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Literature Groups All Year Long
produced by Brenda Power (Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers, 2008), 35 mins
Watch as students and teachers deepen their understanding of literature study groups over the course of a school year. This engaging video takes you into Carolyn Bridges' fourth-grade classroom as she works with literacy specialist Jennifer Allen to launch and sustain student-led literature discussions. Filmed ove...
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produced by Brenda Power (Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers, 2008), 35 mins
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Watch as students and teachers deepen their understanding of literature study groups over the course of a school year. This engaging video takes you into Carolyn Bridges' fourth-grade classroom as she works with literacy specialist Jennifer Allen to launch and sustain student-led literature discussions. Filmed over an eight month period, the program shows how student skills and abilities take time to develop. The program also shows how teachers a...
Watch as students and teachers deepen their understanding of literature study groups over the course of a school year. This engaging video takes you into Carolyn Bridges' fourth-grade classroom as she works with literacy specialist Jennifer Allen to launch and sustain student-led literature discussions. Filmed over an eight month period, the program shows how student skills and abilities take time to develop. The program also shows how teachers and literacy coaches can collaborate over time. Throughout the year, Carolyn and Jennifer reflect on student performance, and work together to refine and tweak their classroom instruction to better meet the needs of the students. Providing models for peer observation as well, the video offers reflections by individual teachers and groups of teachers as well as the debrief sessions with Jennifer and Carolyn. The workshop guide includes suggestions for using the video in a variety of professional development settings, and extensions to classrooms.
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Education
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Jennifer Allen, Carolyn Bridges, Brenda Power
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Stenhouse Publishers
Topic / Theme
Content Areas: English/Language Arts, Teacher Collaboration, Teaching Methods, Literacy, Primary, Middle, Education
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Copyright © 2008 Stenhouse Publishers, Inc.
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Content Areas: English/Language Arts, Teacher Collaboration, Teaching Methods, Literacy
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Think Small! Engaging Our Youngest Readers in Small Groups
directed by Robert Cozens; produced by Philippa Stratton and Rebecca Marvil (Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers, 2009), 1 hour 36 mins
With the advent of RTI (Response to Intervention), teachers everywhere are spending part of their day teaching in small groups. In Think Small! master teacher and author Debbie Diller plans and teaches various small-group lessons with students at different reading levels while the rest of the class works independe...
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directed by Robert Cozens; produced by Philippa Stratton and Rebecca Marvil (Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers, 2009), 1 hour 36 mins
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With the advent of RTI (Response to Intervention), teachers everywhere are spending part of their day teaching in small groups. In Think Small! master teacher and author Debbie Diller plans and teaches various small-group lessons with students at different reading levels while the rest of the class works independently at literacy work stations. Teachers learn how to form groups, organize for small-group instruction, choose books, write lesson pla...
With the advent of RTI (Response to Intervention), teachers everywhere are spending part of their day teaching in small groups. In Think Small! master teacher and author Debbie Diller plans and teaches various small-group lessons with students at different reading levels while the rest of the class works independently at literacy work stations. Teachers learn how to form groups, organize for small-group instruction, choose books, write lesson plans, and support student independence so they can teach more effectively in small groups with young readers. Debbie works with pre-emergent readers on rhyming and oral language in small groups. She teaches two differentiated lessons with an emergent group that focuses on learning high-frequency words, both in reading and writing. Other small-group lessons include a focus on fluency and comprehension in guided reading with first-grade readers. and a dynamic, engaging whole-group reading lesson in which Debbie models a skill all students need and later takes this same skill to small group. DVD extras feature a tour of the kindergarten small-group area, and an overview of the planning process and lesson structure. Think Small! -- particularly when used in conjunction with Debbie's book Making the Most of Small Groups -- is ideal for professional study groups or staff development programs designed to help teachers deliver more focused small group instruction. The program includes an extensive viewing guide with questions, work samples, and reproducibles for groups.
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Field of Study
Education
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Debbie Diller, Philippa Stratton, Rebecca Marvil
Author / Creator
Robert Cozens
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Stenhouse Publishers
Topic / Theme
Teaching Methods, Literacy, Teacher Collaboration, Special Education, Reading, Primary, Education
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Copyright © 2009 Stenhouse Publishers, Inc.
