A Design to Develop Learner Potential and Challenge Advanced Learners
Use the PCM model to help educators refine their understanding of a high-quality, comprehensive curriculum! Designed around the second edition of the best-selling book The Parallel Curriculum, this one-stop multimedia kit reflects the best practices in curriculum development and implementation and allows facilitators to demonstrate how the Parallel Curriculum Model (PCM) can dramatically enhance instruction and improve learning for diverse groups of students. Participants will engage in discussions about: The four parallels for curriculum and instruction: Core Curriculum, Curriculum of Connections, Curriculum of Practice, and Curriculum of Identity Units of study that include one or more parallels 11 key components for high-quality curriculum design and implementation The Ascending Intellectual Demand (AID) concept for supporting student development Assessment as a vital element of the Parallel Curriculum Model The Parallel Curriculum, Second Edition: A Multimedia Kit for Professional Development provides: The second edition of the companion book The Parallel Curriculum, which offers a rich curriculum model to strengthen students' capacity as learners and thinkers A 69-minute, content-rich DVD-with an easy stop-and-search navigation menu-that features PCM authors Carol Ann Tomlinson and Jann H. Leppien discussing the principles behind the PCM model and shows teachers using PCM in real classrooms A step-by-step facilitator's guide that connects the book to the DVD and provides discussion questions, workshop activities, handouts, and agendas A companion CD-ROM that contains a digital copy of the entire facilitator guide An ideal professional development resource to use with pairs, small workshops, or large seminars, this multimedia kit is essential for anyone leading workshops focused on creating an in-depth, research-based curriculum that serves every student.
Essays for Application Across the Content Areas, K-12
Enrich your understanding and application of the Parallel Curriculum Model! The Parallel Curriculum: A Design to Develop High Potential and Challenge High-Ability Learners remains a groundbreaking publication offering an innovative model for rich curriculum development across varying ability levels. Its four parallel approaches to curriculum ......
Essays for Application Across the Content Areas, K-12
Enrich your understanding and application of the Parallel Curriculum Model! The Parallel Curriculum: A Design to Develop High Potential and Challenge High-Ability Learners remains a groundbreaking publication offering an innovative model for rich curriculum development across varying ability levels. Its four parallel approaches to curriculum ......
Units for Application Across the Content Areas, K-12
The Parallel Curriculum Model in the Classroom, Book 2 contains a series of essays designed to further develop key ideas from the original book, including model guidelines, applications, and experiences from high quality educators that have utilized the Parallel Curriculum Model. The book presents curriculum units that were developed by using the PCM. The units included in the book represent primary, elementary, middle and high school. Disciplines include social studies, science, art, and language arts.
Units for Application Across the Content Areas, K-12
Learn to design exemplary Parallel Curriculum Units from the experts-classroom teachers! What is the best way to incorporate the four parallels into your Parallel Curriculum Unit? How do teachers using the Parallel Curriculum Model (PCM) craft units based on the PCM and why do they utilize certain elements and downplay others? What does a complete Parallel Curriculum Unit look like? This compilation of Parallel Curriculum Units provides a close-up look into the development of PCM units and how those units work in actual classroom settings. The Parallel Curriculum in the Classroom, Book 2 reflects a variety of Parallel Curriculum units spanning primary, elementary, middle, and high school levels of instruction and encompassing the disciplines of social studies, science, art, math, and language arts. Across each unit, the authors present a framework of three essential components in an effective Parallel Curriculum Unit: The big picture of grade level, subject, goals, and standards The unpacking, or step-by-step explanation of the unit The reasoning behind the unit design Whether using each parallel independently or combining all four parallels into curriculum design, teachers will find the units included here are exemplary models for creating their own parallel curriculum units. Use them as professional development tools to help plan thoughtful curriculum based upon the Parallel Curriculum Model!
aThe Paraprofessional's Essential Guide to Inclusive Education, Third Edition is a practical, hands-on resource for use in the classroom or resource room setting. Although the focus is students with special needs, many of the strategies are appropriate for general education students who are struggling in school and may need additional support to experience success in the classroom. The hundreds of numbered strategies in this publication are divided by topic. The numbering system helps the user to document the strategies, along with the results. It simplifies record keeping and supports the documentation of student progress. With hundreds of easy to implement ideas at your fingertips, this book will make your job easier. The Appendix includes forms to help with communication, planning, documentation, supplemental student aids, and more!
A Practical Approach to Implementing the Champion Model
This book helps teachers and administrators develop an RTI behavior system at their school or district that is practical and easy to implement and demonstrates positive change in behavioral and academic data.
A Practical Guide to Implementing Individualized Interventions
Students needing Tier Three help are few in number, but they can have the biggest impact on classrooms and school culture. With this interactive handbook, teachers will round out their PBIS system by developing, implementing, monitoring, and sustaining flexible Tier Three interventions to address the most challenging behavior issues.
A Practical Approach to Implementing Targeted Interventions
This book includes practical examples, case scenarios, and rubrics for identifying current states of implementation and filling in gaps based on recommended actions and examples. It can also be utilized in teacher, support services, and administrator preparation programs and for training and consulting purposes for current educators/administrators.
