Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum
Workshop Series Presented by MAX Teaching
August 21, November 6, January 18, March 5, 8:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Cuyahoga Valley Career Center, Brecksville, Ohio
Sponsored by HSTW NE Ohio Region and CVCC
HSTW NE Ohio Region and Cuyahoga Valley Career Center are teaming up to offer HSTW and MMGW sites in northeast Ohio a four session
Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum Workshop Series. To build capacity for schoolwide implementation, register a team to include a
district/building administrator, literacy chair/focus team member, and one or more CT, academic and non-academic teachers. Registration is open
to all HSTW and MMGW sites at no charge, but registration may be limited. Register online at www.hstwohioregions.org. Online
registration will close one week prior to the workshop. For questions, contact Cindy Rolfe at 740/869-2650 or hstwne@efcts.us. For graduate credit,
contact Terry Wheeler, twheeler2301@msn.com.
Featured Facilitator:
Todd Luke, Vice-President and MAX Teaching Consultant, will facilitate sessions for district/building administrators, teacher-leaders and teams of
CT, academic and non-academic teachers.
Session 1: August 21, 2012
Leading Successful Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum Initiatives & Intro to MAX Teaching
Administrators and teacher-leaders will:
 Examine “What really works!”in leading successful reading and writing across the curriculum initiative.
 Practice using tools and protocols to monitor data and progress in literacy instructional practices.
 Review online resources and opportunities for enhanced teacher professional development.
Teachers and teacher teams will :
 Assess current classroom literacy instructional practices.
 Demonstrate Common Core State Standards (CCSS) research-based reading and writing strategies to
increase student engagement in academic and career technical classrooms using MAX Teaching.
 Describe successful schoolwide implementation of reading and writing across the curriculum.
Todd Luke
Vice President and
Consultant, MAX Teaching
Specializing in Literacy
Across the Curriculum
Todd is helping to implement
change in the areas of teaching,
thinking, literacy and the
Common Core Standards. In the
early 90's, he began his career
in education as a CT instructor
at Lenape Technical School and
later served as an administrator.
Since 2001, Todd’s consulting
services for MAX Teaching has
gained him experience with
administrators and teachers in
rural, urban and suburban
schools in over 38 states. In
2008, Todd was promoted to
Vice-President for MAX
Teaching. Before beginning his
teaching career, Todd worked
as Senior Staff Technician at
Aluminum Company of America.
Updated: July 7, 2012
Session 2: November 6, 2012
Reading and Writing Instructional Approaches to Meet Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
Teachers and teacher teams will:
 Refine existing literacy instructional practices.
 Create new lessons, units and rubrics for all levels of learners using MAX Teaching literacy strategies.
 Plan to deliver new CCSS lessons/units using a team teaching approach.
Session 3: January 18, 2013
Monitoring Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum &
Reading and Writing Instructional Approaches to Meet CCSS, continued
Administrators and teacher-leaders will:
 Identify “Look Fors” when monitoring classroom walk-throughs for reading/writing across the curriculum..
 Practice protocols for peer observations and feedback and useful tools in overseeing this process.
Teachers and teacher teams will:
 Debrief teaching experiences with new lessons/units using MAX Teaching literacy strategies.
 Refine literacy lessons/units and discuss next steps.
Session 4: March 5, 2013
Planning for Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum
Teachers and teacher teams will:
 Share lessons and units developed and plans to implement reading and writing across the curriculum by
CT cluster, academic, non-academic areas or schoolwide.
 Strengthen leadership capacity to implement a comprehensive schoolwide literacy initiative.