tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17111486795832628812024-03-13T12:08:05.700-05:00The Literacy Booth: A Place for Wisconsin CoachesThe Literacy Booth: A Place for Wisconsin CoachesDPI Staff Namehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115835823024086892noreply@blogger.comBlogger346125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711148679583262881.post-15590924075535041272017-08-18T11:08:00.000-05:002017-08-18T11:08:12.265-05:00Literacy Booth UpdateNew posts are no longer being added to this blog. The content will remain archived.
Visit The Literacy Booth on Facebook for ongoing learning.Barb Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056281561676322472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711148679583262881.post-29976650396711102562017-05-09T05:30:00.000-05:002017-05-09T05:30:15.010-05:00 Instruction and Literacy Tip #3 - Reading Motivation
Meghan Retallick contributed this post. Meghan sends a weekly "Instruction & Literacy Tip" to her staff. Click here for more "Instruction & Literacy Tips". Click here for all of Meghan's Literacy Booth posts.
Whether you love or hate the Superbowl Champion New England Patriots, you have to enjoy this story about Patriot's wide receiver, Malcolm Mitchell. Barb Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056281561676322472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711148679583262881.post-18200286297568573582017-05-04T05:30:00.000-05:002017-05-04T05:30:13.863-05:00Intervention/Classroom Connection
Jaimie Howe contributed this post. Click here to read more of Jaimie's thinking.
Providing interventions and coaching all in one day has always been a struggle for me since I began this journey six years ago. I have come to realize, however, the power of combining both of these roles.
With the implementation of the new Lucy Calkins's Reading Units of Study this Barb Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056281561676322472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711148679583262881.post-84728995572717944262017-05-02T05:30:00.000-05:002017-05-02T05:30:03.864-05:00What Are You Reading: May 2017We start each month by sharing what we're reading - both for work and for fun. Join us by using the comments to share what you're reading. Click here for previous reading lists.
Meghan writes, "I've downloaded the audio book version of Mindfulness by Mark Williams to start tomorrow. It is an 8 week program, so hopefully I'll be in a calmer state of mind by summer!"
Barb Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056281561676322472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711148679583262881.post-13183368932377977542017-05-02T05:00:00.000-05:002017-05-02T05:00:10.095-05:00Spring 2017 Face-to-Face Meeting MaterialsAgenda
General Slides
Cross-Pollination Slides
Intersectionality excerpt
Vignette - Ms. Ramos (middle school intervention)
Vignette - Ms. Torres (high school ELA)
Cross-pollination analysis tool
Rule of Two Feet
Hard Conversations - Handout
SURVEY (to complete after the meeting)Barb Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056281561676322472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711148679583262881.post-23391792255159122362017-04-25T05:30:00.000-05:002017-04-25T05:30:13.578-05:00Inviting Teachers to Share
Heather Zimmerman contributed this post. Click here for more of Heather's thinking.
As lit coaches, we can share all sorts of great resources, data, or ideas, but what ends up being the most powerful is when teachers see their teacher colleagues sharing what they are doing.
This year, I have made it a priority to ask teachers to share what they are doing in Barb Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056281561676322472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711148679583262881.post-31853234838708215542017-04-20T05:30:00.001-05:002017-04-20T05:30:25.929-05:00Learning Visually: Resources for Secondary Coaches
Carrie Sand contributed this post. Click here for more of Carrie's thinking and writing.
As a typical literacy coach, I tend to know and follow the “rockstars” of our discipline. Regularly dropping first names of these reading celebrities into conversations, one would think that I’ve been friends with these people for years. So imagine my discomfort when my library media Barb Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056281561676322472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711148679583262881.post-38047550764554597032017-04-18T05:30:00.000-05:002017-04-18T05:30:17.086-05:00Literacy Essential Practice Guides
In Read, Write, Lead (ASCD, 2014), Regie Routman advocates for a school's articulation of shared beliefs in reading and writing.
However, belief statements are broad, philosophical, and sometimes value-based. These statements alone will not improve student learning. We must take classroom-level actions based that align with our belief statements.
