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Announcements:

Welcome to the PLN Facilitator section of our website. We hope to
use this as a space to share resources, questions, and ideas among
PLN faculty. If there is information you wish to disseminate to the
general PLN faculty, please contact us and we will forward your
ideas to our faculty listserv. In addition, please feel free to contact us
with any specific questions about your seminar or workshop.

The features in this section are still in the process of being compiled.
As of now, the site will include sample end of the year projects,
Internet resources, logistical announcements, the facilitator’s
directory, and pictures of events. However, we welcome any
suggestions you may have about what to include on the website to
better serve your needs. Please contact us with your ideas!

Reminders:

Please get your final grades and exemplary final projects to our office as soon as your course is over. Feel free to contact us with any questions.

Our 2011 Summer Leadership Workshop is scheduled for the week of July 18th-22, 2011. Please be aware of these dates when making summer plans. Contact the PLN office for details, (215-898-1984). (Letter and Agenda for SLW 2011 will be posted in May 2011).

When setting your course dates please avoid school holidays, Jewish holidays (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippor) and all other holidays observed by the district.

Sample Seminar Flyer - click here

Dear Facilitators,

We encourage you to review the PLN library which consists of Dr. Morton Botel's library of books that inspired the development of the frameworks of Penn Literacy Network and new titles related to modern literacy.
If you wish to check out some currently published books for 3 weeks (to use with your course), you must come to PLN, sign out the books with PLN assistant administrator, Marlene Ryder. If you or one of your participants lose any books, you will need to purchase and replace any lost books. Mort's books are classics that, in most cases, are out of print. Therefore, his books are available as reference texts to be read at the PLN office only. Marlene will set up a conference space for you to review texts of interest if you call ahead.
You can reach Marlene on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays or Fridays at marlener@gse.upenn.edu or 215-746-4864 or 215-898-1984.

The PLN Staff

Facilitators' Class Management Suggestions from 2008 SLW
click here

What if our district or school wants to hire a PLN faculty member for independent work in our district and not through PLN?
All PLN faculty members are required to conduct work with PLN districts through PLN and not independently. We ask that you contact the PLN Director to set up any assignments for PLN faculty on a given year or the next year. We work to maintain the integrity and continuity of PLN work and we put many resources into the training and support of our faculty members as well. The director will work with you flexibly to consider costs if this is an issue.
Do not contact faculty members for independent jobs. Call the PLN office/director: 215-898-1984.

Resources:

• Language Arts Websites
• Math Websites
• 4 Lenses Graphic
• The Botel Reading Milestone Tests, grades 1-12, are free and available for PLN course facilitators and participants. Excerpts at
Botel Bridges to Literacy (click on the Level Finders button).
For a full free copy of the tests contact Bonnie at readingbridges@aol.com
• PLN Faculty Idea Exchange:
From Bonnie Botel-Sheppard: 9/27/09
I wanted to share something that worked well and provided an
alternative approach in our PLN seminars and workshops. click

Registration and Needs Assessment Forms:

There is one universal Registration form that all participants must fill out. Please be sure to ask participants to complete all data on the form, as missing information will delay grading and tuition processing.

Click on the appropriate PLN course below to access specific Needs Assessments. Ask participants to fill out the form to the best of their knowledge. Any questions or insight they can provide about issues to be explored in the seminar will be used in tailoring syllabi to address specific needs.

If you have any questions or concerns about Registration or Needs Assessment forms, or have problems accessing these documents, please contact the PLN office.

Needs Assessment Forms:

PLN 1 for School Leaders - Leading for Increases in Literacy
PLN 1 Pre-K Reading/Writing/Talking/Listening in the Early Childhood Classroom
PLN 1 K-8 Forming and Reforming Reading/Writing/Talking Across the Curriculum
PLN 1 HS Forming and Reforming Reading/Writing/Talking Across the Curriculum
PLN 1/2 Forming and Reforming Reading/Writing/Talking Across the Curriculum
PLN 2 Integrating Teaching/Learning/Assessment in R/W Literacy
PLN 3 Implementing a Literature-Centered Classroom (K-12)_
PLN 4 Investigating Language Using Explicit and Systematic Learning Experiences K-8
PLN 5 Informational Reading and Writing
PLN 6 Research, Non-fiction Reading, Writing and Technology
PLN 7 Reading/Writing/Science: Implementing an Integrated Curriculum
PLN 9 (ELLs) - Addressing the Needs of English Language Learners
PLN 10 Inquiry into Student Learning to Inform Practice
PLN 11 Re-Energizing Our School Communities: Helping Teachers and Administrators Manage School Stress through Mindfulness Training (N/A)
PLN 12 Special Education
PLN 13 Literacy Study Group - Elementary
PLN 13 Literacy Study Group - Secondary
PLN 15 Circles of Cooperative Learning in a PLN Classroom
PLN 17 Teaching Writing: Composing Text
PLN 18A Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum
PLN 18B Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum Infused with Technology
PLN 19 Seminar for School Coaches
PLN 20 Curriculum Backmapping
Math Literacy 1 Implementing a Balanced Program K-8
Math 1 HS
Math Literacy 2 Integrating Teaching/Learning Assessment in Math Literacy
Math Literacy 3 Implementing Writing and Notemaking Strategies in the Math Classroom
Mentoring Needs Assessment Form
PLN Assessment Study Group Needs Assessment Form

Pre-Post Surveys of Practice

High School Reading, Writing and Talking Surveys
High School Math Survey
Elementary Surveys

Final Evaluations

Five Point Evaluation
Final Evaluation

Tax Form
University Employment Tax Exemption Request Form

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