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There are certain conditions that, when met,
increase the likelihood of Total Literacy success.
The Total Learning Option •
Immersion Option • Comprehensive
Option
Enhanced Option • Basic Option
• Introduction Option • Single
Presentations
The Total Learning Option
A year-long professional development model with a single trainer
that includes:
- 5 Total Literacy Strategies in each of
- 4 disciplines (auditory, visual, kinesthetic and linguistic),
the teacher experiences
- 3 times (model by trainer, team planned and team taught
with trainer, then team planned and coached by trainer)
- 2 create
- 1 "simple and sophisticated (according to Margaret
Spellings, Secretary of education) approach.
The schedule is worked out with the specific school district,
and has a parent component and a strong evaluation component.
The goal is reducing the achievement gap.
Who is this for? An urban or rural school district that will
work in collaboration with IDEAS and other local agencies to
create a total learning environment which will reduce the achievement
gap.
Immersion Option
4 days a week in a school with a single trainer or a team serving
as hands-on implementers. IDEAS will perform or supply all of
the following:
- Introductory skills training (4-5 days)
- Frequent model lessons
- 4-6 Professional Development workshops per year
- Weekly teacher conferences, with follow-up observations
and coaching
- Bi-weekly leadership meetings
- Progress reports
- Materials for every classroom
- Assessment - Qualitative and Quantitative
Who is this for? A school where the majority of students are
achieving below grade level and teachers require effective,
brain-based teaching and management strategies. Alternately,
immersion is effective in a school that has no arts program
or a new / struggling arts program that requires strong administrative
support as curriculum and strategies are developed.
Comprehensive Option
2 days a week, likely a single person serving as a modeler and
mentor, in some cases as a direct facilitator. IDEAS will perform
or supply all of the following:
- Introductory skills training (4-5 days)
- Model lessons
- Professional Development workshops
- Teacher conferences, planning sessions, observations, and
mentoring
- Leadership meetings
- Progress reports
- Materials for each classroom
- Assessment
Who is this for? A school organization with the belief that
it will benefit from a constant presence, and regular staff
support. This option is most suited to a school with strong/average
student achievement whose staff has very little background in
the arts, but belief and commitment. Conferences will be less
frequent and teachers will be expected to take initiative.
Enhanced Option
1 day a week, likely a single person serving as a modeler and
mentor, in some cases as a direct facilitator. IDEAS will perform
or supply all of the following:
- Introductory skills training (3-5 days)
- A few model lessons
- Professional Development workshops
- Monthly teacher conferences
- Leadership meetings
- Progress reports
- Materials for every classroom
- Assessment
Who is this for? This is the general program for a school that
wants in-school support every week. It is an excellent option
for schools that are balanced but want to enhance achievement
through increased attention to the arts. Teachers will receive
training at the beginning of the year and then be expected to
take substantial responsibility and initiative to try the strategies
in their classrooms, meet and share together, and report back
without constant monitoring. For a strong, independent staff
that is ready to make a commitment to the arts, this model has
been extremely effective.
Basic Option
30 total days through the school year / summer, likely one trainer
but perhaps multiple Total Literacy experts. There will be an
intensive week of training at the beginning of the program,
then intermittent follow up training sessions as determined
by scheduling. In this case, the in-school facilitator receives
training as s/he will likely be a member of the school staff
rather than an outside Total Literacy Master Trainer. IDEAS
will perform or supply all of the following:
- Introductory skills training (3-5 days)
- A few sample lessons in the initial training
- Professional Development workshops
- Contacts for teacher questions / brainstorming
- Leadership meetings
- Progress reports
- Materials for every classroom
- Assessment
Who is this for? This is the basic program for a school that
wants its teachers to receive training but does not desire in-classroom
observation or feedback. Though less comprehensive than other
packages, this program works very well for strong, motivated
staffs that believe in the program and are receiving full administrative
support. A solid arts program should already be in place and
classroom teachers would ideally have some arts background.
Introduction Option
12 days through the year, a single trainer overseeing workshops
with teachers / administrators. This option is less about implementation
and more about introducing a staff and perhaps a district to
Total Literacy. Monthly workshops on different topics will begin
to familiarize teachers with the concepts and skills central
to Total Literacy. This option works well in year one of implementation
so that a staff will know what is coming in the future, however
it is recommended that this option be purchased in conjunction
with the Total Literacy Training Videos to reinforce the workshops.
- Introductory skills training (2-5 days)
- Professional Development workshops
- Contacts for teacher/administrator questions / brainstorming
- Progress reports
- Materials for every classroom
- Assessment
Who is this for? IDEAS believes that this implementation option
is sub-optimal because it does not allow for live model lessons
or substantial peer-to-peer interaction, and it is offered more
as an introduction to Total Literacy than a complete implementation.
The largest benefit would be for an institution that wants to
move slowly before deciding to make a five-year commitment.
Single Presentations
Single day introductory presentations and workshops are available,
with fee depending on length and presenter.
Contact Patty@aeideas.com
for further information, or call 203/229-0411.
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