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Registration Form for Differentiated Literacy Coaching: Scaffolding for Student and Teacher Success
October 15th - 17th
With an ever-increasing focus on reading achievement in schools today, many districts are hiring literacy coaches and teacher leaders to provide embedded professional learning opportunities for their staff. Coaching holds great promise as a tool to increase teacher’s content knowledge. It’s an essential ingredient in educator’s efforts to increase student achievement, and it has the potential to nurture a culture of academic focus by valuing current professional knowledge and extending and enhancing effective pedagogical practice.
Maximizing this potential will only happen, however, if the people who are providing the coaching support have access to high quality professional support and development. The Eastern Stream Center is poised to provide you with the information that will boost your skills and confidence in meeting the challenges of the coaching role.
Scaffolding for Student and Teacher Success
October 15th - 17th, 2008
Institute Description:
This institute will introduce participants to The Literacy Coaching Continuum, a series of professional learning formats that coaches can use singularly or in combination to design and deliver the most effective support.
The Literacy Coaching Continuum (Moran & Powers, 2006)
* Resource Management
* Literacy Content Presentations
* Focused Classroom Visits
* Study Groups
* Co-Planning
* Demonstration Lessons
* Peer Coaching
* Co-Teaching
Mary Catherine will review the key considerations when determining a coaching program’s focus and scope; describe the roles, responsibilities, and procedures involved in each coaching format; and offer guidelines for maintaining momentum and measuring success.
Schedule and Agenda for Institute:
October 15, 2008 / Wednesday: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
o Dinner and Speaker
October 16, 2008 / Thursday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
o Welcome Activity
o Formation of Institute Learning Communities
o Research Update on Coaching
o Exploring Coaching Standards of Practice
o A Guiding Protocol for Data Analysis
o Components of The Literacy Coaching Continuum
o Rationale for Differentiated Coaching
October 17, 2008 / Friday: 8 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
o Component of the Literacy Coaching Continuum
o Maintaining Momentum in your Coaching Program
o Institute Learning Community Action Plan
o Resources for Support
o Breakfast from 8 – 8:30 a.m. each morning.
o Lunch is on your own.
Audience: Teacher Leaders, Curriculum Coordinators, Coaches (literacy, math, science, ELL, special education, etc…), and Title I Administrators. The institute will also be helpful for those who facilitate professional learning for coaches and those who are responsible for the administration of collegial coaching programs. We encourage schools to send teams to the session that include coaches and content area teachers.
Dates: October 15th - 17th, 2008
Instructor: Mary Catherine Moran is the author of Differentiated Literacy Coaching: Scaffolding for Student and Teacher Success (ASCD, 2007), and has been an educator for 30 years. Currently, Mary Catherine works on projects related to school reform, coaching, literacy, and special education.
She has a Master’s in Special Education from Syracuse University and a Master’s in Reading from the State University of New York in Albany. She is permanently certified in New York State in Reading, and Special Education. Mary Catherine is a tireless advocate for diverse students and believes that the promotion of collegiality can lead to enhanced student achievement.
Location: Renaissance Hotel – 5 Avenue of the Arts in Providence, Rhode Island
Cost: $450 includes institute materials, dinner Wednesday, breakfast on Thursday and Friday and breaks. Partipicants are responsible for lodging, lunches and dinner on Thusday night.
A group discount is available. Any educational agency that sends four or more participants to the institute will be charged only $400 per person.
You can also register by mail or fax with our printable registration forms. Click here for the version in Word format. For the PDF version, follow this link. Contact information is listed on the form.
Professional Development Credit: The Rhode Island Department of Education's Office of Teacher Preparation, Certification and Professional Development has approved this institute for professional development credit. The approval code assigned to this institute is 0801337.
Hotel Information: Participants are responsible for lodging reservations and expenses. In order to get the group rate of $159.00, refer to event code "LCELCEA" when making your reservations by September 15.
To book a room, please call the hotel directly at (401) 919-5000 or reserve on-line at: Renaissance Providence.
On line registration form: Fill out the form below and click the submit button to register for the institute.