Windows and Mirrors: Reimagining Secondary ELA
Grades 6-12
Tuesday, 19 November 2019
November 19
November 19, 2019
How do we get teens to read books? How do we get teens to write for a variety of critical purposes? How do we get teens to care about ELA for more than a grade on a transcript? Can we view the SOLs as an invitation to innovate? English Language Arts instructors have a unique opportunity to engage students purposefully in exploring individual interests, culture, and technology, and, in doing so, to reimagine today’s ELA classrooms to make them more effective for today’s culturally diverse learners. During this workshop, middle school and high school ELA teachers and other Instructional Leaders will explore a wide variety of approaches and tools that can help make learning more relevant as well as more challenging for our students. The goal is for ELA instruction and assignments to be able to provide mirrors for students’ own lives as well as windows to the outside world. During the workshop, we will examine the implicit biases and practices that shape our teacher identities so that teachers can then go back to their classrooms and use that knowledge to facilitate better connections with their own students. Participants will also have a chance to discuss the various books and projects that have proved successful in involving students in analyzing and developing a better understanding of themselves and of the world in which they live today. Participants should come prepared for an engaging dialogue and productive work session, focused on reframing their reading and writing instruction and assignments to engage students in authentic, project-based learning, using choice, technology, and culturally responsive practices.
ELA Classroom Teachers, Coaches, Curriculum Leaders, Instructional Specialists, and School Administrators
This event will be held at the Holiday Inn, 1901 Emmet Street, Charlottesville, VA 22901.
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A hot Luncheon Buffet will be served at noon.
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