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Achieving Next Generation Literacy

Author : Maureen Connolly
Publisher : ASCD
ISBN 13 : 1416621636
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (166 download)

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Download or read book Achieving Next Generation Literacy written by Maureen Connolly and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2016-04-29 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a teacher, what you want most is for your students to learn—to immerse themselves in rich and challenging content and leave your classroom better prepared for school and life. In English language arts and humanities, this includes developing the multifaceted reading, writing, thinking, and communication skills that constitute next generation literacy, including the ability to * Read complex text independently * Develop strong content knowledge through reading, writing, listening, and speaking * Tailor communication in response to different audiences, tasks, purposes, and disciplines * Comprehend text as well as critique it * Value evidence in arguments they read, hear, or develop * Use technology strategically and capably * Understand perspectives and cultures that differ from their own But as a teacher, you also know how much is riding on THOSE TESTS—achievement tests from the national assessment consortia, the SAT and ACT, and independent state assessments. Is it possible to help students succeed on mandated tests without sacrificing your values, your creativity, and their education? Yes, it is possible. This book shows you how. This not a test-prep book. It is not about “drill and kill” practices that narrow learning so that students will pass an exam. Instead, authors Maureen Connolly and Vicky Giouroukakis present a lesson planning approach for the secondary classroom that generates test success as a byproduct of comprehensive literacy learning. After a comparative analysis of how current ELA assessments measure literacy, they model a backward design-based process for using these test items as a tool to create engaging and effective instruction. With 6 sample lessons, 42 instructional techniques, and tips for differentiation, this practical resource will empower you to help the students you love become capable, literate individuals who are also well-prepared to ace high-stakes tests.

Achieving Next Generation Literacy

Author : Maureen Connolly (English teacher)
Publisher : ASCD
ISBN 13 : 1416622594
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (166 download)

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Book Synopsis Achieving Next Generation Literacy by : Maureen Connolly (English teacher)

Download or read book Achieving Next Generation Literacy written by Maureen Connolly (English teacher) and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2016-04-29 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a lesson planning approach for the secondary classroom that generates test success as a byproduct of comprehensive literacy learning.

Life Literacy

Author : Matt Young
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781631953866
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (538 download)

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Download or read book Life Literacy written by Matt Young and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Framework for K-12 Science Education

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309214459
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (92 download)

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Book Synopsis A Framework for K-12 Science Education by : National Research Council

Download or read book A Framework for K-12 Science Education written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-02-28 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science, engineering, and technology permeate nearly every facet of modern life and hold the key to solving many of humanity's most pressing current and future challenges. The United States' position in the global economy is declining, in part because U.S. workers lack fundamental knowledge in these fields. To address the critical issues of U.S. competitiveness and to better prepare the workforce, A Framework for K-12 Science Education proposes a new approach to K-12 science education that will capture students' interest and provide them with the necessary foundational knowledge in the field. A Framework for K-12 Science Education outlines a broad set of expectations for students in science and engineering in grades K-12. These expectations will inform the development of new standards for K-12 science education and, subsequently, revisions to curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional development for educators. This book identifies three dimensions that convey the core ideas and practices around which science and engineering education in these grades should be built. These three dimensions are: crosscutting concepts that unify the study of science through their common application across science and engineering; scientific and engineering practices; and disciplinary core ideas in the physical sciences, life sciences, and earth and space sciences and for engineering, technology, and the applications of science. The overarching goal is for all high school graduates to have sufficient knowledge of science and engineering to engage in public discussions on science-related issues, be careful consumers of scientific and technical information, and enter the careers of their choice. A Framework for K-12 Science Education is the first step in a process that can inform state-level decisions and achieve a research-grounded basis for improving science instruction and learning across the country. The book will guide standards developers, teachers, curriculum designers, assessment developers, state and district science administrators, and educators who teach science in informal environments.

