Rutgers Center for Literacy Development After-School Series

Description:  This year, The Rutgers Center for Literacy Development will be offering four after-school workshops and four full-day workshops on the Rutgers campus. The Center for Literacy Development is a network of literacy leaders across the state. It was created to support professional development initiatives in schools and communities. Members consist of literacy educators, supervisors and administrators and are representative of school districts, including traditional public, charter, and private institutions.

Co-Directed by Lesley Morrow, PhD and Michelle Rosen, MA, the Center for Literacy Development's mission is to advance literacy learning across all content areas for elementary schools through communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity, all essential factors of teaching for the 21st century.

There will be four meetings in our after-school series for K-8 literacy educators. The speakers will address current issues that include theory, research and practical applications. These presentations have been added for those who cannot or are not allotted professional development time during the school day. Light refreshments will be served.

Topics include:

• 10/9/12 - Reading workshop 2.0: New Texts, New Tasks, & New Common Core Standards (K-8)
• 11/14/12 - Instructional Strategies Using the common Core Standards (K-6)
• 12/10/12 - Writing with the Common Core (K-8)
• 2/11/13 - Differentiated Instruction with Small Groups to Address Common Core Skills Deficits in the Regular Classroom (K-8)

*Technology is integrated into all sessions. Learn new technologies associated with each workshop to use in your classroom. Hands-on practice included.

In addition, there will be four full-day professional development opportunities available. Included is the annual reading and writing conference April 12, 2012. Each full day includes breakfast, lunch, materials and access to our online tools to communicate and collaborate between meetings.

Topics include:

• 10/10/12 – The Reading Workshop: Creating Space Reading Instruction (K-8)
• 12/11/12 – Writing with the Common Core (K-8)
• 2/12/13 – Differentiated Instruction with Small Groups to Address Common Core Skills Deficits in the Regular Classroom (K-8)
• 5/30/13 – Read Like a Detective: Addressing Text Complexity in K-8

*Technology is integrated into all sessions. Learn new technologies associated with each workshop to use in your classroom. Hands-on practice included.

Dates: October 2012; November 2012; December 2012; February 2013; May 2013
Location: Rutgers University Campus
Time: After-school program: 4:30pm-6:30pm; Full-day program: 9:30am-3:00pm
Cost: After-school program (series of 4) 1 participant: $220; 4 participants: $720*.
Full-day program (series of 4 plus annual conference) 1 participant: $750; 4 participants: $2900*.
*Reduced group rates only when registered and paid together.
Contact: Michelle Rosen
Phone: 732-932-7496 ext. 8353
Email: michelle.rosen@gse.rutgers.edu
Website: rlc.gse.rutgers.edu
Online registration: yes
Downloadable form: yes
Registration deadline: ongoing