Learning Opportunities

Concept-Based Literacy Lessons: Designing Learning to Ignite Understanding and Transfer - Online Sessions

Presented By

Tiffanee Brown

Series Sessions

Date Time
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Thursday, April 30, 2020 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Location

Online Online

Moving student learning beyond practicing strategies and skills to deeper conceptual understandings develops disciplinary expertise and better enables students to transfer complex skills to new situations. In this hands-on workshop, participants will experience Concept-Based Literacy in action while gaining effective tools to design high-quality, conceptual lessons that provoke thinking, facilitate inquiry, keep students engaged, and, ultimately, result in deep, transferable literacy learning.

In this workshop, we will explore questions such as:

  • What does Concept-Based Literacy actually look and feel like?
  • Where are concepts drawn from in a literacy classroom?
  • How does working with concepts promote student choice, equitable access, and personal relevance?
  • What are some practical tips for moving student learning beyond strategies and skills to conceptual understanding and transfer?
  • How do we help students become responsible for the thinking, cognitive work, or meaning-making in our lessons?
  • What role do familiar instructional techniques play in a Concept-Based Literacy classroom?

We will also engage in more new learning, and identify personal goals or next steps. This workshop is designed to be a practical, application-focused professional learning opportunity.

Our plan is to facilitate breakout rooms to enable you to attend the session together but breakout into your individual school groups during the sessions.

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