Teacher evaluation is stressful. With mixed messages about the policies, purposes, and processes, more often than not teacher evaluations leave everyone feeling confused, anxious, and disillusioned. B
Leila Christenbury's Making the Journey has long been a beloved classic in English methods courses as well as with in-service English teachers whose dog-eared copies occupy a permanent place on their
"Rather than being a barrier to those who 'can't,' the practices actually provide opportunity for all students to engage successfully with mathematics." -Grace Kelemanik, Amy Lucenta, and Susan Jansse
"Writers know that all writing, no matter what genre, is in some sense personal...Heart mapping is a way to acknowledge and nurture this." -Georgia Heard How do we get students to "ache with caring"
In a world rich with language and literacy, each word matters. Words give us a way to communicate-to think, talk, read and write-and to activate and enjoy a literate life. With this new, essential re
The practices you will find in this book have been used effectively by many teachers. Here they are altered and redesigned with special attention to the CCSS-in a way that maintains the potential for
"We need both literacy and science skills to provide students with the knowledge and ability to cope with and understand our world today and in the future. Jennifer meets that challenge with
Short nonfiction texts for American History: Westward Expansion will be released in November 2015 with 10 new lessons for content literacy"We turn information into knowledge by thinking about
"Using technology doesn't mean that we throw out those strategies that we've found to be successful with students," write Katie Muhtaris and Kristin Ziemke. "It's not the to
In Writing with Mentors, high school teachers Allison Marchetti and Rebekah O'Dell prove that the key to cultivating productive, resourceful writers-writers who can see value and purpose for writing b
"We can do better, but expectation alone is not enough. We need answers and examples like the ones Gianna and Brook provide with great insight from research and practice and great compassion
The significant challenges faced by English Language Learners (ELLs) become greater during the middle and high school years, when they must learn more abstract academic concepts with emergent English
As reading teachers, how do we deal with the massive shifts that digital literacy is creating? We can't abandon what we know works to keep up with the latest online-literacy fads. Yet, we need to prep
In the 1960s, a woman's place was seen as being in the home. She even found it hard to make a big purchase if a man wasn't with her. African-American women faced racism daily and were given low-paid,
52 short nonfiction texts for American History (1750-1800) with 10 new lessons for content literacy"We turn information into knowledge by thinking about it. These texts support students in us
The "Concepts About Print" tests can be used with the new entrant or nonreader because the child is asked to help the examiner by pointing to certain features as the examiner reads t
Middle level researchers Dave Brown and Trudy Knowles have updated their bestselling classic What Every Middle School Teacher Should Know with more student voice as well as timely new research, strate
45 short nonfiction texts for American History (1600-1750) with 10 new lessons for content literacy "We turn information into knowledge by thinking about it. These texts support students in using the
"In this book," writes Heidi Mills, "you'll learn how to plan for inquiry in a way that promotes literacy throughout the day and across the content areas." With Learning for Real, you'll find a rich a
Save 15% when you buy 15 copies with the Common Core Reading Book, 6-8 book study bundle. "Working effectively with the standards requires the critical understanding that the teacher-not the standard
What will students be asked to do when faced with the writing tasks on the Common Core State Standards assessments? What are the instructional shifts teachers will need to make so that students can u
Miller, a consultant, author, and professional development provider, and Moss (San Diego State U.) argue that independent reading with no instructional framework is not enough to improve children's re
Everyone loves summer-except reading teachers. Kids take a vacation from books and those with limited access to books lose ground to their peers. You may have thought there's nothing you can do about
In this book for K-12 teachers who are new to teaching digital writing (as well as those with more experience), Hicks (English, Central Michigan University) shows how to combine instruction in digital
"If you're ultimately helping students become creative individuals with a voice; fluent, context-aware experts with language; and engaged and thinking adults, we think you're doing your job as a writi
"Your charts don't need to be perfect, just thoughtful. You don't even have to be able to draw. Just put the child before the chart." - Marjorie Martinelli and Kristine MrazListen to an interview with
Newkirk (English, U. of New Hampshire) offers a semi-autobiographical account of the appeal of slow reading, or the essence of taking in the whole meaning of what is read without being rushed. One cha
Count on the assessment that only counts what "really" counts "With these nine sensible, essential assessments, teachers can gather all the data they need. We share these assessments and show teachers
With this book, the authors support content-area and language arts teachers alike by pairing more than 75 short, kid-tested reproducible nonfiction texts with 33 simple, ready-to-go lessons that deepe
Have you ever zoned out during reading--pronounced the words without processing their meaning? This is how "word callers" experience all reading. In fact, strong decoders with limited comprehension ac
Make abstract qualities like tone, detail, and organization easily visible for young writers with Katie Wood Ray's "In Pictures and in Words." ""If teachers show children how an illustrator's decision
Consider daily life for a child struggling with reading. Imagine what it is like to go through school day after day feeling that you are bad at the one thing that schools seem to value most. Barbara T
Consider daily life for a child struggling with reading Imagine what it is like to go through school day after day feeling that you are bad at the one thing that schools seem to value most. Barbara Ta
""I paced my cell with a book in one hand and a knife under my mattress. I knew I could have a long and happy life with a book in my hand or I could have a miserable short life with the shank that was
"My whole goal with this book was to come at teaching writing from the angle that matters most: students' perspective. They taught me what I needed to know to make this book live up to their passion f
