The Literacy Design Collaborative Workshop:
Transforming Teacher Practice and Student Learning
A Three-Day Workshop
A collaborative effort of the National Literacy Project (NLP),
Seminole County (FL) Public Schools, and the National Literacy
Design Collaborative (LDC)
November 4, 5, and 6, 2015 in Orlando, Florida
Seminole County Public Schools
LDC offers teachers, coaches, and leaders a systematic instructional
framework for developing students' content knowledge and disciplinary
literacy skills to prepare them for the demands of college and careers.
The LDC Framework does not rely on “off-the-shelf” curriculum units or lesson
plans. Instead, the Framework empowers and supports teachers as they
design meaningful, content-specific reading and writing assignments that
are aligned to career and college readiness standards. Ultimately, the LDC
Framework celebrates the wisdom of teacher practice by helping teachers
and leaders take ownership of their own professional growth.
The workshop is designed for teachers, district and school administrators, instructional literacy coaches,
and all who work with students to prepare them to meet career and college readiness standards.
Agenda
Day 1:
Learn about the LDC model and
instructional framework
Create the teaching task
Determine the skills needed to
complete the task
Use Core Tools, an online tool for
planning and collaborating on LDC
modules
Day 2:
Revise tasks and skills based on peer
review
Begin creating the instructional
ladder
Preparing for the task
Reading process
Transitioning from reading to writing
The writing process
Day 3:
Finish the instructional ladder based
on peer review
Plan for implementation and
assessment
Special Features
Come with a writing team (for example, 2-3 teachers, an instructional coach, administrator)
Come with a topic and potential resources to use when creating your module
Leave with a 2-4 week module of instruction ready to teach
Leave with new insights about how to help students meet the demands of college and career
Leadership Strand
Planning meetings with experienced LDC leaders on how to support LDC implementation
Virtual support for LDC Leaders
The National Literacy Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening literacy
and content learning in schools and districts. www.NLProject.org
Judith L. Irvin, Ph.D
Professor Emerita, Department of Educational Leadership at Florida State University
Executive Director of the National Literacy Project and author of several books
on adolescent literacy:
Taking Action on Adolescent Literacy: An Implementation Guide for School Leaders
(ASCD, 2007)
Meeting the Challenge in Adolescent Literacy: Practical Ideas for Literacy Leaders
(IRA, 2009)
Taking the Lead on Adolescent Literacy: Action Steps for Schoolwide Success
(Corwin Press, 2010)
These books have been used extensively as school teams design, implement, monitor,
and sustain a multi-year literacy action plan for their schools.
LDC is a national community of educators providing a teacher-designed and researchproven framework, online tools, and resources for creating literacy-rich assignments and
courses across content areas. www.LDC.org
Your facilitators will be National Literacy Project partners who have deep experience with the Literacy
Design Collaborative Framework, academic/disciplinary literacy, and the writing process.
Comments from last year's LDC Workshop
This is a powerful instructional planning tool!
I love how the templates support quality planning.
The speakers were knowledgeable and concise!
Wish we had more!!! Powerful.
Great info and can't wait to get back
and begin implementation!
Such a wonderful workshop. Just enough talk,
just enough collaborating—perfect atmosphere!
Registration is limited to the first 100 participants. We encourage you to attend in writing teams of
teachers, instructional coaches, and a school or district administrator
To register, please go to the following link: www.surveymonkey.com/s/LDC_Natl_Wkshop15
Price: $495.00 per person
Payment: Checks and purchase orders should be made to National Literacy Project
For questions about registration,
contact [email protected] or call 850.459.7660.