Read for Freedom

Author : Denise Mayo Moore Ph. D.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781948149136
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (491 download)

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Download or read book Read for Freedom written by Denise Mayo Moore Ph. D. and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-10 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read for Freedom: A Literacy Model to Reduce the Next Generation of Prisoners is an insightful book that illuminates the impact of illiteracy in our country today. Illiteracy is a major risk factor and barrier to stable employment and higher education. -Approximately 32 million adults in America are considered to be illiterate; about 14% of the adult population cannot read.-Two-thirds of students who do not read at the proficient level by the end of fourth grade have a 75% chance of failing to attain literacy proficiently and will most likely experience incarceration and/or the social service system. -Approximately 70% of male and female inmates score at the lowest proficiency level for reading. Dr. Mayo Moore's research study is on the Success Program, a positive intervention model to raise the literacy skills of students, with conclusions and suggestions on its incorporation into at-risk student's curriculum. -The results of this study show students were academically resilient.-The Success Program realized favorable results in: reading comprehension, reading fluency, instructional reading, and sight-word recognition.-The Success Program is cost effective and utilizes current personal and materials. School districts are accountable for students achieving grade-level literacy standards. However, many third-grade students in Sun Valley Lake, New Jersey, are not achieving the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) literacy standard of proficient, which is defined as reading on grade level. The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate whether the Success Program was effective at engaging struggling third-grade, African-American students in a supplemental literacy program that can be replicated by school districts with similar demographics. The Success Program's theoretical underpinnings are grounded in Vygotsky's socio-cultural theory and Zone of Proximal Development. These theoretical frameworks are supported by the Response to Intervention (RTI) model, on which the Success Program is modeled. The conceptual framework in this study is the Resilience model. The students were selected using a nonprobability criterion sampling, which dictates a quasi-experimental design using a pre- and post-test method. There were 100 students during two consecutive school years; 2010-2011 and 2011-2012. The study results indicated that for each school year, the 50 students who participated in the Success Program achieved statistically significant higher scores than the 50 students who did not participate for all four study variables: reading comprehension, oral reading fluency, instructional reading level, and sight-word recognition. The quantitative data indicated the Success Program is a viable intervention. Therefore, this study leads to positive social change by providing educators in Sun Valley Lake as well as the additional 30 Abbott, New Jersey school districts as well as districts nationally with similar characteristics, strategies to increase the literacy skills of third-grade, African-American students. To reach Dr. Denise Mayo Moore for speaking engagements or for more on her consulting or coaching services ...MOORE FOR YOUR NEEDS: http: //mooreforyourneeds.org/

Reading, Writing, and Rigor

Author : Nancy Boyles
Publisher : ASCD
ISBN 13 : 1416623434
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (166 download)

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Download or read book Reading, Writing, and Rigor written by Nancy Boyles and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2018-04-12 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does rigor, a word that frequently pops up in conversations about education, really mean? More specifically, what does it mean for literacy instruction, and how does it relate to challenging standards-based assessments? In this informative and practical guide, literacy expert Nancy Boyles uses the framework from Webb's Depth of Knowledge (DOK) to answer these questions, offering experience-based advice along with specific examples of K–8 assessment items. Boyles defines rigor and shows how it relates to literacy at each DOK level and explains the kind of thinking students will be expected to demonstrate. She then tackles the essence of what teachers need to know about how DOK and its associated rigors are measured on standards-based assessments. Specifically, readers learn how each DOK rigor aligns with standards, text complexity, close reading, student interaction, the reading-writing connection, and formative assessment. Teachers, coaches, and administrators will find clear guidance, easy-to-implement strategies, dozens of useful teaching tools and resources, and encouragement to help students achieve and demonstrate true rigor in reading and writing.

