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Bridging the Gap Lillie O Smith Reading Specialist K5 Literacy Leader Kristin Palmer Literacy Coach Hampton City Schools Presenters Lillie Smith is a Reading Specialist K5 Literacy Leader for Hampton City Schools In 2008 she earned National Board Certification In 2010 she was selected as a member of the National Board. If you want to learn how to shoot a basketball, you begin by carefully observing someone who knows how to shoot a basketball. If you want to be a writer, you begin by carefully observing the work of accomplished writers. Recognizing the importance that modeling plays in the learning process, high school English teacher Kelly Gallagher shares how he gets his students to stand next to and pay close attention to model writers, and how doing so elevates his students\' writing abilities. Write Like This is built around a central premise: if students are to grow as writers, they need to read good writing, they need to study good writing, and, most important, they need to emulate good writers.
In Write Like This, Kelly emphasizes real-world writing purposes, the kind of writing he wants his students to be doing twenty years from now. Each chapter focuses on a specific discourse: express and reflect, inform and explain, evaluate and judge, inquire and explore, analyze and interpret, and take a stand/propose a solution. In teaching these lessons, Kelly provides mentor texts (professional samples as well as models he has written in front of his students), student writing samples, and numerous assignments and strategies proven to elevate student writing.
By helping teachers bring effective modeling practices into their classrooms, Write Like This enables students to become better adolescent writers. More important, the practices found in this book will help our students develop the writing skills they will need to become adult writers in the real world. To help every kid fall in love with at least one field of knowledge, our students must encounter our fields\' most galvanizing, tantalizing, and pivotal documents. This book is about making those encounters as compelling as we can make them. -Harvey Smokey Daniels and Steven ZemelmanWe are specialists to the bone-in science, math, social studies, art, music, business, and foreign language. But now, the Common Core and state standards require us to help our students better understand the distinctive texts in our subject areas. Nobody\'s making us into reading teachers, write Smokey Daniels and Steve Zemelman, but we must become teachers of disciplinary thinking through our students\' reading.If this shift sounds like a tough one, Subjects Matter, Second Edition is your solution. Smokey and Steve, two of America\'s most popular educators, share exactly what you need to help students read your nonfiction content closely and strategically: 27 proven teaching strategies that help meet-and exceed-the standards how-to suggestions for engaging kids with content through wide, real-world reading a lively look at using boring textbooks motivating instruction that\'s powered by student collaboration specifics for helping struggling readers succeed.Subjects Matter, Second Edition enables deep, thoughtful learning for your students, while keeping the irreverent, inspiring heart that\'s made the first edition indispensable. You\'ll discover fresh and re-energized lessons, completely updated research, and vibrant vignettes from new colleagues and old friends who have as much passion for their subjects as you do.We\'ll be using methods particular to our fields as well as engaging reading materials that help students understand and remember our content better, write Smokey and Steve. We can realize that vision of the light going on in kids\' heads and maybe fill them with enthusiasm about the amazing subject matter that we have to offer. Sound good? Let\'s get to work. Read a sample chapter from Subjects Matter, Second Edition. Note: This is the bound book only and does not include access to the Enhanced Pearson eText. To order the Enhanced Pearson eText packaged with a bound book, use ISBN 0134515471. For an undergraduate level course in science education Teaching Science Through Inquiry-Based Instruction provides theory and practical advice for elementary and middle school teachers to help their students learn science. Written at a time of substantive change in science education, this book deals both with what\'s currently happening and what\'s expected in science classes in elementary and middle schools. Readers explore the nature of science, its importance in today\'s world, trends in science education, and national science standards. The Thirteenth Edition is expanded to include information about the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Performance Expectations for all elementary grade-level activities as well as the National Science Education Standards (NSES). Additionally, the book strives to present manageable ways to successfully bring inquiry into the science classroom by relating A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas and the 5E Instructional Model. Each chapter ends with suggested discussion questions and professional practice activities to encourage reflection and extend learning. New NGSS-aligned classroom activities provide examples of instruction that interweave the three dimensions of science. The Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content with embedded videos, assessment quizzes, and an activity library. The Enhanced Pearson eText* is: Engaging. The new interactive, multimedia learning features were developed by the authors and other subject-matter experts to deepen and enrich the learning experience. Convenient. Enjoy instant online access from your computer or download the Pearson eText App to read on or offline on your iPad(R) and Android(R) tablet.