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TEACHING EXCELLENCE IN ADULT LITERACY (TEAL) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR STATES Mary Ann Corley, Ph.D. American Institutes for Research 202-403-5759 [email protected] GOALS OF THE TEAL PROJECT Design Professional Development Materials on Effective Teaching in the Content Areas: Specific Focus on Writing Instruction Recruit and Select Cohort of 12 States Deploy Evidence-Based Instructional Practices/Materials to Selected States—Online Courses and Face-to-Face Institute Provide Technical Assistance to States as they Implement the Practices Evaluate Results re: Changes in Teacher Behavior and Organizational Structure 7/16/2015 Mary Ann Corley 2 STATES IN THE TEAL COHORT CA FL ID MI MO NE NY OK RI TX VA WY 7/16/2015 Mary Ann Corley 3 MODEL FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 4 7/16/2015 THE TEAL JUST WRITE! GUIDE TEAL Web Site: https://teal.ed.gov 7/16/2015 Mary Ann Corley 5 TEAL FACT SHEETS Adult Learning Theories Self-Regulated Learning Differentiated Instruction Self-Regulated Strategy Development Effective Lesson Planning Student-Centered Learning Formative Assessment Technology Supported Writing Instruction Metacognitive Processes Universal Design for Learning Research-Based Writing Instruction TEAL Web Site: https://teal.ed.gov 7/16/2015 Mary Ann Corley 6 TEAL: TEACHING EXCELLENCE IN ADULT LITERACY ONLINE COURSES ON GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACHES Universal Design for Learning Self-Regulated Learning Differentiated Instruction Effective Lesson Planning Formative Assessment Self-Regulated Strategy Development Student-Centered Learning Self-Questioning for Deeper Thinking and Learning 7/16/2015 Mary Ann Corley 7 OPTIONS FOR STATES TO OFFER THIS PD AIR currently is training LINCS personnel to run the courses Online courses will be available through LINCS by August 2014—no cost to states OR States can contract with AIR PD specialists to conduct one-day workshops on any of these topics—costs associated 7/16/2015 Mary Ann Corley 8 RELEVANT RESEARCH ON WRITING INSTRUCTION Writing Next http://www.all4ed.org/files/WritingNext.pdf Meta-analysis of research—produced 11 recommendations for effective instruction Writing to Read http://carnegie.org/fileadmin/Media/Publications/WritingToRead_01.pdf Have students write in response to reading— encourages deeper thinking; summarize; take notes Informing Writing: The Benefits of Formative Assessment http://carnegie.org/fileadmin/Media/Publications/InformingWriting.pdf 7/16/2015 Mary Ann Corley 9 RESEARCH-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS From Writing Next • Use collaborative writing • Teach sentence combining, which teaches students to construct more complex, sophisticated sentences • Teach prewriting, which helps students generate or organize ideas for writing From Writing to Read • Increase How Much Students Write From Informing Writing • Teach students how to assess their own writing. 7/16/2015 Mary Ann Corley 10 BASIC ELEMENTS OF THE WRITING PROCESS A Simultaneous and Recursive Process Planning (Pre-writing) Written Product Revising 7/16/2015 Drafting Mary Ann Corley 11 PD ON WRITING STRATEGIES THAT HELP STUDENTS TO… Increase their writing fluency and overcome writing apprehension Become proficient with each stage of the writing process: pre-writing, drafting, editing/revising (critical skills such as sentence combining and summarization) Produce different text types (reflecting text types in the Common Core State Standards): argumentative, informative/explanatory, and narrative—and write in response to reading texts (as on the new GED Test) Use rubrics to self-assess their own writing and conduct peer reviews Become self-regulated learners and writers 7/16/2015 Mary Ann Corley 12 OPTIONS FOR STATES Series of individual workshops for teachers on any/all of these topics (This option helps teachers refine their practice of teaching writing.) OR 7/16/2015 Training-of-trainers’ institute to build capacity for states to offer writing PD to ABE/GED teachers (This option includes PPT slides, participant handouts, and facilitator notes on how to conduct various parts of the training.) Mary Ann Corley 13 Thank You for your interest and support! 7/16/2015 Mary Ann Corley 14 14