50 Lessons and Nonfiction Mentor Texts to Help Students Write Their Way In and Read Their Way Out of Every Single Imaginable Genre, Grades 6-10
By examining the structure of mentor texts, students learn how to use the text structure of each document to create their own essays. The techniques are simple to use and effective, enabling even struggling readers with the tools to understand the methods the writer is using.
20 close reading, standards-based lessons and 80 follow-up comprehension skill lessons expertly scaffold young readers. The lessons include day-to-day how to's, formative assessment, and performance criteria.
Guides teachers on how to craft instruction pitched to students' comprehension capacities, curriculum themes, and teachers' own assessments on what students need next. Updates to this new edition include and a rubric for analysing text complexity and new ideas on close, small group reading, and independent reading.
Shifting our thinking to help break the cycle of bullying We all know bullying impacts the academic and emotional lives of our young people. We see it in our schools and hear about it in the news. If we know it's a problem, why is it still happening? Often it's because we fail to address the individuals at the heart of the problem-the kids who engage in the behavior. In Working With Kids Who Bully Walter Roberts challenges us to shift our thinking about these youth and offers innovative approaches to help kids pull back from and stop bullying. Readers will find Information on a range of topics impacting schools today, including cyberbullying, relational aggression, mediation, building empathy, and bibliomedia therapy Strategies and sample dialogue to use when intervening with kids who bully Diagrams and charts to clarify suggested approaches Written by one of the nation's foremost experts on bullying, this is a book designed to stimulate change and ultimately help create safer learning environments for all kids. "Lots of times we focus on helping the victims, but Walter Roberts addresses how to help parents of children who are bullying, as they need tips rather than 'shaming.'" Brigitte Tennis, Headmistress & Eighth Grade Teacher Stella Schola Middle School "The strengths of Working With Kids Who Bully are the vignettes posed, the reflection for analyzing the "bullying" situation, and the suggestions, almost specific guidance, for responding in a timely and "empathetic" manner." Dana Salles Trevethan, Interim Superintendent Turlock Unified School District
The key to effective classroom management starts with instruction Every teacher knows that the perfect lesson plan is useless without effective classroom management. But what's the best way to foster student engagement, differentiate instruction, handle disruptive students, and promote positive behavior? The answer is in how you teach. Teaching Behavior goes well beyond setting classroom rules, communicating consequences, and providing the usual tips on engaging students and building relationships. It draws on the most current evidence-based practices and rich, real-world examples to get to the heart of effective teaching. A national expert in behavior and special education, Terry Scott shares clear, detailed and proven instructional strategies to maximize student success. Teaching Behavior is ideal as a teacher guide or textbook, offering New insights on why instruction is the foundation for all student behavior Practical tools for managing all types of students and classrooms, including the most challenging Self-assessment checklists and discussion questions for teacher book-study groups Wherever you are in your teaching career, Teaching Behavior will give you the innovative, day-to-day tools to conquer the toughest behavior challenges and make your classroom more effective and fun - for you and your students. "Terry Scott provides numerous suggestions for educators who want to teach students ways to address their behavior in order to have a positive impact not only on the students' conduct but ultimately on their academic success." Marcia B. Imbeau, Ph.D., Professor University of Arkansas "Classroom management is, was, and always will be, of concern to educations. Teaching Behavior is a great springboard for focused dialogue between experienced and beginning teachers on this topic." Sandra Moore, ELA Teacher Coupeville High School
Renew your teaching and your passion with this updated bestseller! The teaching life can be hectic, complex, and even lonely. That's why so many educators turn to reflective practice to reenergize their commitment to students-and to themselves. Reflective practice counteracts the effects of professional isolation and instills a personal and communal sense of meaning, renewal, and empowerment. This best-selling book offers research-based and practical ideas and strategies for using reflective practice individually, with colleagues, schoolwide, and even district-wide. Features of the newest edition include: Updated strategies for engaging adults and students and using reflective practices to create equitable outcomes New examples of reflective practice in action A new chapter on the core leadership practices for growing reflective practice A new companion website with resources and reflection protocols When you make reflective practice part of your journey as an educator, your insights benefit everyone-and ensure enhanced learning and development for students. "This book is one of the best in the field. It lends itself to practical solutions if the reader remembers that the gifts of time and relationships are at the center of this work. The book takes a lot of theory and melts it down to hands-on pieces doable in a school or district setting." -Michele R. Dean, Coordinator, Ventura County Indian Education Consortium Ventura Unified School District, CA "The book has broken down reflection into its component parts, cycles, characteristics, and capacities. I applaud the insights and experiences of the authors." -Pat Roy, Senior Consultant Learning Forward
Culturally Responsive Instruction in Deeper Learning Classrooms
Build every student's ability and opportunity to achieve! We've all heard the stories of extraordinary teachers that reach struggling students and set them on a new path. Now in its third edition, this powerful book features timely new content from innovative schools and teachers, showing how to raise student achievement by upholding high expectations, while teaching with cultural responsiveness. The authors are guided by one fundamental principle: Every child has a birthright to an equitable education, one that prepares him or her for 21st century career and college readiness. This guide illuminates how to Lead all students to deeper learning, grounded in critical thinking, creative problem solving, communication, collaboration-and the "5th C," cultural awareness Support the latest standards for college and career readiness and English Language Proficiency/Development Incorporate technology into teaching and learning in innovative ways, adaptable to varying resource levels. Use today's current brain research to help students' reach their full cognitive potential Implement lesson plans designed for elementary, middle, and secondary levels that support individualized, project-based learning, developed through a lens of cultural responsiveness Turn to the resource that has helped thousands of educators teach successfully in today's diverse K-12 classrooms, and discover new strategies that will empower you and your students. "The authors are passionate advocates for all learners and the latest edition of this book provides a thoughtful, practical, and engaging exploration of how to ensure every learner's experience is one that thrives on the 5Cs and makes 21st century learning come alive." Tatyana Warrick, Communications Manager, P21, The Partnership for 21st Century Learning
Part of a groundbreaking 7-book series, co-developed by Learning Forward and Corwin, this book closes the "knowing-doing" gap by guiding educational leaders through the process for implementing the Learning Forward Standard for Professional Learning: Leadership. Tackling the Leadership standard, it provides: Original essays written by leading experts in the field to promote deeper understandings of the meaning of the Leadership standard An array of templates, tools, and protocols to help you design and delivery quality professional learning in your own district or school Case studies of districts "getting it right" and educators who have realized the promise of effective professional learning.
