Good evening! Last month, ILA released the first-ever set of national standards guiding the preparation of literacy professionals: Standards for the Preparation of Literacy Professionals 2017 (Standards 2017). #ILAStandards#ILAchat
Drafted by a team of 28 literacy experts from across the United States (Hello to those who are joining us tonight!), the updated #ILAStandards describe the characteristics of effective literacy professional preparation programs. #ILAchat
Tonight’s cohosts, @rita_bean & @DianeDkern, are the cochairs of the Standards Revision Committee 2017 and oversaw the development of Standards 2017. We’d like to thank them for their work on the #ILAStandards and the many projects we’ve done since, like this #ILAchat!
Hello #ILAchat educators! I'm Stephanie, a literacy teacher educator from @ualbany in NY. The ILA standards are important to our program and my teaching and I'm looking forward to chatting!
Everyone please introduce yourself. If you worked on the #ILAStandards, make sure to say so! Remember to use #ILAchat in all your tweets to stay in the conversation.
Good evening! Last month, ILA released the first-ever set of national standards guiding the preparation of literacy professionals: Standards for the Preparation of Literacy Professionals 2017 (Standards 2017). #ILAStandards#ILAchat
@DianeDkern Nice to chat with you! I'm an Associate Professor, University of Rhode Island, 14-year public school teacher in RI and FL, love teaching and learning with students and our students #ILAchat
Hi everyone! Katie here from SC. I’m a teacher educator and use #ILAStandards to guide our literacy masters program. I’m looking forward to learning more about the revised standards to improve our program. #ILAchat
Q1: Considering that all educators need to understand how literacy influences their instruction, how prepared were you to address your students’ literacy needs? What were your strengths entering the profession, and what more did you need to learn? #ILAchat
I’m Autumn Dodge - assistant prof. of language & literacy ed at University of Lynchburg; member of Standard 4 Revision Team & Standard 7 Lead Writer. Work on 2017 Standards was an amazing project w/ amazing people! #ILAchat
Jacy Ippolito here -- professor @SalemState University in Salem, MA. Teacher educator, principal educator, and lead writer for Standard 6 of the new #ILAStandards I'm looking forward to this #ILAchat tonight with @rita_bean@DianeDkern and other literacy gurus!
A1: Looking back, I think my strength was lesson design for engagement. My weakness was falling back on round robin reading once I had my own classroom, because it was easy to do and something my mentor did when I student taught! #ILAchat
Hey #ilachat! I'm Dulce-Marie, hoping to learn more about how the Standards can be adapted to non-traditional settings. I've worked in shelters, I know wonderful educators who specialize in residential, incarceration, and hospital settings.
A1 I definitely did not feel fully prepared to address my students literacy needs in my first few years teaching. That prompted me to get my Masters in literacy, so I could be a better classroom teacher. #ILAchat
Q1. I didn't "really" learn how to support students’ early literacy needs until my master's in reading/reading specialist license. But then, I didn't "really" understand how best to support adults' learning needs until I trained with SRI @SchoolReformInc#ILAchat#ILAStandards
A1. I felt strong in media literacy. I had a working understanding of critical literacy, but I had to learn how to craft and implement critical literacy in a classroom. Also, I needed support in teaching literature in meaningful ways, especially with a mandated textbook. #ilachat
Q1: Entering the profession teaching EFL, my strengths were a toolbox of practices supported by research and theory; I needed to know more about what to do when multiple strategies didn’t work; Also how to use technology to improve literacy instruction. #ILAchat
Rita @rita_bean is such a joy to work with and learn from. I look forward to learning what you think about ways Standards 2017 can be useful to literacy educators #ILAchat
A1 honestly, I wasn’t prepared until I received my MA in literacy. My undergrad program didn’t prepare me well and I almost became a statistic as I considered leaving the profession. I now strive to ensure my students are well prepared when they enter the classroom. #ILAchat
Q2: What advice or insight can you share with educators who are new to the profession? What has your time in schools and working with students taught you? #ILAchat
A1: My first nine years were in special ed- learned lots of different "programs" in those years but did not necessarily know how to help my Ss see and connect how these interventions connected with the bigger picture of "literacy". #ilachat
A1: I was not at all ready for the unique literacy needs of students living in shelter. It's beyond a lack of books. I had never been trained in the unique needs of students suffering crises, which is terrifying considering the depth of homelessness in this country. #ILAchat
Q1: Considering that all educators need to understand how literacy influences their instruction, how prepared were you to address your students’ literacy needs? What were your strengths entering the profession, and what more did you need to learn? #ILAchat
Q2
Develop a network of colleagues – newbies and
more experienced teachers. Be willing to risk and use those ideas you learned about in your
teacher prep program. #ILA Chat
#ilachat
Wow, it's amazing to hear such a variety of ways educators feel they were unprepared! We're glad so many of you didn't just become a statistic! #ILAchat
Q1: I started my teaching career in 3rd grade. I always knew comprehension with reading was important so I always went straight to that. When I studied graduate level work and became a Dyslexia teacher, I truly understood how impactful the foundations of early reading were.
