Monday, March 4, 2019

Vertical Alignment

Several English teachers from the Lincoln cluster sacrificed half a day, on Saturday, February 23rd, to participate in collaborative work led by Sonja Badu-Thompson, Lincoln Cluster Gear-Up Literacy Coach, and JahB Prescott, Resource Teacher at Lincoln High. Teachers from grades 6-12 excitedly filled the room to continue working around improving the reading and writing skills of students. Teachers began the meeting by creating Donors Choose projects and searching grants to bring resources to classrooms that provide give students access to culturally relevant texts. During the vertical alignment meeting, teachers had the opportunity to share strategies and discuss teaching practices that allow students to experience a smooth transition from middle to high school. In the end, teachers walked away with an agreement of strategies that will be taught at each grade level in order to prepare students for overall academic achievement. Please visit the following links to support classrooms.


https://www.donorschoose.org/project/reviving-our-classroom-library/3917362/?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=sendFriend&utm_campaign=tpc_complete&utm_term=teacher_6233382&rf=sendFriend-dc-2019-02-tpc_complete-teacher_6233382&challengeid=21348787