Can you find the human head?

Comprehending Beyond the

Literal K-6 Curriculum

Project

Welcometo the

Facilitator’s Workshop

The Project Description• This is an action inquiry project.

Schools that choose to participate in this project should have a good working knowledge of the quality teaching framework, have identified comprehension as a focus of their school management plan and be able to support the action inquiry activities of the team members.

The Project Description• Teams will be assisted in using school

data to identify an inquiry area and question, match and prioritise strategies for implementation, plan consultancy support and in-school action. It is expected that teams will complete a minimum of two action inquiry cycles (plan, act, observe, reflect) within this project.

The Project Description• School teams will investigate how comprehension involves

responding to, interpreting, analysing and evaluating texts by using metacognitive comprehension strategies including:

• making connections• visualising• questioning• monitoring• predicting• summarising

The Project Description• Teams will complete an action inquiry

cycle (plan, act, observe, reflect) within this project. Teams will be expected to regularly access a project wiki and to complete a project report. Teams will present their report at the project show

Dates and Venues: Term 1

Facilitator’s Workshop Monday 22 February

2.30am–4.30pm Glenfield Education Office

Group A Group B

Dates and Venues: Term 1 Workshop 1:

8.30am–4.00pm Liverpool Catholic Club

Participants will –• frame their team action inquiry question • share their action inquiry context• frame their action inquiry question and action plan • use school data to identify areas for action• deepen their knowledge and understanding of the definition of

comprehension • learn about comprehension strategies

GROUP A GROUP BMonday 8 March Wednesday 10 March

In Between Tasks for Workshop 1

• Access the wiki and download resources from the Facilitator’s page• Meet with your team to:

– Show them the wiki and get them signed up– Distribute project resources – electronic and paper– Collect data –– Define project context – who, when, how, why? – Upload context statement to the wiki– Plan workshop sharing session – Start to refine research question (to be finalised and uploaded after

session 1)– Collect recommended resources– Organise Workshop 1 school planning time and resources– Ensure all team members have Workshop 1 agenda

• Ensure all team members have Workshop 1 pre-reading task

Dates and Venues: Term 2Workshop 2:

8.30am–4.00pm Liverpool Catholic Club

Participants will:• Investigate the explicit instruction of comprehension strategies• develop class learning plans• explore strategies to maximise learning• book consultancy support and continue team planning

GROUP A GROUP BWednesday 21 April Thursday 22 April

Dates and Venues: Term 2

Between session taskParticipants will:• upload project information and complete a minimum

of two action inquiry cycles• collect a range of qualitative and quantitative data to

document the action inquiry process• reflect and report on the success of their project and

submit by due date• prepare showcase presentation

Dates and Venues: Term 1

Term 2In school consultancy day

Wiki

Term 3 In school consultancy day

Wiki

Dates and Venues: Term 4Project Showcase:

TBA

Glenfield Office

Key Strategies and Outcomes

Participants will – • build deep understanding of the strategies students

need to use and understand when comprehending texts

• build deep understanding of how to explicitly teach comprehension strategies in a balanced and integrated way

• develop a student learning plan for comprehension• examine specific teaching ideas can be used to

support students’ use of comprehension strategies

School Commitment Project Activities • Collect and collate school data to inform an action inquiry. • Implement appropriate strategies in response to the

analysis of the data. • Complete a report at the conclusion of the project and

present this at the project showcase.

Teacher Release

• Participating teachers will require a minimum of 4.5 days

release to participate effectively in this project.

Beg, borrow or steal… • NSW Department of Education and Training (2009) An

Introduction to Quality Literacy Teaching. NSW• NSW Department of Education and Training Educational

Measurement and School Accountability Directorate Linking NAPLAN 2008 to the Curriculum (ESMAD)

• NSW Department of Education and Training Educational Measurement and School Accountability Directorate Linking NAPLAN 2009 to the Curriculum (ESMAD)

• NSW Department of Education and Training (1999) Programming and Strategies Handbook: Follow-Up to ELLA. Australia

• NSW Department of Education and Training (1999) Programming and Strategies Handbook: Assisting Year 3 and Year 5 students who need additional support in literacy. Australia

Beg, borrow or steal… • State of NSW, Department of Education and Training:

Professional Support and Curriculum Directorate (2003) Quality teaching in NSW public schools: Discussion paper. Sydney, NSW.

• State of NSW, Department of Education and Training: Professional Support and Curriculum Directorate (2003) Quality teaching in NSW public schools: An annotated bibliography. Sydney, NSW,

• State of NSW, Department of Education and Training: Professional Support and Curriculum Directorate (2003) Quality teaching in NSW public schools: Starting the discussion. Sydney, NSW.

Beg, borrow or steal… • State of NSW, Department of Education and Training:

Professional Support and Curriculum Directorate (2003) Quality teaching in NSW public schools: A classroom practice guide. Ryde, NSW.

• State of NSW, Department of Education and Training: Professional Support and Curriculum Directorate (2003) Quality teaching in NSW public schools: Continuing the discussion about classroom practice. Ryde, NSW

• State of NSW, Department of Education and Training: Professional Support and Curriculum Directorate (2004) Quality teaching in NSW public schools: An assessment practice guide. Ryde, NSW

Beg, borrow or steal… • State of NSW, Department of

Education and Training: Professional Learning and Leadership Development Directorate (2007) Action Research in Education. NSW.

Reflection and Evaluation • Teachers will be expected to reflect and

report on the success of their project in relation to their stated outcomes by completing a project report and project showcase presentation.

• Along the journey there will be an expectation that teams participate in and interact through the Wiki

Communication

• Email distribution list DET ONLY• Wiki• Showcase

Communication

Questions

Where to from here?• lead a team meeting to ensure team members

have an understanding of the project purpose and organisation and the action inquiry method

• Collect data to identify areas for action and develop a brief statement of context within which the action inquiry is being implemented. This is to be shared with other school teams during workshop 1

• access the project wiki download and distribute pre-reading task to team members

Evaluation forms please

Contact DetailsTanya Neal (Project Coordinator)

Literacy ConsultantGlenfield Education Office

Phone: 9203 9916Fax: 9203 9999

Email: tanya.neal@det.nsw.edu.au

Maria Sorotpilous (Group A only)Literacy Consultant

Campbelltown Education OfficePhone: 46332735

Fax: Email: @det.nsw.edu.au

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