{"id":769,"date":"2019-10-15T00:13:51","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T00:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/?p=769"},"modified":"2020-09-29T02:27:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T02:27:35","slug":"use-your-megaphone-inspiring-excellence-in-literacy-instruction-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/2019\/10\/15\/use-your-megaphone-inspiring-excellence-in-literacy-instruction-2\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Use Your Megaphone&#8221;: Inspiring Excellence in Literacy Instruction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"769\" class=\"elementor elementor-769\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4190dd7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4190dd7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e03e97\" data-id=\"3e03e97\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb19558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bb19558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a01fc77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a01fc77\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92b8ad2\" data-id=\"92b8ad2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f939ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f939ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">October 2019<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f1698b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f1698b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d3a008\" data-id=\"2d3a008\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-477e83c elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"477e83c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">This quarterly newsletter has been created by Wayne RESA literacy consultants for literacy educators. In each issue, you will find Literacy Learning Network updates and information, statewide\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 16px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">initiative updates,<\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 16px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\">book synopses, teaching and coaching strategies, and upcoming professional learning opportunities. We look forward to partnering with you as we engage in best practices in literacy instruction for all students.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-effbfb1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"effbfb1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91f260f\" data-id=\"91f260f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5d764e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b5d764e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/04\/Literacy-Learning-Network-logo-4j-e1556325497931.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-347\" alt=\"Literacy Learning Network logo with children reading books.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f722d27\" data-id=\"f722d27\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23e54ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23e54ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/04\/Picture1-e1570463123378.png\" title=\"Wayne County Literacy Theory of Action flowchart\" alt=\"Wayne County Literacy Theory of Action flowchart\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a0d0c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a0d0c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1859d6\" data-id=\"b1859d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f17d881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f17d881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/lln.resa.net\">Wayne County Literacy Learning Network<\/a> continues to work towards our goal of ensuring <strong><em>equitable literacy access and opportunity for ALL<\/em><\/strong><em>.<\/em> One of the main purposes of the WC Literacy Learning Network is to provide adaptable resources for use in schools\/districts. One such resource is an <a href=\"https:\/\/lln.resa.net\/vision-2\/urgency\/\">editable presentation<\/a> designed to explain the current focus on literacy within our state and help families understand why literacy is such an urgent need. Schools are welcome to use the whole presentation or choose the slides that best fit their needs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7823a6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7823a6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9b5137\" data-id=\"e9b5137\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b04c03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b04c03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Statewide Updates<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-229da48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"229da48\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c42dc8\" data-id=\"6c42dc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e7b38e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e7b38e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">Through a Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Grant to the Sault Area Public Schools, <a href=\"http:\/\/learning.com\/\">Learning.com<\/a> has received $500,000 to conduct a pilot project for the <em>assessment of digital literacy<\/em>.\u00a0 The pilot program promises to help prepare Michigan students in developing critical technology skills that provide the foundation for college and career readiness in the 21<sup>st<\/sup>century.\u00a0 Schools serving K-8 students throughout the State of Michigan can now register to participate at no cost.\u00a0 Schools interested in participating in the pilot program should visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com\/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwODI5Ljk1OTk3MjEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwODI5Ljk1OTk3MjEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNjc3ODc4MSZlbWFpbGlkPWdhYnJpb2xAcmVzYS5uZXQmdXNlcmlkPWdhYnJpb2xAcmVzYS5uZXQmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZtdmlkPSZleHRyYT0mJiY=&amp;&amp;&amp;112&amp;&amp;&amp;https:\/\/gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.learning.com%2Fmichigan-digital-literacy-funding&amp;data=02%7C01%7CSchaferM%40michigan.gov%7C31cb8c25f74c4de0608d08d72bd15005%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637026051443992287&amp;sdata=WGOjQafoJ8fRpj72dT35GB2lSwfGG%2F%2FVpr4dL1i2%2Bzs%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/info.learning.com\/michigan-digital-literacy-funding<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">In its ongoing effort to raise Michigan students&#8217; literacy skills, MAISA GELN has revised the state&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/09\/Theory-of-Action_082919_B-002.pdf\">Literacy Theory of Action<\/a> which guides systemic support of student learning. This document can be used to introduce the <a href=\"http:\/\/literacyessentials.org\">Essential Instructional Practices in Literacy documents<\/a> that span learning levels from birth to 12th grade and include school-wide and coaching instructional practices as well.