More than ever, this third edition of the best-selling Writing Meaningful Evaluations-Right Now!! is vital tool for every busy administrator. In an era of increasing demands for quality performance-based evaluations, this book offers supervisors a diverse bank of areas to address during an evaluation plus sample phrases to assist in describing a teacher's performance. By supplying users with quick and efficient tools for writing fact-filled and comprehensive teacher evaluations, the book empowers educators to verbalize their goals and vision for their schools. Updated throughout, this essential reference guide provides sample evaluations, forms, performance proficiency statements, and a timesaving CD-ROM with forms that can be easily customized. The book greatly enhances administrators' capacity for monitoring, assessing, and documenting instructional performance by providing tools for developing evaluations that are individualized and that provide an accurate, meaningful record for both administrators and staff.
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Help is finally hereA'effortless, efficient but effective evaluations for your entire staff! A complementary volume to the bestselling Writing Meaningful Teacher EvaluationsA'Right Now!! and Writing Year-End Teacher Improvement PlansA'Right Now!!, this indispensable resource is an essential timesaver for any busy administrator charged with ......
"It is all too easy to skip steps or assume that students already have certain skills. This book helps ensure that the proper steps are taken to allow EL students to be successful in various genres of writing." -James Becker, ELL Teacher/Administrator Toronto, ON, Canada "I felt as if I had taken an entire writing course just by reading this book!" -Rachel A. Mederios, ELL Teacher/Program Supervisor Jefferson Elementary School, Boise, ID Provide solid writing instruction to English learners! Exposing students to various genres of written text is one of the most powerful approaches to guiding development in writing. This resource helps teachers combine explicit and intentional strategies to facilitate writing development across genres for English learners in Grades 2-8. Based on the author's extensive experience as a writing instructor, this guide provides a unique approach that emphasizes using choice and students' personal experiences to engage English learners in writing. Chapters outline a variety of scaffolds that provide students with the targeted help they need, based on their current development and proficiency. These supports allow teachers to work with students as they analyze elements of written text, work alongside peers, and learn to write in different genres. Teachers will find: Resources for teaching narrative, expository, and persuasive writing and poetry Techniques for using the process writing model to lead students through pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing their work Reproducible graphic organizers for use with English learners Samples of student work Writing Instruction for English Learners is rich in proven, practical techniques to equip educators with the tools they need to guide English learners to write more skillfully.
"While we have all heard of 'writing across the curriculum areas,' Walling gives us an understanding of what this really means and provides examples that any teacher can modify to expand lessons to a more meaningful level, thus enhancing both writing and critical thinking skills in students." -Mark S. Strauss, Principal Virginia Schuman Young Montessori Magnet Elementary School, Ft. Lauderdale, FL "Walling demonstrates through student writing samples and classroom dialogues how all content teachers can use various writing modes to enrich students' content knowledge to the level of innovation and greater clarity." -Carol Conway-Gerhardt, President Catholic Schools Education Alliance of the Bay Area, Inc. Develop effective writing assignments to boost student achievement in the content areas! You don't have to be a writing instructor or English teacher to use writing in the classroom. Writing for Understanding focuses on using writing as an essential instructional tool to deepen and expand student understanding in the content areas. Written specifically for non-language arts teachers, this book debunks myths about using writing in the classroom and offers practical approaches for the upper elementary grades through high school. Writing activates higher-level thinking skills and engages students in concepts and content. Through sample writing prompts and classroom dialogues, Donovan R. Walling shows you how to create writing lessons that: Guide students in using narrative, descriptive, expository, persuasive, and argumentative writing Are adaptable to various subjects and disciplines Require students to process content using critical thinking skills This valuable resource helps teachers in any subject incorporate writing as a tool of effective instruction.
