Secondary Literacy

-English and Reading- February 2022-

Literacy Leaders,

As you continue to embark on second semester, please take a moment to appreciate the incredible work accomplished by you and your teams in the first semester. The challenges were many, but the creative problem solving and “can do” attitudes of each of you prevailed. Our students are so fortunate to have such caring, dedicated professionals championing their futures.

We are enjoying celebrating and seeing all the student voices engaging in Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! Thank you for taking the time to Blast Off into New Worlds with Literacy!

Sincerely,

Your #PascoLiteracy Team

January ERD Try and Apply

Purpose: Discuss a Problem of Practice and/or Champion of Success using the SWOT Protocol

PLC/Small Group Reflecting and Sharing Strategies for ELA and Reading:

What inspires you about your data?
What is challenging?
What is your next critical next steps to ensure growth in instructional practices and student achievement from now until end if Quarter 3? (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3)
What is the connection between this data and maintaining high expectations in your building?

Share reflections and/or strategies in the Jamboard before we meet again on 2/2.

Folder for resources from 1/12 ERD

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Celebrate Literacy Week 2022: Launch Into Literacy: Blast Off Into New Worlds

It was great to see so many engaged in the Celebrate Literacy Week, “Launch Into Literacy: Blast Off Into New Worlds ” We are grateful to everyone that participated and tweeted your pictures to @PascoLiteracy #PascoLiteracy.

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Pasco Students Speak

The Office for Leading and Learning is hosting the second official #PascoStudentsSpeak event for all students. We are excited to invite all schools and students to showcase their speeches, projects, and positivity. The event will take place at the WCHS Performing Arts Center on Saturday, 4/2.

The theme for this year is Contributing to a Better Society: The Future Depends on It
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Each school's representative to participate in the district #PascoStudentsSpeak must be submitted to the district no later than Friday, March 11, 2022. Additional details are forthcoming.

This notebook includes general information about the event, as well as resources for teachers and students as they engage in preparing for this important work and showcasing it at the #PascoStudentsSpeak event.

Items of Interest

Secondary Office Hours

Here you will find the office hours schedule for second 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.

Improving Reading for Older Students: Training Opportunity

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Registration is open

We’re pleased to announce that the Improving Reading for Older Students course is back by popular demand! The self-paced course covers literacy accelerators designed to improve literacy outcomes for students in grades 4-12 who are reading below grade level.

The session will run from February 1, 2022 - March 15, 2022. Participants who complete the course work within that window will receive a certificate showing 12 hours of professional learning credit. Once you have your certificate you can submit it on myPGS to receive in-service points, myPGS course #4291 section #31065.

Individual registration is $20 (+ sales tax)/person –- or only $10/person if you sign up as a group of four or more. Last time the course was offered it sold out almost immediately, so register early to secure your spot!

We look forward to learning with you on February 1!

Reading Endorsement

For anyone wanting to pursue an endorsement by taking the K-12 Reading Test, you can register for the Reding Endorsement Prep Course in myPGS section #30847. If you only need a few courses, there is still space in the UF Literacy Matrix, and you can register using this link. Lastly, If you prefer the district online courses, you can access that schedule here. Any questions about the preparation course or reading endorsement classes, please reach out to Danielle Varcardipone.