SOEL

September 24, 2014

Agenda

● Quotes

● What is SOEL?

● Year one review of learning

Lunch

● Teacher Research with Cathy Fleischer

Quotes

As the music plays, read the quotes around the room.

When it stops, choose a quote.

Share with a person from another district.

“The typical teacher has children doing a lot of “stuff.” How is what I’m having children do creating readers and writers?”

-Regie Routman

Who are we?

● Name

● District

● Position

● New to SOEL or veteran?

What is SOEL?

Purpose: The intentional study of best practices in early literacy in preschool to grade 3.

Mission: Through study and teacher research, we will develop a PreK-3 instructional framework.

This year...

Our study will continue, AND we will be guided through the research process on our own question that is:● Based on our learning.● Relevant to our position in education.● Connects to the mission of SOEL.

Review of Learning from Year One

1. Vocabulary and prior knowledge- with Kathy in Vogel C.

2. Inquiry and Collaboration- with Linda in Seminar 2

3. Classroom Culture- with Kate in Vogel C

4. Integration- with Melissa in South Conference Room

5. Assessment- with Sandy in Seminar 1* Please keep notes on your notetaker

Break

LUNCH

Year One Review

What were your questions about year one learning?

We will chart these to help us plan the next meeting.

Teacher Research with Cathy Fleischer

PhD, University of Michigan MEd, University of Virginia BA, Connecticut College Having taught at the high school, community college, and university level, in 1990, Cathy began teaching courses at EMU in English education and literacy. She works with undergraduate and graduate students, and co-directs the Eastern Michigan University Writing Project.FOCUS:

● Teacher-research: how classroom teachers might reflect in a systematic and careful way;

● Teacher advocacy: how teachers can work with networks of parents and other community members to help others understand effective classroom practices.

● Disciplinary Literacy: how practitioners of particular disciplines read, write, talk and think and how that knowledge can help students be successful in college and beyond.

Our Wikispace!

http://washlivsoel.wikispaces.com/● All articles and handouts● Review from last year● Our research questions

Wrapping it up!● Please write your question down on the index card and

turn it in before you leave.

● Please fill out the feedback form.

● Our next meeting is October 29 for SOEL.● K-12 Literacy Summit on Speaking and Listening is

October 1st!

Want to get graduate credit for SOEL?

● Read the course description

● Sarah Painter is here to explain and answer questions.