A2. Build coalitions online and face-to-face with educators who share your values. Not only will you learn from them, they’ll also be a source of encouragement. Learn about the various literacies students bring to your class. Nurture and support those literacy practices. #ilachat
A2: Never stop learning! And always remember that the exemplary literacy day is an ideal vision. Just make sure whole group, small group, partner practice, conferring, and independent practice are well balanced. Most of all, be intentional about what you’re teaching! #ILAchat
A2: Please, please, consider the literacy needs of students living at the intersection of marginalization. Invest in learning about trauma-informed literacy practices. Connect with local organizations serving families impacted by personal and financial crises. #ILAchat
Q2: What advice or insight can you share with educators who are new to the profession? What has your time in schools and working with students taught you? #ILAchat
Q2. Adult learning and student learning are always connected. My students always become better readers, writers, and thinkers when we (as teachers, specialists, coaches, & leaders) are reading, writing, and learning together; modeling for students #ILAchat#ILAStandards
A1: I felt like I had a strong foundation from my bilingual ed bachelors and library-focused masters to teach reading and literacy effectively, but it was a challenge teaching in both languages and addressing students’ individual learning needs. #ILAchat#ILAStandards
Q2: Every student they work with is unique; seek out multiple paths to understand the diversity in your classrooms; explore ways that students’ diverse skills and experiences can be linked to literacy instruction. #ILAchat
A2: Humility. For teachers who have been there for longer. For the communities in which we work. For parents who want the best for their children. #ILAchat
A2: I would love to share #preservicelit with all education students, their professors and those new to the profession. Learn more in my @ILAtoday blog post here: https://t.co/tWMKdgSI8E Use tech to empower your own learning! #ILAchat
Having a literacy coach and mentor was critical for my success as a new-er teacher. She introduced me to professional books such as Mosaic of Thought by @EllinKeene and Zimmerman that forever changed the way I thought about reading comprehension. #ILAChat
A2: I would offer two pieces of advice to new Educators concerning literacy achievement: First, you must know your students; Second, autonomy in both reading and writing. #ILAchat
Q2. To understand the content, understand what is the standard really requiring of the student, meet kids where they are, expose them to all kinds of literature, know the power of reading aloud to students at any age, and BE INTENTIONAL
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Q2: What advice or insight can you share with educators who are new to the profession? What has your time in schools and working with students taught you? #ILAchat
Q3: In this update, the name of the document was changed from Standards for Reading Professionals to Standards for the Preparation of Literacy Professionals. Why is the shift from reading to literacy significant? #ILAchat
A2 Find your "marigold"-surround yourself with positivity to give you energy (you'll need it!). Always be curious-keep learning and trying new things-Ss provide endless case studies for you to hone in and learn more! #ilachat
A3: A shift in focus from traditional reading umbrella skills to a more diverse & inclusive view of literacy practices: digital, multiliteracies, visual literacies, out-of-school literacies, home literacy practices, translanguaging. #ILAchat
A3. A3. Literacy is socially & culturally situated, multifaceted, and is far more than decoding. Students have multiple literacies they bring from their own lives into schools, and teachers need to work to support and honor those literacies. #ilachat
Q3. The shift ("reading" to "literacy") signals that our work as educators is about reading, writing, & speaking across disciplines broadly. It's beyond the early mechanics of decoding and basic comprehension. Think media, digital, and disciplinary literacy #ILAchat#ILAStandards
Components of literacy support growth of each
other. Eg: oral language is key for
young students in developing a foundation for learning to read; adolescents develop their critical reading skills when
they discuss what they have read with peers.