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/literacyessentials.org\/literacy-essentials\/the-essentials\/essential-school-wide-and-center-wide-practices-in-literacy\/\">The School-wide and Center-Wide Screening Tool<\/a> is designed to help schools determine where to start when implementing the\u00a0<em>Essential School-wide and Center-Wide Practices in Literacy<\/em>. It is important to note that this document is to\u00a0be used as a screener, and the results should be used to inform\u00a0conversations about where to focus the next phase of work in\u00a0improving building-wide literacy practices.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;background-color: transparent\">The SAT Task Force is updating the<\/span> <a style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1QYEYLWWeGnj_DnFS7e2UHQUMjynwF1quNaQvqVPjCps\/edit\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;background-color: transparent\">SAT Curated Resources<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;background-color: transparent\"> and will soon provide a document that links the <\/span><em>Essential Practices for Disciplinary Literacy Instruction in the Secondary Classroom<\/em><span style=\"background-color: transparent;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\"> to the SAT.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-badf93c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"badf93c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b03b988\" data-id=\"b03b988\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dd85ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6dd85ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Books and Strategies<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea0c912 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea0c912\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38bc59a\" data-id=\"38bc59a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-149dad8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"149dad8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/01\/Books-e1556322548676.jpg\" title=\"Books\" alt=\"Bookshelf with varying levels of children&#039;s literature.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d46940b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d46940b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b14d5f0\" data-id=\"b14d5f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b78223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b78223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Book Talk<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a3128c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a3128c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b65904\" data-id=\"6b65904\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68cfa6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68cfa6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Igniting a Passion for Science in Readers of All Ages<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4396062 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4396062\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e6a0d1\" data-id=\"9e6a0d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4521793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4521793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #3fb1e2\"><b><i>If Sharks Disappeared<\/i><\/b><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #3fb1e2\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Lily Williams<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-802\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/09\/51GMFe0MhbL._SY387_BO1204203200_-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"The cover of If Sharks Disappeared, a picture book by Lily Williams\" width=\"154\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/09\/51GMFe0MhbL._SY387_BO1204203200_-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/09\/51GMFe0MhbL._SY387_BO1204203200_.jpg 499w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px\">Lily Williams&#8217; informational picture book, recommended by the Orbis Pictus committee, uses context-rich vocabulary to help readers understand the complexity of ecosystems, the role of apex predators, and the need for balance within food chains. The young narrator explains how the extinction of sharks will impact plants, fish, and other ocean dwellers, and eventually, the land and humans will suffer from this imbalance as well. Because overfishing has already jeopardized more than one-fourth of all shark species, the narrator closes by encouraging her readers to take action.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b605e0d\" data-id=\"b605e0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8408ece elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8408ece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #3fb1e2\"><b><i>The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind<\/i><\/b><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #3fb1e2\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b>William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-808\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/09\/51gpuMFtVRL._SX324_BO1204203200_-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"The cover of the book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba.\" width=\"80\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/09\/51gpuMFtVRL._SX324_BO1204203200_-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/09\/51gpuMFtVRL._SX324_BO1204203200_.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/>In this poignant memoir, William Kamkwamba recounts his young life in Malawi. His deep desire to learn, particularly about science, is thwarted by his family&#8217;s financial issues and a wide-reaching famine, preventing William&#8217;s attendance at school. Despite these setbacks, he perseveres by reading books from the local library. By picking a part the scientific concepts that support his wonderings, William eventually creates a windmill that powers his entire home. His journey afterward is remarkable, taking him all over the world; yet, feeling strongly about the empowerment of knowledge, he returns home to advocate for the educational opportunities of others.