The purpose of this assignment is to implement a literacy-based professional development/action plan to incorporate within your classroom, school, or district—- depending on your current role. You will identify at least three areas for potential growth in your school community/classroom/district, then list actions steps that contain strategies you plan to consistently implement in your classroom to help create a balanced literacy environment.
As you consider your targeted areas for growth, use the Educator Preparation Program Literacy Standards for elementary, middle/secondary/instructional leader programs located in Educator Preparation Policy 5.504, beginning on page 36. (see link below) Special attention should also be given to models supported in your course texts. Include three research references to support your Literacy PDP. ( your text should provide most of these, but you may use other sources)
Step 1: You may choose to complete a PowerPoint presentation or Prezi (limit 8 slides) to demonstrate your new plan of action for your class/school community. It will include:
Title Slide
Your literacy-based professional development plan overview
Three targeted areas/goals/action plan for professional growth (one goal each slide)
List changes in your approach as prompted by the class and/or research
List resources in APA format (minimum of three)
On slide 6, you should tell me how your new plan and strategies will strengthen your balanced approach to literacy. Also, include a statement of how this course has enabled you to grow in your perspective of literacy awareness for instructional leaders.
RUBRIC/SELF-ASSESSMENT
Exemplary
Proficient
Unacceptable
Content
Points of presentation are clearly made and evidence is presented to support your targeted literacy growth; varied use of materials; demonstrates knowledge of literacy content.
Sufficient information that relates to course topics of literacy; many good points made, but there is an uneven balance and variation.
Material is related to course topics, but some information not clearly connected to presentation guidelines, and not relevant to classroom use.
Coherence and organization
Literacy presentation information flows together well, smooth transitions, well-organized, research and time spent on assignment evident
Literacy plan information presented in logical sequence; generally well-organized but better transitions from idea to idea needed.
Concept and ideas are loosely connected; lacks clear transitions; flow and organization are choppy
Creativity
Very original presentation of material; uses the unexpected to full advantage; uses graphics to support text
Some originality apparent; good variety and blending of materials/media
Little or no variation; material presented with little originality or interpretation
Submission and Formatting
Written statement is formatted correctly, submitted on time and no errors present.
Written statement is mostly formatted correctly, submitted on time and few errors present.
Written Statement is not formatted correctly, submitted late and has many errors present.
Connections
Multiple course connections are threaded throughout the statement. Evidence of multiple literacy connections are visible throughout the plan.
Some course connections are threaded throughout the statement. Evidence of literacy connections are visible throughout the plan
No connections to the course or components of literacy are documented throughout the plan.
EPP Literacy Standards for Instructional Leader Programs.docx
