The Pathways Applied Learning Resources invite you to apply your learning with "in the classroom" activities and strategies.  These resources are designed to be adapted by you to meet the individual needs and interests of you and your students.

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How can Pathways help create a professional community at my school?

A crucial part of the Pathways experience is engaging teachers as a community of practice.  Throughout Pathways you will find Teacher Collaboration links that provide opportunities to talk with colleagues and literacy experts about issues that impact your practice.  School-based teams or study groups are also encouraged to schedule time for face-to-face collaboration.  In addition to public discussion forums, Pathways teams are also provided with a private forum for team-specific conversations.

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How can Pathways support teams of teachers at my school or in my region?

Whether you are part of a school-based study group, a district-wide professional development project, or a state-wide initiative, the team features offered in Pathways can support you in succeeding with local professional development initiatives and goals.  Teams might be made up of various content area teachers, administrators, reading specialists, media specialists, curriculum coordinators, or anyone interested in exploring ways to support adolescent students with the literacy challenges they face in all of their classes, whether those challenges be with reading, writing, speaking, thinking, or listening, and whether they occur in the science, math, social studies, or English classroom. 

Content Area Teachers Will…..

• Learn strategies to help readers succeed with complex texts they encounter across the disciplines.
• Incorporate writing to learn strategies in content classrooms. 

Administrators Will…..

• Support their faculty with a cutting-edge professional development experience.
• Deepen their understanding about what quality teaching looks like and how that is the single greatest indicator of student achievement.

Staff Developers and Curriculum Coordinators Will ….

• Engage teachers in a professional development model that is easily implemented at the local level.
• Gain inspiration and ideas from leading literacy consultants who are working in districts around the country. 

Librarians and Media Specialists Will…

• Learn practical solutions to combat censorship
• Consider strategies for motivating adolescents to engage with young adult literature that interests them.

Reading Specialists Will…

• Engage with the leading educational research and assessment and teaching strategies
• Stay abreast of the latest resources and trends in literacy education.  

Teams identify a Site Facilitator to lead their efforts, and NCTE supports this literacy leader with an online Site Facilitator Training course, NCTE membership, and subscriptions to three NCTE journals.  We support and encourage team communication and collaboration with a private Team Discussion Forum and a private area within the program for Team File Sharing.  As part of an effective professional development model, teams are also encouraged to schedule time for face-to-face collaboration.  Participating in professional learning should not be just one more thing for teachers to add to their to do list.  If you already have a professional development study group or team in place, the Pathways resources and tools are intended to support the work you are already doing and make it easier for you to share thoughts, ideas, and resources. 

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How does Pathways encourage ongoing reflection and self-assessment?

Pathways offers several tools to aid in documenting your experiences, reflections, and new learning.  The My Notes tool allows you to easily annotate any article or resource with your thoughts.  You can access a list of your notes at any time to read or print.

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Pathways also includes an e-Portfolio tool to allow you to build a private, professional portfolio and document and assess your Pathways experiences and learning.  Throughout the program you will be prompted to visit your ePortfolio with your thoughts and reflections.

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The ePortfolio allows you to post your thoughts and reflections via the Blog feature, upload Artifacts of your learning (i.e., adapted lesson plans, samples of student work, etc.), and set Objectives for yourself or your team.  For example, if your district has professional development goals already in place you might set these up as objectives in your ePortfolio and throughout the year attach artifacts or reflections from your Pathways experiences that demonstrate achievement of the goals.

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The ePortfolio is private and unique to each Pathways participant.  There may be times that you wish to share certain items from your portfolio with your colleagues or administrators, and the ePortfolio allows you to do this with its Publication feature.  This could be especially desirable to those wishing to receive credit for their participation.

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Enroll online at http://www.ncte.org/profdev/online/adlit/125093.htm. 

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Does participation in Pathways count towards the continuing education credits that I need?

Participation in NCTE's Pathways often meets state or district requirements for continuing education units.  Check with your administrator to find out how your work in Pathways meets your district's continuing education requirements. A graduate credit option is also available through the University of San Diego for an additional fee.  To aid participants in documenting their Pathways efforts, the program offers a Reporting tool that allows individuals to access their time logged in, posts made to discussion forums, and resources accessed. 

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How do I enroll in Pathways?  What is the cost?  Visit http://www.ncte.org/profdev/online/adlit/125093.htm to begin the online enrollment process.  You may enroll at any time during the year.  The cost for a one-year enrollment for an individual is $119 (NCTE member)/$159 (non-member).  The cost for a team varies based on the number of team members.  For example, a team with 10 members costs $1850.

If you have questions that were not answered by this tour, please contact us at .  We will be happy to answer your questions or arrange for a personal tour through the program.