2019 English Deeper Learning Conference
Overview
The 2019 English Deeper Learning Conference provided training that focused on implementing the 2017 English Standards of Learning. To assist school division teachers and leaders in implementing the new standards, the VDOE’s English Language Arts Institutes provided targeted professional development presented by teachers from around the Commonwealth. Emphasis was given to the new standards in reading, writing, research, communication and multimodal literacies and the importance of integrating the strands during instruction.
General Session
Elementary
- K-2 Reading: PALS Examining PALS Data to Ensure the Value and Investment of Early Screening in Virginia (PPT)
- K-2 Writing: Integrated Language Arts Instruction (PPT)
- I Wonder Book List (Word)
- Writing Task Example (Word)
- Writing Task Template (Word)
- 3-5 Reading: Digging in to get the learning out! Paired Passages as Part of an Integrated Unit (PPT)
- 3-5 Writing: Moving in the “Write” Direction for the SOLs (PPT)
- Grade 5 Writing Rubric 2017 (Word)
- K-5: The Progression of Opinion Writing in Grades K-5 (PPT)
Secondary
- Secondary Reading: Vertical Alignment in Integrated 6-12 Unit Using the 2017 Standards (PPT)
- Secondary Reading: Tackling Technical Texts (PPT)
- Middle School Writing: Why We Need To Write In Middle School (PPT)
- Middle School Writing: Middle Schoolers Can Write (PPT)
- Secondary Writing: Reflective Writing (PPT)
- Secondary Writing: Using Understand Scoring with Local Performance Assessments for Verified Credit (PPT)