Making Meaning: Support for Teachers

Teachers will receive carefully planned professional development in which novice teachers and seasoned veterans will find their thinking and experience valued. This support can take the form of hands-on workshops, coaching, and studying lessons.

Workshops

During Making Meaning workshops, participants will:

  • Reflect on the challenges they face when teaching reading comprehension
  • Experience comprehension lessons at both primary and intermediate levels
  • Experience model lessons that build a community of readers
  • View and discuss videotaped vignettes of classroom implementation
  • Learn how to facilitate student conversations
  • Learn strategies that enhance cooperation among students

Classroom Support

DSC staff developers can provide one-on-one support for teachers. This support often involves careful planning of a lesson together, lesson observation, modeling, or coteaching, and a reflective debrief of the lesson. This model can also be adapted for small groups of teachers, such as grade-level groups.

Find Out More

DSC's principles of staff development  |  Professional development request form