{"id":8267,"date":"2016-02-05T08:47:06","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T12:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/?p=8267"},"modified":"2018-12-07T11:43:53","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T15:43:53","slug":"plps-and-literacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/plps-and-literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"PLPs and literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Incorporating student choice into reading<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/plps\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8114\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8114\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/plp_square.jpg\" alt=\"providing support for goal-setting in a PLP\" width=\"150\" height=\"151\" \/><\/a>This screencast, from Crossett Brook Middle School, in Waterbury, Vermont, describes\u00a0an action research project based on the premise that students would benefit if day-to-day classroom instruction reflected the choice and self-direction at the heart of Personalized Learning Plans (PLPs).<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the positive response of students, one of the most exciting things about this project was the collaboration that took place behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_86398\"  width=\"525\" height=\"295\"  data-origwidth=\"525\" data-origheight=\"295\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WM2A1zCkop4?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Implementing personal learning plans in literacy units\"  src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/WM2A1zCkop4\/maxresdefault.jpg\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Victoria Smith got her inspiration for the choice model from the art teacher down the hall, Nan Hathaway (to see it in action, see\u00a0Nan&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/studio-learning.blogspot.com\/\">wonderful blog<\/a>). And Victoria worked closely with Jen Hill, librarian extraordinaire, who also chimes in during this screencast.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve personally learned a lot from these thoughtful and dedicated educators. I would hope you could take 12 minutes to view the entire screencast, but if you only have two minutes or less, jump to the following clips to hear about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How they individualized instruction by profiling students\u2019 learning dispositions and consulting with students one-on-one about book selection (2:23-2:55)<\/li>\n<li>The design of the writing station, which allowed students to select their writing genre while addressing the same set of Common Core State Standards (5:40-6:10)<\/li>\n<li>Their successes, including building students\u2019 love for reading and writing, plus increasing the engagement of \u201cthat student\u201d (9:25-9:55)<\/li>\n<li>Changes they will make next time, such as carefully \u201ctraining\u201d students in the routines of choice stations from the beginning of the year (13:25\u201314:25)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a bonus, and especially if you could use an inspiring pedagogical moment (and who couldn\u2019t?), here\u2019s a\u00a0middle school student talking about her experience co-writing fairytales with a preschooler. This was an option for students who chose to work with the narrative genre as part of the writing station.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_32388\"  width=\"525\" height=\"295\"  data-origwidth=\"525\" data-origheight=\"295\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Ag8bM-4dIM?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"PLP Meets Literacy\"  src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/_Ag8bM-4dIM\/maxresdefault.jpg\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How are you incorporating PLPs into your content area?<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Incorporating student choice into reading This screencast, from Crossett Brook Middle School, in Waterbury, Vermont, describes\u00a0an action research project based on the premise that students would benefit if day-to-day classroom instruction reflected the choice and self-direction at the heart of Personalized Learning Plans (PLPs). In addition to the positive response of students, one of the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/plps-and-literacy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;PLPs and literacy&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":17450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[766],"tags":[251,580,407],"class_list":["post-8267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-action-research","tag-crossett-brook-middle-school","tag-mgc","tag-middle-grades-institute-mgi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8267"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17451,"href":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8267\/revisions\/17451"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}