Professional Development Reading Plan by Lisa Macharrie https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip EDUC 245; Professor Brandon Wallace; July 27, 2023 en-us 2023-07-25 00:24:29 UTC 2026-03-10 20:03:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://app.streamlineathletes.com/assets/programs/1441/montgomery-college_logo.png Trauma Sensitive Schools lisagmacharrie2 https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2650469996 Visit the website https://traumasensitiveschools.org/

Identify one or two videos and/or reports from the website to share with colleagues at a staff meeting. Facilitate a discussion about students' social-emotional needs in your school and how school instructional methods are meeting those needs. Draft a plan to create a trauma-sensitive environment in your school. Compare your plan with evidence based reports published from TraumaSensitiveSchools.org. Implement the plan and track data progress over at least a two year period.



]]> 2023-07-25 00:29:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2650469996 Combating Imposter Syndrome in Teaching lisagmacharrie2 https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2650470837 Read the online article Dealing With Imposter Syndrome as a Teacher by Julie Mason on April 14, 2021. 

Identify a colleague teacher in your building that you trust and can lean towards for mentor-ship throughout the school year. Ask colleague if they are open to being your mentor and having monthly check ins to offer support. Each month, have conversations about how your teaching is meeting the cultural needs of your students. Identify your strengths and areas for growth in teaching in a culturally responsive manner. Together, have your mentor and yourself keep a log of what topics you discussed and a plan to address areas of growth. ]]> 2023-07-25 00:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2650470837 Phonological Awareness Activities lisagmacharrie2 https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2650519028 Visit the website https://www.freereading.net/wiki/Phonological_Awareness_Activities.html.
1. Review the activities listed for phonological awareness. 
2. Choose at least 5 activities to include in a lesson plan. Modify activities to meet your students' needs if needed. 
3. After teaching the activity (perhaps several times if needed), assess the lesson's effectiveness at helping students achieve one of the Common Core Standards


]]> 2023-07-25 01:41:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2650519028 Teaching Phonemic Awareness lisagmacharrie2 https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2650521062 Read the report Teaching Phoneme Awareness in 2022: A Guide for Educators by

1. Share the report with fellow teacher colleagues
2. After reading the report, identify at least 5 new manipulatives you can introduce into the classroom to teach phonics awareness to students
3. Create lesson plans that include these manipulatives with instruction
4. Assess the lesson plans' effectiveness in helping students meet at least one of the Common Core Standards]]> 2023-07-25 01:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2650521062 Professional Development Textbook lisagmacharrie2 https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2650522605 Read Chapter 3: Motivation and Engagement from the textbook Teaching Reading in the 21st Century by Michael W Graves, Bonnie B. Graves, Connie F Juel and Peter Dewitz. Published by Pearson (May 7, 2019). 

1. Create a list of your current literary materials utilized in the classroom. Reflect on how materials used in the classroom help promote student engagement and increase motivation to read
2. Ask students what topics they would most like to read about (food, culture, fictional stories, humor, history, etc.)
3. Read at least one book from each students' list  each week
4. Have a discussion with other teachers about what materials used in their classroom see the most success in student engagement
5. Implement at least one new material learned from other teachers on a monthly basis


]]> 2023-07-25 01:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2650522605 Responsive to Intervention Continuing Education Course - Shepherd University lisagmacharrie2 https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2650523576 Take the Course Response to Intervention at Shepherd University for Fall 2023. 

1. Use at least three new intervention strategies learned in the course in your instruction with students for the upcoming school year. 
2. Engage in ongoing dialogue with your colleagues on how RTI is implemented in the school for both special education and general education students. Dialogue should be had with both teachers and administration. 
3. Reflect on new and improved intervention methods to be implemented with students in literacy instruction.]]> 2023-07-25 01:46:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2650523576 Anxiety Management and Reading Intervention lisagmacharrie2 https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2651049815 Read the Article Examining the Effects of Integrating Anxiety Management Instruction Within a Reading Intervention for Upper Elementary Students With Reading Difficulties by Vaughn S, Grills AE, Capin P, Roberts G, Fall AM, Daniel J. Examining the Effects of Integrating Anxiety Management Instruction Within a Reading Intervention for Upper Elementary Students With Reading Difficulties. J Learn Disabil. 2022 Sep-Oct;55(5):408-426. doi: 10.1177/00222194211053225. Epub 2021 Nov 10. PMID: 34753334; PMCID: PMC9085973.

