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This book contains strategies, activities, ideas, recommendations, and sample author studies designed to help you and your students in launching author studies of your own.
In this memoir about kids, creativity, and the power of songwriting, Gary Dulabaum inspires and entertains. Whether recounting his early days as a struggling reader and writer or outlining the songwriting process he uses in student workshops around the country, Gary's belief in creativity as a learning tool is empowering. This book includes the tools and processes teachers need to begin writing songs in their classrooms, a CD of songs students can sing along with, and classroom activities to enhance the educational value of the songs. Throughout, Gary shows concern for children and their ability to communicate. A great way for teachers to expose their students to the writing process and encourage their personal creativity. Book jacket.
An essential guide for all teachers, "Learning to Teach--Not Just for Beginners" offers a wealth of great strategies for all those who desire to instruct others as a career.
What strikes me about this wonderful book is that the authors not only tell us what they did in their classrooms, they make sure that we know how to do what they did. At the end of this book, you will know exactly why weekly shared reading works and how to do it in your classroom. -Janet Angelillo Author of Writing About Reading If only upper-elementary teachers had a tool like shared reading that supports the comprehension work their students do in reading workshop and read-aloud-one that helps children transition from teacher-led instruction to independent work. In fact, they do, because with minimal adjustments shared reading can be just as effective in grades 3-6 as it is in the primary ...
As our nation faces a severe principal shortage, the authors offer a detailed overview and explanation of a principal training model that can easily be implemented through school-university partnerships.
A mentor teacher shares insights, strategies and lessons for teaching reading, writing and math--and laying the foundation for learning success.
In the groundbreaking Writing to Prompts, Janet Angelillo demonstrates how to apply the best practices you already know to help students succeed in the uncertain and challenging environment of on-demand writingwithout abandoning your writing workshop or devaluing topic choice.