High School ELA and Reading

-Oct/November 2021-

Literacy Leaders,

Welcome to November! It's that time of year where we give thanks, we finally get some cool weather, and we look forward to that awesome time called Thanksgiving break! Thank you for all you are doing to support the ELA B.E.S.T. Standards and new curriculum implementation. Your hard work of bringing the Common Vision of Instructional Excellence in Literacy to life shines!

-Big Ideas to Read Closely

-Items of Interest

-Review

Please reach out to your Pasco Literacy Team if you need anything.

Warmly,

Your #PascoLiteracy Team

Big Ideas to Read Closely

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Preparing for Early Release Day- November 10th

Thank you for participating in our 2nd ERD! We appreciate your collaboration and feedback. We look forward to pulling the Try and Apply work into our November ERD session together. We appreciate you!

ERD Materials here

ELA Grades 6-10-

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86227483430. Meeting ID: 862 2748 3430. (link for 11/10)

Try and Apply to engage in before 11/10

Looking at Student Work protocol within PLC
Core Action Deep Dive Activity with the IPG

EGP-

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83845335439 (link for 11/10)
Remember, here is the information you need to review regarding all things related to the Progression Check. Scan the student papers into the RIOCH printer as soon as you can and be sure that your scores for each student are uploaded into MyProgress before our next ERD session (November 10th).

Use this note-catcher after students have completed the assessment so you can review all of the trend data and we can discuss this at our next ERD in November.

DBQ ERD Session- Link will be provided via email

Reading Grades 6-10
Grade 12 ELA and Reading

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B.E.S.T. ELA Standards Course

Be on the lookout for course 4119 beginning early November. This course is best if you have not yet taken the ELA B.E.S.T. Standards professional learning live or virtually.

NWEA Data Dive

NWEA ELA- examining the reports and making moves

As we work through the process of utilizing our NWEA data to support our instructional next steps, we wanted to offer a session to help guide you through the process of identifying the high-leverage reports, and using those reports to support instructional moves.

We will be hosting two dates (choose one) either, Wednesday, November 3rd OR Thursday, November 4th from 2:00-2:45pm or 3:30-4:15pm to engage you in this deep data dive.

Please sign up for the session with this link to sign up for the session of your choosing and use the below zoom information to join:

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82120420468

Meeting ID: 821 2042 0468

We look forward to seeing you at a great session!

Are you looking to deepen your knowledge to support literacy instruction? Take this course and earn 12 Reading PD points!

Improving Reading for Older Students

In this self-paced course, we will work on how to improve literacy outcomes for older students who are reading below grade level. Participants in this course will have the opportunity to learn the research behind literacy accelerators that can propel reading progress, consider how to support students in rebuilding their academic confidence, and gain practical skills for how to implement these ideas to support students in regular classroom settings.

Registration for this course is now closed. The next session will be offered in winter 2022. Subscribe to receive our emails or follow us on Twitter or Facebook for updates about the course dates, registration information, and more.

COURSE DETAILS here

Course Opens: 10/19/2021
End Date: 12/7/2021
Primary Audience: 4-12 ELA/Literacy teachers and anyone who supports their work
Certificate: A certificate showing 12 hours of professional learning is available upon course completion. Please reach out to your school district to ensure they will accept it.
Pricing:
> $20 per person for individual registrations
> $10 per person for teams of 4 or more

Pacing Information Grades 6-10

As you plan forward for Quarter 2, please see pacing recommendations below. These documents can also be found within the "Planning Tools" tab on our SLN.

Sample ELA Pacing Recommendations for Curricular Resources.docx

Sample Reading Recommendations for Novel Study and DBQs.docx

Items of Interest

PLC Facilitator Training

Beginning in October, the Office for Leading and Learning will be hosting PLC Facilitator sessions. See flyer below for additional information.

