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Upcoming Events
Please note that these events are subject to change.

 

September 24, 2010
Struggling Learners
VRI at UVM, Montpelier
Alysia Backman
8:30-3:00pm

Who are struggling adolescent learners and how do we reach them in our classrooms? Alysia Backman from South Burlington High School will share ways in which classroom teachers and specialists can collaborate to meet student needs, and strategies that middle and high school classrooms teachers can use to support struggling students within their content area classes.

Cost: $175


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October 1, 2010
The Power of More than One: Strategies for Collaboration in Literacy
Sue Biggam
Literacy Collaborative, 471 Rte 5, Dummerston, VT
12:45-3:30pm

This half-day workshop will involve participants in exploring a range of ways to structure co-teaching and increase collaboration among classroom teachers, reading specialists and special educators. Strategies to be discussed will include different models of planning and structuring co-teaching, ways to get started using the “lesson study” model, and formats for promoting coordination and communication among classroom teachers and those who provide supplemental or Tier 2/3 services for students in need of extra help. Participants will have an opportunity to practice using some of the tools provided and also to think about next steps that might be tried out. Gr. K-8 (This workshop is offered in partnership with the Southeast Learning Collaborative)

Cost: $75

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October 19, 2010
Small Group Instruction
Jennifer Serravallo
Hilton Hotel, Burlington
12:30-3:30pm

Description of event Forthcoming

Jennifer Serravallo writes “I have taught grades 3-5 while also working toward my MA at Teachers College, Columbia University. The two NYC schools in which I worked were Title I schools with swelling class sizes, high numbers of ELLs, and an enormous range of learners. For the past six years I've been a full-time staff developer and a national consultant with the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, where I help urban, suburban, and rural schools implement exceptional literacy instruction through reading and writing workshops. I am the author and coauthor of the Heinemann titles Teaching Reading in Small Groups and Conferring with Readers.”

Cost: $100
FREE for LLI MEMBERS

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October 28 & 29, 2010
Writer’s Workshop*
Mary Beth Monahan and Kathleen Harrington
VRI at UVM, Montpelier
8:30am-3:00pm

This 2-day session will provide the essentials for implementing Writing Workshop. In addition to management, participants will be introduced to practical teaching and assessment approaches to enhance student’s thinking about the process and content of their writing. Models of texts that demonstrate a variety of author’s crafts will also be examined and shared as resources for teaching writing. Participants will receive a professional resource to support the content presented.

Cost: $225


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November 1 & 2, 2010
Readers Workshop*
Nancy Woods & Cathy White
VRI at UVM, Montpelier
8:30am-3:00pm

These sessions are for Gr. 2-8 teachers interested in implementing a Reading Workshop Model in their classroom. Participants will delve into Reading Workshop by seeing models, viewing clips of classrooms and practicing the instructional techniques involved. Reflection and discussion in the group will enhance learning and understanding to provide teachers with the tools they need to establish Reading Workshop in their classroom. Participants will receive a professional resource to support the content presented.

Cost: $225

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November 4, 2010
Implementing a Comprehensive Intervention Model
Linda Dorn
Hilton Hotel, Burlington
8:30am-3:00pm

Description forthcoming.

Cost: $175
FREE for LLI MEMBERS

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December 3, 2010
21st Century Literacy Skills
Kathleen Brinegar
VRI at UVM, Montpelier
8:30am-3:00pm

This workshop for middle and high school educators will examine 21st literacy skills. 21st century literacy will be defined by examining how the definition of literacy has changed over time and technology’s role in this change. Kathleen will share research and practices that demonstrate the connection between technology and engagement in working with adolescents.