Guide to Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309305152
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Guide to Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-03-27 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Framework for K-12 Science Education and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) describe a new vision for science learning and teaching that is catalyzing improvements in science classrooms across the United States. Achieving this new vision will require time, resources, and ongoing commitment from state, district, and school leaders, as well as classroom teachers. Successful implementation of the NGSS will ensure that all K-12 students have high-quality opportunities to learn science. Guide to Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards provides guidance to district and school leaders and teachers charged with developing a plan and implementing the NGSS as they change their curriculum, instruction, professional learning, policies, and assessment to align with the new standards. For each of these elements, this report lays out recommendations for action around key issues and cautions about potential pitfalls. Coordinating changes in these aspects of the education system is challenging. As a foundation for that process, Guide to Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards identifies some overarching principles that should guide the planning and implementation process. The new standards present a vision of science and engineering learning designed to bring these subjects alive for all students, emphasizing the satisfaction of pursuing compelling questions and the joy of discovery and invention. Achieving this vision in all science classrooms will be a major undertaking and will require changes to many aspects of science education. Guide to Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards will be a valuable resource for states, districts, and schools charged with planning and implementing changes, to help them achieve the goal of teaching science for the 21st century.

Getting to the Core of English Language Arts, Grades 6-12

Author : Vicky Giouroukakis
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1452218811
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Book Synopsis Getting to the Core of English Language Arts, Grades 6-12 by : Vicky Giouroukakis

Download or read book Getting to the Core of English Language Arts, Grades 6-12 written by Vicky Giouroukakis and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2012-04-19 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents lesson plans, classroom activities, and worksheets for teachers of English Language Arts to help them meet the Common Core State Standards in their English curriculum.

10 Success Factors for Literacy Intervention

Author : Susan L. Hall
Publisher : ASCD
ISBN 13 : 1416626204
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (166 download)

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Download or read book 10 Success Factors for Literacy Intervention written by Susan L. Hall and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2018-07-16 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why aren't more schools seeing significant improvement in students' reading ability when they implement Response to Intervention (RTI) or Multitiered Systems of Support (MTSS) in their literacy programs? These frameworks serve as a way for educators to identify struggling readers and provide the small-group instruction they need to improve their skills. But the success stories are too few in number, and most schools have too little to show for their efforts. What accounts for the difference? What are successful schools doing that sets them apart? Author and education consultant Susan Hall provides answers in the form of 10 success factors for implementing MTSS. Based on her experience in schools across the United States, she explains the "whys" and "hows" of Grouping by skill deficit and using diagnostic assessments to get helpful data for grouping and regrouping. Implementing an instructional delivery model, including the "walk-to-intervention" model. Using intervention time wisely and being aware of what makes intervention effective. Providing teachers with the materials they need for effective lessons and delivering differentiated professional development for administrators, reading coaches, teachers, and instructional assistants. Monitoring progress regularly and conducting nonevaluative observations of intervention instruction. Practical, comprehensive, and evidence-based, 10 Success Factors for Literacy Intervention provides the guidance educators need to move from disappointing results to solid gains in students' literacy achievement.

Literacy Is Liberation

Author : Kimberly N. Parker
Publisher : ASCD
ISBN 13 : 1416630929
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (166 download)

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Download or read book Literacy Is Liberation written by Kimberly N. Parker and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2022-02-25 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literacy is the foundation for all learning and must be accessible to all students. This fundamental truth is where Kimberly Parker begins to explore how culturally relevant teaching can help students work toward justice. Her goal is to make the literacy classroom a place where students can safely talk about key issues, move to dismantle inequities, and collaborate with one another. Introducing diverse texts is an essential part of the journey, but teachers must also be equipped with culturally relevant pedagogy to improve literacy instruction for all. In Literacy Is Liberation, Parker gives teachers the tools to build culturally relevant intentional literacy communities (CRILCs) with students. Through CRILCs, teachers can better shape their literacy instruction by * Reflecting on the connections between behaviors, beliefs, and racial identity. * Identifying the characteristics of culturally relevant literacy instruction and grounding their practice within a strengths-based framework. * Curating a culturally inclusive library of core texts, choice reading, and personal reading, and teaching inclusive texts with confidence. * Developing strategies to respond to roadblocks for students, administrators, and teachers. * Building curriculum that can foster critical conversations between students about difficult subjects—including race. In a culturally relevant classroom, it is important for students and teachers to get to know one another, be vulnerable, heal, and do the hard work to help everyone become a literacy high achiever. Through the practices in this book, teachers can create the more inclusive, representative, and equitable classroom environment that all students deserve.