We hope to see the awesome PLC facilitators to check out our district PLC modules. These modules are self-guided and include an abundance of resources and tools that will help facilitators lead effective conversations around the 4 PLC Guiding Questions.

https://pasco.instructure.com/courses/214641

High School Essay Contest: Bill of Rights

Contest and Essay Information here

Prompt: Which of the amendments in the Bill of Rights is most relevant to students attending public schools, and how have decisions of the United States Supreme Court shaped that amendment's meaning?

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#DisruptTexts and Textured Teaching with Lorena Germán at USF's Anchin Center

We received an invitation to two upcoming professional learning opportunities with Lorena Germán, local author, educator, and leader in anti-racist and anti-bias work in education. Additional information can also be found below. We hope you’ll be able to join!

#DisruptTexts: A Workshop with Lorena Germán

Thursday, October 27th, 2021
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Complimentary dinner is served at 5:30 p.m.
Location: University of South Florida Tampa campus, College of Education, TECO Hall
Target Audience: Secondary English Language Arts and Reading teachers, literacy coaches, and administrators supporting literacy initiatives
Cost: $35 (Includes complimentary dinner, on-campus parking, and registration)
Description: #DisruptTexts is a crowdsourced, grass roots effort by teachers for teachers to challenge the traditional canon and create a more inclusive, representative, and equitable language arts curriculum that our students deserve. It is part of our mission to aid and develop teachers committed to anti-racist and anti-bias teaching pedagogy and practices. In this two-hour workshop, we’ll critically examine one text together and discuss how to work with students and the text in culturally responsive and sustaining ways. In this two-hour workshop, we’ll critically examine To Kill A Mockingbird and discuss how to work with students and the text in culturally responsive and sustaining ways.
Register now at: www.bit.ly/3D5Wpms

An Introduction to Textured Teaching with Lorena Germán

Saturday, November 6th, 2021
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Complimentary breakfast is served at 8:30 a.m.
Location: University of South Florida Tampa campus, College of Education, TECO Hall
Target Audience: PreK-12 teachers, instructional coaches, and administrators
Cost: $55 (Includes complimentary breakfast, on-campus parking, and registration)
Description: Do you want to teach for social justice while building students’ skills and abilities in an engaging way? It’s possible through Textured Teaching, an approach grounded in Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy (Paris, Alim 2017). In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn about the four traits of Textured Teaching and how to think of your subject area through this framework. You’ll have a chance to brainstorm ideas with other educators and plan for some of your upcoming lessons and units.
Register now at: www.bit.ly/3teC27C

COVID-19 Safety Guidelines

The University of South Florida and the David C. Anchin Center for the Advancement of Teaching care deeply about the safety and health of everyone attending on-campus events. Following USF Guidelines and recommendations by the CDC, it is expected that all registrants will wear masks when on campus. Space is limited in events to allow for physical distancing.

Secondary Office Hours

Here you will find the office hours schedule for this fall semester. Office hours are an opportunity to connect with OLL Supervisors, Senior Specialists and Program Coordinators regarding your curriculum questions. We look forward to seeing you.

Compassionate Schools

We are excited to announce a new mindfulness program that we have purchased for every school called Inner Explorer! Inner Explorer helps preschool through high school students develop and embody self-awareness, self-control, resilience, and compassion. As you know, these are critical skills for success in school and success in life. As a result of participating in this mindfulness based SEL programs, students increase their academic performance, have fewer behavior issues, and experience less anxiety and depressive symptoms, as well as a greater sense of wellbeing.

This video does a great job explaining the program deeper, as well as giving an overview of how easily Inner Explorer can be integrated into your class. The best part? There is no planning needed on your part! You simply log in, push the play button, and you’re ready to go with your daily mindfulness practice! Keep an eye out for instructions for your school so that you can get started with your own class.

Standards-Based Recovery

Are you interested in utilizing APEX as a tier 2 resource in English 1? Click here for the on demand training courses. Please reach out to Tonia Shook with questions.