K-12 ELA Curriculum Committee

Do you value equity, inclusion, and culturally responsive teaching and learning?

Do you agree that powerful learning for youth requires powerful learning for educators?

Are you seeking an opportunity to lead change?

Please consider joining the K-12 ELA Committee at Marquette-Alger RESA, co-facilitated by Chandra Ziegler, and Colleen Sundholm (Marquette-Alger RESA) in partnership with Dr. Kristen White from Northern Michigan University. We seek a team of 30 teacher leaders who are passionate about literacy, always learning and growing, and understand the impact they have on student success and well-being.

WHO:

• A collaboration between all 13 local school districts and NMU.
• A leadership team of 30 exceptional educators from all grade levels committed to leading the work in their home districts.
• K-12 Teachers

WHAT:

• Curriculum Review- Identify priority standards and learning targets, identify gaps, overlaps, etc., engage in curriculum mapping, review assessments (observable indicators) and instructional practices

• Curriculum Evaluation Process- Create/improve LEA curriculum review processes by developing a standard model

• Curriculum Resources- Conversations around curriculum resources that may lead to curriculum purchases, improve efficiencies through common language and shared forms, improve Marquette-Alger RESA PD offerings accordingly.

• A continuation of our starting point for district ELA curriculum committee work

WHERE:

• Meet at Marquette-Alger RESA

WHEN:

• 8:30-3:30 on the following days
• October 7, December 12, February 6, and April 7

WHY:

• Powerful learning for children requires powerful learning for educators.
• Improve student learning by providing equitable and JOYFUL educational opportunities.
• Create a consistent, evidence-based, thoughtful plan for teaching priority standards
  

Valuing YOU:

• Marquette-Alger RESA will provide substitute teacher reimbursement
  
• Stipends for 1 summer workshop (TBD)
• State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs)
• Catered lunch, refreshments, and snacks
• A seat at the table with Dr. Hattie during this year's Fall Ed Con!
• An invitation to a FREE national conference

Chandra Ziegler

MARESA Literacy Coach

cziegler@maresa.org

Colleen Msuya

MARESA Literacy Coach

cmsuya@maresa.org

Kristen White

NMU Assistant Professor

krwhite@nmu.edu

Email: cziegler@maresa.org
Website: https://sites.google.com/maresa.org/maresaliteracy/home
Location: 321 East Ohio Street, Marquette, MI, USA
Phone: 906-226-5125
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MARESALiteracy