This document provides an introduction to a study guide for Jennifer Serravallo's book "The Writing Strategies Book". The study guide is intended to structure collaborative learning activities among teachers to explore the ideas in the book. It includes 15 suggested professional learning activities with details on procedures, levels of difficulty, connections to other books, and tips for facilitation. The overarching goal is to strengthen teachers' strategic writing instruction and support student writers.
"Blackfish" National 4/5 Media Documentaries Unitccowan73
The documentary "Blackfish" examines the dangers of keeping killer whales in captivity. It follows the controversial death of a SeaWorld trainer, Dawn Brancheau, who was killed by the whale Tilikum in 2010. The filmmaker was initially puzzled by this incident but sought to understand it through research and interviews. Over two years of production, she uncovered shocking facts about the impacts of captivity on whales and trainers. The documentary aims to reveal the realities behind the carefully crafted public image of places like SeaWorld.
A break out involves participants being actively involved in presentations by working alone, in pairs, in small groups, and then sharing as a whole group. It uses the process of think, pair, square, share where individuals first think alone, then pair with one partner to discuss, next work in groups of four to discuss and develop a consensus, and finally one person from each group shares with the whole class. The number tag identifies who reports back from each small group.
Radio programs can be produced in several formats - live, pre-recorded, or a combination. Programs recorded in a studio allow for supervision and control in a controlled environment, while outdoor productions require portable equipment and are done on location. Equipment used for radio production includes a mixer or control board, turntables, CDs, tapes, microphones, and music/sound effects. The production process involves pre-production planning, recording or organizing material during the production stage, and arranging the recorded material and adding post-production elements like sound effects in the final stage.
The document provides a history of the development of television from its early inventions in the late 1800s to modern times. It discusses key milestones such as the development of mechanical and electronic television, the introduction of color television, and advances like HDTV, Blu-Ray, and 3D television. It also describes the emergence and growth of television as a mass medium in countries like Pakistan and India, including the introduction of private television channels. Finally, it discusses both the educational benefits of television as well as some negative impacts like excessive viewing and exposure to inappropriate content.
The document discusses key components of an effective lesson plan, including objectives, materials, procedures, and assessment. It provides guidance on what teachers should consider when designing lessons, such as variety, coherence, challenge, flexibility, and balance. The document also outlines different types of lesson plans and formats that can be used. Overall, it aims to help teachers understand best practices for writing lesson plans that support student learning.
Most radio content is scripted before broadcast to ensure all necessary information is covered and schedules are adhered to. Scripts are used for segments like announcements, music sequences, and features covering topics like science, business and entertainment. Scripting helps presenters stay on schedule and avoid overrunning or underrunning segments. While listeners may think some content is improvised, pre-writing scripts allows radio stations to effectively plan and structure their broadcasts.
The document provides guidance on developing open learning materials. It defines open learning as enabling self-directed learning where the learner has control over various aspects of the learning process. It recommends asking seven questions when planning a self-instructional course, including the learners, objectives, content, sequencing, teaching methods, assessment, and evaluation. Tips are provided on writing objectives, deciding content, writing lessons, and including features before, during, and after lessons to support self-directed learning.
T.t. ii syllabus writing workshop april 05candyvdv
The document discusses principles for constructing an effective syllabus. An effective syllabus should make both a promise and a plan. The syllabus serves as a contract that clearly outlines expectations and obligations for both students and instructors. It also provides a plan by explaining course goals and how materials and activities are organized to help students achieve those goals. Developing a plan requires careful consideration of students and course purpose. A well-designed plan allows instructors to keep promises while maintaining flexibility.
"Blackfish" National 4/5 Media Documentaries Unitccowan73
The documentary "Blackfish" examines the dangers of keeping killer whales in captivity. It follows the controversial death of a SeaWorld trainer, Dawn Brancheau, who was killed by the whale Tilikum in 2010. The filmmaker was initially puzzled by this incident but sought to understand it through research and interviews. Over two years of production, she uncovered shocking facts about the impacts of captivity on whales and trainers. The documentary aims to reveal the realities behind the carefully crafted public image of places like SeaWorld.
A break out involves participants being actively involved in presentations by working alone, in pairs, in small groups, and then sharing as a whole group. It uses the process of think, pair, square, share where individuals first think alone, then pair with one partner to discuss, next work in groups of four to discuss and develop a consensus, and finally one person from each group shares with the whole class. The number tag identifies who reports back from each small group.
Radio programs can be produced in several formats - live, pre-recorded, or a combination. Programs recorded in a studio allow for supervision and control in a controlled environment, while outdoor productions require portable equipment and are done on location. Equipment used for radio production includes a mixer or control board, turntables, CDs, tapes, microphones, and music/sound effects. The production process involves pre-production planning, recording or organizing material during the production stage, and arranging the recorded material and adding post-production elements like sound effects in the final stage.
The document provides a history of the development of television from its early inventions in the late 1800s to modern times. It discusses key milestones such as the development of mechanical and electronic television, the introduction of color television, and advances like HDTV, Blu-Ray, and 3D television. It also describes the emergence and growth of television as a mass medium in countries like Pakistan and India, including the introduction of private television channels. Finally, it discusses both the educational benefits of television as well as some negative impacts like excessive viewing and exposure to inappropriate content.
The document discusses key components of an effective lesson plan, including objectives, materials, procedures, and assessment. It provides guidance on what teachers should consider when designing lessons, such as variety, coherence, challenge, flexibility, and balance. The document also outlines different types of lesson plans and formats that can be used. Overall, it aims to help teachers understand best practices for writing lesson plans that support student learning.
Most radio content is scripted before broadcast to ensure all necessary information is covered and schedules are adhered to. Scripts are used for segments like announcements, music sequences, and features covering topics like science, business and entertainment. Scripting helps presenters stay on schedule and avoid overrunning or underrunning segments. While listeners may think some content is improvised, pre-writing scripts allows radio stations to effectively plan and structure their broadcasts.
The document provides guidance on developing open learning materials. It defines open learning as enabling self-directed learning where the learner has control over various aspects of the learning process. It recommends asking seven questions when planning a self-instructional course, including the learners, objectives, content, sequencing, teaching methods, assessment, and evaluation. Tips are provided on writing objectives, deciding content, writing lessons, and including features before, during, and after lessons to support self-directed learning.
T.t. ii syllabus writing workshop april 05candyvdv
The document discusses principles for constructing an effective syllabus. An effective syllabus should make both a promise and a plan. The syllabus serves as a contract that clearly outlines expectations and obligations for both students and instructors. It also provides a plan by explaining course goals and how materials and activities are organized to help students achieve those goals. Developing a plan requires careful consideration of students and course purpose. A well-designed plan allows instructors to keep promises while maintaining flexibility.
This document is an assignment on reflective teaching submitted by Raja Mohan.K to their lecturer Anupama Miss. It discusses the importance of reflective teaching as a means of teacher development and self-evaluation. It provides various methods for teachers to gather information about their classroom teaching, such as keeping a teacher diary, having a peer observe lessons, recording lessons, and obtaining student feedback. The document emphasizes analyzing the information collected to identify aspects that worked well and areas for improvement, and then making changes to instructional practices.
This document discusses effective strategies for conducting training sessions and seminars. It provides guidance on planning the session by gathering information about participants, establishing goals and selecting appropriate methods. It also offers tips for designing the agenda, preparing materials, conducting introductions and evaluations. The key aspects covered are engaging participants, being flexible, maintaining pacing and making strong conclusions.
This document provides guidance on course design and syllabus construction. It discusses establishing learning objectives and outcomes, considering different teaching modes like flipped or hybrid, using appropriate media and technology, scaffolding course content, incorporating various learning activities, and constructing an effective syllabus. The goal is to plan lessons from a student-centered perspective and create a well-designed course through a balanced syllabus that is consistent with best practices.
This document summarizes a slideshow on increasing student engagement. It discusses five levels of student engagement from passive compliance to authentic engagement. It also covers types of classrooms, factors that influence student achievement, and standards for an engaged "WOW" school. The document provides discussion questions and activities to help teachers reflect on engagement levels and motivate students.