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3898d59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3898d59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3643ef\" data-id=\"c3643ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4362c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4362c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #3fb1e2;font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b><i>The Thing about Jellyfish<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #3fb1e2;font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b>Ali Benjamin<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-797\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/09\/51vfT3lyolL._SX317_BO1204203200_-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/09\/51vfT3lyolL._SX317_BO1204203200_-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/09\/51vfT3lyolL._SX317_BO1204203200_.jpg 319w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px\">Suzy Swanson is about to start seventh grade when she learns that her former best friend, Franny Jackson, drowned over the summer. Their first year of middle school had driven a wedge between them as Franny rose to popularity and Suzy continued to be her overly talkative, brainy self. Feeling both guilt and confusion, Suzy simply cannot accept the death as accidental because Franny had always been a strong swimmer. On a science class field trip to the local aquarium, she decides that Franny must have been stung by a jellyfish. Guided by her teacher&#8217;s emphasis on scientific inquiry, Suzy researches not only jellyfish but zooplankton experts, looking deeply into the sometimes deadly effects of jellyfish stings. She tries to debunk the explanation that &#8220;sometimes things just happen&#8221; while simultaneously struggling to survive middle school and assuage the pain of a failed friendship.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a835df7\" data-id=\"a835df7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e48f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e48f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #3fb1e2;font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><i>Genius: The Game<\/i><\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #3fb1e2\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: bold\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Leopoldo Gout<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Kiran <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-390\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/04\/51KdKBVKDYL._SX329_BO1204203200_-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"The book cover of Genius by Leopoldo Gout.\" width=\"80\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/04\/51KdKBVKDYL._SX329_BO1204203200_-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/04\/51KdKBVKDYL._SX329_BO1204203200_.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Biswas, the young CEO of a technological start-up, creates the Game as a way to bring 200 of the world&#8217;s top young technological geniuses together in what he deems a friendly competition. Among the competitors are longtime friends Painted Wolf, Tunde, and Rex. The three have communicated across distance and time for many years as members of the LODGE. Each has his or her own particular talent: Painted Wolf uses a variety of devices to catch corporate criminals in the act and post their deeds in her activist blog; Tunde is a Nigerian engineer who uses discarded junk to create various useful mechanisms; and Rex is a programmer\/hacker who can figure out even the most complex code. All three have a particular life situation that drives them to enter the Game, and each eventually wants to restore the world to justice.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78d95fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78d95fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-648b193\" data-id=\"648b193\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d793759 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d793759\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #3fb1e2;font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b><i>No More Science Kits or Texts in Isolation<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #3fb1e2;font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b>Jacqueline Barber and Gina N. Cervetti<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-856\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/10\/9780325112329-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cover image of the book No More Science Kits or Texts in Isolation.\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/10\/9780325112329-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/10\/9780325112329.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Part of the popular &#8220;not this but that&#8221; series, this book brings together the expertise of Jacqueline Barber, University of California Associate Director of the Lawrence Hall of Science, and Gina Cervetti, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Colorado &#8211; Boulder. Following the series format, the authors explain what is currently &#8220;not working&#8221; in science instruction and then suggest a shift in instructional practices. Their final section of the short text encourages teachers to employ disciplinary literacy practices that call upon students to read, write and talk like scientists.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7036a38\" data-id=\"7036a38\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-748d4da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"748d4da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #3fb1e2;font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b><i>Picture-Perfect Science Lessons<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #3fb1e2;font-size: 12pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-858\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/10\/759968-s.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of the book Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, 2nd edition.\" width=\"80\" height=\"103\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px\">This book is just one selection from Ansberry and Morgan&#8217;s popular series that encourages teachers to use picture books as a springboard for science lessons. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px\">Each chapter, with titles such as &#8220;Close Encounters of the Symbiotic Kind&#8221; and &#8220;Chemical Change Cafe,&#8221; begins with lesson objectives, featured picture books, a pacing guide, and a materials&#8217; list. The lessons themselves incorporate the five Es of scientific inquiry: engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate. Because picture books are particularly enticing to young readers, Ansberry and Morgan see them as the &#8220;perfect&#8221; way to help students visualize and make connections to scientific concepts.