The Mindup Curriculum - Grades Prek-2

Author : Hawn Foundation
Publisher : Scholastic Teaching Resources
ISBN 13 : 9780545267120
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book The Mindup Curriculum - Grades Prek-2 written by Hawn Foundation and published by Scholastic Teaching Resources. This book was released on 2011 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to helping all learners focus and reach their potential through brain-centered management and teaching strategies! Includes a full-color, innovative teaching poster with fascinating facts about the brain!

NGSS for All Students

Author : Okhee Lee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781938946295
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (462 download)

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Download or read book NGSS for All Students written by Okhee Lee and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's challenging to teach science well to all students while connecting your lessons to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). This unique book portrays real teaching scenarios written by the teachers on the NGSS Diversity and Equity Team. The seven authentic case studies vividly illustrate research- and standards-based classroom strategies you can use to engage seven diverse demographic groups: - Economically disadvantaged students - Students from major racial and ethnic groups - Students with disabilities - English language learners - Girls - Students in alternative education - Gifted and talented students Supplementing the case studies are additional chapters to deepen your understanding of the strategies and make what you learn more usable. These chapters address how to design units with the NGSS and diversity in mind, apply a rubric to improve your teaching using the NGSS with diverse student groups, and use the case studies in teacher study groups. Furthermore, leaders of the NGSS-- including Helen Quinn, Stephen Pruitt, André s Henrí quez, and Joe Krajcik-- offer their insights and commitments to diversity and equity. NGSS for All Students will help you make the instructional shifts necessary to prepare all your students for college and careers.

Advancing Formative Assessment in Every Classroom

Author : Connie M. Moss
Publisher : ASCD
ISBN 13 : 1416626727
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (166 download)

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Download or read book Advancing Formative Assessment in Every Classroom written by Connie M. Moss and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2019-05-13 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Formative assessment is one of the best ways to increase student learning and enhance teacher quality. But effective formative assessment is not part of most classrooms, largely because teachers misunderstand what it is and don't have the necessary skills to implement it. In the updated 2nd edition of this practical guide for school leaders, authors Connie M. Moss and Susan M. Brookhart define formative assessment as an active, continual process in which teachers and students work together—every day, every minute—to gather evidence of learning, always keeping in mind three guiding questions: Where am I going? Where am I now? What strategy or strategies can help me get to where I need to go? Chapters focus on the six interrelated elements of formative assessment: (1) shared learning targets and criteria for success, (2) feedback that feeds learning forward, (3) student self-assessment and peer assessment, (4) student goal setting, (5) strategic teacher questioning, and (6) student engagement in asking effective questions. Using specific examples based on their extensive work with teachers, the authors provide - Strategic talking points and conversation starters to address common misconceptions about formative assessment; - Practical classroom strategies to share with teachers that cultivate students as self-regulated, assessment-capable learners; - Ways to model the elements of formative assessment in conversations with teachers about their professional learning; - "What if" scenarios and advice for how to deal with them; and - Questions for reflection to gauge understanding and progress. As Moss and Brookhart emphasize, the goal is not to "do" formative assessment, but to embrace a major cultural change that moves away from teacher-led instruction to a partnership of intentional inquiry between student and teacher, with better teaching and learning as the outcome.