"While we have all heard of 'writing across the curriculum areas,' Walling gives us an understanding of what this really means and provides examples that any teacher can modify to expand lessons to a more meaningful level, thus enhancing both writing and critical thinking skills in students." -Mark S. Strauss, Principal Virginia Schuman Young Montessori Magnet Elementary School, Ft. Lauderdale, FL "Walling demonstrates through student writing samples and classroom dialogues how all content teachers can use various writing modes to enrich students' content knowledge to the level of innovation and greater clarity." -Carol Conway-Gerhardt, President Catholic Schools Education Alliance of the Bay Area, Inc. Develop effective writing assignments to boost student achievement in the content areas! You don't have to be a writing instructor or English teacher to use writing in the classroom. Writing for Understanding focuses on using writing as an essential instructional tool to deepen and expand student understanding in the content areas. Written specifically for non-language arts teachers, this book debunks myths about using writing in the classroom and offers practical approaches for the upper elementary grades through high school. Writing activates higher-level thinking skills and engages students in concepts and content. Through sample writing prompts and classroom dialogues, Donovan R. Walling shows you how to create writing lessons that: Guide students in using narrative, descriptive, expository, persuasive, and argumentative writing Are adaptable to various subjects and disciplines Require students to process content using critical thinking skills This valuable resource helps teachers in any subject incorporate writing as a tool of effective instruction.
Use writing as a tool to help increase students' comprehension of content! "Offers an organized set of strategies for creating a 'continuous learning through writing' program for teachers and their students." -Kimberley Gomez, Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction University of Illinois-Chicago "The strategies are clearly explained and include samples of student work. They can be easily implemented by pre-service teachers as well as seasoned teachers." -Susan D'Angelo, Fifth-Grade Gifted Education Teacher Pineview School for the Gifted, Osprey, FL Are you looking for ways to improve students' subject area learning and writing skills? Would you like to help students respond more effectively to writing prompts on standardized tests? Can you use creative ideas for developing content-based writing assignments? Writing as Learning, Second Edition, presents teachers with easy-to-use strategies for engaging students in writing about subject area content. These strategies will help students build a rich vocabulary, gain a deeper understanding of concepts, make connections between ideas, and develop organized thinking processes. This updated edition offers * A thorough discussion of writing as a learning tool * 12 practical strategies that can be used across subject areas and grade levels * Step-by-step guidelines for implementing each strategy * More than 200 examples showing how the strategies can be used Designed to help teachers develop a systematic approach to using writing in any subject area, this practical text is an essential resource for helping students achieve higher levels of content learning and effectively prepare for assessments.
Use writing as a tool to help increase students' comprehension of content! "Offers an organized set of strategies for creating a 'continuous learning through writing' program for teachers and their students." -Kimberley Gomez, Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction University of Illinois-Chicago "The strategies are clearly explained and include samples of student work. They can be easily implemented by pre-service teachers as well as seasoned teachers." -Susan D'Angelo, Fifth-Grade Gifted Education Teacher Pineview School for the Gifted, Osprey, FL Are you looking for ways to improve students' subject area learning and writing skills? Would you like to help students respond more effectively to writing prompts on standardized tests? Can you use creative ideas for developing content-based writing assignments? Writing as Learning, Second Edition, presents teachers with easy-to-use strategies for engaging students in writing about subject area content. These strategies will help students build a rich vocabulary, gain a deeper understanding of concepts, make connections between ideas, and develop organized thinking processes. This updated edition offers * A thorough discussion of writing as a learning tool * 12 practical strategies that can be used across subject areas and grade levels * Step-by-step guidelines for implementing each strategy * More than 200 examples showing how the strategies can be used Designed to help teachers develop a systematic approach to using writing in any subject area, this practical text is an essential resource for helping students achieve higher levels of content learning and effectively prepare for assessments.
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"Accurate, clearly written, and easy to understand even for the beginning researcher, with equal coverage of both qualitative and quantitative research. This is the only book to combine a textbook approach with a how-to approach." -Carol Roberts, Professor, University of La Verne Author, The Dissertation Journey "This is a very practical book and will be immediately usable for graduate students at any stage in their research. The multitude of examples is wonderful, and the content is very current." -Mary Betsy Brenner, Professor of Education University of California, Santa Barbara The advice and resources you need to complete your thesis or dissertation! No matter what state or stage your project is in, this how-to manual provides comprehensive guidance to help you tackle your master's thesis or doctoral dissertation. Covering both quantitative and qualitative research methods, this essential resource offers direction for every step of the process. Drawing on 40 years of experience supervising dissertations, the authors provide examples from 100 completed projects to guide readers through: Choosing a topic and writing research hypotheses Selecting a chair or committee Ensuring a successful proposal and oral defense Adapting the finished product for publication Using the Internet and desktop publishing effectively With a conversational style suitable for both faculty and students, Writing a Successful Thesis or Dissertation demystifies the writing experience and presents step-by-step directions for successfully completing your project.