** Affordable. Experience the advantages of the Enhanced Pearson eText along with all the benefits of print for 40% to 50% less than a print bound book. * The Enhanced eText features are only available in the Pearson eText format. They are not available in third-party eTexts or downloads. **The Pearson eText App is available on Google Play and in the App Store. It requires Android OS 3.1-4, a 7 or 10 tablet, or iPad iOS 5.0 or later. 180 Days of Writing is an easy-to-use resource that will teach second grade students to become efficient writers. Each two-week unit covers one writing standard centered on high-interest themes. Through daily practice that is easy to implement, students will strengthen their language and grammar skills while practicing the various steps of the writing process. Helpful tools are provided to help teachers differentiate instruction and for formative assessment. These standards-based activities correlate to state standards and lay the foundation for College and Career Readiness. The Definitive Guide to Depth and ComplexityAfter successfully using the framework themselves, writing about it on their websites, and facilitating hundreds of hours of training, Ian Byrd and Lisa Van Gemert are bringing you an approachable, comprehensive guide to Depth and Complexity.In it, Ian and Lisa share 27 bite-sized chapters that will help you: - Show educators exactly how the framework works in a real, live classroom- Teach you what you need to know about all aspects of the framework- Address special situations, like working with early elementary grades and planning- Take you further in your Depth and Complexity practice than you ever thought possibleYou will gain a deep understandingBy the end of The Gifted Guild\'s Guide to Depth and Complexity, you will understand the framework, how it fits in your classroom, what parts you may wish to ignore, how to change what you don\'t like about how you\'re currently using it, and why it\'s the tool you need to blow the ceiling off of your classroom. Banish math anxiety and give students of all ages a clear roadmap to success. Mathematical Mindsets provides practical strategies and activities to help teachers and parents show all children, even those who are convinced that they are bad at math, that they can enjoy and succeed in math. Jo Boaler--Stanford researcher, professor of math education, and expert on math learning--has studied why students don\'t like math and often fail in math classes. She\'s followed thousands of students through middle and high schools to study how they learn and to find the most effective ways to unleash the math potential in all students.There is a clear gap between what research has shown to work in teaching math and what happens in schools and at home. This book bridges that gap by turning research findings into practical activities and advice. Boaler translates Carol Dweck\'s concept of \'mindset\' into math teaching and parenting strategies, showing how students can go from self-doubt to strong self-confidence, which is so important to math learning. Boaler reveals the steps that must be taken by schools and parents to improve math education for all. Mathematical Mindsets:Explains how the brain processes mathematics learningReveals how to turn mistakes and struggles into valuable learning experiencesProvides examples of rich mathematical activities to replace rote learningExplains ways to give students a positive math mindsetGives examples of how assessment and grading policies need to change to support real understandingScores of students hate and fear math, so they end up leaving school without an understanding of basic mathematical concepts. Their evasion and departure hinders math-related pathways and STEM career opportunities. Research has shown very clear methods to change this phenomena, but the information has been confined to research journals--until now. Mathematical Mindsets provides a proven, practical roadmap to mathematics success for any student at any age. This smart, simple approach ensures that kindergarteners write at or above a first-grade level by the end of the year. Master teacher Randee Bergen shares her yearlong plan for daily writing, providing complete lessons and tips for motivating all learners, managing writing time, and assessing children\'s work effectively and efficiently. Includes guided lessons for the whole group as well as individualized mini-lessons to support learners exactly where they need help. For use with Grade K. 180 Days of Writing is an easy-to-use resource that will teach first grade students to become better writers. Each two-week unit covers one writing standard centered on high-interest themes. Through daily practice that is easy to implement, students will strengthen their language and grammar skills while practicing the various steps of the writing process. Helpful tools are provided to help teachers differentiate instruction and for formative assessment. These standards-based activities correlate to state standards and lay the foundation for College and Career Readiness. Describes a wide variety of careers that can be entered into without a four-year degree and discusses alternative and vocational education and where to get it. This