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0aa33c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0aa33c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-baa46d0\" data-id=\"baa46d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a04455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1a04455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18980dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18980dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdc8c6f\" data-id=\"fdc8c6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f507ea2 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f507ea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Multiple Literacies in Project-Based Learning<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03a6601\" data-id=\"03a6601\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-077fbfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"077fbfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/10\/agent-4023749_1280.jpg\" title=\"agent-4023749_1280\" alt=\"Image of different colored vials with plants growing in them.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e75d91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e75d91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4706061\" data-id=\"4706061\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6140945 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6140945\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/G7wB9jT7rYU&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3170c4\" data-id=\"f3170c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721c0b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"721c0b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 13.3333px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">The Create for STEM Institute at Michigan State University sponsors a variety of ongoing projects aimed at improving STEM education for all levels of learners. One particular project, the Multiple Literacies in Project-Based Learning, is a joint effort between Michigan State University, the University of Michigan, and the University of Wisconsin to &#8220;design, develop and test materials that will engage elementary students in learning challenging ideas at the upper elementary level&#8221; (&#8220;Big Ideas,&#8221; n.d.). By integrating science, literacy and mathematics, this project seeks to strengthen students&#8217; interest and engagement in science with the hopes of increasing their desire to pursue science-related careers in the future. Schools in South Redford and the Detroit Public Schools Community District participated in a pilot program last year with positive results for both students and teachers. For more information and consultant support with the NGSS-aligned materials, contact\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;background-color: #ffffff;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\" href=\"mailto:bacolor@resa.net\">Rich Bacolor<\/a><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 13.3333px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">, Wayne RESA Science Consultant.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f361734 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f361734\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc4a1a3\" data-id=\"bc4a1a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51fb1c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"51fb1c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4fa257 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4fa257\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2a9e03\" data-id=\"b2a9e03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-822c5be elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"822c5be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Developing Disciplinary Apprentices: Learning to Read, Write, Think and Talk Like a Scientist<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ced57ff\" data-id=\"ced57ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03d1429 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03d1429\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/10\/admin-ajax.jpg\" title=\"Image of a young boy sitting on a stack of science books.\" alt=\"Image of a young boy sitting on a stack of science books.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4aae56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4aae56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3865db8\" data-id=\"3865db8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9c8a6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9c8a6e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ac0df9\" data-id=\"5ac0df9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8056fce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8056fce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px\">Remember Dr. Nell K. Duke&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LAWO2lvAnjI\">video<\/a>? The one where she encourages elementary-level teachers to consider the long-term detriments students face when instruction in science and social studies is limited or ignored? Hill et al. (2019) concur: &#8220;The world is interdisciplinary.&#8221; Why then, does classroom instruction tend to separate content areas? In an attempt to improve integration, the <em>MAISA GELN ELTF Essential Instructional Practices in Literacy: Grades 4-5<\/em> introduce the concepts of discipline-specific talk, reading and writing within and across disciplines, and exposure to vocabulary through content. By the time students enter middle school, the hope is that they will understand that each discipline has its own unique set of communication practices that require them to develop disciplinary literacy skills. What might that look like in science? The <em>MAISA GELN ELTF Essential Instructional Practices in Disciplinary Literacy: Grades 6-12 <\/em>encourage science teachers to provide students with engaging science and STEM texts, as well as &#8220;compelling reasons&#8221; to read them. Furthermore, reading, writing, l<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 13.3333px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">istening and\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-73a1015\" data-id=\"73a1015\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10fdc3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10fdc3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 13.3333px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">speaking <\/span>within the secondary science classroom should mimic the literacies scientists use on a daily basis to communicate with others in their field. Equally as important, students need to understand that language shifts according to purpose and audience. For example, students will communicate their findings differently depending on the audience&#8217;s familiarity with the concept and their level of expertise. Finally, the overarching goal is to immerse students in scientific inquiry as a way to help them search for answers to the questions that are important to them. Teachers can guide students in generating questions, gathering and analyzing data, and using the results to confirm or dispel current thinking on scientific issues or about scientific phenomena. In preparing students for life in the 21st century, it is essential that they understand the increasing importance of argumentation, particularly providing evidence for their claims, and this is directly aligned with the NGSS, who &#8220;endors[es] argumentation as a core practice to promote scientific literacy&#8221; (Chen, 2019).