Thinking Classrooms Cadre – Literacy

The Thinking Classrooms Cadre brings together secondary (5-12) literacy educators interested in implementing the strategies laid out by Peter Liljedahl in his book, Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics.  You’ve tried lots of instructional methods and delivery options for years, only for them to fade away or get abandoned when the status quo is too strong and the system returns to tradition.  These strategies are designed to shift your classroom routines to the point where the status quo cannot defend itself.  Change must happen, and along with it will come a change in your student’s engagement and learning.

Who should attend?

Literacy educators and/or literacy coaches in grades 5-12 wanting to begin implementing the Building Thinking Classrooms strategies.  If you have been implementing, but still feel like a beginner or feel like you still have a lot to learn from sharing with and learning from others, and you want to take advantage of the collaborative network of the Thinking Classrooms Cadre, please join us.

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What to Expect

Participants will: 

  • Explore the strategies and research of Peter Liljedahl in Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics – translated into literacy classrooms. 
  • Collaborate with other teachers creating thinking classrooms of their own.
  • Engage with a network of educators and support while creating your own thinking classroom.
  • Gain an overview of the strategies during a one-day summer learning summit with a focus on setting routines for the start of school, then come together one day each quarter of the school year to assess implementation, make adjustments, gain new learning, plan forward, and give support to the cadre.

DATE / TIME

TOPIC

DESCRIPTION
September 18
8:30am – 3:30pm EST		 Quarter 1 Support Summit
  • Teachers will spend time at CIESC digging into the strategies of Building Thinking Classrooms with an emphasis on planning and implementation, with a heavy focus on the start of the school year.
  • Teachers will spend time helping each other analyze the pros and cons of the implementation during the first few weeks of school, make adjustments, and plan for renewed efforts going into the second quarter.
  • What is becoming routine for your students?
  • What’s going right? What’s going wrong? How can we help?
December 4
8:30am – 3:30pm EST		 Quarter 2 Support Summit
  • Teachers will have an opportunity to collaborate with their peers in the cadre to reflect on the successes of the first semester.
  • Emphasis will be given to what strategies need a renewed effort or adjustment moving into the second semester.
  • Some time will be devoted to new learning about other strategies from the book that teachers can begin to experiment with.
March 4, 2024
8:30am – 3:30pm EST		 Quarter 3 Support Summit
  • Teachers will have an opportunity to collaborate with their peers in the cadre to reflect on the successes and obstacles and make corrections if needed.
  • Teachers will begin to think about what is now routine and what strategies they can begin to add.
  • Time will be set aside to begin planning for the fall.
  • Some time will be devoted to new learning about other strategies from the book that teachers can begin to experiment with.
May 13, 2024
8:30am – 3:30pm EST		 Quarter 4 Support Summit
  • Teachers will put their plan together for the start of the next school year.
  • Assessing this past year and refining their implementation process.
  • Sharing your plan with the cadre will be an important part of the day in order to gain feedback from the group.

Facilitated By

  • Erin McNeill

    Erin McNeill is a Professional Learning Specialist for Keep Indiana Learning, a department of Central Indiana Educational Service Center. Erin spent sixteen years in the classroom as an English Language Arts and English as a New language teacher and coordinator and two years as a member of the Literacy, Culture, and Language Education department at Indiana University, where she trained preservice teachers.

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REGULAR

$500

  • Extra 10% discount for school teams of 4 or more ($450 per person)

ESC Member

$410

  • Extra 10% discount for school teams of 4 or more ($369 per person)

CIESC MEMBER

$380

  • Extra 10% discount for school teams of 4 or more ($342 per person)

REGISTER TO ATTEND!

CIESC

3500 Depauw Blvd
Pyramid 2, Floor 2
Indianapolis, IN 46268

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