Download or read book Nine Best Practices that Make the Difference written by Brian M. Pete and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a meta-analysis of studies on instructional strategies, Marzano, Pickering, and Pollock (2001) have identified nine families of strategies that significantly increase student achievement.
Download or read book From Staff Room to Classroom written by Robin J. Fogarty and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This valuable guide offers a wealth of strategies for designing, presenting, and facilitating professional development with follow-up coaching that meets the unique needs of adult learners.
Download or read book From Staff Room to Classroom II written by Brian M. Pete and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2009-11-16 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Brain Pete and Robin Fogarty′s From Staff Room to Classroom II shows again their obvious expertise and familiarity with what works for campus planning and training. It truly gives new meaning to the words ′staff development′ and provides a clear, concise manner to make it happen. The multiple strategies and methods accommodate ALL styles of presentation, regardless of content area or years of experience. This will revamp how we do training in our district." —Amber Teamann, Title I Technology Facilitator Garland ISD, TX The easy way to engaging professional presentations! Through their extensive experience conducting professional development sessions with educators nationally and internationally, Brian M. Pete and Robin J. Fogarty have acquired a vast compendium of effective presentation and facilitation strategies. Now, in their companion to From Staff Room to Classroom, the authors present 144 strategies for leading staff development workshops, professional learning communities, and staff meetings. These proven, easy-to-use activities are organized into four "morphological grids," with columns corresponding to the three principles for successful presentations Openers: Capture the audience′s attention—Tell them what you are going to do! Meat of the Matter: Captivate with the information—Do it! Closers: Close with keepers—Tell them what you did! Using different strategies from each column of a morphological grid, presenters can create a different presentation format every time. Ideas can be arranged or rearranged according to personal preference, group needs, or as a random creative act. Designed for staff developers, school leaders, and professional learning community facilitators, From Staff Room to Classroom II makes planning creative and winning presentations effortless!
Download or read book Supporting Differentiated Instruction written by Robin J. Fogarty and published by Solution Tree Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examine how PLCs provide the decision-making platform for the rigorous work of differentiated classroom instruction. A practical guide to implementing differentiation in the classroom, this book offers a road map to effective teaching that responds to diverse learning needs. Takeaway objectives at the beginning of each chapter guide discussion, and each chapter ends with action options of highly interactive strategies.
Download or read book School Leader s Guide to the Common Core written by James A. Bellanca and published by Solution Tree Press. This book was released on 2013-07-08 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Implement the Common Core State Standards with downloadable reproducibles, lists of resources to support the many topics affected, discussion questions, and relevant information to share with your colleagues. Explore the background of the standards and the changes that must take place to meet them. The authors offer five principles for school leaders on effective coaching and feedback.
Download or read book How to Teach Thinking Skills Within the Common Core written by James A. Bellanca and published by Solution Tree Press. This book was released on 2012-06-22 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with examples and tools, this practical guide prepares teachers across all grade levels and content areas to teach the most critical cognitive skills from the Common Core State Standards. Discover a doable three-phase model of explicit teaching, guided practice in content-based lessons, and authentic application in standards-based performance tasks that will strengthen students’ ability to learn across the curriculum.
Download or read book Literacy Matters written by Robin J. Fogarty and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2006-10-18 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The versatile and practical handbook to promote students′ literacy and learning! Scores of children across the country do not read with comprehension, and literacy has become a national priority. In Literacy Matters, internationally recognized author, educational coach, and consultant Robin Fogarty defines and reviews 15 practical literacy approaches that teachers can use across all content areas and grade levels to help students develop essential literacy skills. This user-friendly resource provides strategies for immediate implementation with an overview of the research and best practices associated with each strategy. With an easy-to-use menu that enables teachers to select the specific strategies they want to use to boost content-area literacy and comprehension, this valuable guide explores proven instructional methods such as Teaching metacognitive student thinking Creating literature circles Involving parents and community Tapping into prior knowledge Using technology to impact literacy acquisition Put these strategies to use in your classroom, and watch as your students improve their reading and comprehension, and apply these tools for success across content areas and in their lives!
Download or read book How to Assess Authentic Learning written by Kay Burke and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2009-10-07 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create assessments that meet state standards and target students’ learning needs! In this revised edition of her bestseller, Kay Burke provides a wide range of easy-to-implement alternative assessments that address today’s accountability requirements. Designed for use across all content areas, these formative assessments are rooted in the language of state standards and emphasize differentiating instruction to meet students’ diverse learning needs. Updated research and examples help K–12 teachers: Build Response to Intervention checklists for struggling students Develop unit plans using differentiated learning and assessment strategies Create portfolios that emphasize metacognition Design performance tasks that motivate and engage students Construct rubrics that describe indicators of quality work Create tests that focus on higher-order thinking skills
Download or read book How to Integrate the Curricula written by Robin J. Fogarty and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2009-04-14 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated resource offers ten models that allow teachers to work together to create learner-centered classrooms by grouping elements from various content areas into a coherent, standards-based curriculum.
