PLN+1

PLN 1 __COURSE DESCRIPTION__ Secondary school teachers are involved in the constant process of increasing students’ active reading and writing about content area texts within the high-pressure environment of state accountability. PLN 1 Secondary offers practical strategies and applications that help establish a literate classroom environment in support of learning across all subject areas. Teachers, specialists, and administrators learn approaches to help them establish literate classroom environments that are right in problem-solving, critical thinking, logical reasoning concepts focused on state and national standards, and practical techniques that investigate and connect content in all subject areas to the real world.

PLN 1 Secondary is structured to allow participants the opportunity to explore strategies and concepts for increasing student reading and writing proficiency. Participants are encouraged to try out the strategies discussed in class and reflect on this implementation with colleagues and facilitators, as well as inform their practice through professional readings. They also complete a final project: an individual school specific action plan ready for immediate implementation.