Every participant takes home an extensive resource book of documents and practical teaching ideas that help the staff continue the discussions throughout the year. Daily breakfast and lunch Also available Access to quality children s and professional development books Graduate credit at an additional cost Structure of the Institute Literacy Learning in the Classroom explores good teaching at primary, intermediate, and middle school levels through the vehicles of reading and writing. This model of teaching and learning is based on research summarized in the booklet Research Supporting the Daily Content and Structure of Literacy Learning in the Classroom . The three days of the Literacy Learning in the Classroom institute are presented as a mixture of general sessions, in which guiding principles of teaching and learning are introduced, and dialogue groups, where participants explore these concepts and understandings in depth. The ratio of facilitators to participants in dialogue groups is one to 35 to encourage lively, engaged conversation from everyone in attendance.
Participants remain in the same dialogue group for all three days.
General sessions and dialogue groups offer a combination of lecture, demonstration, analysis, videos, individual and small group reflection, response, and feedback. The staff you will work with at this institute is made up of outstanding professional educators. As coordinators and teacher leaders in The Learning Network , they are actively involved in teacher training and school development throughout the school year. Please note that the complimentary registration is transferable only to another administrator at the school. They know the value of the institute from the perspective of unbiased educators.