The Power of Literacy Leadership Leadership

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Ineffective Professional Development is frequently:

“One Shot” Delivery

Disconnected

Isolated Experience

Costly

Ineffective Teaching Communitiesare typically:

Non-Collaborative

Isolated

Powerless

Teachers who engage in sustained, collaborative professional development around specific concepts in their curriculum were more likely to change their teaching practice in ways associated with greater student achievement. Peter Negroni, senior vice president of the College Board

K-12 Reading Plans Include: The purpose of the Literacy Leadership Team is to

“create capacity of reading knowledge within the school building.”

The Literacy Leadership Team is a collaborative system that encourages a literate climate to support effective teaching and learning.

Miami-Dade 2006-07 K-12 Comprehensive Research Based

Reading Plan

The Literacy Leadership Team oversees the implementation of the K-12 CRRP at the school site level. The Literacy Leadership Team monitors the use of instructional materials related to reading instruction, data analysis and interpretation, professional development, and technology.

Miami-Dade 2006-07 K-12 Comprehensive Research Based

Reading Plan (continued) The team will meet at minimum on a quarterly basis

to: Review the school’s implementation of the K-12

CRRP Assess professional development needs of staff

related to reading instruction based on student performance data; and

Develop an action plan that addresses curricular and professional development needs as they relate to the implementation of the K-12 CRRP.

How are Literacy LeadershipLeadership

TeamsTeams different from past reading initiatives?

CultureCollaboration

Collegiality

Effective Literacy Leadership Teams

How do we build capacity? SHARING responsibility

Inquiry & Dialogue

Using data to make teaching decisions

Resulting in Increased Synergy

What does the Leadership Leadership TeamTeam

Look Like? Membership (8-12 members) Administrator/s

Literacy Coach/Reading Coach Content Area/Grade Level Teachers Special Area Teachers Media Specialist Community Member Parent Student

To support the needs of the staff and students, Literacy Leadership Teams may…

Gather knowledge about literacy & resources Facilitate Workshops Organize Study Groups Initiate Action Research Support Peer Coaching Participate in demonstration lessons Examine student artifacts

Think and Share…

How would you rate collegiality, collaboration and culture at your school?

What does it look like right now?

What is your vision?

Benefits of Literacy Leadership Teams:

Positive impact on student learning

Transfer teacher learning into the classroom

Align with Florida’s Professional Development Protocol and the National Staff Development Council

Getting Started…

identify need get building support set structure and expectations meet with active participation report progress regularly hold culmination meeting

Literacy Leadership Team Plan of Action:

Phase 1 • Investigating Area of Concern

Phase 2 • Studying and Planning the Course of ActionPhase 3 • Implementation of the Course of Action

Phase 4 • Determining Effectiveness of Course of ActionPhase 5 • Reflecting on the Process

What are YOUR next steps? Take a few minutes to reflect on your school’s current

Literacy Plan of Action. At your table, using information from this presentation,

discuss your plans for implementation of an effective literacy leadership team at your school site?

Discuss ideas and concerns with the whole group.

Contact Information

Roxana Hurtado

FLaRE Coordinator

rhurt@mail.ucf.edu

http://flare.ucf.edu

(786) 251-3304