Reading Apprenticeship

Over the past year I have been participating a the Reading Apprenticeship Improving Secondary Education (RAISE) program which is funded by a federal i3 grant to teach teachers how to help their secondary students to become experienced, active, and engaged readers, thinkers, and learners.  I have been using this new framework for my teaching which involves a social, personal, cognitive, and knowledge-building dimensions all in the context of extensive reading and centered around metacognition (thinking about your thinking).  I had 80 hours of training, earned 6 graduate credits through Madonna University, learned a ton, and totally revamped the way that I teach (slowly but surely).

This week I am participating in a 40 hour training along with my colleague (Tess) so that we can facilitate the professional development for up to 40 of our colleagues in the district (8th - 12 grade teachers) in RAISE.  We have been up to our eyeballs in reading, thinking, and learning.  We are truly excited about bringing this back to our colleagues as it has transformed our framework for teaching and the way that our students are engaged in the learning process.


In August, myself and four other colleagues will begin a 3 year process of becoming consultant trainers of the Reading Apprenticeship Framework for the parent company West Ed and will eventually have the opportunity to travel around the country to teach other teachers, administrators, specialists, and the like.  


Hope you all are well - in light of my recent journey through Reading Apprenticeship I thought I would leave you with a question.  What are you reading lately?  A novel, magazines, cookbooks, etc. Name it all, it will be fun for all to *read*!!!