TEACHING WITH INTENTION: CREATING CLASSROOM CULTURES OF THINKING & UNDERSTANDING

INSTRUCTOR(S): Debbie Miller 
GRADE LEVEL(S): K-3, Title I, Gifted & Talented Coordinators, Library/Media Specialists ELL, Special Education, Parents, Reading Specialists
 

We all want our students to become thoughtful, strategic, proficient readers. Immersing them in cultures of thinking and understanding is an important first step. Debbie will speak to the importance of creating classroom environments that reflect what we believe about teaching and learning, comprehension strategy instruction, merging a Readers’ Workshop format and the gradual release of responsibility instructional model, and lesson design. Participants will have opportunities throughout each day for conversation and collaboration.

Debbie taught and learned from children in the Denver Public Schools for 30 years. She is the author of the new book Teaching with Intention: Defining Beliefs, Aligning Practice, and Taking Action, Reading with Meaning, and the video series Happy Reading and The Joy of Conferring.

Debbie presents workshops and works extensively with schools and districts on long-range planning and development of literacy programs. She worked for many years with the Denver-based Public Education and Business Coalition (PEBC), a nonprofit group committed to providing ongoing support and leadership for schools in the Denver area and nationally.