Cost: $175

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December 10, 2010
The Power of More than One: Strategies for Collaboration in Literacy
Sue Biggam
VRI at UVM, Montpelier
12:45-3:30pm

This half-day workshop will involve participants in exploring a range of ways to structure co-teaching and increase collaboration among classroom teachers, reading specialists and special educators. Strategies to be discussed will include different models of planning and structuring co-teaching, ways to get started using the “lesson study” model, and formats for promoting coordination and communication among classroom teachers and those who provide supplemental or Tier 2/3 services for students in need of extra help. Participants will have an opportunity to practice using some of the tools provided and also to think about next steps that might be tried out. Gr. K-8

Cost: $75

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January 10, 2011
Components of the Comprehensive Intervention Model: Taking a Closer Look
Pam Chomsky-Higgins
Literacy Collaborative, 471 Rte 5, Dummerston, VT
12:30-3:30

This half-day session will provide participants with an overview of components of the Comprehensive Intervention Model developed by Linda Dorn at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Additionally, Pam will present aspects of the work that she and Marge Lipson are doing at Milton Elementary School as they develop an RtI model there. The presentation will include information about ways to think about a school improvement plan including: data walls, data team meetings, collaborative consultation, interventions, and guided reading plus. This session is appropriate for classroom teachers, special educators, literacy specialists and administrators, K-8. (This workshop is in partnership with the Southeast Vermont Learning Collaborative).

Cost: $100

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February 8, 2011
Word Study
Keynote TBA
VRI at UVM, Montpelier
12:30-3:30pm

Description forthcoming.

Cost: $100
FREE for LLI MEMBERS

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March 7, 2011
Components of the Comprehensive Intervention Model: Taking a Closer Look
Pam Chomsky-Higgins
VRI at UVM, Montpelier
12:30-3:30pm

This half-day session will provide participants with an overview of components of the Comprehensive Intervention Model developed by Linda Dorn at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Additionally, Pam will present aspects of the work that she and Marge Lipson are doing at Milton Elementary School as they develop an RtI model there. The presentation will include information about ways to think about a school improvement plan including: data walls, data team meetings, collaborative consultation, interventions, and guided reading plus. This session is appropriate for classroom teachers, special educators, literacy specialists and administrators, K-8.

Cost: $75

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March 10 & 11, 2011
Writers’ Workshop II*
Mary Beth Monahan & Kathleen Harrington
VRI at UVM, Montpelier
8:30-3:00pm

This session is a continuation of “Launching Writer’s Workshop,” which was presented at the VRI Summer Institute in August 2009 and again in Montpelier in October 2010. Participants are asked to bring their own writer’s notebooks as well as student work samples to share. On day one, we will follow up on work with the writer’s notebook—debriefing on participants’ efforts to implement writer’s notebooks, collaboratively troubleshooting about that implementation process and focusing on strategies for moving from the notebook to drafting to going public with finished pieces of writing. We will try out strategies for finding seed ideas in the notebook, developing / expanding those ideas, and drafting. We will explore the role/responsibilities of the teacher and students in each phase of this process. On day two, we will focus on revision and editing strategies. We’ll explore the research and practices on teaching students about the conventions of language so that their writing achieves its purpose and has the desired impact on their intended audience.

Cost: $225

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March 24 & 25, 2011
Readers Workshop II*
Nancy Woods & Cathy White
VRI at UVM, Montpelier
8:30-3:00pm

These sessions are for Gr. 2-8 teachers currently implementing a Reading Workshop Model in their classroom. Participants will delve into implementation details and Reading Workshop dilemmas. Opportunities to share experiences and problem- solving issues with others presently implementing the model will be included. We will practice instructional techniques and models and clips of classrooms will be viewed to provide experiences to enhance existing Reading Workshops. Participants will receive a professional resource to support the content presented.

Cost: $225

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DATES TBD
Spring Reading Academy
Pam Chomsky-Higgins & Cathy White
VRI at UVM, Montpelier
8:30-3:00pm

In this 4 day workshop, classroom teachers (k-3), special educators, reading specialists, administrators, supervisors and other resource staff will deepen their understanding of the 5 essential components of reading in grades K-3: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Comprehension, Fluency, and Vocabulary. Over the course of the 4 days, participants will expand their repertoire of research-based instructional approaches to help students achieve Grade Level Expectations. The instructors will provide opportunities to practice several approaches with colleagues, and help teachers plan for classroom application.

Cost: $400

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Spring LLI Conference
Developing and Implementing a Comprehensive School Improvement Project

Speaker, Title, and Date TBA
Free for LLI members

*Workshops have a one credit-bearing option for an additional fee.

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*Workshops have a one credit-bearing option for an additional fee.



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