[MOSAIC] Comprehension Toolkit Staff Development

[Pat Kraus]

Hello!  I am introducing the Harvey and Goudvis Comprehension Toolkit to two
different audiences:  one group of elementary teacher 4-6 and to the entire
staff of a junior high.  Under Staff development on the Teaching Tools
section of readinglady.com I ran across a post from Heather Wall--(if you
are reading this bless you for that!)

She suggested using "When the Mayor of  the Sister City in Japan Addressed
the Chamber of Commerce of Klammath Falls, Oregon" (webdelsol.com) a piece
of micro-fiction,  having the teachers do margins responses, then discuss
The story and their thinking at their tables.  Then they were asked to come
up with a list of strategies they used collaboratively to make meaning of
the story.  That was a great way to "Start with the end in mind"--  that
they had just experienced the kind of discussion and metacognition we want
for our students.  It was a challenging piece for adults (you would never
use it with students--except maybe upper level high school)
My question is--does anyone have any other pieces they have used with adults
to simulate the kinds of lessons in Strategies that Work or The
Comprehension Toolkit?  I have 3-4 more sessions with each group and they
are enthused to experience the strategies as "students."  Heather said her
feedback was that  the teachers appreciated that simulation much more than
watching the videos of Pearson, Harvey, and Goudvis and that has been my
experience as well.
Thank you all for your enthusiasm and commitment to real reading--it keeps
me energized!
Pat K. Iin owa
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