1. ARS Language & Literacy Curriculum
ARS PD Session 16
September 26, 2011

2. Agenda
Morning
A4ernoon
9:30
Welcome
Back/Introduc2ons
• Table
Talk
12:00
Lunch
1:00
Curriculum
cont.
• Discuss
ARS
goals
Parent
Extension
• Community
Rules
Building
Ac4vity
Year
at
a
Glance
1:45
Incen2ve
Program
•Incen2ve
Program
2:15
Protocol
Sort
•Curriculum
Topics
3:00
Break
•Reading Conference
3:15
Curriculum
Case
Studies
•Coursework
Choices
3:45
Course
Work
Groups
10:15
Tech
Time
4:00
Knowledge
Test
11:00
Break
11:15
Curriculum
Walk

3. ARS
Goals
• Best
prac2ce
• Essen2al
early
literacy
skills
• Knowledgeable
educators
• 21
century
learning
environments
• Engaged
parents
and
communi2es

4. Pause…reflect…describe
one
you
are
working
on
lately
• AMend
• Listen
• Par2cipate
• Learn
• Share
• Collaborate
• Care

5. Year
at
a
Glance
• Incen2ve
Program
• Curriculum
Topics
Buildings,
Water
Pipes
&
Pumps,
Exercise
and
Balls
• Coursework
Choices
• Reading
Conference
(Lisa)

6. Tech
Time
•Ning photos
•Power Point Project Review
•Ebook Nook

7. Remember
this
guy?

8. "Form
follows
func4on."
The Third Teacher

9. The
Classroom:

10. Learning
Space:

11. Formal
and
Informal
Spaces:

12. Devices:

13. Edges:

14. "Spaces
are
themselves
agents
for
change.
Changed
spaces
will
change
prac4ce.”
Oblinger 2006

15. Curriculum:
Buildings
• Buildings
Walk
Through/Revisions
• Learning
Goals
behind
Ac2vi2es
• Teacher
Reflec2on
• Connec2ng
to
Standards
&
Head
Start
Outcomes
• Project
Checklist

16. Curriculum:
Buildings
• Parent
Extension/Songs
for
Parent
PD
• Building
Ac2vity/Alignment/Reflec2on

17. 2011-­‐2012
ARS
IncenKve
Program
• What
is
the
incen2ve
program?
• How
the
program
works.
• What
the
program
includes.
• Who’s
par2cipa2ng?

18. Protocol
Review
&
Sort
• Review
Protocols
Protocol
SorKng

19. Curriculum
Case
Studies
Props Child Interests
Vocabulary

20. Coursework
Lisa:
Grad
(G)
Mary:
Undergrad
(UG)
Jeremy:
Tech
Coaches:
Curriculum

21. Teacher
Knowledge
Assessment

22. Closing
&
EvaluaKon
• Highlights
from
the
session