This document provides guidance on teaching reading and writing. It discusses the reading process and strategies for before, during and after reading. Some key strategies discussed are predicting, activating prior knowledge, engaging students and monitoring comprehension. It also discusses extensive and intensive reading. For writing, it outlines the writing process including planning, drafting, revising and editing. It provides 30 ideas for teaching writing such as using students' lives to inspire writing, establishing email dialogues about books, and teaching grammar and revision techniques.
Duncan Foord: A Coaching Approach to Teacher Developmenteaquals
A coaching approach to teacher development focuses on individualized goals set by teachers rather than pre-determined schemes. It involves helping teachers identify and achieve their own goals, organize their development, monitor motivation levels, discuss obstacles, provide feedback, and lead by example in sharing development efforts. Specific coaching techniques discussed include using the GROW model of goal-setting, providing a variety of development options and resources, and holding regular coaching conversations to facilitate progress. The overall approach aims to empower teachers' agency over their own learning and career paths.
- Participants will create name tags with their name and school role. New staff should put a star by their title.
- The session will focus on deliberate practice, including reading about a swim coach example and developing a growth plan.
- Participants will understand deliberate practice and be able to execute it in schools by setting goals, engaging in focused practice, receiving feedback, and observing teaching.
- Groups will brainstorm a support plan for teachers using deliberate practice throughout the year.
The document discusses issues with how instruction is defined and delivered through basal reading programs. It notes that basal programs assume one instructional approach for all students and lack differentiation. The summary provides 9 actions teachers must take to improve instruction when using a basal program, including setting goals for students, modifying lessons, and differentiating instruction based on student needs.
This chapter introduces students to different approaches to learning and teaching at the university, including lectures, seminars, group work, tutorials, online activities, and independent research. It emphasizes that students are expected to think critically and discuss ideas with peers and tutors rather than just repeating information. The second part provides guidance on becoming an independent learner by taking responsibility for one's own learning, managing time and resources effectively, and continually reflecting on and improving one's learning strategies.
This document discusses strategies for improving instruction through the use of learning intentions, success criteria, and reflection. It defines learning intentions as describing what is being learned rather than just activities, and gives an example. Success criteria are then tied to learning intentions to help students know if they have been successful. Several reflection strategies are presented, including having students reflect on notes, with graphic organizers, through exit tickets, using metaphors and analogies, examining word relationships, and creating memes. The overall message is that reflection is important for deepening student learning and should be facilitated through various strategies.
This document provides guidance for creating an online classroom that promotes collaboration. It emphasizes that collaboration requires building a sense of community where students feel comfortable sharing ideas and perspectives. It outlines the key elements of an online community, including all participants, shared purpose, and guidelines. The document also describes the stages of group development and the instructor's role in setting expectations, modeling collaborative processes, guiding discussion, and evaluating progress.
Tlc november session nov 16 with curriculumwinnisk
The document outlines an agenda for a literacy consultation meeting bringing together coaches and teacher-librarians. The agenda includes discussing essential classroom literacy practices, sharing survey results on implementation of practices, and forming inquiry questions and action plans to improve support for student literacy needs. Participants will collaborate to develop shared understanding of practices and support networks.
EV682 planning to teach and facilitate learningMikeHayler
This document provides guidance on effective lesson planning to help students prepare for teaching and learning. It discusses the key elements of good lesson plans, including objectives, structure, activities, assessment strategies and evaluation. A lesson plan template is also included that covers planning learning objectives, differentiation, resources, timing, teaching strategies and assessing pupil progress. The goal is to help teachers plan thoroughly beforehand to consider all learners and facilitate opportunities for learning.
This document provides information about writing workshops, conferring with students, and using checklists to guide writing instruction and monitor student progress. It discusses the key components of writing workshops, including mini-lesssons, independent writing time with teacher conferencing, and sharing. The purpose and goals of writing conferences are outlined. Checklists for different grade levels are provided as tools to track student learning. Strategies for effective conferring, such as asking questions, giving feedback, and setting goals, are also presented.
This document appears to be an agenda for a guided reading training session. It includes:
- A discussion of homework assignments where teachers shared insights from assigned reading.
- A review of teachers' guided reading lesson plans and getting feedback from peers on lessons.
- A presentation on various reading strategies including word work, read alouds, think alouds, and comprehension techniques like CAFE, Mosaic of Thought, and QAR.
- A focus on using graphic organizers and close reading techniques to practice strategies.
- An emphasis on implementing guided reading and addressing the challenges (messy process) of educational change.
- An activity where teachers practice teaching a guided reading lesson to peers and
This document provides an overview of workshop 1 of the APP PGR course. The workshop covers course introduction, reflective practice, research and teaching philosophy. It discusses what PGR teachers do, provides examples of student feedback, and outlines the student and tutor pledge. Key aspects of the workshop include clarifying the APP PGR framework, familiarizing with e-portfolios and assessments, reflecting on teaching philosophy, and examining models of reflective practice. Learning outcomes include understanding the APP PGR framework, reflective practice, and beginning to construct a teaching philosophy statement.
The document provides an overview of the key components of a Reader's Workshop model for literacy instruction. It discusses the mini lesson, conferencing, small group work, read alouds, independent reading, and classroom library setup. It emphasizes that Reader's Workshop allows teachers to meet the needs of diverse students through choice, differentiated instruction, and providing access to books at students' reading levels.
The document discusses strategies for using a Textbook Activity Guide (TAG) to help students develop deeper understanding when reading textbooks. A TAG provides prompts to guide students as they read and focuses them on using strategies like predicting, questioning, note-taking. It highlights key content and leads students to relevant pages. The teacher's role is to assist students in managing the reading task by using tools like the TAG, graphic organizers, and encouraging questioning.
Distance Learning, Online Teaching [19+ Years]
• Possess substantial strengths in distance learning, adult education, teaching with technology, student and faculty relations, higher education, and curriculum development.
• Significant experience as an adjunct online faculty member, Core Faculty, Dissertation Chair, Committee Member, Curriculum Developer/Author, and Faculty Development Manager.
• Create a safe, respectful, and welcoming learning environment.
• Specialize in working with new students, first generation students, and academically under-prepared students.
• Developed an exceptional record of academic excellence, end-of-course evaluations, collaboration, communication, mentoring, coaching, and professionalism.
• Computer proficient with online classroom platforms that include WebCT, eCollege, Canvas, Sakai, Moodle, Educator, Desire2Learn, Blackboard, Brightspace and others.
Dissertation Chair and Mentor [Remote, 11+ years]
• Provide high quality instruction, direction and mentorship for assigned students throughout all phases of the dissertation process.
• Provide timely and supportive mentoring throughout the student’s process of developing, researching, writing, and revising the dissertation.
• Participate in the Defense process of a student’s Prospectus and final Dissertation.
• Facilitate the successful completion of all IRB protocols.
Faculty Development [Remote, 10+ years]
• Served as a Trainer and Mentor for New Faculty Members.
• Performed faculty peer reviews and assessed classes based upon best practices and adult learning theories.
• Inspired faculty to improve their facilitation practice by leading online faculty workshops.
Curriculum Development [Remote, 12+ years]
• Authored hundreds of courses as a SME for multiple schools, including undergraduate and graduate courses.
• Strong knowledge and application of adult cognitive learning theories and instructional design methodologies.
• Develop content and assessments that met learning objectives, including discussions and assignments.
Background Includes: Various Online Schools (08/05 – Present)
Online Instructor, Doctoral Committee Member, Dissertation Chair, Faculty Development, Curriculum Development.
Este documento presenta información sobre el uso de rúbricas para la evaluación y retroalimentación efectiva en el aula. Explica que las rúbricas son herramientas que describen los criterios de evaluación de un trabajo estudiantil y que existen dos tipos principales: la rúbrica analítica, que evalúa componentes individuales, y la rúbrica holística, que evalúa el trabajo completo. Además, ofrece consejos para crear rúbricas útiles centrándose en resultados claros y niveles de desemp
Este documento describe varias técnicas e instrumentos para la evaluación de conocimientos, habilidades, actitudes y valores. Describe pruebas orales y escritas, prácticas, estandarizadas, construidas por el profesor, individuales, grupales, de aptitudes, inteligencia, competencias, dominio lingüístico, actitudes y valores. También describe evaluaciones objetivas y subjetivas, parciales, finales, mediante baterías de pruebas, proyectos y organizadores gráficos.
