| Working Group 11: | ||
| How do you hold effective book study groups for teachers? |
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Goals | |
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Connect teachers to quality professional literature | |
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Motivate teachers | |
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Reflect on current practice | |
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Sustained support for teachers in the midst of the change process | |
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Greater teacher efficacy | |
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Choose a Focus | |
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Group determines the needs, NOT the facilitator | |
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Interest | |
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Strategies for Implementation | |
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“Jigsaw” chapters/sections to encourage participation | |
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there must be a facilitator | |
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accept divergent thinking | |
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highlighting text | |
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numbered heads share | |
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sticky notes | |
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discussing | |
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Think/Pair/Share | |
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time management | |
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multi-level groups | |
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Theory to Practice | |
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teachers as learners: videos, modeling, practice | |
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sharing student work to illustrate implementation | |
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Benefits | |
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Provide support when taking a risk | |
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Builds collegiality | |
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Validates teaching practices | |
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Book List | |
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Good-Bye Round Robin Reading, Opitz | |
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Reading Comprehension, Blackowitz/Ogle | |
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Mosaic of Thought | |
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A Framework for Understanding Poverty | |
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Strategies that Work | |
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Reading With Meaning | |
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What Really Matters for Struggling Readers | |
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Who Moved My Cheese? | |
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I Read It But I Don’t Get It | |
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