What are some concrete tools to implement science of reading on the high school level?

How do you make differentiated extension activities not feel like extra work?

What exactly will the new reading interventions be? What is the curriculum? Are there minutes required for students to receive interventions?

What are the best supports and strategies to engage ALL students with a whole class novel?

How can we support ELLs who have been at MPS for 5+ years but still are "struggling and behind"?

How can we scaffold difficult texts for developing readers?

Differentiation with huge class sizes: for SPED, ELL, reluctant readers, for representation: windows and mirrors?

Adaptations and accommodations: 504-anxiety, dyslexic, ADHD -while teaching high school IB pacing.

Integrating science of reading pedagogue in a mixed level classroom.

How to make texts accessible to all students?

How can we scaffold difficult texts for developing readers?

What strategies can we use to engage higher learners in class while teachers (we) are supporting learners who need more of our time?

What is the sequence of interventions for students who read at a 1st-4th grade level?

We would like some strategies to help us provide and differentiate for split grade levels.

How to address the giant spread of reading abilities (ZPD) with 30-40 kids in the room?

how can I promote deep, immersive reading with my reluctant readers?

Writing and AI

Teaching 6-12 students how to use AI to become better writers

Writing craft and feedback

Teaching more nuanced transitions in writing

Year long sentence level grammar instruction

Integrated grammar beginning with sentence boundaries toward sentence expansion

Providing meaningful writing feedback to all students -especially with large classes

What do we do to include proper mechanics while being cognizant of culture and individual needs?

Using the creative writing process to improve analytical Using vocabulary effectively in writing to increase self-efficacy.

Self-assessment of writing and discussion

Peer feedback

Sorting strong evidence so that explanations cement claims

Effective feedback in less time

Bridging beginning writers and more experienced writers at the same time.

Student self assessment

Common tools and language accessible to ELA teachers i.e sentence starters, rubrics for speaking, literacy analysis etc.

Including in each class the 4 skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking

To what extent can would this time be best used to work with grade levels and co-teachers to plan our year?

A reoccurring emphasis on media literacy and evaluating resources for verifiable facts.

Resources for non citizens to gain citizenship safely, easily and free.

AI in the classroom: how to use it and detect it

Student choice

Variety of text (which we have added using grants)

Summatives that are varied throughout the year and tied to the standards

MGP is MVP :)

Media literacy, current events and evaluating sources

How to teach the joy of writing and reading?

How to make connections, when your class size is 40+

Increasing meaningful student to student sharing of ideas and questions.

How can we support student organization i.e. notebooks and binders?

Co-teaching: folks who are co-teaching need time to plan together and connect during this time.

Understand & incorporate brain research & development into our instruction

What support/materials do ELA educators need to ensure we are developing and utilizing IB units?

How can teachers incorporate the approaches to learning skills in their units and daily lessons?

Assessing student work: what does an A really entail?

IB for all: Strategies specific for literary texts?

How to make SBG consistent and effective?

How will the new ELA curriculum be implemented in IB schools?

How can we get everyone trained in shared inquiry?

Effective coaching on facilitating vulnerable conversations? (for new teachers especially?)

Articulate, civil discourse about sensative issues

Look fors in class: discussion using accountable talk

How to facilitate book clubs that support comprehension?

Implementation of newly integrated texts?

Can we have an up dated list of approved district curriculum?

Opt out policy: expectations for students and teachers

Honoring decades of curriculum design by veteran teachers while investing time and resources on building and implementing new units.

As we roll this out we need to treat this as an opt-in model. The new units should be scaffolded for new teachers and an opportunity for the rest.

Censorship in the district? In individual buildings?

Curriculum share time! Many of us at different sites are teaching the same texts -it would be awesome to be able to talk and swap materials.

What is the right balance of non-literary, free choice and prescribed IB reading?

Copies of texts: Who is deciding what we read and what we don't read

Updates on the curriculum design process: the what, why and how of each grade level

Cancel culture with ELA novels should be checked

How much audio should we be using?

Lots of us want No Red Ink

How is choice showing up in the design? Book Clubs?

How do we get reluctant readers' feedback on texts under review?

How are we designing and scaffolding with EL and SPED students specifically in mind?

We need to align books and respect turf?

Aligned skills and themes help transient kids

Is there place for ELA teachers who don't have capacity to be a design lead to help review and refine?