This document is an assignment on reflective teaching submitted by Raja Mohan.K to their lecturer Anupama Miss. It discusses the importance of reflective teaching as a means of teacher development and self-evaluation. It provides various methods for teachers to gather information about their classroom teaching, such as keeping a teacher diary, having a peer observe lessons, recording lessons, and obtaining student feedback. The document emphasizes analyzing the information collected to identify aspects that worked well and areas for improvement, and then making changes to instructional practices.
This document discusses effective strategies for conducting training sessions and seminars. It provides guidance on planning the session by gathering information about participants, establishing goals and selecting appropriate methods. It also offers tips for designing the agenda, preparing materials, conducting introductions and evaluations. The key aspects covered are engaging participants, being flexible, maintaining pacing and making strong conclusions.
This document provides guidance on course design and syllabus construction. It discusses establishing learning objectives and outcomes, considering different teaching modes like flipped or hybrid, using appropriate media and technology, scaffolding course content, incorporating various learning activities, and constructing an effective syllabus. The goal is to plan lessons from a student-centered perspective and create a well-designed course through a balanced syllabus that is consistent with best practices.
This document summarizes a slideshow on increasing student engagement. It discusses five levels of student engagement from passive compliance to authentic engagement. It also covers types of classrooms, factors that influence student achievement, and standards for an engaged "WOW" school. The document provides discussion questions and activities to help teachers reflect on engagement levels and motivate students.
This document provides guidance on teaching reading and writing. It discusses the reading process and strategies for before, during and after reading. Some key strategies discussed are predicting, activating prior knowledge, engaging students and monitoring comprehension. It also discusses extensive and intensive reading. For writing, it outlines the writing process including planning, drafting, revising and editing. It provides 30 ideas for teaching writing such as using students' lives to inspire writing, establishing email dialogues about books, and teaching grammar and revision techniques.
Duncan Foord: A Coaching Approach to Teacher Developmenteaquals
A coaching approach to teacher development focuses on individualized goals set by teachers rather than pre-determined schemes. It involves helping teachers identify and achieve their own goals, organize their development, monitor motivation levels, discuss obstacles, provide feedback, and lead by example in sharing development efforts. Specific coaching techniques discussed include using the GROW model of goal-setting, providing a variety of development options and resources, and holding regular coaching conversations to facilitate progress. The overall approach aims to empower teachers' agency over their own learning and career paths.
- Participants will create name tags with their name and school role. New staff should put a star by their title.
- The session will focus on deliberate practice, including reading about a swim coach example and developing a growth plan.
- Participants will understand deliberate practice and be able to execute it in schools by setting goals, engaging in focused practice, receiving feedback, and observing teaching.
- Groups will brainstorm a support plan for teachers using deliberate practice throughout the year.
The document discusses issues with how instruction is defined and delivered through basal reading programs. It notes that basal programs assume one instructional approach for all students and lack differentiation. The summary provides 9 actions teachers must take to improve instruction when using a basal program, including setting goals for students, modifying lessons, and differentiating instruction based on student needs.
This chapter introduces students to different approaches to learning and teaching at the university, including lectures, seminars, group work, tutorials, online activities, and independent research. It emphasizes that students are expected to think critically and discuss ideas with peers and tutors rather than just repeating information. The second part provides guidance on becoming an independent learner by taking responsibility for one's own learning, managing time and resources effectively, and continually reflecting on and improving one's learning strategies.
This document discusses strategies for improving instruction through the use of learning intentions, success criteria, and reflection. It defines learning intentions as describing what is being learned rather than just activities, and gives an example. Success criteria are then tied to learning intentions to help students know if they have been successful. Several reflection strategies are presented, including having students reflect on notes, with graphic organizers, through exit tickets, using metaphors and analogies, examining word relationships, and creating memes. The overall message is that reflection is important for deepening student learning and should be facilitated through various strategies.
This document provides guidance for creating an online classroom that promotes collaboration. It emphasizes that collaboration requires building a sense of community where students feel comfortable sharing ideas and perspectives. It outlines the key elements of an online community, including all participants, shared purpose, and guidelines. The document also describes the stages of group development and the instructor's role in setting expectations, modeling collaborative processes, guiding discussion, and evaluating progress.
Tlc november session nov 16 with curriculumwinnisk
The document outlines an agenda for a literacy consultation meeting bringing together coaches and teacher-librarians. The agenda includes discussing essential classroom literacy practices, sharing survey results on implementation of practices, and forming inquiry questions and action plans to improve support for student literacy needs. Participants will collaborate to develop shared understanding of practices and support networks.
EV682 planning to teach and facilitate learningMikeHayler
This document provides guidance on effective lesson planning to help students prepare for teaching and learning. It discusses the key elements of good lesson plans, including objectives, structure, activities, assessment strategies and evaluation. A lesson plan template is also included that covers planning learning objectives, differentiation, resources, timing, teaching strategies and assessing pupil progress. The goal is to help teachers plan thoroughly beforehand to consider all learners and facilitate opportunities for learning.
This document provides information about writing workshops, conferring with students, and using checklists to guide writing instruction and monitor student progress. It discusses the key components of writing workshops, including mini-lesssons, independent writing time with teacher conferencing, and sharing. The purpose and goals of writing conferences are outlined. Checklists for different grade levels are provided as tools to track student learning. Strategies for effective conferring, such as asking questions, giving feedback, and setting goals, are also presented.
This document appears to be an agenda for a guided reading training session. It includes:
- A discussion of homework assignments where teachers shared insights from assigned reading.
- A review of teachers' guided reading lesson plans and getting feedback from peers on lessons.
- A presentation on various reading strategies including word work, read alouds, think alouds, and comprehension techniques like CAFE, Mosaic of Thought, and QAR.
- A focus on using graphic organizers and close reading techniques to practice strategies.
- An emphasis on implementing guided reading and addressing the challenges (messy process) of educational change.
- An activity where teachers practice teaching a guided reading lesson to peers and
This document provides an overview of workshop 1 of the APP PGR course. The workshop covers course introduction, reflective practice, research and teaching philosophy. It discusses what PGR teachers do, provides examples of student feedback, and outlines the student and tutor pledge. Key aspects of the workshop include clarifying the APP PGR framework, familiarizing with e-portfolios and assessments, reflecting on teaching philosophy, and examining models of reflective practice. Learning outcomes include understanding the APP PGR framework, reflective practice, and beginning to construct a teaching philosophy statement.
The document provides an overview of the key components of a Reader's Workshop model for literacy instruction. It discusses the mini lesson, conferencing, small group work, read alouds, independent reading, and classroom library setup. It emphasizes that Reader's Workshop allows teachers to meet the needs of diverse students through choice, differentiated instruction, and providing access to books at students' reading levels.
The document discusses strategies for using a Textbook Activity Guide (TAG) to help students develop deeper understanding when reading textbooks. A TAG provides prompts to guide students as they read and focuses them on using strategies like predicting, questioning, note-taking. It highlights key content and leads students to relevant pages. The teacher's role is to assist students in managing the reading task by using tools like the TAG, graphic organizers, and encouraging questioning.
Distance Learning, Online Teaching [19+ Years]
• Possess substantial strengths in distance learning, adult education, teaching with technology, student and faculty relations, higher education, and curriculum development.
• Significant experience as an adjunct online faculty member, Core Faculty, Dissertation Chair, Committee Member, Curriculum Developer/Author, and Faculty Development Manager.
• Create a safe, respectful, and welcoming learning environment.
• Specialize in working with new students, first generation students, and academically under-prepared students.
• Developed an exceptional record of academic excellence, end-of-course evaluations, collaboration, communication, mentoring, coaching, and professionalism.
• Computer proficient with online classroom platforms that include WebCT, eCollege, Canvas, Sakai, Moodle, Educator, Desire2Learn, Blackboard, Brightspace and others.
Dissertation Chair and Mentor [Remote, 11+ years]
• Provide high quality instruction, direction and mentorship for assigned students throughout all phases of the dissertation process.
• Provide timely and supportive mentoring throughout the student’s process of developing, researching, writing, and revising the dissertation.
• Participate in the Defense process of a student’s Prospectus and final Dissertation.
• Facilitate the successful completion of all IRB protocols.
Faculty Development [Remote, 10+ years]
• Served as a Trainer and Mentor for New Faculty Members.
• Performed faculty peer reviews and assessed classes based upon best practices and adult learning theories.