The The Michigan Association ofBarb Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056281561676322472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711148679583262881.post-13538558834520387202017-04-13T05:30:00.000-05:002017-04-13T05:30:16.990-05:00Study Groups with Jennifer AllenJulie Schwartzbauer contributed this post. Click here for more of Julie's thinking.
I recently attended a professional development with Jennifer Allen. Jennifer is a literacy coach and professional developer. You may be familiar with her book Becoming a Literacy Leader or A Sense of Belonging. Jennifer uses a layered coaching framework. At the workshop I attended, Jennifer focused on coaching Barb Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056281561676322472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711148679583262881.post-49597278014448202522017-04-11T05:30:00.000-05:002017-04-11T05:30:01.200-05:00Ideas from Wisconsin's DPI
# 1: Reading and the Law
Who can teach reading? What does a district reading specialist do? What assessment of reading readiness can my school or district you? Your colleagues at Wisconsin DPI have the answers to these and other questions related to reading and the law.
# 2: WISELearn Resource
Ready-to-use classroom resources collected or created by Wisconsin educatorsBarb Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056281561676322472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711148679583262881.post-19927915778966728772017-04-06T05:30:00.000-05:002017-04-06T05:30:41.899-05:00Anita Archer’s Sentence FramesMaggie Schumacher contributed this post. Click here for more of Maggie's thinking and writing.
The following sentence frames were shared by Anita Archer at the RtI nnovations Conference in October, 2015. Anita Archer recommends the use of sentence frames as a way to give students a framework to support thinking and writing and to encourage the use of content vocabulary in Barb Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056281561676322472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711148679583262881.post-75211225502395439112017-04-04T05:30:00.000-05:002017-04-04T05:30:13.365-05:00What Are You Reading: April 2017We start each month by sharing what we're reading - both for work and for fun. Join us by using the comments to share what you're reading. Click here for previous reading lists.
We seem to love Jason Reynolds around here. . .
Lisa just finished All American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiel.
Maggie just finished As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds. She says,Barb Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056281561676322472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711148679583262881.post-31933245168798017422017-03-30T05:30:00.000-05:002017-04-12T09:00:43.146-05:00Instruction & Literacy Tip #2 - Visual Literacy
Meghan Retallick contributed this post. Meghan sends a weekly "Instruction & Literacy Tip" to her staff. Click here for more "Instruction & Literacy Tips". Click here for all of Meghan's Literacy Booth posts.
This is a continuation of my new way to connect with staff in my district. Each week, I'm sending out an email with tips for best practices in instruction andBarb Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056281561676322472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711148679583262881.post-90851521008553974902017-03-28T05:30:00.001-05:002017-03-28T13:04:20.680-05:00Writing in Chorus - Gradual Release of ResponsibilityHeather Zimmerman contributed this post. Click here for more of Heather's thinking.
This is part of a series of posts about writing coaching cycles, which include examples from several disciplines.
Have you ever tried to look for literacy examples for your music teachers? It can be hard to find a lot of ideas.
During one of my coaching cycles, I worked with Barb Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056281561676322472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711148679583262881.post-67518881125100255182017-03-23T05:30:00.000-05:002017-03-23T05:30:03.842-05:00Writing in Math- Graphic OrganizerHeather Zimmerman contributed this post. Click here for more of Heather's thinking.
This is part of a series of posts about writing coaching cycles, which include examples from several disciplines.
During a coaching cycle, I was working with math teacher individually. A trend I noticed was that teachers commented on how they were looking for a tool to help organize Barb Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056281561676322472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711148679583262881.post-15437371267186088472017-03-21T05:30:00.000-05:002017-03-22T09:53:05.150-05:00Writing in Band- A Reflection Organizer
Heather Zimmerman contributed this post. Click here for more of Heather's thinking.
This is part of a series of posts about writing coaching cycles, which include examples from several disciplines.
As I went through my coaching cycles, I was excited for my time to work with the music department. I did not have as many opportunities as I would have liked working with Barb Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056281561676322472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711148679583262881.post-10005815523848479492017-03-16T05:30:00.000-05:002017-03-21T09:06:03.203-05:00Implicit Bias & Implicit Racial Associations
My colleagues and I are engaging in some professional learning about racial equity in the workplace. Our learning is focused on:
implicit bias
color blindness
microaggression
A 2016 article from Educational Researcher helped me think about the tremendous implications of implicit associations - including implicit bias and implicit racial associations - in education.
