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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Lincoln Street Alternative High School
Birmingham Public Schools
Kelley Andersen
Mallory Soffin
Denisse Jolokai
WHO ARE WE? THE PEOPLE IN THE BASEMENT
Our School Our Students Our Community Our Class
WHY THIS CLASS? RICH & RIGOROUS EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS
History of co-teaching
Opportunity
BFA Grant
Increase Literacy
WHY FOOD?EVERYBODY EATS
Engage ALL STUDENTS
“Politics divide but food unites.”
Text Variety
We teach not only what we know but who we
are.
WHY IS IT STUDENT CENTERED?IT’S EMPOWERING
Group work
Visible thinking- explicit learning
Student needs
“Cookbook” Goal sheet Norms All writing All thinking
LITERACY TO CHANGE MINDSETS
School wide improvement plan
Literacy not just across the curriculum, but
throughout their lives
Transfer skills/knowledge
Common vocabulary
Broad range of texts
COMMON COREEVERYBODY IS DOING IT?
C4 Writing Initiative
Previous experience
Content appropriate standards for each
discipline
TECHNOLOGY21ST CENTURY LEARNING
Mindset change
Google Docs
Citelighter
Facilitates group work
Supports student assessment
MENUOUR METAPHOR
Overarching QuestionWhy do we eat what we eat?
Recipe for successELA SCIENCE SOCIAL
STUDIES
Show not tellDescriptive writing
Prescribed research Food borne illness
Culture of foodPrescribed research CARLEGS
PurposeElementsFood Narrative
Sensory descriptionsDescriptive writing
Element in all culturesESL Meet & Greet
Claims/evidenceRecipes Cards
Hypothesis /evidenceYeast bread
Heart of the storyI am From poems
SAMPLESA LITTLE TASTE OF WHAT WE DID
• Lessons:
– Show not tell
– Recipe Cards
– Food Narratives
– ESL interviews
– I am From poems
– Food borne illness
– CARLEGS
– Baking bread /hot chocolate
REVIEWSTHE RESULTS ARE IN...MOSTLY
Data
-Starting, midpoint, endpoint
Rigor
Fluency
Coherence
Stamina
Purpose
RESULTS
Increased by 2 points 41% students
Increased by 3 points 41% students
Increased by 4pts 9% students
Maintained ( Started with high scores)
9% students
Goal – Increase all students non-fiction reading/writing scores by 2 + points. • 91% of our students increased by 2 points or more, the other 9%
maintained their high score.
Increased Rigor 69% studentsIncreased Stamina 75%studentsIncreased Fluency 41% students
Increased Coherence 50% studentsIncreased Purpose 60% students
*** 3 ESL Students ( ~9 % of population) –ALL increased by 2 or 3 pts.
DESSERTICING ON THE CAKE
• Common language• Team building• Leading by example• Consistency• ESL friends• Gleaners• Community involvement• Chef James• Documentaries• Recognition
QUESTIONS?HOW WAS YOUR MEAL?
Contacts Kelley Andersen:
[email protected] Mallory Soffin:
[email protected] Denisse Jolokai: