GWC 500-11 Teaching for Transfer: Observing and Coaching Strategic Problem Solving in Guided Reading and Conferring

Event Sponsor: *

Christine Job

Event Contact Name: *

Christine Job

Position or Title: *

Assistant Principal

Event Contact Phone: *

(701) 426-1644

Event Contact Email: *

christine_job@bismarckschools.org

Event Location: *

Myhre Elementary

Event Start Date: *

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Event End Date: *

Saturday, October 31, 2020

Objective and Outcomes: *

• Observe students and teachers working “behind the glass” to better understand reading development and the teachers’ role.
• Identify strategic activity while students are reading and from analysis of running records
• Infer student knowledge based on reading behaviors
• Identify problem solving strengths and needs of readers
• Design and apply powerful prompts that will lead to effective and independent problem solving
• Engage in coaching students as they read “behind the glass”
• Knowledge and skills learned will empower teachers to increase student achievement in reading

Resources/Course Materials: *

Who's Doing the Work book
Articles and videos

Attendance: *

sign in sheet

Evaluation and Evidence of Learning and Application: *

Teachers will perform diagnostic assessments of several students and plan for effective instruction. Teachers will apply this instruction in small groups or 1 to 1 conferring with students. Evidence will include sign in sheets, assessment analysis, and plans for instruction.