Close the Achievement Gap: In A Nutshell Series
Autor Brian Mitchell Pete, Robin J. Fogartyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 ian 2005
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0974741655
Pagini: 104
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 6 mm
Greutate: 0.16 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Corwin
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Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States
Recenzii
Cuprins
Introductory Comments
Achievement Gap Facts
A Story: Through the Cracks
The Matthew Effect
The Field Trip
Heads Together
Six Simple Strategies to Close the Achievement Gap
1. Set High Expectations: Get Kids Emotionally Involved
Quote: "They don't teach us enough."
Strategies:
Brain Principles
Student Choice
TESA -- Teacher Expectations, Student Achievement
Facing the Day with Feelings
The Right Way
Reflection: What Teachers Make
Film: Dead Poets Society
2. Challenge Students to Think: Teach Higher Order Thinking
Quote: "Make kids think."
Strategies:
Three-Story Intellect
Fat and Skinny Questions
Unpack the Language
The Threaded Model
Nine Best Practices
Reflection: The Average Child
Film: Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jerry Seinfeld "World War II 101"
3. Require Rigor: Require Complete Sentences, Standard English, Formal Register
Quote: "Good Morning, Class. I'm Miss Hobbs!"
Strategies:
Down Memory Lane
Diagramming Sentences
Put Words in My Mouth
The Sentence Squad
Mr. Pete's Questions
Reflection: Mr. Parnes' Questions
Film: To Sir, with Love
4. Leave Nothing to Chance: Revisit! Review! Re-teach! Revise!
Quote: "I told them what they're supposed to know."
Strategies:
Revisit with a Two-Minute Buzz
Review by Dialing 4-1-1 and Connecting
Re-teach the MI Way
Revise for Precision and Accuracy
Reflection: Invitation to Learn
Film: Teachers
5. Make No Excuses: Encourage At-Risk Participation
Quote: "What is it about me you can't teach?"
Strategies:
Fishbowl, Card Game, and TAG
Co-operative Learning Strategies
Whole Group Strategies
Partner Strategies
Reflection: You're a Hero to Someone
Film: Mr. Holland's Opus
6. Insist on Results: Emphasize Reading
Quote: " When kids can't, won't or don't read, nothing else matters."
Strategies:
Learning to Read
Loving to Read
Getting Kids to Love to Read
Self-Selected Reading
Vocabulary Building
Comprehension Strategies
Delve Into Data
Reflection: Let the Data Tell the Story
Film: Pay It Forward
References
Bibliography
Poem
Notă biografică
Brian M. Pete, co-founder of Robin Fogarty & Associates, comes from a family of educators-college professors, school superintendents, teachers and teachers of teachers. He has a rich background in professional development. Brian has worked with the adult learner in districts and educational agencies throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand and the GCC in the Middle East. He has an eye for the "teachable moment" and the words to describe what he sees as skillful teaching. He delivers dynamic, humor-filled sessions that energize the audiences with engaging strategies that transfer into immediate and practical on site applications. Comments from school leaders often say that it is the best PD the staff has ever had. ? Brian is co-author of: How to Teach Students to Think Within the Common Core, School Leaders Guide to Common Core Achieving Results,Supporting Differentiated Instruction: A PLC Approach, From Staff Room to Classroom: A Guide to Planning and Coaching Professional Learning, From Staff Room to Classroom II: The One-Minute PD Planner and The Right to Be Literate: 6 Literacy Strategies for the 21st Century. His works in progress include two pieces, one on inquiry learning with a focus on Problem-based Learning and the other on how to explicitly teach thinking skills in IB International Schools.