Meeting with Dr. Donna Mahar3/6/2012

Ed, Ralph, Nancy

5 Crucial Practices that motivate adolescents to read

informational texts

Information for our class

Dr. Donna Mahar is going to share

with us information on

how to motivate our students to read texts other than a textbook. This slide shows

the 5 ways in which we can get our students on

track to incorporate

extended reading outside of the textbook and

classroom.

Waiting for Dr. Mahar

Everyone is testing their sound and

greeting the members of our class.

This should be getting easier by

now right?

Dr. O’Connor arrives

Dr. O’Connor

gives us an overview of

what Dr. Mahar is going to

share with us when she gets

here.

Dr. Mahar explains:

Literacy Strategies and The Common

Core

In order for students to

become college and career ready they

must be capable of

reading authentic

material that may be

challenging.

“Don’t dummy down the text” said Dr. Donna

Mahar

5 Crucial Practices

•Develop dedication•Build Self Efficacy•Show Student’s the Text’s Value•Use Social Motivation•Give Student’s Choices

Develop Dedication

“Do not teach a mile wide and an inch

deep”

Students must be able to

learn in depth about subjects

Students should be able

to use a variety of texts

Build Self Efficacy

Students must believe they

are capable of reading the

text

Students need the skills to

read a textbook so they can be

ready for college level

texts

Do not depend on the textbook

but use it as one item of research

Demonstrate the Text’s ValueText can be journal articles,

videos, books and more

Match the textbooks to the student’s reading level. Use the textbook to make

text to world connections

Student’s should work in groups and share ideas that they can build upon

Dr. O’ Connor met with Ed, Ralph and I in the retail storeto help us along

We had some

echoing problems

but we managed

We have some questions

1

•What is the quality of internet texts vs. textbooks?

•Are the sources always valid?

•How do we find better and more current journal articles?

2

•Are labs our opportunity to teach inquiry based knowledge?

•What if the school that we work in insists that we use a textbook?

•How do we incorporate it into an inquiry based classroom?

3

•Have the Regents questions caught up with the new way of teaching science?

•Are there specific labs that must be taught in all the sciences to succeed on the State Regents Exam?

•If our success is measured based on our students scores on these exams, how do we cover all the material?

DiscussionInquiring minds want

to knowEd Ralph

NancyTextbooks- Do they have any

value?

Journal Articles-Where do we

find better ones?

Administration-Will they hire

someone who wants to use

our own methods?

Jobs-Once we prove

ourselves, can we alter the

teaching strategy?

Labs-Are there required labs

with important facts in all the

sciences?

The End

Thank you so much to Dr. O’ Connor and Dr. Mahar for

giving us more great information that we need to succeed in the new world of

Science.