\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31ed7f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31ed7f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4ed131\" data-id=\"d4ed131\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b988fea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b988fea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional Learning <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-994f9ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"994f9ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-111ecda\" data-id=\"111ecda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fade72e elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"fade72e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/7HSf2wI9QXw&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bd64d6\" data-id=\"5bd64d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35dd412 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35dd412\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px\">Michigan&#8217;s newly appointed State Superintendent, Dr. Michael Rice, makes three encouraging points to educators as they begin a new school year and continue to positively influence the lives of their students.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54a0491 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54a0491\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba6c831\" data-id=\"ba6c831\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b916626 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b916626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">This short video is a great way to engage parents and community members in the importance of using researched best practices in literacy instruction for the benefit of <strong>every child<\/strong> in <strong>every classroom<\/strong> <strong>every day.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6751bc7\" data-id=\"6751bc7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df2ca1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"df2ca1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/Uxyg1NTfnUs&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1895aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1895aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a41f627\" data-id=\"a41f627\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc20a45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"dc20a45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/xTXdXjpWxIw&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46ed8d3\" data-id=\"46ed8d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b3794a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b3794a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">Chief Deputy State Superintendent Sheila Alles provides a brief overview of the Michigan Integrated Continuous Improvement Process (MICIP) designed to focus on the whole child throughout the learning process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-deafb3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"deafb3a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97afb0b\" data-id=\"97afb0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1e4f29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1e4f29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"height: 809px;border-color: #0053a0\"><tbody><tr style=\"height: 60px;background-color: #d6f2ff\"><td style=\"width: 348.889px;height: 60px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;color: #0053a0\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: impact, sans-serif\">Upcoming Events at Wayne RESA<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 10px\"><td style=\"width: 348.889px;height: 10px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Online registration for professional learning is available in\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solutionwhere.com\/ww\/wayneresa\/\">Wisdomwhere<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>All course offerings and their descriptions can be found in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/ELA-PD-Course-Offerings-2019-20.pdf\">ELA PD Course Offerings 2019-20<\/a>\u00a0brochure.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 8px;background-color: #d6f2ff\"><td style=\"height: 8px;width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;color: #0053a0\"><strong>Elementary<\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 8px\"><td style=\"height: 8px;width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solutionwhere.com\/WW\/Aspx\/Public\/Search\/ShowCourse.aspx?courseNum=5449&amp;cId=78&amp;pCId=0\">K-2 Real Data to Inform Real Teaching:<\/a>\u00a0October 28 and November 11<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 110px\"><td style=\"height: 110px;width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">Wanting to take a closer look at student literacy data and be confident in analyzing and determining next-step teaching points? Join this two-day professional development opportunity to unpack how a variety of observation and assessment tools can empower student learning and help teachers be strategic during individual conferences and small group settings. The intended audience for this course is teachers of grades K-2, reading specialists, and literacy coaches. It is recommended that participants have previously attended the Pathways to K-5 Reading Proficiency series or the Essential Instructional Practices in Early Literacy roll-out through MAISA GELN. (This series will focus on K-3 Essential Instructional Literacy Practices #3 and #9.) For additional information, contact <a href=\"mailto:whalenc@resa.net\">Colleen Whalen<\/a>.