Educational Topic
Teaching Methods, Literacy, Teacher Collaboration, Special Education, Reading
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Results That Last
produced by Carla Soffos, Linda J. Dorn and Ron Blome (Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers, 2003), 1 hour 51 mins
What are the features of a school change model? Can these characteristics be captured and shared with other schools? How can all members of the school community work together to effect change? In this four-part video series, teachers and administrators explore specific ideas for implementing an apprenticeship lite...
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produced by Carla Soffos, Linda J. Dorn and Ron Blome (Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers, 2003), 1 hour 51 mins
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What are the features of a school change model? Can these characteristics be captured and shared with other schools? How can all members of the school community work together to effect change? In this four-part video series, teachers and administrators explore specific ideas for implementing an apprenticeship literacy model that includes on-the-job experiences in five critical areas: assessing change over time in reading and writing progress; col...
What are the features of a school change model? Can these characteristics be captured and shared with other schools? How can all members of the school community work together to effect change? In this four-part video series, teachers and administrators explore specific ideas for implementing an apprenticeship literacy model that includes on-the-job experiences in five critical areas: assessing change over time in reading and writing progress; colleague coaching and mentoring teams in the classroom; school-embedded professional development; a curriculum that uses literacy as a means for monitoring and promoting school-wide changes; built-in accountability for assessing student (and program) performance. The replicability of the model is illustrated across four schools and seven classrooms. Program 1: Leadership for Literacy This segment illustrates the seven features of a comprehensive literacy model for school change. One of the most important features is a curriculum for literacy, which places a high priority on reading and writing and includes six essential elements of a balanced literacy program. Authentic examples from classrooms and team meetings illustrate the comprehensive nature of the change process. Four principals explain how they support teachers in implementing changes in their teaching practices, and they provide concrete details for managing a school climate that includes literacy team meetings, peer coaching, and mentoring sessions. The principals discuss the importance of using assessment to study change in student learning as well as in program effectiveness, and they authenticate each feature with examples from classrooms or team meetings. The program presents a balance between practical implementation issues and a theory of school change. Program 2: Assessing Change Over Time in Reading Development This program provides explicit guidance and clear examples for studying the reading development of emergent, early, transitional, and fluent readers. Teachers share specific details for assessing a student's reading level, including introducing a book, recording observations, and analyzing reading behaviors on a reading checklist. The segment illustrates how teachers can use formal and informal assessments to study change in students' reading behavior, specifically changes in fluency, comprehension, and decoding abilities. It also shows how teachers can use a reading assessment wall for studying individual and group progression along a guided reading continuum. Program 3: Assessing Change Over Time in Writing Development Here teachers will get explicit guidance and clear examples for studying change in the writing development of emergent, early, transitional, and fluent writers. An important focus is placed on the reciprocity of writing to reading, and vice versa. To illustrate the process, classroom teachers analyze the writing samples of writers at different stages and relate those samples to their reading behaviors. Three types of writing assessments are demonstrated: formal assessments that use writing checklists to document change, informal assessments based on daily conferences and portfolio analysis, and a writing assessment wall for studying individual and group progress along a writing continuum. Program 4: Teachers as Agents of Change This video provides explicit guidance for implementing coaching conferences and literacy team meetings that occur within the natural context of the school day. Classroom teachers demonstrate the importance of school-embedded professional development that includes literacy team meetings for collaborative problem-solving around teaching and learning issues and peer coaching and mentoring sessions around a specific learning goal. The three components of a coaching conversation are illustrated in three contexts: guided reading, literature discussion groups, and writers' workshop. Specific details are included for implementing effective literacy team meetings. Throughout the program, teachers demonstrate how to create an environment that promotes on-the-job learning. At a time when comprehensive literacy models are more important than ever, this staff development series provides schools with guidance for getting results that are long lasting and self-extending.
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Field of Study
Education
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Linda J. Dorn, Carla Soffos, Donnie Skinner, fl. 2011, Ron Blome
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Stenhouse Publishers
Topic / Theme
Writing, Teacher Collaboration, Curriculum, Professional Development, Student Assessment, Literacy, Reading, Primary, Education
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Copyright © 2003 Stenhouse Publishers, Inc.
