Materials
Compiled Participant Handouts
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Materials by Session
Session 0: Icebreaker
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In addition:
- Stack of printed teacher memes (optional, for icebreaker option 2)
- Chart paper and markers (for optional norm setting)
- Agenda (printed and/or on slide)
Session 1: Intro to STARI
Download Session 1 participant handouts
In addition:
- One complete set of STARI materials: literature, student workbooks, fluency passages and teacher lesson plans for the nine units. We recommend that you display these around the room.
- Sticky notes and chart paper
- Small prizes for scavenger hunt (optional)
- Copies of assessment guides (one per teacher for the unit(s) they will be teaching—optional)
Session 2: Discussion
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Session 3: Decoding
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In addition:
- Mini whiteboards (optional)
- Small prizes for word-building competition (optional)
- Teacher lesson plans for each participant, for the first unit they will be teaching (available on the STARI download center or to purchase pre-printed)
Session 4: Fluency
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Also used in this session:
- Unpacking the key components notecatcher (in Session 3: Decoding)
In addition:
- Copies of Unit 1.2 fluency passage 1, Levels A, B and D (enough for each participant to have one passage—optional)
- Timers (optional—participants can use phones to time)
- Fluency poster (display this in the room—consider hanging multiple copies of the poster if you have a large group)
- Sticky notes
- Teacher lesson plans for each participant, for the first unit they will be teaching (available on the STARI download center or to purchase pre-printed)
Session 5: Comprehension Strategies
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Also used in this session:
- Unpacking the key components notecatcher (already used in Sessions 3 and 4)
In addition:
- Teacher lesson plans for each participant, for the first unit they will be teaching
- Student workbook for each participant, for the first unit they will be teaching
- The first curriculum text that each participant will teach (Unit 1.1: “Blackmail” from Local News, Unit 2.1: The Murder of Emmett Till; Unit 3.1: Roberto Clemente)
- Sticky notes
Session 6: Preparing for Implementation
Download Session 6 participant handouts
In addition:
- Teacher lesson plans for each participant, for the first unit they will be teaching
- Chart paper, markers, sticky notes and tape
- Themes and components of STARI, printed on colorful paper (optional, for Option Two: Concept Map activity)
Session 7: Beginning of Year Check-In
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Also used in this session:
- Zones of comfort (in Session 6: Preparing for implementation)
In addition:
- “Step into our zones” charts from summer session, if that activity was completed. Chart paper, markers, sticky notes if this activity was not completed during the summer.
Session 8: Partner Reading
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In addition:
- Teacher lesson plans for each participant, for the first unit they will be teaching
- Texts and workbook pages for Unit 1.1 (Lesson 20 – The Skin I’m In) and Unit 2.1 (Lesson 20 – Ghost Boys) (optional)
Session 9: Guided Reading
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In addition:
- Teacher lesson plans for each participant, for the first unit they will be teaching
- Novel for each participant, for the first unit they will be teaching
- Copies of The Skin I’m In for all participants (Note: You may choose to substitute Ghost Boys or Game if most or all of your participants are teaching Series 2 or Series 3. In that case, you will need to provide copies of the lesson plan as well.)
- Copies of Locomotion for all participants (optional—if you wish to allow participants to read all the poems in the lesson)
- Sticky notes
Session 10: Talk Goals 1 and 2
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Also used in this session:
- Talk moves for STARI (in Session 2: Discussion)
- Teacher lesson plan from Lesson 21 in Unit 1.2 (In Session 9: Guided Reading)
Session 11: Debate
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In addition:
- Lesson plans for their current unit
- Novel from their current unit
- Copies of The Skin I’m In for each participant
Session 12: Talk Goals 3 and 4
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Also used in this session:
- Talk moves for STARI (in Session 2: Discussion)
Session 13: Getting Ready for Unit 2
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In addition:
- Teacher lesson plans for the second unit for each teacher
- Copies of the first text students will read in Unit 2 for each teacher (“First Job” from Local News; The Man Who Walked Between the Towers; “The All-American Slurp”)
- Sticky notes
Session 14: Going Deeper with Discussion
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Also used in this session:
- Talk moves for STARI (in Session 2: Discussion)
Session 15: Adaptations
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In addition:
- Adaptation scenarios (in Appendix of this facilitator guide)
- Teacher lesson plans for teachers’ current unit
Session 16: Getting Ready for Unit 3
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In addition:
- Teacher lesson plans for the third unit for each teacher
- Copies of the first text students will read in Unit 3 for each teacher (Hurricane Katrina, What the World Eats, The Great Migration)
- Sticky notes
Session 17: Debrief, Reflection, Planning for Next Year
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In addition:
- Student data (e.g., results from school, district, or state literacy assessment; student workbooks and fluency charts; completed assessment guides, etc)
- Handouts related to data protocols used in your school/district (optional)