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 10px\"><td style=\"height: 10px;width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solutionwhere.com\/WW\/Aspx\/Public\/Search\/ShowCourse.aspx?courseNum=5448&amp;cId=78&amp;pCId=0\">Grades 3-5, Real Data to Inform Real Teaching:<\/a>\u00a0November 26 and December 16<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 170px\"><td style=\"height: 170px;width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">Wanting to take a closer look at student literacy data and be confident in analyzing and determining next-step teaching points? Join this two-day professional development opportunity to unpack how a variety of observation and assessment tools can empower student learning and help teachers be strategic during individual conferences and small group settings. The intended audience for this course is teachers of grades 3-5, reading specialists, and literacy coaches. It is recommended that participants have previously attended<\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span>the Pathways to K-5 Reading Proficiency series or the Essential Instructional Practices in Early Literacy roll-out through MAISA GELN. (This series will focus on K-3 Essential Instructional Literacy Practices #3 and #9.) <span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">For additional information, contact <a href=\"mailto:whalenc@resa.net\">Colleen Whalen<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solutionwhere.com\/WW\/Aspx\/Public\/Search\/ShowCourse.aspx?courseNum=5442&amp;cId=78&amp;pCId=0\">I AM a Writer! Strategies to Promote Engagement &amp; Independence in K-2 Writers:<\/a>\u00a0December 5, February 13, and April 16<\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">Are you looking for ways to strengthen your students\u2019 engagement, skill, and independence as writers? In this foundational series, participants will explore effective classroom structures and strategies that support engagement in authentic, sustained writing. As they examine key components of the writing process and the architecture of a one-to-one conference, participants will refine their skill in noticing and naming writers\u2019 strengths and challenges to determine next steps for instruction. Modeled and interactive writing strategies and the use of mentor texts will be highlighted as powerful models of what writers do and inspiration to build young children\u2019s identities as writers themselves. Featured in this series will be national literacy consultant, Lisa Cleaveland, coauthor with Katie Wood Ray of\u00a0<em>About the Authors<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>A Teacher\u2019s Guide to Getting Started with Beginning Writers, Grades K-2<\/em>.\u00a0 The intended audience for this course includes K-2 teachers, teachers of striving third grade writers, reading specialists, literacy coaches, and members of the leadership team. It is recommended that participants have previously attended a Pathways to K-5 Reading Proficiency series or the Essential Instructional Practices in Early Literacy roll-out through MAISA-GELN. (This series will focus on K-3 Essential Instructional Literacy Practices #1, #2, #6, and #9.) <span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">For additional information, contact <a href=\"mailto:reevesd@resa.net\">Debra Reeves<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solutionwhere.com\/WW\/Aspx\/Public\/Search\/ShowCourse.aspx?courseNum=5373&amp;cId=78&amp;pCId=0\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Leveled Literacy Intervention, K-2:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">November 20, November 21, and February 26<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">The Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Literacy Program System (LLI) is a scientifically-based early intervention program designed to prevent literacy difficulties before they turn into long-term challenges. Participants will learn effective small group instructional strategies to provide the intensive support necessary for some primary students to achieve grade level competency in reading and writing. This program also specifically supports the unique needs of English Language Learners. This three-day workshop series will be led by Heinemann Literacy Consultant Dale Severyn, who will share her expertise as a reading specialist and certified Reading Recovery teacher leader. Enrollment in this series is limited to\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">30 participants, so<\/span>\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">early registration is recommended. Participants must bring to each session an orange, green, or blue LLI grade level kit (not included in this series). <span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">For additional information, contact <a href=\"mailto:reevesd@resa.net\">Debra Reeves<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solutionwhere.com\/WW\/Aspx\/Public\/Search\/ShowCourse.aspx?courseNum=5374&amp;cId=78&amp;pCId=0\">Leveled Literacy Intervention, Grades 3-5:<\/a>\u00a0November 18, November 19, and February 25<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">The Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Literacy Program System (LLI) is a scientifically-based early intervention program designed to prevent literacy difficulties before they turn into long-term challenges. Participants will learn effective small group instructional strategies to provide the intensive support necessary for some intermediate students to achieve grade level competency in reading and writing. This program also specifically supports the unique needs of English Language Learners. This three-day workshop series will be led by Heinemann Literacy Consultant Dale Severyn, who will share\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">her expertise as a reading specialist and certified Reading Recovery teacher leader. Enrollment in this series is limited to 30 participants, so<\/span>\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">early registration is recommended. Participants must bring to each session a red, gold, or purple LLI grade level kit (not included in this series). <span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">For additional information, contact <a href=\"mailto:reevesd@resa.net\">Debra Reeves<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solutionwhere.com\/ww\/Aspx\/Public\/Search\/ShowCourse.aspx?courseNum=5572&amp;cId=78&amp;pCId=0\">Lisa Cleaveland \u2013 Writing Right from the Start \u2013 Fostering Independence in Beginning Writers:<\/a>\u00a0December 5<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">Join author, national literacy consultant, and master primary teacher, Lisa\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">Cleaveland<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">, to learn best practices in writing instruction. During this foundational workshop, participants will learn the basic tenets of what it means to be a writer, effective classroom structures that support engagement in authentic, sustained writing, and a \u201cgradual release\u201d instructional model that scaffolds primary writers\u2019 growth toward independence.