is Book 2 of my Speaking and Writing series, and a companion to: It\'s Called Presenting, Not Talking Out Loud. A Quick, Strategic Guide for Effective Presentations. Business writing is different than almost every other type of writing for one main reason: Business writing is about results, ultimately.In other words, where other types of writing may take you on a journey of some kind...some wonderful, mystical journey, business writing doesn\'t have much appetite for the journey.We believe in the destination. Give us the destination and if we want to know any parts of the journey, we will ask.It really does boil down to the above. Business professionals and executives are too busy to bother with details (at least at first). They need the bottom-line deliverables presented UPFRONT. This book will give you the keys, without unnecessary theory, on the following: GETTING TO YOUR POINT FASTER, PERSUASIVE WRITING VS. FYI WRITING, BUSINESS PROPOSALS, THE RIGHT WAY TO DO EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES, THE ONE-PAGER, DECKS VS. REPORTS, GRAPHS, TABLES, CHARTS - AND OTHER POWERFUL VISUALS, THE BETTER WAY TO WRITING BUSINESS EMAILS, AND MORE... You\'d love to get your kids through college debt-free -- but your kids aren\'t getting any scholarships, you haven\'t saved for college, and you make too much to get government financial aid. Is there still hope? Yes, but you\'ll need someone to guide you.In LAUNCH, academic strategist Jeannie Burlowski lays out clear, step-by-step strategies that empower parents to get their kids through high quality, best-fit colleges debt-free -- and then directly into jobs they love afterward.Experts rave about LAUNCH: The checklists at the end of each chapter in this book are fabulous. They\'re golden. Well worth the entire price of the book.-Bob Shorb, former associate dean of admissions and financial aid and director of student aid and family finance, Skidmore College Students who go through college without career direction are, as Jeannie Burlowski says, \'like archers who pull the arrow back on the bow string, shoot, and then years later look around for the target.\' This book helps parents set their kids up to take aim early and fire a sure shot, whether that\'s at medical school or at some other worthy endeavor.-Dr. Paul Amble, MD, assistant clinical professor, Yale School of Medicine I\'m a certified financial planner who cares deeply that parents are able to send their kids to college without risking their retirement. You can be sure I\'ll be recommending this book every chance I get.- Mike Branch, CFP, Focus Financial, Minneapolis, MN High school guidance counselors have a difficult time covering the intricacies of the college admission and financing process in the small amount of time they have to work with a large number of students. This book fills in all the gaps-and more-for parents.-Josie Robinson, author and former high school guidance and career counselor, White Bear Lake Area High School This new handbook takes students through the entire creative writing process. You will find plenty of practical advice, helpful exercises, lots of tips and links to useful websites in this indispensable manual for new and seasoned writers alike. Cathie Hartigan and Margaret James are highly motivated authors and creative writing tutors. Between them, they have over thirty years of successful teaching experience for Writers News Home Study Division, The London School of Journalism and Exeter College. They are readers and judges for many international writing competitions and, with Sophie Duffy, are the founders and administrators of both The Exeter Novel Prize and The Exeter Story Prize - see www.creativewritingmatters.co.uk for more information about literary competitions and services to writers. \'A very helpful guide.\' Dr Paul Vlitos - Programme Director of BA English Literature with Creative Writing. University of Surrey, Guildford, UK Millions of people dream about making money as a freelance grant writer. But grant writing is different than any other type of writing�it requires specific elements as well as a certain style and know-how. By the nature of this series, this book is a clear, concise, and easy-to-follow guide. Covering the basic skills every grant writer needs, they will learn how to get the funds they are asking for�no matter how stringent the submission guidelines. This book explains all a prospective grant writer needs to know, including how to:Find the money up for grabsApply for government and foundation grantsBuild community collaborations and partnershipsWrite a statement of needDevelop a budget and budget narrativeFill out appropriate paperworkThis book gives writers the insider information they need to confront the competitive market and seal the deal. Drawn from a combination of the current metacognitive research and the authors\' extensive educational backgrounds, this book is a compilation of essential metacognitive strategies to challenge students to ?learn to think? and to ?think to learn.? After first reviewing the concept of metacognition - its dimensions, distinctiveness, and importance as supported by the literature - the book then outlines several metacognitive strategies and how to incorporate and implement them in one\'s daily classroom practice. These fundamental and transparent methods aim to enable the teacher to act as a role model and to improve the development of learning. Focusing on student success and achievement and independent learning, the book will be a valuable resource for every educator.