Friday, December 12, 2008

Power Tools for Adolescent Literacy


Seventy-four educators from around Virginia attended the Power Tools for Adolescent Literacy 2-day workshop in Williamsburg, VA. There is a synergy that occurs in well-constructed and worthwhile professional development offerings. Presenters and participants interact in meaningful ways sharing their expertise, work context, and experiences. Workshop participant, Ed Shepherd (assistant principal and blogger) suggested that a blog be started to share the Power Tools materials. His blog about the workshop may be read at http://learningtocollaborate.blogspot.com/2008/12/power-tools-and-teacher-sharing.html. Inspired by Ed's passion for technology and motivated by the tips for getting started he offered, SURN created a blog.


Presenters Carol Scearce and Jan Rozzelle modeled a variety of literacy strategies while providing information, tips, and research to support the use of the strategies to increase student comprehension and retention of content material. From the vocabulary organizer that guides students in defining, visualizing, and linking unfamiliar words with their prior knowledge to interactive note taking and the golden lines template, participants interacted with the material and began to visualize how the strategies could be implemented in their instructional settings.


SURN invites workshop participants to share their thoughts about the workshop and the implementation of the strategies with their students as well as questions.

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