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Curriculum Design for Writing Instruction
"The author′s conversational style hooks and easily engages readers into the four-step curriculum design process, well-sequenced array of design templates and lesson models, synthesis of the six traits and writing process elements, and integration of history, social science, and science content." Carl Zon, Standards and Assessment Consultant/Coach Connections, Sunnyvale, CA "This book effectively walks educators through the standards-based lesson design process in a way that is clear, compelling, and achievable while simultaneously building content knowledge and extending understanding." Ruth Goldhammer, Coordinator, Curriculum and Staff Development San Mateo County Office of Education, CA...
Lesson Design for Differentiated Instruction, Grades 4-9
"Discover how effective differentiated instruction can support your students' individual learning needs!"Designed for middle-level teachers who may not be experienced in differentiating instruction, this book provides step-by-step guidance for creating comprehensive, meaningful lessons in language arts, math, science, and social studies. The author helps teachers develop confidence and expertise through a wide range of differentiation strategies and includes a lesson-planning template and concrete examples of student handouts. Readers will expand their understanding of: What a differentiated lesson looks likeWhat components are included in a lessonHow differentiated lessons are taughtHow to craft differentiated lessons
Curriculum Mapping
This resource provides a user-friendly process for creating a curriculum year overview that meets standards. Includes developed curriculum maps, blank templates, and more!
New Art and Science of Teaching Writing
"Using a clear and well-organized structure, the authors apply the strategies and techniques originally presented in The New Art and Science of Teaching by Robert J. Marzano to the teaching and assessment of writing skills, as well as some associated reading skills. In total, the book shares more than 100 strategies across grade levels and subject areas"--
Mapping Comprehensive Units to the ELA Common Core Standards, K5
Watch Kathy Glass' archived webinar!A GPS for Implementing Common Core Standards Translating the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) into an effective curriculum is at the top of many educators' to-do lists, and this book shows you how. Master teacher and curriculum specialist Kathy T. Glass familiarizes teachers and curriculum designers with the key points of the ELA Common Core Standards and demonstrates how to design effective curriculum units to align with them. She provides practical and accessible tools for developing a unit map and for making the important connections among all map components, including differentiated instruction. Also included are:A rationale for each component of uni...
Reading and Writing Instruction for Fourth- and Fifth-grade Classrooms in a PLC at Work
Prepare students to succeed with increasingly sophisticated reading and writing challenges. Designed for teachers of grades 4-5, this resource helps readers address the pivotal shift in learning expectations that occurs during the upper elementary years. Myriad templates, tools, and strategies are included to support collaborative teams as they work to establish a rich and robust plan for quality literacy instruction, assessment, and intervention. Use this resource to inspire fourth- and fifth-graders to excel in reading and writing: Understand the role PLCs and collaborative teams play in literacy development and reading comprehension strategies. Obtain strategies and tools, such as the pre...
Mapping Comprehensive Units to the ELA Common Core Standards, 6–12
Your blueprint for skilled Common Core literacy alignment! This all-in-one instructional resource is your best guide to building high quality, CCCS-aligned curriculum units across Grades 6–12 easily, manageably, and effectively. Master teacher Kathy Tuchman Glass provides thorough explanations and step-by-step exercises and templates centered around key CCCS ELA concepts to help you Challenge and engage students in all content areas using the CCCS ELA framework Use existing curriculum and materials to design new, CCCS-aligned units of study Identify CCCS ELA essential understandings for informational text, evidence-based writing, and other critical competencies Conduct resource-rich workshops and professional development
Reading and Writing Instruction for Fourth- and Fifth-grade Classrooms in a PLC at Work
"High-quality literacy instruction is necessary for all learners, and building a solid literacy foundation is of paramount importance during the elementary grades. Part of the Every Teacher Is a Literacy Teacher series edited by Mark Onuscheck and Jeanne Spiller, Reading and Writing Instruction for Fourth- and Fifth-Grade Classrooms in a PLC at Work outlines how collaborative teams in professional learning communities (PLCs) support and encourage the literacy development of all students. Author Kathy Tuchman Glass provides fourth- and fifth-grade teachers tools and strategies for designing standards-aligned instruction, assessments, extensions, and interventions. By reading this book, teachers will address specific literacy challenges and situations found within their grade band and explore methods to collaboratively provide a guaranteed and viable curriculum for every student"--
Complex Text Decoded
In Complex Text Decoded, educational consultant and former master teacher Kathy T. Glass presents strategies, activities, and assessments that target students’ ability to comprehend complex text—whether presented as traditional written text or in multimedia formats—in grades 5–10. You’ll learn * The essential elements of unit design and models for lesson planning. * Specific, step-by-step instruction for teaching vocabulary. * Effective questioning techniques. * Strategies and activities explicitly designed for teaching complex text. * How to measure text complexity and select appropriate texts that are aligned with curricular goals. It's important to provide opportunities for students to read a wide variety of texts for different purposes and along a spectrum of difficulty and length. To meet the goal of comprehensively grasping complex text, students must have concrete tools to help them become highly skilled readers. Complex Text Decoded enables teachers to provide precisely that.
The Power of the Center
The tension between two systems for understanding and picturing space, the concentric and the Cartesian, is regarded by the author as the key to composition in painting, sculpture and architecture
