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    The Penn Literacy Network

    Our five-minute introductory video provides an overview of PLN’s philosophies, practices, and goals.

    For School Leaders: A Framework for Constructing, Observing, and Evaluating Lesson Plans

    Dr. Morten Botel presents a framework for school leaders to observe classrooms and shares the common language of the Penn Literacy Network.

    Still frame of the Archbishop Ryan school logo from the video Student Voices

    Student Voices: Archbishop Ryan High School students and the PLN difference

    Archbishop Ryan High School students talk about the impact of the Penn Literacy Network on their learning. Principal Jim Meredith wrote: "When I look back at my career, participation in this program will be one of my proudest moments. I am sure of this. Why? Student voice. Thank you for making this possible."

    The Plainer Truths of Reading Writing Talking Across the Curriculum

    Dr. Bonnie Botel-Sheppard and Dr. Morton Botel discuss the book that is at the heart of the Penn Literacy Network professional development frameworks for co-constructing evidence-based teaching and learning. 

    The Botel Math Workshop for Parents, Tutors & Teachers

    Dr. Bonnie Botel-Sheppard and Dr. Morton Botel discuss PLN’s Math Workshop and demonstrate parent/child activities.

    The Four Lenses of Learning

    This website by Brian Sherrer, a high school technology education teacher, shows how his students transacted with and composed texts to explore a solution to a problem they chose, using the Four Lenses of Learning and Design Thinking.