Professional Development Opportunities:
Bridging Research to Practice

2009-2010 Workshops for K-6 School Improvement in Reading

These workshops can be used to carry out your school improvement plan if needed. The workshops will present information and proven ways to achieve lasting results, and are based on research done with 75 REA and Reading First schools in Minnesota that implemented The Minnesota School Change in Reading Project, as designed by Barbara Taylor, Director of the Minnesota Center for Reading Research. A team of people from your school will learn how to implement school-wide professional development and reading reform that has been proven to lead to accelerated growth and achievement in students’ reading. The sessions will focus on organizational change and the development of shared leadership and school-wide collaboration. CEU’s will be offered for all sessions.

Professional Development Workshop Topics offered for the 2009-20010 school year are:

Workshop Series #1

Providing Effective Reading Instruction: A Recent Review of Research and the Translation of Research into Practice

*Dates: August 18, 2009 / Oct 22, 2009 / Jan 14, 2010 / Mar 4, 2010

Workshop Series #2

Developing Effective Professional Learning Communities Designed to Foster Reflection and Change in Reading Instruction

*Dates: August 19, 2009 / Oct 23, 2009 / Jan 15, 2010 / Mar 5, 2010

Workshop Series #3

Use of School-Wide Data at the Student, Teacher, and School Level to Make Informed Decisions to Improve Reading

*Dates: August 20, 2009 / Nov 5, 2009 / Feb 4, 2010 / April 8, 2010

Workshop Series #4

Tested Techniques for Coaching to Foster Self-Reflection on and Change in Reading Instruction

*Dates: August 21, 2009 / Nov 6, 2009 / Feb 5, 2010 / April 9, 2010

*Dates – other than the initial date in August, which cannot be changed, subsequent workshop sessions could be offered on alternate dates, but ONLY if all participating schools in a Workshop Series agree to the change. Please make any requests for a date change specific and in writing, along with the reason for the requested change, when sending in registration materials.

General Information

Each workshop topic will be presented in a series of four full-day sessions.
Cost per Workshop Series (4 sessions plus phone support) is $4,500 for a team of three or four people per school.
This cost includes support for implementation via phone conference once a month between sessions.
In addition, follow-up site visits are available at an additional cost.
Additional Cost Per Person (beyond 4) is $800.00
Lunch is not included.
Please submit registration form by August 1, 2009.

Multiple Workshop Series Topics can be taken concurrently during the 2009-2010 school year, or, workshops can also be taken sequentially over 2 or more years.

Target audience includes Principals, K-6 Classroom Teachers, Literacy Coaches, Reading Specialists, Title I Teachers and Special Education Teachers.

Schools must commit to sending a team of 2-3 teacher leaders and a principal or literacy leader to participate in the workshops.

For additional information, contact Ingrid Cook at 612-624-9147 or e-mail at iccook@umn.edu.

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Professional Development Opportunities: Bridging Research to Practice