C6 LEAP into Action Conference

This session will include the following panelists discussing their WOAL videos providing overviews on Key LEAP Framework Concepts. (Vocabulary Instruction and Development, Universal Design for Learning, Backwards Design, Traditional Learning Theory - Vygotsky).
Sarah Fielding
Estefani Hammond
Joshua Martinez
Tom Ta

Effective vocabulary instruction is a key foundation to help students acquire a wide and diverse vocabulary. Students need both direct and indirect instruction of vocabulary and word meanings as well as multiple exposures to words. It is multiple exposures and repetition that students begin to understand the nuances of words and how to use them.

How can teachers and students co-create a responsive, flexible curriculum that fosters authentic literacy?
No curriculum is perfect. All curricula need the creative and critical thinking of students and teachers to adapt and implement them in meaningful ways.  How do teachers and students work with the curricula they may be given while still ensuring that students read texts that resonate with them and produce meaningful writing for multiple contexts? Participants in this interactive workshop will get hands-on experience adapting the  California State Expository Reading and Writing Course (ERWC) materials for their context.  By exploring ERWC’s rhetorical approach to texts, participants learn how the ERWC modules prepare students to be adaptive communicators and critical thinkers who can transfer learning to new tasks and settings. Participants also explore ERWC resources that can be used with existing curriculum, including protocols for collaborative discussion and mini-units on genre, argument, and the rhetorical situation.

This session is an optional presentation and discussion offered by two of our LEAPsters during lunch.  Please, grab your lunch and join us! 

Have you ever considered the best way to organize your assessment scores? Keeping assessment data well-structured is essential for tracking student progress, identifying learning gaps, and making informed instructional decisions. In this session, we will explore different formats for recording data and discuss how to effectively use this information to guide and enhance student learning. By implementing a strategic approach to data collection and analysis, you can better support student achievement and growth.