TCTW Leaders Forum 2014
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The Literacy Design Collaborative
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debbie.hall@sreb.org
What is LDC?
Literacy Design Collaborative is a national community
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of educators providing a teacher-designed and
research-proven framework, online tools, and
resources for creating literacy-rich assignments and
courses across content areas.
Scope of Training
• Define “literacy”
• Examine the differences in academic, technical and
leisure reading
• Investigate the Common Core Standards for Literacy
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• Use LDC template tasks to create
robust
assignments aligned to CCSS
• Use LDC instructional ladder
to create robust instructional modules
• Use LDC jurying tools and scoring rubrics to assess
student work
What are the LDC tools?
• The bank of reading/writing tasks: argumentative,
informational, narrative
• The module template
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Tasks
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Skills
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Instruction
Results
• Scoring rubrics
• Local and national collaboration
• Access to a community of educators with LDC
modules aligned to course content and to CCSS
LDC Framework 10-17-11
Selection Criteria
Choose a team of CT and ELA teachers who are
 Open minded
 Successful at reaching a diverse range of
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 Proficient with their content
 Capable of getting other
teachers to follow them.
A Complete Example
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5EnOVjRPGI&feature=player_embedded
What did you learn about . . .
• Modules in general
• Teaching a module
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• Student involvement
• Structure of the module
• Writer’s Notebook
Agriculture
After researching Units 1-4 in your Agriscience
Applications text book on Basic Agriculture
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Awareness, write an essay that describes the
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agriculture industry and its impact on the global
production of food and fiber and its impact on
today's society. Support your discussion with
evidence from your research.
Agriculture
After researching news and scientific articles
on Bovine Trichomoniasis, write an informational
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pamphlet
for
ranchers
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describes
what
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how to recognize it and how to prevent it from
affecting herds of cattle. Support your discussion
with evidence from your research.
Automotive Technology
What tire brand is best for driving on the roads
in our county? After reading the chapter on
diagnosing and repairing tires and wheels in
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Modern Automotive Technology and selected
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articles, write a consumer report that addresses
the question and support your position with
evidence from the texts. Be sure to acknowledge
competing views. Give examples from past or
current events or issues to illustrate and clarify
your position.
Culinary Arts
How can food-borne illness be prevented? After
reading the text book and various articles, write a
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kitchen safety guide that describes the likely
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causes of food-borne illnesses and addresses the
question. Support your discussion with evidence
from the texts.
Emergency Services
Standard: Explain how the Emergency Medical Services
(EMS) system works and the citizen responder’s role in the
EMS system, including how and when to call EMS.
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When is it appropriate to call for emergency services?
After reading Chapter XYZ in the textbook and selected
articles on the use of emergency services, write an editorial
that identifies a problem with indiscriminant calls to 911 and
argues for a solution to lower the number of these calls.
Support your position with evidence from the texts.
Marketing
Do violent games contribute to youth violence?
After reading selected articles pertaining to violent
video games and youth violence, write an editorial
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questions and support your position with evidence
from the texts. Be sure to acknowledge competing
views. Give examples from past or current events
to illustrate and clarify your position.
Please Join Me
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Session # 42
Tomorrow
9—10:15 a.m.
Great Plains Room
Literacy Design Collaboration “Lite”
for CT Centers