#ILAchat#ilachat
A3: Literacy is all encompassing, and, while not everyone connects with being a “reading teacher,” all teachers are responsible for the comprehensive literacy development of students. We can only achieve the best if we are all in this together. 📚 #ILAchat
I have integrated #preservicelit into my course syllabi, starting using course Twitter feeds and spend time discussing the importance of using Twitter to empower our own learning and #PLN. #ILAchat
Honestly, it's work we're all doing. My kids don't stay with me all day. 9 months of the year they're in traditional classrooms with traditionally-trained teachers until they come to my after school. Most Ts just don't realize how many homeless students they've taught. #ILAchat
A3 Literacy is more comprehensive and includes both reading and writing, listening and speaking, viewing and creating. It involves multi literacies, critical literacies, disciplinary literacies, etc. Literacy is thinking, creating, questioning, and taking action. #ILAchat
A3: The term literacy encompasses so many fundamentals that are critical skills for success in life. Reading, writing, media literacy, digital literacy, biliteracy, culture and and language are all key players. #ILAchat#ILAStandards
Going to agree to this and add how the shift means that literacy is in all that we teach. Reading and Writing as "subjects" do not need to be completely taught in isolation because then transfer of skills gets lost! #ILAchat
Q3. The shift ("reading" to "literacy") signals that our work as educators is about reading, writing, & speaking across disciplines broadly. It's beyond the early mechanics of decoding and basic comprehension. Think media, digital, and disciplinary literacy #ILAchat#ILAStandards
I love this reply and would add that is gives us a greater purpose as well. We aren't just teaching reading, but are teaching literacy to ultimately change the world. #ILAchat
A3: "Literacy" is almost like a state of being to me: the ability to show and model all of the encompassing skills across all content areas, with different audiences, and in different forms. #ilachat
A.3 ILA and the Standards 2017 writers reviewed the research to inform the shift to literacy. Literacy processes are reciprocal and we need to know how to teach reading and writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and visualizing #ILAchat
A3 Literacy is more comprehensive and includes both reading and writing, listening and speaking, viewing and creating. It involves multi literacies, critical literacies, disciplinary literacies, etc. Literacy is thinking, creating, questioning, and taking action. #ILAchat
Really appreciate the emphasis on knowing and caring for your students - an important quality for students -- and you'll find that in the 2017 Standards. Thank you for your views about this. #ilachat
A4: The language of the standards is tailored to the type of work they do with students and the expectations of them in their schools; at the same time - there’s a common language for all literacy professionals to use to work together for common, aligned goals #ILAchat
A3 Literacy is more comprehensive and includes both reading and writing, listening and speaking, viewing and creating. It involves multi literacies, critical literacies, disciplinary literacies, etc. Literacy is thinking, creating, questioning, and taking action. #ILAchat
Standards set the bar for all professionals who
have a role in helping students become effective literacy learners. They can be
useful to teacher prep institutions, states, and professional organizations to determine
expectations. #ILAchat#ilachat
Q3. The shift ("reading" to "literacy") signals that our work as educators is about reading, writing, & speaking across disciplines broadly. It's beyond the early mechanics of decoding and basic comprehension. Think media, digital, and disciplinary literacy #ILAchat#ILAStandards
A4: If these standards are utilized efficiently, teacher educator programs and school districts looking to support literacy leaders, now have a common language based on the latest demands! It forces all of us to look at literacy in a new way! #ILAchat
A4: While every teacher is a literacy teacher, classroom teachers & specialists each have a different purpose & focus. Different standards acknowledge & support the specialized skills that each educator must have to help students learn & also supports collaboration. #ILAchat
A2: It encompasses the true essence what literacy is...not just rdg. The exp. of literacy is layered with rdg, wtg, listening, oral, diversity, technology etc. The shift to using “literacy” allows for us to remember that 🙌🏻 & understand that lit is multifaceted #ILAchat
Q3: In this update, the name of the document was changed from Standards for Reading Professionals to Standards for the Preparation of Literacy Professionals. Why is the shift from reading to literacy significant? #ILAchat
A4. Having a rich, still evolving professional knowledge base is important for the profession. A framework with standards can support teachers in welcoming new teachers into the field. We must also be careful & avoid deifying any set of standards. #ilachat
A4: I'm deeply invested in finding opportunities for non-traditional teachers to share materials, standards, and language with teachers in traditional classrooms. I hope these standards can expand into a conversation across educational settings. #ILAchat
