Tuesday, September 28, 2010

In Honor and Gratitude to the Brilliant and Dedicated Educators of Canadian Academy ~ Kobe, Japan

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We are not done getting better…

Professional Resources

2010-2011

Laura Benson



Professional Bibliography

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Routman, R. (1991). Invitations: Changing as Teachers and Learners K-12. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Routman, R. (2000). Kids’ Poems: Teaching First Graders to Love Writing Poetry. New York, NY: Scholastic.

Routman, R. (2000). Kids’ Poems: Teaching Kindergartners to Love Writing Poetry. New York, NY: Scholastic.

Routman, R. (2000). Kids’ Poems: Teaching Second Graders to Love Writing Poetry. New York, NY: Scholastic.

Routman, R. (2000). Kids’ Poems: Teaching Third and Fourth Graders to Love Writing Poetry. New York, NY: Scholastic.

Routman, R. (1996). Literacy at the Crossroads: Crucial Talk about Reading, Writing and Other Teaching Dilemmas. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Routman, R. (2004). Writing Essentials. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Routman, R. (2003). Reading Essentials: The Specifics You Need to Teach Reading Well. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Scharer, Patricia & Pinnell, Gay Su. (2008). Guiding K-3 Writers to Independence: The New Essentials. New York, NY: Scholastic.

Schmoker, M. (2006). Results now: How we can achieve unprecedented improvements in teaching and learning. Alexandria, VA: Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Schmoker, M. (2001). The Results Fieldbook: Practical Strategies from Dramatically Improved Schools. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Schott, J., Skobel, B. and Wells, J. (2008). The Word-Conscious Classroom: Building the Vocabulary of Readers and Writers. New York, NY: Scholastic.

Schwartz, R., & Raphael, T. (1985). Concept of definition: A key to improving students’ vocabulary. The Reading Teacher, (39), 198-205.

Serafini, F. (2004). Lessons in Comprehension: Explicit Instruction in the Reading Workshop. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Serafini, F. (2001). The Reading Workshop: Creating Space for Readers. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Serafini, F. & Giorgis, C. (2003). Reading Aloud and Beyond: Fostering the Intellectual Life with Older Readers. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Serafini, F. & Youngs, S. (2008). More (Advanced) Lessons in Comprehension: Expanding Students’ Understanding of All Types of Texts. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Serafini, F. & Youngs, S. (2006). Around the Reading Workshop in 180 Days: A Month-by-Month Guide to Effective Instruction. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Serravallo, J. & Goldberg, G. (2007). Conferring with Readers: Supporting Each Student’s Growth and Independence. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Shannon, P. (2007). Reading Against Democracy: The Broken Promise of Reading Instruction. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Shea, M. (2006). Where’s the Glitch? How to Use Running Records with Older Readers, Grades 5-8. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Shea, M. (2000). Taking Running Records. New York, NY: Scholastic.

Shea, M., Murray, R. & Harlin, R. (2005). Drowning in Data? How to Collect, Organize, and Document Student Performance. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

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Short, K. & Pierce, K. (1990). Talking About Books: Creating Literate Communities. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Sibberson, F. & Szymusiak, K. (2004). Bringing Reading to Life. Portland, ME: Stenhouse. (DVD).

Sibberson, F. and Szymusiak, K. (2008). Day-to-Day Assessment in the Reading Workshop: Making Informed Instructional Decisions in Grades 3-6. New York, NY: Scholastic.

Sibberson, F. & Szymusiak, K. (2003). Still Learning to Read: Teaching Students in Grades 3-6. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.

Silver, Strong, and Perini. (2008). The strategic teacher: Selecting the right research-based strategy for every lesson. Alexandria, VA: Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Sloan, M. (2009). Into Writing: The Primary Teacher’s Guide to Writing Workshop. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Sloan, M. (2008). Teaching Young Writers to Elaborate: Mini-Lessons and Strategies That Help Students Find Topics and Learn to Tell More. New York, NY: Scholastic.

Sloan, M. (2005). Trait-Based Mini-Lessons for Teaching Writing in Grades 2-4. New York, NY: Scholastic.

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Snow, C. E., Griffin, P., & Burns, M. S. (2005). Knowledge to support the teaching of reading: Preparing teachers for a changing world. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Snowball, D. (2000, 2006). Focus on Spelling. Portland, ME: Stenhouse. (VHS or DVD).