Download or read book How to Differentiate Learning written by Robin J. Fogarty and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2007-03-05 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to boost students' success with a differentiated instructional approach! The authors introduce the elements of the differentiated learning model and provide ways for educators to teach to the brain by considering student readiness levels, interests, and learning styles as they design instruction for K–12 classrooms. You will find guidelines and approaches for adjusting the curriculum, lessons, or assessments to offer entry points for all students. This practical text examines ways to: Prepare for differentiated instruction Identify students' individual needs Engage students with cooperative learning and inquiry-based lessons Develop differentiated curriculum and assessment models
Download or read book A Look at Transfer written by Robin J. Fogarty and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help adult learners transfer professional development content into their classrooms. Using teacher-tested techniques, the authors present research-based strategies for professional developers that foster content transfer from the staff training setting directly into the classroom. Listing the types of content transfer teachers commonly use, the text calls on staff trainers to: Understand how transfer works and set expectations for transfer of learning Model authentic examples of what successful transfer looks like in the classroom Invite participants to consider their usual styles of transfer and to try new ones Brainstorm ideas with adult learners for applying new content in their lessons
Download or read book Close the Achievement Gap written by Brian M. Pete and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This invaluable research-based guidebook illustrates how quality teaching can overcome the impact of low socioeconomic conditions and improve student performance dramatically. The authors present instructional techniques that require students to speak with skill, write with clarity and purpose, read with a critical eye, and listen with active engagement. Using six practical strategies, educators can overcome the odds and guide learners to success by: Setting high expectations for all students Making differentiation part of everything they do Challenging students to think critically Insisting on results-oriented goals
Download or read book The Hungry Brain written by Susan Augustin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-04-28 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feed the brain first to make the nutrition/cognition connection! Focusing on nutrition's role in promoting learning, the author calls on educators to model good food choices for their students. Building on a simple three-part framework of plant foods, animal foods, and junk foods, and incorporating exercise, the text shows educators how: Healthy eating provides a powerful link to learning Childhood obesity, food allergies, and other disorders may be related to eating habits Breakfast is still the most important meal of the day Brain-jogging exercises enhance brain activity, improve physical health, increase clarity, and reduce stress
Download or read book Cooperative Learning written by R. Bruce Williams and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cooperative Learning reveals some of the structural complexities involved in implementing authentic cooperative learning in the classroom. It also suggests that when full cooperative learning structures are implemented, the benefits in student achievement often can be astounding. Descriptions, decisions, designs, and developments, a simple four-part scheme, introduce and refine the skillful use of cooperative learning in the K-12 classroom.
Download or read book The Adult Learner written by Robin J. Fogarty and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Adult Learner: Some Things We Know addresses the "warrior" who rises to the challenge of teaching the adult learner. The discussion is designed as a catalyst for dialogue about the adult learner and to uncover the complexities of teaching this rare and riveting species. This book is organized around three interlocking themes: some things we know about the adult learner; some things we know about change; and some things we know about professional development. In the process of reading the book, the reader gets a glimpse into the research that supports the theory of the adult learner, into the principles that guide the learning practices of the adult learner, and into the strategies that "work in the work setting" for the adult learner.
Download or read book inFormative Assessment written by Robin J. Fogarty and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2009-09-04 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use assessment as a powerful tool to inform instruction and learning! With practical, informed assessment techniques, you can increase your instructional effectiveness and demonstrate improvements in student learning. This research-based book, part of the In A Nutshell series, provides a succinct yet substantive discussion about formative assessments and how they impact the teaching/learning cycle. The authors present results-oriented methods, offer invaluable tips, and examine three types of inFormative assessments: Routine inFormative Assessments to weave into everyday instruction Reflective inFormative Assessments to foster self-assessment for students and teachers Rigorous inFormative Assessments to provide continuous tools that inform teaching practices and student learning
Download or read book Everyday Problem Based Learning written by Brian Pete and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Educators know that problem-based learning answers that perennial student question: “When will I ever use this in real life?” Faced with a meaty problem to solve, students finally “get” why they need to learn the content and are energized to do so. But here’s the exciting part: problem-based learning doesn’t require weeks of study or an end-of-year project. In this book, Brian Pete and Robin Fogarty show how you can use problem-based learning as a daily approach to helping students learn authentic and relevant content and skills. They explain how to engage students in each of the seven steps in the problem-based learning model, so students learn how to develop good questions, launch their inquiry, gather information, organize their information, create evidence, present their findings, and assess their learning. Using practical examples, they also describe how to help students master these seven important thinking skills: develop, analyze, reason, understand, solve, apply, and evaluate. To put all this in context, the authors offer seven “PBL in a Nutshell” lessons that can easily be incorporated in a single classroom period. Depth of thinking and ease of implementation--this is problem-based learning at its best.