• Inspired faculty to improve their facilitation practice by leading online faculty workshops.
Curriculum Development [Remote, 12+ years]
• Authored hundreds of courses as a SME for multiple schools, including undergraduate and graduate courses.
• Strong knowledge and application of adult cognitive learning theories and instructional design methodologies.
• Develop content and assessments that met learning objectives, including discussions and assignments.
Background Includes: Various Online Schools (08/05 – Present)
Online Instructor, Doctoral Committee Member, Dissertation Chair, Faculty Development, Curriculum Development.
Este documento presenta información sobre el uso de rúbricas para la evaluación y retroalimentación efectiva en el aula. Explica que las rúbricas son herramientas que describen los criterios de evaluación de un trabajo estudiantil y que existen dos tipos principales: la rúbrica analítica, que evalúa componentes individuales, y la rúbrica holística, que evalúa el trabajo completo. Además, ofrece consejos para crear rúbricas útiles centrándose en resultados claros y niveles de desemp
Este documento describe varias técnicas e instrumentos para la evaluación de conocimientos, habilidades, actitudes y valores. Describe pruebas orales y escritas, prácticas, estandarizadas, construidas por el profesor, individuales, grupales, de aptitudes, inteligencia, competencias, dominio lingüístico, actitudes y valores. También describe evaluaciones objetivas y subjetivas, parciales, finales, mediante baterías de pruebas, proyectos y organizadores gráficos.
Bloom taxonomia de Bloom para escribir preguntas jedi0473
This document provides a guide to writing questions based on Bloom's Taxonomy. It lists verbs and sample question stems for each of Bloom's six categories - Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation. For each category, useful verbs are given along with examples of how to frame questions at that level. The purpose is to help writers construct questions that require different cognitive levels from simply recalling facts to more complex thinking like synthesis and evaluation.
La Unión Europea ha acordado un embargo petrolero contra Rusia en respuesta a la invasión de Ucrania. El embargo prohibirá la mayoría de las importaciones de petróleo ruso a la UE y se implementará de manera gradual durante los próximos seis meses. Algunos países de la UE aún dependen en gran medida del petróleo ruso y buscarán exenciones temporales al embargo.
La Unión Europea ha acordado un paquete de sanciones contra Rusia por su invasión de Ucrania. Las sanciones incluyen restricciones a las importaciones de productos rusos de alta tecnología y a las exportaciones de bienes de lujo a Rusia. Además, se congelarán los activos de varios oligarcas rusos y se prohibirá el acceso de los bancos rusos a los mercados financieros de la UE.
La primera rubrica describe los componentes y niveles de desempeño para evaluar tareas individuales, incluyendo puntualidad, ortografía, desarrollo del tema y puntaje total. La segunda rubrica describe los componentes y niveles de desempeño para evaluar actividades individuales en clase, incluyendo puntualidad, ortografía, desarrollo del tema y puntaje total. La tercera rubrica describe los componentes y niveles de desempeño para evaluar actividades grupales en clase, incluyendo forma de discutir, integración en
This document contains a rubric for evaluating student work. It assesses students on organization, content knowledge, grammar and spelling, neatness, and references. Each category is scored on a scale of 1 to 4, with 4 being the highest score. The total score is calculated at the bottom. Space is provided for teacher comments on the student's work.
This document provides instructions for getting started with the open source desktop publishing software Scribus. It outlines how to download and install the latest version of Scribus from their website, and recommends installing additional programs like Acrobat Reader and a color management system. The document then walks through creating a sample 7-page magazine in Scribus, covering tasks like setting up document properties, inserting images and shapes, and basic layout and design functions.
Warren rick respuestas a las dificultades de la vidajedi0473
necesitas saber por que hay dificultades en nuestra existencia, por que debemos afrontar esos problemas que nos parecen tan infranqueables, solo lee este libro.
El documento proporciona instrucciones para los docentes y personal administrativo sobre qué hacer durante un sismo. Indica que los docentes deben verificar la presencia de todos los estudiantes cuando lleguen a las zonas de seguridad y mantenerlos concentrados allí. También deben verificar que todos los estudiantes hayan salido de las aulas y, si es necesario, evacuarlos a zonas seguras previamente establecidas. Los docentes y el personal administrativo deben permanecer con los estudiantes hasta que sus padres los recojan.
Tecnicas e instrumentos de evaluacion desde un enfoque formativo jedi0473
La tabla muestra diferentes técnicas de evaluación formativa, sus instrumentos correspondientes y los tipos de aprendizaje que pueden evaluarse. Las técnicas de observación como guías de observación, registros anecdóticos y diarios permiten evaluar conocimientos, habilidades y actitudes. El desempeño de los estudiantes se puede evaluar a través de preguntas, cuadernos, organizadores gráficos usando rúbricas, listas de cotejo y portafolios. Finalmente, las técnicas de observación permiten a los doc
The document describes levels of understanding, strategies/reasoning/procedures, and communication in mathematics from novice to expert. At the novice level, there is no strategy or understanding, inappropriate concepts are used, and no explanation is provided. The apprentice level shows partial understanding and strategy but not a full solution. The practitioner level shows broad understanding, effective strategy and reasoning, and clear explanation. The expert level demonstrates deep understanding, sophisticated strategy, refined reasoning, accurate procedures, and clear effective communication of all steps.
How to deal with people with special need/como tratar a personas con necesida...jedi0473
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Writingstrategiesbookstudyguide
1. J E N N I F E R S E R R AVA L LO
WritingStrategies
K
Book
YOUR EVERYTHING GUIDE TO
DEVELOPING SKILLED WRITERS
With 300
strategies
HEINEMANN • Portsmouth, NH
Study Guide
3. 1 Welcome
1. How Do I Know What to Teach? 4
2. Revise Your Curriculum to Be More
Explicit 6
3. Imagine the Course 7
4. Visualize It 8
5. From Page to Practice 10
6. Create a Toolkit 11
7. Mark Up a Mentor Text 12
8. Create a Unit from Scratch 13
9. Planning Prompts 15
10. Author New Strategies 17
11. Balance Whole-Class
and Individual Goals 18
12. One Strategy, Many Twists 20
13. What Does “Got It” Look Like? 21
14. Studying Support 22
15. Teach, Review, Respond 23
24 Appendices
Links to student work samples 24
Planning Your Week form 25
Class Profile form 26
Bibliography 27
Contents
4. 1
An Introduction to the Study Guide
Thank you for choosing to study The Writing Strategies Book with your colleagues! I
encourage you to bring a spirit of open-mindedness, risk taking, and adventure to your
collaborative practice. In this guide, I offer ways to structure your time as you explore the
ideas in the book together.
Some ideas in this study guide are ones intended for out-of-classroom settings, such as
in a PLC, a grade-level team, or faculty meetings. Other ideas are ones that are best tried in
a classroom with students. You may decide to try these by venturing into a classroom with
a group of colleagues, or by videotaping your practice and viewing it later with peers.
The format of this study guide will feel familiar. I borrowed the same structure that I
used in both The Reading Strategies Book and The Writing Strategies Book, and the study
guide I wrote for The Reading Strategies Book. You’ll find that each collaboration idea has its
own page, and there are familiar elements on each page including:
• a Title
• a Procedure: a clear, step-by-step process for the activity
• a Level: a marginal denotation as a “beginner,” “intermediate,” or “advanced”
activity. Some are marked acceptable for “any” and there are notes within
the page to help you understand how to adapt for teachers of differing
experience levels.
• Book to Book: cross-references to my other books, for those of you who have
them, to help you understand how my books fit together
Welcome
5. 2 THE WRITING STRATEGIES BOOK Study Guide
• Setting: a suggestion for whether this works best at a teacher meeting (such
as a PLC or faculty meeting) or while working in classrooms with children
(such as a lab site)
• Coaching Tips: a more in-depth discussion of how to do the activity with
colleagues as well as some sidebar tips I’d likely give you if I was with you as
you practice.
Below, you’ll find an overview table of all fifteen suggestions at a glance.
I hope this serves as an easy-to-follow guide that offers ideas for conversations,
activities, and practices that will strengthen your strategic writing instruction, raise the
quality and engagement levels of your student writers, and strengthen collaboration with
your colleagues.