ILA presented to the Delaware Literacy Cadre recently and the literacy leaders and teacher educators taught me that Standards 2017 are useful to set clear expectations for what beginners need to know but also what master teachers may need to continue to learn #ILAchat
A4: As important as I think Reading teachers and Literacy Coaches are, we really need all teachers to feel like they literacy experts, or are at least trying to be. Not all dist have funds for rdg staff. #ILAchat@ILAToday
A3: It encompasses the true essence what literacy is...not just rdg. The exp. of literacy is layered with rdg, wtg, listening, oral, diversity, technology etc. The shift to using “literacy” allows for us to remember that 🙌🏻 & understand that lit is multifaceted #ILAchat
Q3: In this update, the name of the document was changed from Standards for Reading Professionals to Standards for the Preparation of Literacy Professionals. Why is the shift from reading to literacy significant? #ILAchat
A4. With new standards, there is great potential to align teacher, specialist, coach, and leader preparation with current role definitions (and practices!) in districts. Defining SLP roles and responsibilities in preparation/practice is a key to success #ILAchat#ILAStandards
Q4: Teacher candidates will understand what Literacy professionals are talking about when when planning and collaborating. The knowledge of literacy content is crucial to teaching literacy successfully. #ILAchat
Absolutely Molly! We encourage all readers of the standards to dig into the references & research base behind them. Combing through (and discussing) the research (and “promising practices” literature) was one of the most fun parts of putting the new standards together! #ILAchat
A5: The rigor of Standards 2017 mean all schools & literacy professionals will have to grow & change to fully meet all standards; this means collaborating with various stakeholders to create new visions of how to meet the standards. #ILAchat
A4: As with any "system" everyone needs to be speaking the same language. These standards can help all educators engage in the learning. SO excited to hear about the broader term of literacy professionals to include teachers, coaches, AND principals. #ilachat
A4: In my dream world there's a space for teachers from a range of traditional and non-traditional settings-- public schools, universities, prisons, hospitals, shelters, community-based organizations, etc.-- to discuss our unique expertise and shared values (1/2) #ILAchat
Love the focus on helping classroom teachers become the best they can be. We see both reading/literacy specialists and coaches as having important roles in collaborating with teachers and also supporting their work. #ilachat
A5: Professional learning sessions can involve unpacking the standards, reflecting on current practices and where gaps may lie, and planning ways in which to address the standards across areas. #ILAchat
A5: As a district administrator, I would love to use the standards to help my teachers set meaningful and personal goals for the new school year in September! It’ll probably take some relaxing reading over the summer to digest some ideas. ☀️🏝#ILAchat
A5: The standards are opportunities for professional learning. I like to use it as a self-assessment tool to choose professional goals and personalized learning, then share that with my graduate students to do the same. #ILAchat#alwayslearning#literacycoaching#preservicelit
Speaking of stakeholders, this could be a great tool to use when districts are conducting strategic planning, especially around literacy needs! #ilachat
A4: I hope that standards like these can act as a foundation for these conversations across traditional and non-traditional educational settings. We are all striving for the same ideals (2/2). #ILAchat
A5. Professional learning is one of the most important opportunities we can offer ourselves as lifelong learners. Standard 6 addresses leadership, too. I have found that the most effective literacy professionals are also leaders and learners #ILAchat
A5. The new #ILAStandards give districts an opportunity to revisit their theory of action for how teachers (first & foremost!), specialists, coaches, coordinators, and leaders are collaborating to improve literacy skills/outcomes for students #ILAchat#educoach
I completely agree! I really think the standards can create a dialogue between stakeholders to make more progress on literacy goals; especially helpful are keeping networks open between institutions training literacy professionals and the future schools they'll work in #ILAchat
A5: As a district administrator, I would love to use the standards to help my teachers set meaningful and personal goals for the new school year in September! It’ll probably take some relaxing reading over the summer to digest some ideas. ☀️🏝#ILAchat
A4: I think this would allow educators of various backgrounds to have a better understanding and respect for other positions, and in turn educators will better serve their students. #ILAStandards#ILAchat
Exactly! Already tweaking our @SalemState master’s in reading, teacher preparation, and leader preparation courses for 2018-2019 as a result of the new #ILAStandards#ILAchat