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">The intended audience for this course is\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">K-2<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0teachers, reading specialists, literacy coaches, re<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">source room teachers,\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">and members of the leadership team. <span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">For additional information, contact <a href=\"mailto:reevesd@resa.net\">Debra Reeves<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solutionwhere.com\/ww\/Aspx\/Public\/Search\/ShowCourse.aspx?courseNum=5370&amp;cId=78&amp;pCId=0\">Overview of the GELN Essential Instructional Practices in Literacy, Grades K-5:<\/a>\u00a0January 9<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Have you heard the phrase \u201cminimum standard of care&#8221;?\u00a0 Are you familiar with how this phrase connects with literacy practices in our K-5 classrooms? If you are curious about these questions and how it can impact your teaching, then this session is for you!\u00a0 Come and learn about the GELN Essential Practices in literacy.\u00a0 In this session, participants will be provided an overview to the K-3 and 4-5 Literacy Essential Practices.\u00a0 Participants will spend time learning about motivation and engagement and the critical role these play in all aspects of literacy development as well as the other 9 essential practices.\u00a0 As each of the 10 essentials is introduced, participants will be given time for reflection and action planning<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">;<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> therefore, school literacy teams and\/or grade level teams are encouraged to enroll together. This session could serve as a springboard to build ideas for professional learning linked to school improvement. All participants will receive their own printed copy of the GELN Literacy Essentials for Grades K-3 &amp; 4-5. <span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">For additional information, contact <a href=\"mailto:reganb@resa.net\">Bridget Regan<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solutionwhere.com\/WW\/Aspx\/Public\/Search\/ShowCourse.aspx?courseNum=5444&amp;cId=78&amp;pCId=0\">Pathways to 3rd Grade Proficiency: Essential Instructional Practices for Early Literacy:<\/a>\u00a0November 19, December 5,\u00a0 February 4, February 25, March 11, and April 15\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">In this series, participants will dive into <em>MAISA GELN ELTF Essential Instructional Practices in Early Literacy: Grades K to 3<\/em>\u00a0 as they study ten essential research-based practices to enhance their capacity to guide and support students\u2019 development toward 3rd grade reading proficiency. Participants will explore key components of a balanced literacy program, including strategies for developing engagement, stamina, and independence;\u00a0 creating a thriving writing community to support skill and agency in both reading and writing; building necessary foundational skills for automatic in-print processing; using assessment data to plan targeted small group instruction; using interactive read aloud to build background knowledge and expand vocabulary; and developing specific strategies for deep comprehension of increasingly complex text. National early literacy consultants featured in this series will include Lisa Cleaveland and Jan Richardson, who will share research-based instructional strategies for accelerating K-3 students\u2019 growth in literacy toward career and college readiness. Participants will also receive mentor texts and other resources to support literacy instruction. The audience for this 6-day series includes K-3 classroom teachers, reading specialists,\u00a0 literacy coaches, and members of the leadership team. <span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">For additional information, contact <a href=\"mailto:reevesd@resa.net\">Debra Reeves<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 10px;background-color: #d6f2ff\"><td style=\"height: 10px;width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;color: #0053a0\"><strong>Secondary<\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 10px\"><td style=\"height: 10px;width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solutionwhere.com\/ww\/Aspx\/Public\/Search\/ShowCourse.aspx?courseNum=5463&amp;cId=78&amp;pCId=0\">PSAT\/SAT Instructional Shifts<\/a>: October 21 OR February 5<\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 90px\"><td style=\"height: 90px;width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">This course is designed to provide participants with key information and instructional shifts for the PSAT 8\/9.\u00a0 The PSAT replaces the M-STEP English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics assessments. Participants will understand the PSAT 8\/9 test structure, review sample items, and identify the instructional shifts necessary to best support students on this assessment. <span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">For additional information, contact <a href=\"mailto:shahidr@resa.net\">Rosalyn Shahid<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 8px;background-color: #d6f2ff\"><td style=\"height: 8px;width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;color: #0053a0\"><strong>Coaching<\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solutionwhere.com\/ww\/Aspx\/Public\/Search\/ShowCourse.aspx?courseNum=5432&amp;cId=78&amp;pCId=0\">Building Coaching Strategies \u2013 Entering into the Conversation:<\/a>\u00a0November 6, November 7, and December 4<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">In this learning series, coaches will explore their current beliefs and how those beliefs might facilitate or debilitate the relationship with a teacher. This training will provide coaches with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to shift teachers\u2019 thinking from responding \u201cThis is how we have always done it\u201d to considering new possibilities. Coaches will acquire a vast array of effective coaching skills to mediate the thinking of the teachers they coach. This will enable the teachers to think deeply about their practice, and to monitor and adjust as necessary. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Coaches will understand the link between effective coaching and the transformation of teacher practice. The intended audience is instructional coaches and literacy specialists, though it is appropriate for anyone in an instructional coaching role. <span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\">For additional information, contact <a href=\"mailto:wagnerm@resa.net\">Michelle Wagner<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solutionwhere.com\/ww\/Aspx\/Public\/Search\/ShowCourse.aspx?courseNum=5426&amp;cId=78&amp;pCId=0\">Wayne County Coaching Foundations:<\/a> October 21 OR March 2 (each face-to-face date is followed by six online sessions)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Designed as a boot-camp for new and prospective coaches, this series examines key components of coaching. Join us as we <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">explore what literacy coaching is and how it can lead to systemic improvement within a school or district. In this foundational course, we delve into the skills necessary to be an effective literacy coach, including nurturing a growth mindset, developing relational trust, active listening, meaningful use of data, and providing effective feedback. Discover how the <i>Essential Coaching Practices for Elementary Literacy<\/i> connect with the other components of the Essential Practices in Early and Elementary Literacy and learn how to integrate these core elements into successful practice. The intended audience for this course is new or aspiring literacy coaches. <span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">For additional information, contact <a href=\"mailto:wagnerm@resa.net\">Michelle Wagner<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background-color: #d6f2ff\"><td style=\"width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;color: #0053a0\"><strong>District Leadership<\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><strong>Leadership-driven Coaching for Sustained Success: Fall Date TBD (plus five additional online sessions)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;color: #0053a0\"><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 348.889px;border-color: #0053a0\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">The building leader is integral to sustaining an effective coaching model. When employed and supported effectively, literacy coaching strengthens classroom instruction by improving teacher expertise, provides sustainability to district professional development systems and promotes student achievement. This series will explore the characteristics of effective building level implementation and sustainability of coaching and the role that leadership plays in that success, including a healthy principal-coach relationship. Registration coming soon! For additional information, contact <a href=\"mailto:wilsonm@resa.net\">Mellissa Wilson<\/a>.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f4296d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f4296d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f257e35\" data-id=\"f257e35\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a691c63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a691c63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/01\/question-mark-1750942__480.png\" title=\"question-mark-1750942__480\" alt=\"White question mark in a blue circle.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3ae23c\" data-id=\"b3ae23c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2276f86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2276f86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Resources: Where can I find...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4e166a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4e166a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencebuddies.org\/\">Science Buddies<\/a> is a comprehensive site for educators, families and students. Among its other features, Science Buddies provides users with ideas for science fair projects, ways to connect with scientists in a variety of fields, and information about careers in science.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Interested in trending scientific news? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/\">Live Science <\/a>exposes students to a wide variety of newsworthy topics, including health, animals, and technology. Students will particularly enjoy the odd issues covered in the Strange Science section.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae80653 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae80653\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f2d90e\" data-id=\"2f2d90e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef4f46d\" data-id=\"ef4f46d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9659b6a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9659b6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wayne RESA Literacy Team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-300c7e9\" data-id=\"300c7e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8412101 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8412101\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-707813a\" data-id=\"707813a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f620600 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f620600\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Michelle Wagner<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fffdedf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fffdedf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9abc04c\" data-id=\"9abc04c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1da350f elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1da350f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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She has worked in public education for nearly two decades, with over ten years of classroom experience. With a Master of Science in Middle Level Education and a Master of Science in Reading Curriculum &amp; Instruction, Michelle is an advocate for and facilitator of Instructional Rounds, Literacy Coaching, curriculum development\/review, and much more. Her goal is to empower educators to better respond to the needs of their students, in order to ensure high levels of success for all students.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d5d7c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d5d7c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fa9e81\" data-id=\"3fa9e81\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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In each issue, you will find Literacy Learning Network updates and information, statewide\u00a0initiative updates,\u00a0book synopses, teaching and coaching strategies, and upcoming professional learning opportunities. We look forward to partnering with you as we engage in best practices in literacy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=769"}],"version-history":[{"count":146,"href":"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/769\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1606,"href":"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/769\/revisions\/1606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.resa.net\/ela-newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}