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 * Target:**
 * I can provide a rationale for giving supportive feedback to student writing.

8:00 - 8:10 - Welcome & Agenda
 * Notetaker:

8:10 - 8:40 - //Holler// discussion. What does it mean to take students' writing seriously?

8:40 - 9:30 - Writing feedback
 * 1) Review/discuss comments you made on Wednesday to express to the student, "I hear you."
 * 2) Examine the rubrics used to assess this writing. Pros/cons?
 * 3) Take ten minutes to score the paper according to the rubric.
 * 4) Compare your score to the [|"official" score].
 * 5) What have we learned?

9:30 - 9:45 - Break

9:45 - 10:45 - Exit interviews
 * 1) Self Assessment of learning - (Feel free to review the notes/agenda on the wiki.) http://goo.gl/forms/IshlwY37m9
 * 2) Choose one of the following tasks. Upload your written response to Blackboard (about a page).
 * ** A. Supporting Struggling Readers **
 * Think about a student you've worked with who appears to struggle with reading.
 * Write a one-paragraph introduction to the student: What do you know about him/her? What are her strengths and interests? What types of learning tasks does he/she seem to engage best with? What evidence suggests to you that this student struggles with reading? What have you and/or your CT tried to support this student?
 * Peruse the following resources:
 * http://www.edutopia.org/blog/students-struggle-with-textbook-reading-sheila-valencia
 * http://www.learningunlimitedllc.com/2014/05/struggling-readers-need-supported-teachers-just-reading-teachers/
 * http://www.rti4success.org/sites/default/files/coi_struggling_readers.pdf (Read "Implications for Practice" section, p. 12-14 (actual page numbers, not PDF numbers); if you're interested in the research, peruse that section as well)
 * http://wvde.state.wv.us/titlei/documents/AdolStrugglingReadersPracticeBrief.pdf (Skim and slow down at points of particular interest)
 * As you are reading, pay attention to information that helps you better understand and help your focal student.
 * Based on your reading, identify the following:
 * Three new professional conceptual understandings that help you better serve this student
 * Three specific strategies you would like to try with this student. (Briefly describe each strategy and your rationale for choosing it.)
 * **B. Critical Literacy**
 * Review this presentation:
 * http://wyndhamliteracyteachers.wikispaces.com/file/view/Western+Region+Teachers+Session+8.ppt
 * Explore this site:
 * https://sites.google.com/site/criticalliteracyeduc5765/home
 * As you are exploring the above resources, ask yourself the following questions and write a response afterwards:
 * What is "critical literacy"? How does it differ from traditional literacy practices?
 * What elements of critical literacy are especially apparent or missing in your classroom? How do you explain this?
 * What aspects of critical literacy are you interested in incorporating in your future classroom? What do you see as promising practices? What aspects of critical literacy are you unsure about? Why?