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Objectives CONTENT OBJECTIVE LANGUAGE OBJECTIVE

• Teachers will become familiar with the Let’s Talk and Pen/cil to Paper literacy routines.

Teachers will clarify their understanding of the Let’s Talk and Pen/cil to Paper literacy routines by:• Participating in a funnel

activity.• Viewing exemplar videos.• Role playing using the

Expert/Novice protocol.

Funnel ProtocolMost

important sentence

Most important

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Pen/cil to Paper Let’s Talk

• Read the “Why it Works”paragraph on both coaching guides.• Copy the funnel on the right on yourpaper as shown.

• Select a sentence from each guide thatresonates with you.• Choose one word that seems mostimportant from each sentence.

Leave the tip of the funnelblank for now.

Most important sentence

Most important

word

Connection

Shoulder Partner

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Coaching Guides

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• First, skim the back pages of the coaching guides to familiarize yourselves with the elements of both routines.

• More resource are available via the PSD website:

http://houstonisdpsd.org/literacy-routines.html

Excellence Videos

Let’s Talk Pen/cil to Paper

You will watch each video through one of three different lenses. Debrief your experience using the appropriate stem:1. “As a student, I felt…”2. “As a teacher, I felt that the lesson was…”3. “As an administrator, I felt that the lesson…”

Table Group

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Expert/NoviceSTEP 1:

1. Choose a partner and assign A and B roles.

A=Let’s Talk B=Pen/cil to Paper

2. Both A and B “personas” will carefully read your assigned routine.

3. On an index card, create an overview statement that will serve as your quick lecture point.

4. On a post-it write three questions that students might ask.

5. Revisit your index card and write the answers to the student questions.

STEP 2:

1. Teachers exchange post-its with your partner.

2. Let’s role play! Partner A is now a professor and partner B is a college student.

-Professor reads overview statement.

-College student then asks questions.

-Professor will answer. Unscripted questions are allowed.

3. Switch roles/routines

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Exemplar Science LessonIn this exemplar science lesson, you will see how these two routines are easily embedded in daily instruction.

We have also featured other routines where they fit naturally into the lesson.

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ReflectionRevisit the funnel that you started earlier in the session and complete it using the stems below. Please share your connections on the padlet.

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“Let’s Talk and Pen/cil to Paper connect by ____________________________. I believe these routines will _____________________________________ in my classroom.”

http://padlet.com/lbarker3/Excellence1