A5: The standards can be a good starting point, especially for new educators. So that they have a generalunderstanding of what they are doing. #ilachat
Q6: During the revision of the standards, the diversity standard was expanded to include equity. How do you define equity in literacy education, and why should it be included in literacy professional preparation programs? #ILAchat
A6 Placing “equity” in literacy ed = acknowledge inequity & marginalization exist in & out of school & that literacy ed can disrupt inequity. Ex: VALUE of translanguaging, “nonStandard” English, funds of knowledge; disrupt stigamas that place some literacies above others #ILAchat
A5: (stage whispers) in my dream world there is a conferences that actively recruits teachers across non-traditional educational settings to break bread and learn with traditional classroom teachers. #ILAchat
A4: In my dream world there's a space for teachers from a range of traditional and non-traditional settings-- public schools, universities, prisons, hospitals, shelters, community-based organizations, etc.-- to discuss our unique expertise and shared values (1/2) #ILAchat
Love this idea — and wondering where “group goals” and “role goals” might fit alongside individual teacher goals? Always mindful of the power of group learning alongside individual learning #ILAchat#ILAStandards
School districts can use the Standards to think about the strengths and
needs of their professional staff and design appropriate PL experiences. #ILAchat#ilachat
A5: The standards will set the foundation to an abundance of PD and learning!Studying the standards, applying them to curriculum writing/scope and sequence, and I think they’ll also start some thoughtful conversations to identify areas of strength and need. #ILAStandards#ILAchat
A5: Going to piggy back off of some other great ideas I'm hearing-How can we as teachers, coaches, and principals use the standards to help us create specific, actionable goals/plans to support students. #ilachat
A6: Not every child learns in the same way or on the same day, but if our practices are fair and inclusive, we should be able to take an honest look at our data to ask: who am I lifting up? #ILAchat
A6: Equitable access, equitable resources. Coming from a bilingual ed background, there is definitely a need for equity, and this revision will hopefully raise awareness to that issue. #ILAStandards#ILAchat
@AutumnDodge3 on this chat, was a writer of Standard 4 Diversity and Equity! Her team ensured that this standard highlights the funds of knowledge children and youth bring to our literacy classrooms and how important their out of school literacies are to learning #ILAchat
A6. In literacy, we need to shift from "diversity, multicultural, & inclusion" to “equity & social justice” (this InsideHigherEd article changed my worldview: https://t.co/gZO6VFghMn) Equity is about access, opportunity, and creating a richer future for all #ILAchat#ILAStandards
A7: The first step = teachers reflect on themselves, understand how their background influences values and assumptions they bring to the classroom. Ask, what biases do I hold about different types of diversity? How may privileges I hold affect my views of students? #ILAchat
A6 Placing “equity” in literacy ed = acknowledge inequity & marginalization exist in & out of school & that literacy ed can disrupt inequity. Ex: VALUE of translanguaging, “nonStandard” English, funds of knowledge; disrupt stigamas that place some literacies above others #ILAchat
Q6: It's like the Matthew Effect is in place in many places with literacy. We need to be knowledgable in literacy professionals so we know how to support professionals and professional communities to grow a literate society. #ILAchat
We have an important task -and our Standard Writers did a great job of identifying what literacy professionals need - from understanding their own biases to developing a sense of respect and appreciation for the diversity that exists in our schools and in society. #ILAchat
Oh wow — just posted the EXACT same article! We used this article in an end-of-year faculty retreat — completely is shifting how our School of Ed. is thinking about our work! :) #ILAchat
A7. Are teachers, especially white teachers, developing racial literacy? Critical literacy? Social justice literacy? It’s hard to disrupt systems of oppression when you can’t identify and name them. #ilachat
Thanks for the mention @DianeDkern - our Standard 4 Diversity & Equity team was amazing & you provided great input too. I believe educators will find much in Standard 4 to help them promote equity - and like you said access - in their literacy classrooms! #ILAchat
A7: We have to work the diverse needs of students and how to address them across their school day into every aspect of our teacher prep programs. #ILAchat
A1 I appreciate this honesty @ktkelly14 For many reasons we do not learn what we need to know and be able to do in initial licensure programs, so MA in literacy is the same pathway I took to learn more. #ILAchat
We'll keep retweeting it, too, to make sure it gets out there. When an article gets such high praise from two people whose opinions we admire, we take notice. #ILAchat
A7: Preparation means that teacher education programs need to embrace these values. Proud of my @RutgersGSE roots, as they declare, “Advancing Excellence and Equity in Education.” This needs to be the norm, and is perhaps a culture shift. #ILAchat