1. Introduce and discuss the article with ILT and/or RTI team during summer leadership meeting 
2. Gather school data on student reading scores for the past 2 school years
3. Gather school data on student anxiety levels (include school social worker, psychologist and/or school counselors)
4. Compare and discuss the correlation between reading scores and student anxiety in school
5. As a team, assess the effectiveness of Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions delivered in school on student's reading performance
6. As a team, develop a plan to improve Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions
7. Implement the plan and collect data with students over a minimum of 2 years
8. Review the data and progress monthly with the team to review plan's progress

]]> 2023-07-25 19:31:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2651049815 Creating a Classroom Library that Engages the Senses lisagmacharrie2 https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2651057362 Read the Article How Multisensory Activities Enhance Reading Skills the Senses By Laura DePriest
June 18, 2021

1. Review your reading lesson plans for the upcoming month 
2. Write down how each lesson plan provides an opportunity for students to utilize one of their senses when engaging in reading
3. Write down ways each of the 5 senses could be built into the classroom library (are letter tiles available? scented markers? scratch and sniff books?)
4. If needed, submit a materials request to school administration for any materials that will need to be purchased to include multi-sensory materials into the classroom library
]]> 2023-07-25 19:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2651057362 Integrating Play Into Literacy Instruction lisagmacharrie2 https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2651058005 Watch the Video Integrating Play Into Literacy Instruction: Strategies For Your Classroom by Institute of Education Sciences on YouTube. 

1. Create a list of at least 20 different creative ways to incorporate play and movement into literacy instruction 
2. Purchase the materials needed to use play into instruction in the classroom. If possible, submit a materials purchase request through your school business administrator to purchase materials. 
3. Using the list of activities you created, develop one lesson plan for each week in the fist quarter of school that includes one of the activities you listed. Prepare all materials needed. 
4. Share these activities with your teacher colleagues

]]> 2023-07-25 20:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2651058005 High Frequency Words lisagmacharrie2 https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2651062219 Read the online article A New Model for Teaching High-Frequency Words By: Linda Farrell, Michael Hunter, Tina Osenga. 

1. Form a committee of three to four Kindergarten and First grade teachers. As a committee, review the article and have a discussion about the effectiveness of the phonics-based model discussed in the article. 
2. The committee shall create a comprehensive list of sight and flash words to teach in the early years
3. Determine when each sight and flash word fit best into the phonics sequence as children learn
4. Plan and facilitate a professional development training for other teachers on the phonics based instruction model]]> 2023-07-25 20:18:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2651062219 lisagmacharrie2 https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2651065445
Watch the Ted Talk by Alvin Irby: How to inspire every child to be a lifelong reader

1. Review the student demographics of your class (how many children of each race/ethnicity, student socioeconomic status, previous education, etc.)
2. Ask students about their favorite books and why
3. Create a comprehensive book list based on student responses
4. Create a lesson plan on each book throughout the year (if time allotted)
5. Review your classroom library; ensure that there is at least one book that is representative of each students' culture and/or background. If a particular students' identity is not represented in the classroom library selection, search for books that are (TeachingBooks.net is a great resource).
5. Share the students' favorite books list with parents and add your own recommendations ]]> 2023-07-25 20:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2651065445 Instructional Leadership Team and Reading Curricula in Schools lisagmacharrie2 https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2651071309 During professional learning committee (PLC) as an English department, engage staff in a discussion about their own personal reading habits. Do they read for fun? Do they read to learn? What type of materials do they read? Write down a list and create a "Staff Reading Bank" of favorite reading materials to share with families and students. 

Have teachers share out what reading materials they used in their class over the school year. Review the effectiveness of lessons and reading materials in the classroom. Encourage each teacher to pick one reading material (shared by another teacher) they have not yet used, and implement a lesson using that material in their classroom. 

Above activities should be done annually in planning for the school year. ]]> 2023-07-25 20:54:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2651071309 Literacy Workshops in Schools lisagmacharrie2 https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2651224652 Read the Article Literacy Workshops: School Social Workers Enhancing Educational Connections between Educators, Early Childhood Students, and Families by William C. Hunter, Susan E. Elswick, J. Helen Perkins, JoDell R. Heroux, Helene Harte
Children & Schools, Volume 39, Issue 3, July 2017, Pages 167–176, https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdx009

1. Reflect on how your school involves families and parents in engaging students in reading at home 
2. Discuss with leadership team at school how facilitating a literacy workshop for families will impact student reading achievement 
3. Create a list of staff members who could support in planning literacy workshop (staff development teacher, librarian, teachers, counselors, etc.)
4. Include PTSA in discussion about literacy importance
]]> 2023-07-26 02:37:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2651224652 TedEd.com lisagmacharrie2 https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2652241791 1. Create a TedEd.com account for an educator
2. Watch at least 10 video lessons on language and/or linguistics that identify teaching of sight words or phonemic awareness
3. Choose at least 5 videos to be incorporated into a classroom lesson 
4. Share the videos with parents to encourage families to support building literacy at home]]> 2023-07-27 18:00:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lisagmacharrie2/p8xhedp00nr6lkip/wish/2652241791