Growing as TeachersThis page describes the professional learning our team engaged in through the TIIP II Grant. Professional Development Trainings with Growing EducatorsOur team had the wonderful opportunity to work with Jessica Martin, co-founder of Growing Educators, over the 2-year grant period to learn about and improve in teaching literacy through a Reading Workshop approach. In these 12 day-long trainings, we:
Mrs. Martin also provided trainings to our entire staff on these topics:
Attending Teacher's College Reading and Writing Project Summer Reading InstituteMembers of our team traveled to New York City to study at Columbia University for the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project's week-long institute. At the institute, team members spent mornings learning from Lucy Calkins and Kathleen Tolan the structure, philosophy, and methods in Reading Workshop. In the afternoons, we were in small groups studying Reading Workshop more deeply and practicing teaching methods and strategies. The institute provided rich content on teaching reading as well as opportunities for us to reflect on our own reading lives and how they might inform our teaching. We were inspired by the guest speakers, who included James Howe, Ellin Keene, and Naomi Shahib Nye.
Inquiry Team MeetingsOur team met each week to study practice and theory in Reading Workshop. In these meetings, we:
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