Title Level Book to Book Setting
1 How Do I Know What toTeach? Any Either of the Playbooks Meeting room
2 ReviseYour Curriculum to Be More Specific Any Either of the Playbooks Meeting room
3 Imagine the Course Any Either of the Playbooks Meeting room
4 Visualize It Any The Writing Strategies Book Meeting room
5 From Page to Practice Any
Conferring with Readers andTeaching Reading
in Small Groups
Classroom
6 Create aToolkit Any The Writing Strategies Book Meeting room
7 Mark Up a MentorText Any Teaching Reading in Small Groups Meeting room
8 Create a Unit from Scratch
Beginner or
Intermediate
Either of the Playbooks Meeting room
9 Planning Prompts
Beginner or
Intermediate
The Writing Strategies Book Meeting Room
10 Author New Strategies Intermediate The Writing Strategies Book Meeting room
11 Balancing Whole-Class and Individual Goals Intermediate Either of the Playbooks Meeting room
12 One Strategy, ManyTwists
Intermediate or
Advanced
Conferring with Readers and Teaching Reading
in Small Groups
Classroom
13 What Does “Got It” Look Like?
Intermediate or
Advanced
Either of the Playbooks Meeting room
14 Studying Support Advanced
Conferring with Readers andTeaching Reading
in Small Groups
Classroom
15 Teach, Review, Respond Advanced Either of the Playbooks Meeting room
6. 3 THE WRITING STRATEGIES BOOK Study Guide
12 THE WRITING STRATEGIES BOOK Study Guide
Decoding, using
Structure as a Source
of Information
SKILL
Choose this when . . .
any
meeting room
LEVELS
BOOK TO BOOK
SETTING
See a variety of
sample mentor texts
mentioned under the
heading “Using a
Mentor” throughout
The Writing Strategies
Book.
Procedure Find a mentor text that you plan to study with your class. One strategy at
a time, mark up the text with possible places to highlight as examples. You may want to
include notes about the strategy on the sticky note you use.
Coaching Tips I learned from Carl Anderson many years ago that it’s helpful to
confer with a “text under your arm” (2000) so that when you need to give a quick
example or demonstrate a strategy, the text is right there at your fingertips. This will save
time since you won’t need to run back to your desk or easel ledge to retrieve the book you
wanted to use.
To make this text easy to use, I recommend reading the text aloud to the class during
an interactive read-aloud so the children are very familiar with it. That way, when you’re
in the midst of a conference or small group you’ll be able to quickly turn to a page to
reference a small part, saving time in your teaching.
7. Mark Up a Mentor Text
This short text, like many you’ll find, is rich with opportunities to teach
strategies. Having spots marked ahead of time allows you to save time when
conferring with students.
Procedure: For quick
reference, the procedure
summarizes the steps
involved in the professional
learning activity.
Margins: The margins will
guide you to find activities for
novice to more advanced levels
of experience with strategies,
references from other books you
may have by Jennifer Serravallo,
and the optional setting (meeting
or classroom) for this activity.
Coaching Tips: These are notes,
coach to coach, that include helpful
tips and more elaborated advice on how
to engage in the professional learning
activity. At times, there is also advice
for making the activity simpler or more
sophisticated depending on the group of
teachers who are practicing.
7. 4 THE WRITING STRATEGIES BOOK Study Guide
Decoding, using
Structure as a Source
of Information
SKILL
LEVELS
BOOK TO BOOK
SETTING
meeting room
See either book
in The Literacy
Teacher’s Playbook
series for a more
in-depth discussion
of formative
assessments.
any
1. How Do I Know What to Teach?
Procedure Read across the opening 2–3 pages of each of the ten goal chapters. Choose
a student to study. Find writing samples that will help you understand that student across
each of the different categories. With colleagues, discuss the student’s strengths and what
an appropriate goal might be (using the hierarchy on page 3 of The Writing Strategies
Book). Then, dip into the chapter that correlates to that goal to select appropriate
strategies that are tied to the student’s goal and grade level.
Coaching Tips All the beautiful strategy instruction in the world will do little if it’s
not grounded in what a child can already do, and what a possible next step for that child
might be. Those who have read my Literacy Teacher’s Playbooks know that I value the
stuff inside a child’s desk; informal assessments and everyday student work help me to
prioritize instruction. Student notebook writing, drafts, and information we can glean
from kidwatching during independent writing count as data!
The initial pages of each goal chapter in The Writing Strategies Book (see sections titled
“How do I know if this goal is right for my student?”) offer a very brief introduction to
each goal, and how to know if it’s right for your student.
If you’re just getting started and want to try this activity without collecting materials
from students in your class, or if you’re a coach who is doing some professional learning
with teachers outside of the normal school year without access to student work, I’d
recommend downloading the work samples from my Literacy Teacher’s Playbooks. Two
first-grade samples can be found at www.heinemann.com/products/E05300.aspx. Two
fourth-grade samples can be found at www.heinemann.com/products/E04353.aspx.
Choose this when . . .
8. 5 THE WRITING STRATEGIES BOOK Study Guide
Determining Where to Start:
A Hierarchy of Possible Writing Goals
Composing with Pictures
Engagement
Generating Ideas
Focus
Organization / Structure
Partnerships Clubs
Word ChoiceElaboration
Conventions: Grammar
Punctuation
Conventions: Spelling
Each goal on the hierarchy corresponds to one chapter filled with strategies. Once you identify which
goal is the best fit, turn to the corresponding chapter to find ideas for lessons.
9. 6 THE WRITING STRATEGIES BOOK Study Guide
Decoding, using
Structure as a Source
of Information
SKILL
Choose this when . . .
2.3 Purposes for Reading Start/Stop Mat
LEVELS
BOOK TO BOOK
SETTING
THE WRITING STRATEGIES BOOK Study Guide
Decoding, using
Structure as a Source
of Information
Procedure Focus on one unit. Review the expected outcomes, goals, objectives, and/
or enduring understandings. Consider which of the ten goals in The Writing Strategies
Book apply to your unit. Using the overview tables within each unit, find lesson ideas
that match the stage of the writing process and grade level of your writers. Compare your
current lessons to the lessons in the book. Revise any that need to be more explicit by
borrowing language from strategies.
Coaching Tips For many of the districts I work with, curriculum guides are usually
explicit about unit topic, or writing assignments, or standards. But sometimes teaching
children how to write the piece, not just what to write is left to the teacher to figure out.
This activity will allow a grade-level team of teachers to plan for nitty-gritty, day-
to-day teaching. You may choose to use the strategies as they are written or revise into
language that’s more comfortable for you. What’s most important to keep in mind is that
you’re equipping children with a strategy in every single lesson.
One extension possibility is to brainstorm some of your own “lesson language” to
fit with your class read-aloud (feel free to use what’s in The Writing Strategies Book as a
model, but you’ll probably want to make it your own). Another extension possibility is
to work together to create anchor charts that will work for you and your students within
each unit.
2. Revise Your Curriculum to Be More Specific
any
For more information
on how to assess and
evaluate what your
students are already
doing, which will help
guide your planning,
see either book in The
Literacy Teacher’s
Playbook series,
Chapters 1 and 2.
LEVELS
BOOK TO BOOK
SETTING
meeting room
Choose this when . . .
10. 7 THE WRITING STRATEGIES BOOK Study Guide
Decoding, using
Structure as a Source
of Information
SKILL
Choose this when . . .
LEVELS
BOOK TO BOOK
SETTING
meeting room
The Literacy Teacher’s
Playbook series offers
advice for planning
out a student’s work
with a goal over time
and communicating
goals with family and
other teachers within
the school.
any
Procedure Think of one student and that student’s one goal. Look through the entire
chapter that connects to that student’s goal. Choose a series of strategies that build from
simple to more complex.
Coaching Tips It’s unlikely that you’re going to plan out a six-week course for each and
every reader in your classroom, and I wouldn’t recommend it! What’s most authentic is
that you teach a strategy, see how the student does, and then decide whether to move on
to a new strategy or reteach the same one. However, as an exercise in understanding and
navigating the book, you could work alone or with your colleagues to take a case-study
writer—perhaps one you studied from the first exercise in this study guide—and find
strategies in the book that align to both the student’s goal, as well as the child’s grade level.
In addition to finding strategies in the book, you could even invent some of your own!
The table below shows how one writer’s six-week journey with a goal of elaboration
went. Notice that all the strategies connect to the goal and the grade level.
