4/7/20091“Writing in the 21stCentury”y Kathleen Blake Yanceyy Historical Development of Writing Instructiony Analysis of Current Practicesy Implications for Writing Instruction in ther Futurey Posted on Web site: Resources/CompositionSchool Reform“Rewards, not Sanctions, Help Schools Succeed Under Accountability Programs, Study Finds”y Potentially harmful consequencesy Teachers less engagedy Teachers less likely to use what they learned in professional developmentppy PD didn’t encourage active learningy Rewards for better performancey Professional development coherent and consistent with school goalsy Focused on PD because research suggests teacher PD is critical to school improvementJudith Langer: Getting to Excellenty Discussion Director y creates questions to generate discussiony asks who, what, why, when, where, how, and what ifwhat ify Passage Mastery Identifies key passages for discussion Chapters 1-4 Chapters 6-9ASCD High School Reform Proposaly How do these elements* support or undermine Langer’s positions?y *Multiple assessments (not just tests)p(j)y *Personalized learningy *Flexible use of time and structurey *Professional developmenty *Business and community engagementReal Change? Or Another Add on?4/7/20092“Five Ways Schools Can Kill Learning” by John D. McNeily Read article and complete your one-pager (30 minutes).y In groups of 4, clarify anything you don’t d t d i th ti l d h understand in the article and share your one pagers.y How might what you read apply to your school?y “…of all the American institutions with which we are familiar, school is the one—virtually the only one other than some organized religions—where someone deep-frozen in the nineteenth century could return to our age and be comfortable and feel a sense of familiarity. In high schools particularly, the same curriculum patterns, much of the same subject matter (including the very same pieces of literature taught in English classes), the same organization of the school day have survived from earlytwentiethcentury American day, have survived from early-twentieth-century American public education….Further, and this is a reality of the business, the structure of school often gets in the way of teaching and learning” (22-3).y Leila Christenbury: Making the Journey: Being and Becoming a Teacher of English Language ArtsThinking Outside the (School) Boxy Choose a topic and partner(s)¾The position (experiences) of students in schools¾The position (experiences) of teachers in p(p )schools¾Assumptions about effective uses of time in schools¾Assumptions about curriculum and content¾Relationship(s) between teachers and studentsThinking Outside the (School) Boxy Carry your topic around for two weeks.y Observe your teaching world with that topic in mind.mind.y Take mental notes.y Come to class each week prepared to share your observations.Reading Packets: Divide and Conquery Read your articles.y Prepare to discuss them with your group.gpy As a group, you will share your articles with the
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