Meet our experienced professional development team:
2015
2016
Jason Hillman
Gay Su Pinnell
Professor Emerita at The Ohio
State University, Reading
Recovery & Literacy Collaborative
trainer, author of many research
articles & books, and recipient
of the Dana Foundation award
for pioneering achievement in
health & education.
Patricia Scharer
Professor of early literacy &
children’s literature at Ohio
State, published in many
professional journals and is
co-editor of Guiding K–3 Writers
to Independence: The New
Essentials.
Jenny McFerin
Literacy Collaborative trainer
for primary coaches, with 13
years of experience teaching
in grades K-2 & Reading
Recovery. Marsha Levering
Literacy Collaborative primary trainer & former
Intermediate trainer, with
extensive experience in
classroom teaching grades
1-5, Reading Recovery, &
administration.
Lisa Patrick
Literacy Collaborative primary
trainer with a Ph.D. in
Literature for Children &
Young Adults from The Ohio
State University and several
years of teaching experience
in the intermediate grades
and at the college level. 2/23/15
Director of the Ohio State
Kinnear Literacy Projects,
award winning principal from
Sheridan, WY, and a recognized
expert in professional learning
communities & school
improvement.
Sherry Kinzel
Literacy Collaborative trainer
for intermediate/middle
School coaches, and provides
professional development
for principals, coaches, and
literacy teams in implementing
& monitoring best practice in
schools.
Wendy Sheets
Interm./middle school Literacy
Collaborative trainer with
several years of classroom
experience, along with Reading
Recovery, National Writing
Project, and National Board
Certification.
Nikki Woodruff
Literacy Collaborative primary
trainer with 8 years teaching
experience, including
primary classroom, Reading
Recovery, and Leveled Literacy
Intervention (LLI).
Literacy & Learning Center
K–8 Professional Development
Offerings to Raise Achievement in Reading & Writing
A
dministrators, coaches, and teachers learn to implement researchbased practices and develop collaborative learning communities.
Topics include:
Developing comprehension strategies K–8
Teaching struggling readers
Building literacy leadership K–8
Raising achievement of subgroups
Carla Steele
Literacy Collaborative primary
trainer with experience
teaching grades 1-3, Reading
Recovery, administration in
curriculum/assessment, & held
National Board Certification. Visit our website at lcosu.org or contact us for additional information.
Rauline Morris
Intermediate Literacy
Collaborative trainer at
The Ohio State University,
experienced primary &
intermediate classroom
teacher, & school literacy
coach.
Design your own series of professional development
Literacy Collaborative (LC)
K–8 Literacy Professional Development
A comprehensive school reform project designed to improve reading, writing, and language skills
of K–8 children. School-based literacy coaches participate in 35 days of training to learn to become staff developers and coaches. To learn more about LC Ohio State, visit lcosu.org or our
national web site at literacycollaborative.org. Team Planning and Principals’ Academies are additional opportunities to learn about LC. Reading Recovery (rrosu.org) is strongly recommended in all
LC schools for at-risk first grade readers. LC also highly recommends Leveled Literacy Intervention
(LLI), a small group intervention that aligns most closely with classroom instruction, be made available for students at-risk in grades 3-8.
Principals’ Academy I
Fee: $800
Designed for administrators, superintendents and curriculum leaders in LC schools or those considering joining
the LC network. Study the key role of the principal with a strong emphasis on school culture. Identify phases
of teacher growth and discuss characteristics of quality teaching. Study how children learn to read and write,
ways to support the literacy coach, and how to increase student achievement.
Dates: Oct. 14-15, 2015 & Nov. 19-20, 2015
Time: 9:00am-3:30pm
Comprehensive Literacy Framework
Intensive study to prepare educators to improve K-6 reading & writing achievement. Instructional contexts include: Interactive Read Aloud, Guided Reading, Reading Workshop, Writing Workshop, & Writing About Reading. School/District administrators are encouraged to attend with their literacy team. Upon registration, (Jun.
class only) participants choose session based on interest: Primary (K-2nd) or Intermediate (3rd-6th).
Dates: Jun. 17-19, 2015
Fee: $400
Designed for principals, administrators, superintendents & curriculum leaders in LC schools who have completed Principals’ Academy I. Learn to use evaluation tools that help monitor progress in teaching & learning
while supporting LC.
Dates:Mar. 23-24, 2015
or
Mar. 24-25, 2016
Academy for Literacy Coaches
Time: 9am-3:30pm
Fee: $2,000
Prepares individuals to coach K–6 teachers in reading & writing. Learn how to work with teachers to help them
become more effective in their classroom practice.
Dates: Sept. 2-4, Oct. 19-21, & Nov. 5-6, 2015
Times: 9am-4pm
Materials: Teaching for Comprehending & Fluency, The Effective Literacy Coach,
and The Continuum of Literacy Learning PreK–8.
Team Planning
Get an overview of a literacy framework created for Middle Schoolers with the requirements of the
Common Core State Standards in mind.
Participants will actively participate in a genre study. Increase the rigor in literacy instruction for Middle
Schoolers by engaging them in the reading & writing processes through a workshop approach designed
just for them. Readers delve into the study of fiction & nonfiction texts through an inquiry approach. Then
they will use the information and understandings gained through genre study to write their own effective,
compelling pieces of narrative, expository, and persuasive text.
Times: 9am-4:00pm
Bring Required Text: Genre Study: Teaching Fiction & Nonfiction Books
Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI)
Fee: $2,500
Learn to accelerate achievement for low-achieving students. Participants will learn to use the Fountas and
Pinnell’s LLI materials and will focus on Fountas & Pinnell’s, When Readers Struggle: Teaching that Works.
LLI K–3—Learn to use levels A to N.
Dates:Sept. 9-10, 2015 & Oct. 28-30, 2015 Times: Days 1-2, 9am-3:30pm; Day 3, 8am-noon
Materials: Heinemann LLI Systems (heinemann.com) will be used throughout training, and participants must
have access to a System. Registrants must bring When Readers Struggle: Teaching that Works.
LLI 3–6—Learn to use levels L to T, and how to extend learning for older students.
Dates: Sept. 14-16, 2015 & Oct. 12-14, 2015 Times: Days 1-2, 9am-3:30pm; Day 3, 8am-noon
Fee: $1,000/Person
The team is comprised of six (min.) to eight (max.) representatives including the school principal and other
faculty who represent the range of grade levels and programs offered in the school. For example, primary
team members may include K, 1st, & 2nd grade teachers in addition to the school administrator, the Reading
Recovery teacher, special education teacher, Title 1 teacher, ESL teacher, bilingual teacher, and future literacy
coach (LC), if already selected.
Primary & Intermediate Dates: Sept. 17-18, 2015 & Jan. 27-28, 2016
*****All fees subject to change*****
Times: 9am-3:30pm
Developing Middle School Readers & Writers—Two
Day Fee: $475
Dates: Oct. 29-30, 2015
Principals’ Academy II
Fee: $825
Materials: Heinemann LLI Red & Gold Systems (heinemann.com) will be used throughout training, and participants must have access to a System. Registrants must bring When Readers Struggle: Teaching that Works.
Note: Registration fee includes required Benchmark Assessment Kit 1 for LLI K–3 & Kit 2 for LLI 3–6.
For on-site professional development in your district,
contact: Jason Hillman ([email protected] or 614-688-4977).
*****All fees subject to change*****