Total Literacy Techniques

Author : Pérsida Himmele
Publisher : ASCD
ISBN 13 : 141661883X
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (166 download)

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Download or read book Total Literacy Techniques written by Pérsida Himmele and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides 3rd through 12th grade teachers with more than 50 teacher-tested tools and techniques for helping their students read independently and critically. Authors Pérsida and William Himmele and National Board Certified teacher Keely Potter present literacy as an interconnected process that involves emotions, cognition, and multiple opportunities for developing higher-order thinking. With this in mind, they present tools for helping students develop academic language, become avid and analytical readers, engage with literature and informational texts, discuss texts, and write about texts in clear and cogent ways. Each chapter includes reflections from real teachers and students who share their own literary practices and journeys, bringing the practices to life. With a focus on engaging students as thinkers, readers and writers, Total Literacy Techniques provides practical and effective ways for teachers to help students develop the critical reading habits that open up new ways of understanding and contributing to their worlds. Pérsida Himmele and William Himmele are the authors of the best-selling ASCD book Total Participation Techniques: Making Every Student an Active Learner.

The Learning Leader

Author : Douglas B. Reeves
Publisher : ASCD
ISBN 13 : 1416629408
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (166 download)

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Download or read book The Learning Leader written by Douglas B. Reeves and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2020-08-31 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We can't do that in our school district." "I don't have time to add that to my curriculum." "We're fighting against impossible odds with these students." Sound familiar? School improvement can often feel like a losing battle, but it doesn't have to be. In this fully revised and updated second edition of The Learning Leader, Douglas B. Reeves helps leadership teams go beyond excuses to capitalize on their strengths, reduce their weaknesses, and reset their mindset and priorities to achieve unprecedented success. A critical key is recognizing student achievement as more than just a set of test scores. Reeves asserts that when leaders focus exclusively on results, they fail to measure and understand the importance of their own actions. He offers an alternative—the Leadership for Learning Framework, which helps leaders identify and distinguish among four different types of educators and provide more effective, tailored support to - "Lucky" educators, who achieve high results but don't understand how their actions influence achievement. - "Losing" educators, who achieve low results yet keep doing the same thing, expecting different outcomes. - "Learning" educators, who have not yet achieved the desired results but are working their way toward excellence. - "Leading" educators, who achieve high results and understand how their actions influence their success. Reeves stresses that effective leadership is neither a unitary skill nor a solitary activity. The Learning Leader helps leaders reconceptualize their roles in the school improvement process and motivate themselves and their colleagues to keep working to better serve their students.

Science Matters

Author : Robert M. Hazen
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307456641
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Science Matters written by Robert M. Hazen and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2009-06-09 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A science book for the general reader that is informative enough to be a popular textbook and yet well-written enough to appeal to general readers. “Hazen and Trefil [are] unpretentious—good, down-to-earth, we-can-explain-anything science teachers, the kind you wish you had but never did.”—The New York Times Book Review Knowledge of the basic ideas and principles of science is fundamental to cultural literacy. But most books on science are often too obscure or too specialized to do the general reader much good. Science Matters is a rare exception—a science book that is informative enough for introductory courses in high school and college, and yet lucid enough for readers uncomfortable with scientific jargon and complicated mathematics. And now, revised and expanded, it is up-to-date, so that readers can enjoy Hazen and Trefil's refreshingly accessible explanations of the most recent developments in science, from particle physics to biotechnology.

Life Literacy

Author : Matt Young
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1631953877
Total Pages : 79 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Life Literacy written by Matt Young and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has become almost cliché to say that the world has changed. The pace of technology change, the increasing number of new businesses, and growing global workforce has made the world a more competitive place. Global economic events have delayed retirement for millions around the world and thinning margins are making employers more risk adverse to prevent any disruptions in business continuity. This major shift in the business world is the recipe for a perfect storm that could be nothing short of catastrophic for many organizations, nations, and people. Life Literacy is a cautionary tale, a forensic journey into what went wrong, a roadmap out of trouble, and a beacon for what life can be like. It is a timely, highly practical survival guide that will help the current and future generations create a better world where opportunities are abundant, success is achieved, and the pitfalls of predecessors are avoided. One-sided solutions never solve problems. Life Literacy provides both viewpoints highlighting the problems that aren’t very far downstream that will cripple companies and communities if left unaddressed, as well as solutions that show what life could be like if people learn from one another.