3. Imagine the Course
Week 1
Working on a fictional narrative. Learned and practiced strategies 6.33
(“How DoesYour CharacterTalk?”) and 6.14 (“Show, Don’tTell: Emotions”).
Week 2
Working on a fictional narrative. Learned and practiced strategies
for developing setting details, strategy 6.26 (“Exploring Options for
Setting”) and strategy 6.13 (“Show, Don’tTell: Places”).
Week 3
Working on fictional narrative. First conference this week revisited the
strategy for setting details. Later in the week, learned and practiced
a strategy for developing character traits, strategy 6.20, “External
Character Description.”
Week 4
Finished up fictional narrative, revising for all strategies learned with
support from the teacher. Began working on an informational essay.
Learned and practiced strategy about adding partner facts, strategy 6.23.
Week 5
Continuing informational essay. Learned and practiced strategy for
supporting facts with additional information, strategy 6.22.
Week 6
Continued informational essay. Worked on using narrative/anecdote as
an elaboration technique, strategy 6.41.
From The Writing Strategies Book, page 17
11. 8 THE WRITING STRATEGIES BOOK Study Guide
Decoding, using
Structure as a Source
of Information
SKILL
Choose this when . . .
any
LEVELS
BOOK TO BOOK
SETTING
meeting room
For more support
with creating charts,
please visit the
introduction of The
Writing Strategies
Book, pages 23–25.
Procedure Read through all of the information about one strategy (one entire page).
Think of a student you want to teach this strategy to. Keeping in mind the age, stage of
language acquisition, learning style, reading level, etc., of this student, create a visual that
will work with this lesson and for the student.
Coaching Tips I included visuals for every lesson in the book for a few reasons.
Inspired by the work of Marjorie Martinelli and Kristine Mraz (of chartchums [https://
chartchums.wordpress.com/] and Smarter Charts fame [2012, 2014]) I wanted to
challenge myself to imagine the language of the strategy and lessons as a visual for
students. Martinelli and Mraz have convinced me that visuals help learning stick—so
I did it for you, the teacher, in the hopes that seeing these visuals will help you commit
these strategies to memory.
You may find that some of the visuals in the book will work great, as is, with your own
kids. Fabulous! Feel free to copy. However, you may find that there are some visuals that
are intended for a different learner than the one in front of you. In this case, I hope you
feel comfortable enough to make your own! For example, take a quick look at Lesson
2.3 (page 64). The visual would be appropriate in a first-, second-, or even third-grade
4. Visualize It
From The Writing Strategies Book, Lesson 2.3: “Listen. Praise.”
MerridyGnagey
12. 9 THE WRITING STRATEGIES BOOK Study Guide
class. But what if you teach middle school? You’ll need to recreate the chart with some
examples that are more relevant to your class. Take a look at Lesson 6.13 (page 224). It
would be fine in many upper elementary or middle school classrooms as is, but what if
you have an English language learner, a younger student, or a child at a lower reading
level, for whom that much print would be overwhelming? Can you reimagine the chart as
a more picture- or icon-heavy version?
From The Writing Strategies Book, Lesson 6.13: “Show, Don’t Tell: Using
Senses to Describe Places”
13. 10 THE WRITING STRATEGIES BOOK Study Guide
Decoding, using
Structure as a Source
of Information
SKILL
Choose this when . . .
any
LEVELS
BOOK TO BOOK
SETTING
classroom (or with
video in a meeting)
Many of the
teaching moves and
structures described
in Conferring with
Readers and Teaching
Reading in Small
Groups will work for
writing as well!
Procedure Choose a strategy that will benefit one student (conference) or a group of
students (strategy lesson). Read through the strategy, prompts, lesson language, and chart
so you feel comfortable with what you plan to teach. Teach in front of your colleagues
and receive feedback.
Coaching Tips When I was a first-year teacher, fresh out of college, I tried very hard
to lead a writing workshop as described in The Art of Teaching Writing (Calkins 1994).
I had the marble notebooks. I gave students choice in what to write. But try as I might,
I couldn’t get it to work. That is, until I saw for the first time what I had previously
only read about. I can still remember the moment when a Teachers College Reading
and Writing Project staff developer modeled an entire writing workshop for me. It
transformed my practice immediately and immensely. From that moment forward, my
colleagues and I would teach in front of each other, give each other feedback, and provide
one another with countless examples of what strategies-come-to-life looks like.
As you read the strategies, lesson language, and prompts in the book, I hope you can
start to visualize how you’ll teach it to your own students. I recommend that you then do
for your colleagues what my staff developer and colleagues did for me.
5. From Page to Practice
Watch the video of me teaching Lesson 9.19 for an image of how a strategy from the book came to life
with one reader (see http://hein.pub/WSBGuide).
14. 11 THE WRITING STRATEGIES BOOK Study Guide
Decoding, using
Structure as a Source
of Information
SKILL
Choose this when . . .
meeting room
LEVELS
BOOK TO BOOK
SETTING
To learn more about
creating tools to
support student
independence, please
revisit the introduction
of The Writing
Strategies Book,
pages 23–25.
any
Procedure Think about the strategies you anticipate will be most used in your
classroom. Create a toolkit of mini-charts, student tools, mentor texts, sample writing
exemplars that you create, or other materials to use during your teaching, and/or to leave
with students after a lesson.
Coaching Tips There are many benefits to trying out this idea. One is that in creating
tools that you plan to leave with students, you’ll make the strategy stick in your own head
more effectively. Another is that because you’ve done careful thinking about how you’ll
support students’ independence, you’re more likely to have their independence in mind
as you’re teaching. Third, by having tools at the ready, your lessons will be swifter than if
you were to make the tools on the spot. This means you can work with more readers in
the same time period!
6. Create a Toolkit
These are some samples from my own toolkit that I carry with me as I work with teachers and students in
schools all over the country. I’m sure to have my writing notebook with a wide range of sample pieces to
use in quick demonstrations, samples of tools that I can leave with students, and even a few copies of my
favorite mentor texts.
15. 12 THE WRITING STRATEGIES BOOK Study Guide
Decoding, using
Structure as a Source
of Information
SKILL
Choose this when . . .
any
meeting room
LEVELS
BOOK TO BOOK
SETTING
See a variety of
sample mentor texts
mentioned under the
heading “Using a
Mentor” throughout
The Writing Strategies
Book.
Procedure Find a mentor text that you plan to study with your class. One strategy at
a time, mark up the text with possible places to highlight as examples. You may want to
include notes about the strategy on the sticky note you use.
Coaching Tips I learned from Carl Anderson many years ago that it’s helpful to
confer with a “text under your arm” (2000) so that when you need to give a quick
example or demonstrate a strategy, the text is right there at your fingertips. This will save
time since you won’t need to run back to your desk or easel ledge to retrieve the book you
wanted to use.
To make this text easy to use, I recommend reading the text aloud to the class during
an interactive read-aloud so the children are very familiar with it. That way, when you’re
in the midst of a conference or small group you’ll be able to quickly turn to a page to
reference a small part, saving time in your teaching.
7. Mark Up a Mentor Text
This short text, like many you’ll find, is rich with opportunities to teach
strategies. Having spots marked ahead of time allows you to save time when
conferring with students.
16. 13 THE WRITING STRATEGIES BOOK Study Guide
Decoding, using
Structure as a Source
of Information
SKILL
Choose this when . . .
meeting room
LEVELS
BOOK TO BOOK
SETTING
For more information
on how to assess and
evaluate what your
students are already
doing, which will help
guide your planning,
see either of the
Literacy Teacher’s
Playbooks, Chapters 1
and 2.
beginner or
intermediate
Procedure Decide on a set of goals for the unit and the genre of writing your students
will be working on (if the unit is genre based). Create a calendar with the step of the
writing process your students will be engaged in on that date. Search through The Writing
Strategies Book to find lessons that fit with the genre, step of the process, and grade level
of your students.
Coaching Tips It’s tempting to want to teach everything to your students right away.
I understand the urgency! However, having a smaller set of goals gives your unit focus,
which will help your students learn more deeply. This will help the learning to better
“stick” and carry over to future units, and when the student is working on a writing piece
independently outside of a unit. So as you plan out your unit, try to have only a few main
focuses.
