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Grades K-6 District Literacy Coaches Collaboration Day

Presented By

Sherri Johnston, Siobhan Murphy

Session Details

Date Time
September 13, 20169:00 am to 3:30 pm

Location

Edmonton (Consortium Office at Elmwood School)
Room 17/18, 16325 - 83 Avenue
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Grade Levels

K-3
This collaborative session is designed to support coaches and literacy leads at the school and district level. Come learn more about what your colleagues are doing to support literacy in their schools, enhance your personal skills as a literacy coach, and leave with new ideas to implement in your context.
 
Key topics for the day include:
  • Art of guiding teachers to use best practices - identifying areas of focus/need
  • Building trusting relationships with colleagues 
  • Tips for coaching and modeling in classrooms - how to get the most learning from the experience (planning, co-teaching, problem solving, time for reflection, giving feedback)
  • Understanding change process and honouring where teachers are at
  • Organizing your schedule, allowing time for planning, reporting and tracking
  • Communicating with administrators
  • Spreading the message across the staff, how to move beyond working with the willing 
  • Sharing resources with your school(s)
  • Enhancing your own literacy expertise: foundational literacy practices, recommended resources, upcoming sessions
  • Discuss teacher/student "case studies" - generate possible solutions and share expertise

Target Audience

District Literacy Consultants, Literacy Lead Teachers, Literacy Coaches

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