Since the original rollout, Storyworks has evolved to a print and digital program, and district coaches and school instructional specialists have assumed responsibility for Storyworks professional development. The coaches and instructional specialists lead training sessions where they show teachers how to search for articles, access them digitally, and present them on the teachers’ Promethean interactive display boards. In addition, they demonstrate how to launch the introductory videos included with Storyworks , designed to provide context and background knowledge. The training sessions also address the use of various question types within Storyworks lesson plans, including guiding questions, multiple choice and short response items, and extended constructed response prompts. Language arts coordinator Jones further discussed ongoing training on how to use Storyworks articles in different ways, including small-group lessons, mini-lessons, and interactive use on computers and other digital devices. During their regular meetings, the CFISD model teachers share ideas about what has worked especially well in their Storyworks lessons. Then “tips and tricks” arising from those discussions are shared with the other teachers. At weekly grade-level planning meetings at the elementary schools, teachers discuss the application of various instructional resources, and they frequently share their use of Storyworks articles for specific instructional purposes.
SCHOLASTIC STORYWORKS SUCCESS STORY: CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 4
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