If creating a unit of study is new for you, I’d recommend making the unit genre-based
(i.e., fiction, all-about books, poetry). This will allow you to find a mentor text to have
a vision of what you’re working toward and can help you to better sort through the 300
strategies in the book to find ones that work best for your purpose.
8. Create a Unit from Scratch
Week 1
Generating
and
collecting
Generating
and
collecting
Generating
and
collecting
Generating
and
collecting
Choosing
Week 2 Developing Developing
Rehearsing
and
drafting
Drafting Revising
Week 3 Revising Choosing Developing Developing
Rehearsing
and drafting
Week 4 Revising Editing Editing Publishing Celebrating!
At first, plan out the process across the days of a calendar.
17. 14 THE WRITING STRATEGIES BOOK Study Guide
Week 1
Generating
and collecting
3.1 Important
People
Generating
and collecting
3.2 Moments
with Strong
Feelings
Generating
and collecting
3.5 Mapping the
Heart
Generating
and collecting
3.10 Scrapbook
Your Life (to Write
About It Later)
Choosing
4.7 Ask Questions
to Focus
Week 2
Developing
5.8 Uh-Oh . . .
UH-OH . . .
Phew
Developing
5.29 Multiscene
Storyboarding
Rehearsing
and drafting
6.4 Act It Out . . .
Then Get It Down
Drafting
6.9 “What Else
Happened?”
Revising
6.13 Show, Don’t
Tell: Places
Week 3
Revising
6.33 How Does
Your Character
Talk?
Choosing
4.15 Focus on
an Image
Developing
5.35 Coming
Full Circle
Developing
5.36 Seesaw
Structure
Rehearsing
and drafting
5.39 Write the
Bones,Then Go
Back to Flesh It Out
Week 4
Revising
6.43 Lie (ToTell
theTruth)
Editing
8.18Turn to
Spell-Check
Editing
9.8 Guess
What! Complete
Sentences
Publishing
4.4 Write aTitle
Celebrating!
(see Appendix)
Find strategies that align to your unit goals and step of the writing process, and that also match the grade level
of your students.
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Decoding, using
Structure as a Source
of Information
SKILL
Choose this when . . .
meeting room
LEVELS
BOOK TO BOOK
SETTING
beginner or
intermediate
Procedure Choose a strategy from the book or one you’ve created yourself. Plan out
a list of prompts, trying to push yourself to come up with at least one example of each
type (compliment, directive, redirection, question, or sentence starter). Make sure all the
prompts match the strategy! Then, mark each prompt according to how much support it
gives writers.
Coaching Tips Teachers who consider themselves beginner prompters may just try
to generate some—or any—prompts that connect to the strategy. Remember, the prompts
will be used while students practice the strategy you’ve just highlighted, so it’s crucial that
the prompts support the child with that specific strategy.
Those who consider themselves intermediate prompters may try to consider different
prompt types, using the explanation on this page, or the discussion in The Writing
Strategies Book, pages 18–19.
Those who are comfortable with the practice of coaching readers and are looking for
a way to refine those skills may try to think about how different prompts offer differing
levels of support for readers. By making a list of prompts you tend to use and marking
each prompt with “more” or “less,” you can reflect on how much support you give writers
and begin to become mindful of how you might give over some of that support to
students to encourage independence.
Try to generate prompts that fall into all five categories explained in the graphic on
page 19. The point here is not that you’d try to use every type of prompt every time you
teach, but rather to help you become aware of how different prompt types support writers
in different ways, what your tendencies are when you prompt, and what other options are
available to you.
9. Planning Prompts
For more support
with understanding
prompting, reread
The Writing Strategies
Book, pages 18–19.
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The feedback I offer students takes a few predictable
forms:
• compliment: names something the student
does well (e.g., “You checked the word wall to
help you spell that sight word without sounding
it out!”)
• directive: directs or commands the child to try
something (e.g., “Reread the ending. Make sure
it leaves your reader with something to think
about.”)
• redirection: names what the child is currently doing, and redirects the
child to do something slightly different (e.g., “You’re listing specific facts
you know. Let’s try to first list the names of the chapters you might write,
then we’ll get to the facts.”)
• question (e.g., “Can you write a definition to give more detail?”)
• sentence starter: offers the child language, which is especially helpful when
coaching a child through oral storytelling, or when working with partners or
writing clubs; the student will repeat the sentence starter and then verbally
complete the sentence (e.g., “Once . . . And then . . . Later . . .”).
Prompt types are found in The Writing Strategies Book, page 19.
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Decoding, using
Structure as a Source
of Information
SKILL
Choose this when . . .
meeting room
BOOK TO BOOK
SETTING
Read across strategies
in The Writing
Strategies Book (the
top paragraph or so on
each of the strategy
pages) to get a feel
for the language, and
then try to write your
own.
LEVEL
intermediate
Procedure Try your hand at writing a piece in a genre your class is currently studying.
Notice what you do as a writer to generate ideas, craft the piece, and work through the process.
Articulate your own strategies that you can imagine teaching to students in your class.
Coaching Tips Three hundred strategies is a lot. It’s a massive collection, and you’ll
find strategies that work in a wide variety of settings—but it’s not everything.
It’s important that as you become more comfortable with the language and phrasing of
a strategy that you begin to innovate by making up some of your own. When you do this,
you’ll have the confidence to come up with something on the spot when you’re working
with a writer, if need be.
One way to start this is to begin by “spying on yourself.” Write something in the same
genre you’re planning to teach to your students. Then try to figure out what you do.
First, just name it. For example, when writing a letter to your senator, you may say, “I
keep a list of reasons and examples to back up my main points. Then, I organize them by
grouping things that seem the same together, then I use that as a plan to start my draft.”
It’s important to phrase what you noticed as a series of actionable steps—a strategy. I
recommend reading several strategies from The Writing Strategies Book to get the hang of
the language.
10. Author New Strategies
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Decoding, using
Structure as a Source
of Information
SKILL
Choose this when . . .
meeting room
BOOK TO BOOK
SETTING
For more support
with creating weekly
plans, see the final
chapter in either of
the Playbooks.
LEVEL
intermediate
Procedure Create a class profile (with student names and goals) to see everyone
at a glance. Look for patterns to decide which goals will be taught to the whole class
(since most of the students need it), which will be taught in small groups (because some
students need it), and which will be taught one on one. Create a plan for how your
writing block will flow across the week.
Coaching Tips Once you start thinking about each student as an individual and
assign each student one of the ten goals, I’m going to bet you’ll need a way to organize
and manage your writing time. As you might be able to tell from how the book is
structured, I’m all about organization and I wouldn’t leave you hanging!
First, create a class profile list, like the one described in the Playbooks.
Then, notice patterns and put kids onto a schedule. Who will you see each day? How
will you see them (small group, conferences, during writing partner time, etc.?) Be sure
to budget your time and consider leaving a little extra “buffer” time to play catch-up or
respond to unplanned needs.
11. Balancing Whole-Class and Individual Goals
A blank version of the Class
Profile form is included in the
Appendices.
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A blank version of the Planning
Your Week form is included in
the Appendices.
One Possible Reading Block Structure
7- to 10-minute
minilesson
10-minute
independent
writing
2-minute
transition
20- to 30-minute
independent
writing
Partnership/
writing club
conversation
5-minute
teaching share
Teach a
minilesson
focused on
unit/curriculum.
Students write
independently as
teacher confers
and pulls small
groups. Students
attempt to
practice
strategies
focused on unit
goals.
Teacher reminds
students to take
out their goal
card and begin
focusing on their
goal.
Students write
independently as
teacher confers
and pulls small
groups. Students
practice strategies
focused on an
individual goal
taught during
conferences and
small groups.
Two times per
week, students
meet to discuss
their writing and/
or support one
another with
goals.
Brief review of
lesson, set up
for next day,
or share from
an individual’s
practice.
Then, make sure you’re clear on how your writing block will flow. If you use a writing
workshop, I’d recommend splitting time up into “practicing the class goal” time and
“practicing my own goal” time.
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Decoding, using
Structure as a Source
of Information
SKILL
Choose this when . . .
LEVELS
BOOK TO BOOK
SETTING
Procedure Choose a strategy that is appropriate for a student in each teacher’s classroom
from your professional learning group. Have everyone record him- or herself teaching the
strategy, or bring the students into a room and teach in front of one another. Compare the
ways teachers adapted or modified the strategy to match the students in front of them.
