Credits  Expanded Cooperative Education  Ontario Skills Passport  Board Specific Programs LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Student Success Leaders Student Success Teachers Student Success School and Cross Panel Teams EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION  Differentiated Instruction  Math GAINS  Literacy GAINS  Professional Learning Cycle  Student Voice  School Effectiveness Framework INTERVENTIONS  Credit Rescue / Recovery  Transitions Supports/Taking Stock  Children and Youth in Care  Re-engagement Strategy  Supervised Alternative Learning  School Support Initiative Student Success Grades 7-12 Key Elements

10 Program Change In-School & In-Class Preventions (e.g. Transitions, Differentiated Instruction) Re-entry to School In-School Interventions (e.g. Credit Recovery) In-Class Interventions (e.g. Credit Rescue) ALL SOME FEW Pyramid of Preventions and Interventions

11 Four Corners Choose the quotation that resonates most with you Go to the corner where the quotation is posted and introduce yourself to your colleagues Talk about why this particular quotation is meaningful As a group be prepared to highlight your main ideas with the whole group Community Builder

12 Talk in Action

13 Learning Goals We are learning… How accountable talk –supports students’ deeper understanding of subject content –helps students to learn and reflect on their learning –helps students in communicating their knowledge and understanding To connect the use of accountable talk with the literacy needs of adolescents How to use a variety of accountable talk strategies to meet the range of literacy needs of students How to plan for explicit use of strategy instruction through the gradual release of responsibility

14 Me Read? And How!, Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 2009 Accountable Talk How is accountable talk different than just talk?

Accountable Talk and Learning Skills Growing Success, 2010

16 Group Norms Treat each other with dignity and respect. It's okay to not have the answer, and to admit it. Problems are presented in a way that promotes mutual discussion and resolution.

17 Please watch this video clip While viewing, consider: how does the teacher “finds out” about students how does the teacher differentiate based on this information

18 Inside-Outside Circle How does talk help to build student understanding? What group norms are explicit or implicitly present? What skills do students need to have in order for talk to be accountable in this class?

19 Students do the subject — not hear or read about it. Action includes: Introducing new learning or extending/reinforcing prior learning Providing opportunities for practice and application of learning (from teacher modelling to guided and shared practice to independent practice) Instruction includes: Modelling Guided practice and scaffolded exploration Co-construction of understanding Gradual release of responsibility Differentiation A variety of groupings and collaborative structures Action!

20 Adolescents ’ Needs, Interests, and Dispositions Need for control/autonomy Interest in technology/media Need to be heard Disposition to debate Need to make a difference Need to belong Sense of accomplishment Irvin, J., Meltzer, J., Mickler,M., Phillips, M., Dean, N. (2009) Meeting the Challenge of Adolescent Literacy: Practical Ideas for Literacy Leaders. Newark, DE: International Reading Association

21 “Teachers who link instruction with needs, interests, and dispositions of students … nurture a connection that motivates students to engage with authentic literacy tasks.” Irvin, J., Meltzer, J., Mickler,M., Phillips, M., Dean, N. (2009) Meeting the Challenge of Adolescent Literacy: Practical Ideas for Literacy Leaders. Newark, DE: International Reading Association, 18. What are the implications for instructional practice?

22 Needs control/autonomy to be heard to make a difference to belong Carousel Brainstorming Interests technology media Dispositions to debate

23 Think-Pair-Share-Square Why is talk so important in the grade 7-12 classroom? How does talk meet the needs, interests, and dispositions of adolescents?

24 Listening But despite the benefits and amount of time spent listening, only a small amount of what we hear actually registers. Consequently, the development of active listening skills needs explicit teaching, modelling, and practice in every subject. Because listening is often used in conjunction with the skills of speaking, reading, and writing, strong listening skills enable students to succeed more easily in these other communication processes.

25 Connecting Research to Practice: Listening Guide Save the Last Word

26 Classroom Management organization, protocols, policies, and routines Classroom Set-up physical arrangement of furniture and resources to optimize learning Relationships for Learning positive interactions of teacher and students and, students with their peers Classroom Dynamics establishing and maintaining conditions that allow students to engage in powerful learning through deliberate and purposeful planning, actions, and responses Conditions that Support Accountable Talk

27 Three-Step Interview What can be done to establish a supportive climate in your classroom that encourages students to engage in open communication? How can the expression of diverse opinions, positions, and feelings be encouraged without fear of censure?

28 Strategy Instruction and the Gradual Release of Responsibility “When students internalize the use of literacy strategies so they can monitor their own comprehension, take effective notes, use graphic organizers without prompting to plan essay writing, and summarize what they read, they are well on their way to becoming strategic readers and writers.” Irvin, J., Meltzer, J., Mickler,M., Phillips, M., Dean, N. (2009) Meeting the Challenge of Adolescent Literacy: Practical Ideas for Literacy Leaders. Newark, DE: International Reading Association, 95.

29 Strategy Instruction and the Gradual Release of Responsibility

30 World Café How do you use the gradual release of responsibility for explicit strategy instruction so that students can successfully and independently use the strategy? How does the Strategy Implementation Continuum support Differentiated Instruction? Strategy Implementation Continuum

31 Consolidation Helping students demonstrate what they have learned Providing opportunities for consolidation and reflection Check for conceptual understanding of critical learning through reflection, summary, application, consideration of alternative approaches Use whole-class discussion, journals, exit cards Prepare for/anticipate follow-up or next lesson

32 Reflection Place Mat Back in the classroom…. what does this look like, sound like?

33 Reflection Personal Reflection How will I use accountable talk to support literacy in grades 7 to 12?

34 Feedback Please provide session feedback using the online survey.