literacy alive! innovations in literacy programs that optimize community involvement
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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION 2015
Innovations in Literacy
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ROTARY TEAM
Lynne Paradis Rotary Club of Red Deer AB District 5360
Jackie Hobal Athabasca Rotary Club District 5370
Aki and Sheree Fukai San Ignacio Rotary Club of Belize District 4250
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Who are we and who are you?
Our team
Purpose
Literacy Global Grants
Success factors
Challenges
Possibilities for you
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BELIZE EXPERIENCE
Re-Imagining literacy
Step beyond prior practice
Engaging more Rotarians
Going about things differently
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EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS
Ministry of Education support
Student achievement scores
Teacher enthusiasm (praxis, leadership)
Continued conversations
Local companies in network
Numbers of community involved
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LITERACY FOR ALL- It can be done !
CONTENT
KNOWLEDGE
CONTEXT DIMENSIONS
PROCESS COMPONENTS
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TWO COMPONENTS
Community development
Reading instruction schools/ community
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A SIMPLER APPROACH...
Teacher Team (vocational – VTT’s)
Community team (any vocations)
Volun– travel companion groups
Belize steering committee
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EDUCATOR DIMENSION
Provide PD sessions
Materials creation (templates)
Assessments (student, teacher, parents)
Inspire literacy
Local resource development (Make it and take it)
Communication (WIKI, youth members)
Celebration events
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Awareness of literacy
Bridge community-school (eg. Scheduling)
FIND: Market opportunities to volunteer
Led by TRAINED developer
Provide Reading Coach training/guided mentors
Recognition and celebration
MANY EMERGENT ROLES …
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TRUST AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
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RELATIONSHIPS FIRST
Who is on board?
Trust and communication
Notions of white privilege
Perceptions of Rotary
Language of Belize
Show vulnerability
Mutual reverence
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PROCESS
CO –CREATE content and schedule (not lead)
One site housing/working lab
Co-present (Belize leaders and experts)
In classroom support/audit
Community invitations to PD
Recognition and celebration events
Debriefing focus groups/assessments
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CONTENT
Chunk literacy learning (reading, writing)
Reading coach teaching packages
Template binder ( and posted on line )
Volunteer coach seminar
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EDUCATORS ON BOARD
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READINESS LEVELS
Teachers
Students
Community
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VOLUNTEER READING COACHES
Help for the student
Drill and practice activities
Making this work:
Help for the teacher
• Teacher gets assistance with students working at different levels.
• Making this work:
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TESTIMONIALS
“I am so happy to help out with literacy and appreciate that the school has a specific plan to access my artistic skills to improve reading.” ( parent)
“I want to help out -- and now I AM learning to read better as I help out the Infant one students. ” (parent)
“My Mom IS a reading coach! I am so proud of her.” (Standard 4 student)
“At first I thought this reading coach idea was going to be another ‘new thing’ but now that I have received some training I can see that it could help me in the classroom -- I am going to recruit at least two reading coaches this weekend!” (teacher)
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Got to keep reading, reading,
reading…….
INSPIRE
MOTIVATE
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KNOWING-DOING GAP
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Context is important
The Danger of a Single Story
Assumptions
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PLEASE – do no harm..
Well intended humanitarian plans
Inappropriate donations
Assumptions on content, context and process
Co-dependency
Do it one way….
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Keep moving in the right direction….
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RECOGNITION - CELEBRATION
Literacy based prizes
Community recognition
Parent involvement
Certificates of completion
Public events (Belize owns)
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PROMISING PRACTICES
Right things in the right order
Train volunteers and train teachers how to value them in classroom drill and practice
Essential training in simple terms
Cultural background (poverty, ESL, customs)
Use local resources and suppliers
Model and co-teach, co-plan
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CONNECT CONSTANTLY
Answers reside locally
Involve, co-create, collaborate with all stakeholders
Provide a system of ongoing sharing
Good teachers can become great teachers with the support and assistance of others…
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QUESTIONS?
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Thank You!
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FLASH MOBS
St. Martin's Government School
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRIPknczRhY
News clip about Literacy Alive!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSdZD06hu_Y
Flash mob at Sacred Heart school https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUVGxkM7LMc
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