Dinner Workshop Held at Delaware Valley High School by Donna Lloyd (6/29/2011)

      On Monday, May 2, 2011, Kathy Emeigh, TaC Staff Supervisor and Donna Lloyd, Training Consultant of IU 20's Curriculum Services Department presented an overview of the Reading Apprenticeship framework to staff members in the Delaware Valley School District. The overview was presented during a dinner workshop held in the high school's cafeteria, to an audience of approximately 135 teachers and administrative staff including district superintendent Dr. Candis Finan and Board Member Diane French.

      The goal for this learning session was for the attendees to see students as thinkers and learners. An additional goal was for the participants to see themselves as the conduit to develop and grow students' skills in those areas. The Reading Apprenticeship framework, which is research-based, is an approach to reading instruction that helps young people develop the knowledge, strategies, and dispositions they need to become more powerful readers. It is, at heart, a partnership of expertise, drawing on what teachers know and do as discipline-based readers, and on adolescents' unique and often underestimated strengths as learners.

      The evening began with a brief presentation by district teachers, Ms. Liz Watson. She provided an inspirational keynote speech entitled, "A Glimpse into My Teacher Mind." This was followed by a one hour presentation facilitated by Kathy Emeigh and Donna Lloyd on the Reading Apprenticeship framework, which incorporated the four interacting dimensions of classroom life (social, personal, cognitive, and knowledge-building) that are the foundation for a Reading Apprenticeship classroom. These dimensions are woven into subject-area teaching through metacognitive conversations - conversations about the thinking processes students and teachers engage in as they read.

      During the dinner hour, participants were provided discussion prompts related to the night's topic. After dinner, the participants were provided a collegial reading entitled, "Just like Pastrami." Teachers and administrators were prompted to select one "golden line" from the reading to discuss with their dinner partners, which ended with a whole group discussion.

      The evening concluded with closing remarks by Liz Watson that included a personal story on how her teachers made a difference in her life. She charged her fellow teachers to make a difference in the lives of their students and expressed her excitement at how the Reading Apprenticeship framework can make that difference for all the students in their district.

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