Yes! Helping pre-service (& perhaps in-service?) teachers complete rotations and practicum work across multiple school/district settings with dif. student populations can also help. We @SalemState have begun placing students in multiple settings — makes a big difference! #ILAchat
Such an important point/questions! I've been working with colleagues to bring these conversations front and center into our courses with reading specialists. Readings on critical race theory, white teacher identity studies, etc. need to be on our syllabi! #ILAchat
A2: Connect & empower yourself! Connect w/ literacy folks at every level (campus, district, prof. affiliations, online community etc.) & empower yourself w/ knowledge. No year, team, school or kiddo is the same-build a repertoire of best literacy practices #ILAchat
Q2: What advice or insight can you share with educators who are new to the profession? What has your time in schools and working with students taught you? #ILAchat
Q8: Standards 2017 provides resources for admins to improve knowledge of literacy research and best practices. How can such resources help support admins as literacy leaders? #ILAchat
A8: Admins having this background knowledge results in common knowledge with the other literacy professionals in the school buildings; it can start conversations, inform the kind of literacy PD and interventions they organize; builds relationships. #ILAchat
A7: Recently took a class on "Cultural Intelligence"-so important that we approach our teaching/interactions from multiple lenses & not just a "single story". There are MANY stories out there & we need to read them all in order to understand, connect w/, & teach our Ss. #ilachat
I’ve also really appreciated (when working with university educators) this wonderful piece — https://t.co/ykOWPDzsKx — "Ok, I get it! Now tell me how to do it!": Why we can't just tell you how to do critical multicultural education (DiAngelo & Sensoy, 2010) #ILAchat
A8: Like teachers, admins also have goals! These standards assist all literacy leaders in choosing meaningful areas to focus on! I can’t wait to share with my colleagues! #ILAchat
A8 Principals may find Standards 2017 helpful to guide decision making on literacy professional roles, hiring criteria and what their team needs to learn more about #ILAchat
A8. We need to keep supporting administrators in learning with & from teachers, specialists, coaches, and coordinators. Oftentimes the knowledge/answers exist “inside the school/district.” Just a matter of improving systems for collaboration & communication #ILAchat#ILAStandards
Q8: Standards 2017 provides resources for admins to improve knowledge of literacy research and best practices. How can such resources help support admins as literacy leaders? #ILAchat
Q 8 We recognize the importance of principals . See Standards that address what principals need to know and be able to do to be effective literacy leaders! #ilachat
A4: The standards have fascinating implications for teachers in non-traditional settings who work with administrators outside of education. At the shelter I collaborated with Social Services supervisors. I wonder how I could have used these to frame conversations. #ILAchat
Q8: Standards 2017 provides resources for admins to improve knowledge of literacy research and best practices. How can such resources help support admins as literacy leaders? #ILAchat
Great question, Autumn. We all are on a cultural competence continuum striving to learn about those people, cultures and places we have not yet experienced. #ILAchat
Q8: This helps admin to be the instructional leader they need to be. Plus when admin and literacy professionals are on the same page this can strengthen instructional expectations.
Q8 Standards identify what administrators need to
know and be able to do, to support teachers and develop schools that are places
of learning for all. Administrators can use the standards to understand the expectations for all
literacy professional roles. #ILAchat#ilachat
A8: Lead by example!! This is great for administrators to set and/or raise the bar and engage in some conversations on how to successfully implement the standards. #ILAchat#ILAStandards
A8: We have to keep in mind that not every admin has background in lit. These standards & resources will help guide admin & equip them better as instructional leaders allowing them build prof. capacity within themselves & others #ILAchat
Q8: Standards 2017 provides resources for admins to improve knowledge of literacy research and best practices. How can such resources help support admins as literacy leaders? #ILAchat
A8 These standards can give us a focus for our goals and work we do, help us assess where more learning is needed, give opportunities to ask for feedback from Ts for what they need to help get there. #ilachat
This should & will absolutely shape our teacher, reading specialist, teacher leadership, and principal preparation programs moving forward. I see these preparation programs as intertwined. Why prepare professionals separately who will very soon need to collaborate? #ILAchat
Thanks, Diane. And I like your use of cultural competence continuum - there isn't a perfect end goal where we become perfectly culturally competent. It's always a process of growth, awareness, self-critique, change, advocacy. #ILAchat