Coaching Tips I write in the introduction of The Writing Strategies Book that I
hope each teacher can become comfortable enough with the strategies to make them
their own. As interesting as it is to read the strategy ideas on the page, it’ll be even more
exciting to compare different teachers’ interpretations! As you turn what’s in the book
into actual practice in your classroom, you may find
• two teachers who read the same strategy interpret it in different ways.
• when you get in front of children, you may need to make some changes to
what’s written to respond to them as learners.
• the way it’s written and the way you say it aren’t the same. Rephrasing the
language of the strategy so you “own it” is crucial.
• the example that’s used in The Writing Strategies Book doesn’t match the level of
your student writers, so you’ll need to create your own.
• the mentor text suggestion isn’t in the same genre as what your students are
writing, so you’ll need to find another.
For this idea, you can choose to go into a classroom with one colleague or a group of
them and take turns teaching strategies from the book. Alternatively, you could video
record yourself teaching a conference or small-group lesson and spend time watching it
with a colleague. It might even be interesting for you and your colleague(s) to each teach
the same strategy in your own classrooms and then compare the interpretations and
modifications when you discuss as a group!
Some questions to guide your discussions of the different lessons:
• What was similar and what was different?
Try naming what you noticed, without any
judgmental language.
• What decision process did you use to adapt this
chosen strategy?
• What seemed most effective?
• What other students might also benefit from
this strategy? How might it be adapted for
them?
• What other text(s) might make for good
examples or demonstrations?
classroom (or with
video in a meeting)
Conferring with
Readers and Teaching
Reading in Small
Groups
intermediate or
advanced
12. One Strategy, Many Twists
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Decoding, using
Structure as a Source
of Information
SKILL
Choose this when . . .
LEVELS
BOOK TO BOOK
SETTING
meeting room only
(or classroom plus
meeting room)
For more information
on what to expect of
students at different
levels (and how to
interpret artifacts of
student learning) see
either of the Literacy
Teacher’s Playbooks.
intermediate or
advanced
Procedure Find one strategy that would work for at least one student in each teacher’s
classroom in the study group. Go back to your respective classrooms and teach the
strategy. Bring back something—a transcript, a sticky note, a recording, a notebook entry,
a draft, or a photo—to show the student’s learning or response to the strategy. Discuss
which of the students seemed to “get it.”
Coaching Tips In The Writing Strategies Book, you’ll find strategies and prompts to
help nudge readers along as they practice. Looks simple, right? But here’s the thing—you
need to know when to use which prompt, when to decide to stop prompting, and even
when to move on to a new strategy. What will help you with this in-the-moment decision
making is doing some norming of expectations with you and your colleagues.
You could practice this together as a group. Go into a classroom, teach a strategy to
the whole class or a group of kids, bring their work back, and sort them into piles: “got it,”
“kind of got it,” “didn’t get it.” Alternatively, you can each collect information from your
own classes and bring the students’ work to a meeting to share and sort together. Beyond
just sorting into piles, you’ll then want to discuss why you put the work in the category
you did, and what it means to “get it.”
When you have a clear sense of what you’re looking for as the result of your strategy,
you’ll be better able to guide readers in the midst of practicing, and support readers with
next steps as needed.
13. What Does “Got It” Look Like?
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Decoding, using
Structure as a Source
of Information
SKILL
Choose this when . . .
BOOK TO BOOK
SETTING
classroom (or with
video in a meeting)
LEVEL
advanced
Conferring with
Readers and Teaching
Reading in Small
Groups offer advice
about working with
individuals and
groups. Although
the books are about
reading instruction,
the structures of
teaching apply to
writing as well.
Procedure Watch a colleague teach a strategy to an individual or a group (either on
video or in a classroom). Listen for the coaching prompts and record them as best you
can. Study the level of support offered by each of the prompts. Plan the next steps for the
student with gradual release in mind.
Coaching Tips Remember that the reason for teaching strategies is to support
children to be strong, confident, and independent writers. Ultimately, we want students
to outgrow the strategies we teach them and do the work of the goal automatically.
This sort of independence will only be possible if students receive lessened support
from their teacher over time, and are supported to take on more of the work themselves.
For many children, this will mean that while you may offer very supportive prompts
when the strategy is new, you want to be aware of how much support you’re giving and
eventually lessen it to the point where the student is doing the work without your help.
To get started with this activity, you may take a look at the coaching prompts that are
included with any of the 300 strategies. In a meeting, you can name whether each prompt
offers a high or low amount of support. You can also brainstorm some more prompts that
would connect to the strategy, and name those as “high” or “low” as well.
Then, I think it’s important to study our teaching. It’s one thing to brainstorm a list
of prompts, and yet another to be aware of how much support we are giving in the
midst of teaching and student practice. I recommend going into a classroom and having
colleagues watch and record your prompts on a notepad, or videotaping yourself teaching
and watching your prompting back.
Strategy
PromptsThat Offer a
High Level of Support
PromptsThat Offer Less
Support; Require More
Student Independence
Move a Page to a
New Place
(page 171)
• “I think something in your
piece is out of order. What
page might you move?”
• “Your piece seems confusing.
I think something needs to
be moved to a new place.”
• “What might you move?”
• “Think about whether the
piece is in order.”
External Character
Description
(page 231)
• “Think about what you see—
hair, skin, clothes—and write
down specific details about
the character.”
• “Describe your character.”
• “List the traits.”
• “What makes your character
stand out?”
14. Studying Support
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Decoding, using
Structure as a Source
of Information
SKILL
Choose this when . . .
meeting room
BOOK TO BOOK
SETTING
Procedure Bring a sample of student work (e.g., a draft, a notebook entry, a video
of the student working with a writing partner). Review the student’s learning as
compared to the expectation. Discuss whether you’d repeat the same strategy with some
modification, repeat as is, or move on to a new strategy.
Coaching Tips At the start of each goal chapter (Chapters 1–10), you’ll learn about how
I’d assess a reader to figure out which goal to focus on. Once you’ve chosen a goal, you’ll
then begin teaching—choosing a starting strategy that is both appropriate for the child’s goal
and grade level. Let’s say you’ve finished your first conference. You taught a strategy; the
child practiced; you said good-bye. Now what? As I see it, you have a few options:
• The student was so confused by the strategy, it almost seemed to make things
worse! You’d likely decide to scale back and go with something a little simpler
next time.
• You acknowledge the student approximated but still could use more time with
the strategy. In this case, you’d reteach the strategy the next time you saw him.
• The student showed mastery of the strategy while you were with him. You’ll
leave him to keep working, check in in a few days, and decide whether to move
on at that point.
• Seemingly before you had the words out of your mouth, the student showed an
ability to use the strategy. In the next conference, you’ll need to be ready with a
new strategy, something a bit more complex but still within the goal.
• You’ve taught several strategies to the student, including this last one, and the
student has been doing well with his goal. It’s been several weeks. The student is
ready to move on to a new goal.
• This decision making is
part and parcel of being
a responsive teacher, but
boy is it hard! Lean on
colleagues to help you by
bringing work to discuss
the results from strategy
instruction. Decide
together what to do next.
For more information
on what to expect of
students at different
levels (and how to
interpret artifacts of
student learning) see
either of the Literacy
Teacher’s Playbooks.
LEVEL
advanced
15. Teach, Review, Respond
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Appendices
Student Work Samples
Many of the activity and exercise suggestions in this study guide ask that you use student
work as a grounds for making decisions of which strategy to teach and how much support
to give the student during the practice of the strategy. In case you are working during
the summer months, or for some other reason do not have access to student work, I
suggest you use some of the student work samples that are included as a part of The
Literacy Teacher’s Playbook series. In that series, I explore the work of four students (two
first graders and two fourth graders). When you follow these links, you’ll find packets of
student work that help you to understand the student as both a reader and a writer. Even if
you do decide to use their work as a springboard for your initial conversations, my hope is
that you will soon practice the activity again with your own students’ work!
www.heinemann.com/shared/companionResources/E05300/Marelle.pdf
www.heinemann.com/shared/companionResources/E05300/Emre.pdf
www.heinemann.com/shared/companionResources/E04353/Joana.pdf
www.heinemann.com/shared/companionResources/E04353/Alex.pdf
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