Educational Topic
Writing, Teacher Collaboration, Curriculum, Professional Development, Student Assessment, Literacy, Reading
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Think Nonfiction!
produced by Brian Sheehan, Anne Goudvis and Stephanie Harvey (Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers, 2006), 35 mins
Nonfiction rules! When you walk into a classroom awash in nonfiction, you know it--no quiet kids sitting at desks here. Instead we see them chattering a mile a minute over a photograph of the jaws of a great white shark or brimming with questions while poring over books about the underground railroad. Join Stephan...
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produced by Brian Sheehan, Anne Goudvis and Stephanie Harvey (Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers, 2006), 35 mins
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Nonfiction rules! When you walk into a classroom awash in nonfiction, you know it--no quiet kids sitting at desks here. Instead we see them chattering a mile a minute over a photograph of the jaws of a great white shark or brimming with questions while poring over books about the underground railroad. Join Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis, authors of Strategies That Work, in Barb Smith's reading workshop as her students begin to explore the wild...
Nonfiction rules! When you walk into a classroom awash in nonfiction, you know it--no quiet kids sitting at desks here. Instead we see them chattering a mile a minute over a photograph of the jaws of a great white shark or brimming with questions while poring over books about the underground railroad. Join Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis, authors of Strategies That Work, in Barb Smith's reading workshop as her students begin to explore the wild and wooly world of nonfiction where merely getting the facts isn't enough. Nonfiction readers need to merge their thinking with the information to learn, understand, and remember it. In Think Nonfiction!the focus is on comprehension strategies for gaining information--specifically noticing new learning, asking questions, and determining importance. We watch Stephanie and Anne teach alongside Barb as she launches a nonfiction study and helps kids learn how to read for information, choose a topic, and do research. Stephanie does a mini-lesson to model how she stops and thinks when she encounters new information as she reads. Anne and Barb demonstrate how they read as partners and respond to new information. Then Barb, Anne, and Stephanie move about the room conferring with kids as they read a nonfiction article and use these strategies to enhance their understanding. The video culminates in a conversation among the three of them as they think through nonfiction instruction that supports kids as they read to learn and engage in independent research. Barb models her own research process and shares her kids' unique ways of organizing their thinking and bringing learning to life. An integral study guide makes this affordable resource a welcome addition to your professional library.
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Field of Study
Education
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis, Barb Smith, fl. 2011, Brian Sheehan
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Stenhouse Publishers
Topic / Theme
Reading in Content Areas, Teaching Methods, Reading, Teacher Collaboration, Primary, Middle, Education
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Copyright © 2006 Stenhouse Publishers, Inc.
Educational Topic
Reading in Content Areas, Teaching Methods, Reading, Teacher Collaboration
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Teacher Study Groups
produced by Brenda Power (Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers, 2008), 22 mins
Teacher study groups are a wonderful tool for building a reflective, research-based community within schools. This video provides a window into the study group process as literacy specialist Jennifer Allen facilitates a group exploring ways to improve writing workshops. Showing excerpts from the fall and spring me...
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produced by Brenda Power (Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers, 2008), 22 mins
Description
Teacher study groups are a wonderful tool for building a reflective, research-based community within schools. This video provides a window into the study group process as literacy specialist Jennifer Allen facilitates a group exploring ways to improve writing workshops. Showing excerpts from the fall and spring meetings of the group, the video details the evolution of thinking and discussion as practices are introduced and tried in the classroom,...
Teacher study groups are a wonderful tool for building a reflective, research-based community within schools. This video provides a window into the study group process as literacy specialist Jennifer Allen facilitates a group exploring ways to improve writing workshops. Showing excerpts from the fall and spring meetings of the group, the video details the evolution of thinking and discussion as practices are introduced and tried in the classroom, and as reflections on those successes and failures are shared among the members of the group. The extensive viewing guide includes sample formats, suggestions of books and videos for groups, and detailed advice for launching and sustaining study groups over time.
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Field of Study
Education
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Jennifer Allen, Brenda Power
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Stenhouse Publishers
Topic / Theme
Teacher Collaboration, Content Areas: English/Language Arts, Literacy, Reading, Professional Development, Writing, Teaching Methods, Primary, Middle, Secondary, Education
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 Stenhouse Publishers, Inc.
Educational Topic
Teacher Collaboration, Content Areas: English/Language Arts, Literacy, Reading, Professional Development, Writing, Teaching Methods
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