Orange Public Schools

District Professional Development

Office of English Language Arts and Testing
September 3, 2015
Agenda
Title: Launching the Readers and Writers Workshops
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Morning Session
Launching the Readers and Writers Workshops
Overview of lessons designed by coaches
Readers & Writers Notebook
Definition
Exemplars
Sharing Our Notebooks: http://www.sharingournotebooks.amylv.com/
Write to a prompt
Lunch (1 hour)
Afternoon Session
Teacher Heart Map Activity
https://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2007/11/20/a-twist-on-heart-maps/
PARCC Rubric
Looking at student work to practice scoring using the PARCC Rubric
http://www.parcconline.org/assessments/test-design/ela-literacy/test-specifications-documents
Reading Rewards Overview