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Register at www.pnwboces.org/catalog Academic Vocabulary What is academic vocabulary and how do we integrate it into our Common Core work? This full day workshop will explore ELA/Literacy Shift Six in depth: defining academic vocabulary, identifying Tier 2 words in text, and sharing strategies to teach and assess those words in ways that are different from traditional approaches to vocabulary instruction. Participants are encouraged to bring samples of text from their grade level(s) to use in the workshop. PARTICIPANTS: Teachers, ELA coaches, curricular leaders, department coordinators and chairs DATE/TIME: Nov 15 2013 8:30AM - 3:00PM COST: $142 for Curriculum Center Members; $163 Curriculum Center Non Members LOCATION: Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES; Yorktown Heights, NY; School Services Building FACILITATOR: Karen Bronson is a former principal and secondary teacher of English. She does extensive PD work with teams of teachers and administrators both upstate and downstate on all aspects of Instructional Leadership and RTTT implementation including APPR, Common Core, SLOs and Lead Evaluator Training. She is also an adjunct instructor for SUNY Oneonta and a member of the NYS Educator Leader Cadre for the PARCC Assessments and a member of the P/NW BOCES Network Team. She is also available for onsite consultation. Literacy and Language Arts REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY: 11/1/2013 61
Register at www.pnwboces.org/catalog Accessing Complex Text in the Common Core for Intermediate Grades How can teachers promote close reading in the primary grades? Literacy and Language Arts New Common Core Standards promote the use of close reading of more challenging text to develop students’ reading comprehension. This workshop addresses the question of how to make this complex text accessible to intermediate grade students. Participants are asked to bring at least one short piece of rich fiction and one piece of non-fiction that they will be teaching. Participants will: • Define the terms close reading, complex text, annotation and scaffolding • Practice appropriate strategies for close reading in the classroom • Develop questions to encourage close reading of any text • Become familiar with a repertoire of mini-lesson for close reading. In session two, participants will: • Share how they have implemented close reading in their classrooms • Create one or more lesson plans for text that will be used in the classroom. PARTICIPANTS: Teachers of English Language Arts, reading, and special education in the intermediate grades 3-5 and administrators DATE/TIME: Nov 26 2013 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM; Dec 12 2013 8:30AM - 11:30AM COST: $167 for Curriculum Center Members; $192 Curriculum Center Non Members LOCATION: Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES; Yorktown Heights, NY; School Services Building FACILITATOR: Barbara Gill has been a public-school educator for thirty-eight years. She retired from the Hendrick Hudson School District in Westchester, N.Y. where she served as an elementary building principal and reading teacher specializing in Early Intervention. Prior to that, Barbara was an elementary principal in Pawling, an assistant principal in Carmel, and a reading coordinator. Her teaching career spanned grades kindergarten through grade twelve. She has extensive experience with implementing new reading assessments and instructional programs. In addition, Ms. Gill has had a special interest in the implementation of new state and federal programs over the last three decades. Her education includes a Certificate of Advanced Study from SUNY New Paltz in School District Administration, an M.S. in Reading from Western Connecticut State College, and a B.A. in English from Marist College. She holds certification in building and district administration, reading K-12, elementary N-12, and English 7-12. Ms. Gill is available for onsite consultation. REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY: 11/12/2013 62
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