What is implicitBarb Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056281561676322472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711148679583262881.post-84699362392896959852017-03-14T05:30:00.000-05:002017-03-14T05:30:12.519-05:00WSRA Reading Convention - Take-Aways, Inspiration, and ReflectionsMaggie Schumacher contributed this post. Click here for more of Maggie's thinking and writing.
I was privileged to have the opportunity to once again attend the Wisconsin State Reading Association convention this February. As always, I had so many great take-aways and pages upon pages of notes to go through after that my head is still trying to process. In this month’s blog postBarb Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056281561676322472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711148679583262881.post-26304377425581479542017-03-09T05:30:00.001-06:002017-03-26T15:34:40.250-05:00Coaching Cycle ProtocolHeather Zimmerman contributed this post. Click here for more of Heather's thinking.
This is part of a series of posts about writing coaching cycles, which include examples from several disciplines.
How many of you sometimes feel as if you spend more time putting out fires or doing quick coaching in the hallway during passing time? This year our district implemented the Barb Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056281561676322472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711148679583262881.post-35874496467507500462017-03-07T05:30:00.000-06:002017-03-07T05:30:19.766-06:00Instruction & Literacy Tip # 1: Concept Maps
Meghan Retallick contributed this post. Meghan sends a weekly "Instruction & Literacy Tip" to her staff. Click here for more "Instruction & Literacy Tips". Click here for all of Meghan's Literacy Booth posts.
I'm back from maternity leave and recent conversations with our technology and instruction planning team have inspired me to start a new way to collaborate with the teaching Barb Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056281561676322472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711148679583262881.post-38309779348589544172017-03-02T05:30:00.000-06:002017-03-02T05:30:04.058-06:00What Are You Reading: March 2017We start each month by sharing what we're reading - both for work and for fun. Join us by using the comments to share what you're reading. Click here for previous reading lists.
Due to an email mistake, this month is a special edition, "What Would Barb Like to Read?"
My Educator List:
Mindfulness by Ellen J. Langer - Amazon is kind enough to tell me I bought this on November Barb Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056281561676322472noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711148679583262881.post-86369222594630869862017-02-28T05:30:00.000-06:002017-02-28T05:30:11.074-06:00Facilitation Idea: Quotes about EquityBarb Novak contributed this post. Click here for more of Barb's thinking.
Click here to access the document above,
which includes five quotes about literacy and equity.
Facilitating equity-focused professional learning is difficult. It's challenging to find the "right thing" to say. Equity-focused professional learning can be uncomfortable, and it's difficult to decide how far and Barb Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056281561676322472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711148679583262881.post-9926417913113498742017-02-23T05:30:00.000-06:002017-02-23T05:30:20.762-06:00Reading the Reading Research: Figured Worlds of Special Education Teachers
Barb Novak contributed this post.
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Note. I'm sharing this article simply to give access to how I process when I read from academic journals - how I organize my thinking before, during, and after reading. This post is not intended to be an endorsement of the research or itsBarb Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056281561676322472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711148679583262881.post-19024848968228325952017-02-21T05:30:00.000-06:002017-02-21T05:30:00.172-06:00Workshop Model: Reading Mats
Jaimie Howe contributed this post. Click here to read more of Jaimie's thinking.
Click here to access a PDF of a Reading Mat.
As the year has progressed and we have been learning more and more about the Lucy Reading Units of Study, I have been noting specific components and resources that I believe are extremely beneficial. Last month I wrote about Text Bands and Learning Barb Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056281561676322472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711148679583262881.post-16809437381813600212017-02-16T05:30:00.001-06:002017-02-16T05:30:07.789-06:00What Do I Get To Do?
Andrea contributed this post. Click here for more of Andrea's thinking.
After another year of attending the Wisconsin State Reading Association Convention, I leave with an abundance of new thinking to reflect upon. I’m still challenging myself as to what direction I plan to take with this information, for I have quite a collection of quotes, questions, reminders and comments to think Barb Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056281561676322472noreply@blogger.com0