Transcript Secondary Disc Lit Presentationx

History/Social Studies
Science and Technical Subjects
Secondary Principal Session
Educator Effectiveness Academy
2012
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What skills do 21st century careers require?
WHO AM I?
Job responsibilities:
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Adjudicate cases and grant/deny applications for
benefits
Independently research, interpret, and analyze an
extensive spectrum of sources
Interview applicants, assessing credibility, and
analyzing information to identify facts and
considerations
Exercise sound judgment in decision-making
Write persuasive reports to communicate findings
and recommendations to appropriate agencies
Ensure national security by conducting background
investigations and identifying individuals who pose
a threat
INDEPENDENCE
UNDERSTAND
PERSPECTIVES
AND CULTURES
STRONG
CONTENT
KNOWLEDGE
COMPREHEND
AND CRITIQUE
USE
TECHNOLOGY
RESPOND TO VARIOUS
DEMANDS
VALUE
EVIDENCE
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Participants will understand:
 the impact of disciplinary literacy on preparing
students for college, career, and civic life.
 the key points and structure of the Disciplinary
Literacy Frameworks.
 the application of Disciplinary Literacy to
classroom instruction.
Disciplinary Literacy is not using
“generic reading and writing
strategies to learn about science,
math, history and literature.”
McConachie and Petrosky, Content Matters, 2010
Disciplinary Literacy is the use of
discipline-specific practices to
access, apply, and communicate
content knowledge.
 Each discipline has specialized:
 Ways of thinking
 Language and vocabulary
 Types of text to comprehend
 Ways of communicating in writing
English Language Arts
CCSS
Literacy for
History/Social Studies
AND
Literacy for Science and
Technical Subjects
History/Social Studies
Reading, Grades 6-8
English Language Arts
Reading Informational
Text, Grade 8
Science and Technical
Subjects
Reading, Grades 6-8
DECONSTRUCTING THE FRAMEWORKS
Cluster: Craft and Structure
CCR Anchor Standard #6 Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
Grades 9-10
RST.9-10.6 Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an
explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an
experiment in a text, defining the question the author seeks to
address.
Grades 11-12
RST.11-12.6 Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an
explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an
experiment in a text, identifying important issues that remain
unresolved.
Essential Skills and Knowledge
Essential Skills and Knowledge
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Analyze and explain the structure of an explanation,
procedure, or experiment and how it contributes to
meaning and/or purpose of the text.
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Determine and examine the relationships between and
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among ideas throughout the text and how they contribute
to meaning.
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Evaluate the effectiveness of the text to address the
author’s purpose.
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Identify and explain the author’s purpose in providing
an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing
an experiment in a text.
Determine and examine the relationships between and
among ideas throughout the text how they contribute to
meaning.
Evaluate the text for completeness, and relevance.
Analyze and explain any inconsistencies, ambiguities,
or gaps among information presented in text.
Strand
Grade band
RST.6-8.1
RH.9-10.5
WHST.11-12.8
Standard
FROM…..
TO……
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Writing from a personal
perspective… I think, I feel.
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Evidence -based responses both
orally and in writing.
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Teacher interpreting text.
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Students immersed in “the work.”
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Reading only textbooks.
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Increased close reading of a
variety of informational texts.
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Identify and memorize facts.
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Analyze, synthesize, and critique
information.
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Using a single text to gather
information.
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Multiple sources of information.
Disciplinary Literacy Reading Standards for History/Social Studies,
RH. 11-12. 1
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Describe and analyze population growth, migration and settlement patterns in
early world history by integrating data from maps and charts with print and
digital sources.
(Ancient World History)
Disciplinary Literacy Writing Standards for History/Social Studies,
WHST. 11-12.1
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Write an argument making a claim about the constitutionality of FDR’s plan to
increase the number of Supreme Court justices. Support your claim with
supporting evidence drawn from primary and secondary sources and refute the
claims of the opposing view.
(AP US History)
Disciplinary Literacy Reading Standards for Science, RST. 11-12. 1
Analyze the concept of mass based on the reading of Gordon Kanes “The
Mysteries of Mass” and cite specific textual evidence from the text to answer
the question of why elementary particles have mass at all. Include important
distinctions the author makes regarding the Higgs field and the Higgs boson
and their relationship to the concept of mass.
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(C0mmon Core Literacy Standards, Appendix B)
Disciplinary Literacy Writing Standards for Science, WHST. 6-8 .1
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Use argumentation to evaluate the competing demands for various
human use of fresh water and biosphere resources.
(Next Generation Science Standards)
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Share this presentation with staff
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Analyze Literacy in All Subjects
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Present 7 Capacities of Literate Individuals for
career and college readiness
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Compare the CCSS side-by-side documents
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Explore available digital resources
 Access the Frameworks Online
 Follow-Up Webinar
 Disciplinary Literacy Conference
 Regional Disciplinary Literacy
Workshops
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Martha Alexander – Science
[email protected]
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Kim Callison – ELA
[email protected]
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Jennifer Frieman – Social Studies
[email protected]
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Valerie Johnson – Social Studies
[email protected]
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JoAnn Roberts – Science
[email protected]
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www.achievethecore.org
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http://www.shanahanonliteracy.com/2008/01/vita-timothyshanahan-personal.html
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http://www.ascd.org/professionaldevelopment/webinars/common-corewebinars.aspx#archived
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http://www.parcconline.org/parcc-content-frameworks
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http://dpi.wi.gov/standards/disciplinaryliteracy.html