Snowball, D. and Bolton, F. (1999). Spelling K-8: Planning and Teaching. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.

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Spandel, Vicki. (2005). The 9 Rights of Every Writer: A Guide for Teachers. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

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Stead, T. (2006). Bridges to Independence: Guided Reading with Nonfiction. Portland, ME: Stenhouse. (DVD).

Stead, T. (2009). Good Choice! Supporting Independent Reading and Response K-6. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.

Stead, T. (2002). Is That a Fact? Teaching Nonfiction Writing K-3. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.

Stead, T. (2005). Reality Checks: Teaching Reading Comprehension with Nonfiction, K-5. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.

Stead, T. (2004). Time for Nonfiction. Portland, ME: Stenhouse. (DVD).

Stiggins, R.J. (2002). Assessment crisis: The absence of assessments for learning. Phi Delta Kappan, 83(10).

Stiggins, R. J. (1997; 2001). Student-centered classroom assessment. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill.

Stiggins, R.J., Arter, J., Chappuis, J. and Chappuis, S. (2004). Assessment for learning: An action guide For School Leaders. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service.

Strickland, D., Ganski, K. & Monroe, J. (2002). Supporting Struggling Readers and Writers: Strategies for Classroom Intervention 3-6. Portsmouth, ME: Stenhouse.

Strickland, D. and Morrow, L. M.. (2000). (Eds.) Beginning Reading and Writing. New York, NY: Teachers College.

Strickland, K. and Strickland, J. (2005). What’s After Assessment: Follow-Up Instruction for Phonics, Fluency, and Comprehension. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Strickland, K. and Strickland, J. (2000). Making Assessment Elementary. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Strickland, K. and Strickland, J. (1998). Reflections on Assessment: Its Purposes, Methods & Effects on Learning. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Strong, Silver, and Perini. (2001). Teaching what matters most: Standards and strategies for raising Student Achievement. Alexandria, VA: Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development.

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Taberski, S. (1996, 2008). A Close-Up Look at Teaching Reading. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. (DVD).

Taberski, S. (2000). On Solid Ground: Strategies for Teaching Reading K-3. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Taylor, B. M., & Pearson, P. D. (2002). Teaching reading: Effective schools, accomplished teachers. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Taylor, B. M., Pearson, P. D., & Clark, K. (2000). Effective schools and accomplished teachers: Lessons about primary-grade reading instruction in low-income schools. Elementary School Journal, 101(2), 121–165.

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Taylor, K. & Walton, S. (1998). Children at the Center: A Workshop Approach to Standardized Test Preparation, K-8. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

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Tierney, R., Crumpler, T., Bertelsen, C., & Bond, E. (2003). Interactive Assessment: Teachers, Parents and Students as Partners. Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon.

Topping, D. & Hoffman, S. (2006). Getting Grammar: 150 Ways to Teach an Old Subject. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Topping, D. & McManus, R. (2002). Real Reading, Real Writing: Content-Area Strategies. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Toronto Catholic District School Board. (2002). Models for Explicit Teaching: Teaching Reading PreK-3. Portland, ME: Stenhouse. (VHS).

Tovani, C. (2000). I read it, but I didn’t get It. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.

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Trelease, J. (2006). (Sixth Edition). The Read-Aloud Handbook. New York, NY: Penguin.

Vasquez, V. (2003). Getting Beyond “I Like the Book”: Creating Space for Critical Literature in K-6 Classrooms. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

Walter, L. (2000). Putting cooperative learning to the test. Harvard Education Letter (5-6).

Weaver, C. (1996). Teaching Grammar in Context. Portsmouth, NH: Boynton/Cook.

White, D. (2008). Assessment First: Using Just-Right Assessments to Plan and Carry Out Effective Reading Instruction. New York, NY: Scholastic.

Wiggins, G. and McTighe, J. (1998; 20075). Understanding by Design. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

White, S. (2005). Beyond the numbers: Making data work for teachers & school leaders. Englewood, CO: Advanced Learning Press.

White, S. (2009). Leadership Maps. Englewood, CO: Lead + Learn Press.

Wilde, S. (2000). Miscue Analysis Made Easy: Building on Student Strengths. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Wilde, S. (2007). Spelling Strategies and Patterns: What Kids Need to Know, Grades 3-5. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Wilde, S. (2002). Testing and Standards: A Brief Encyclopedia. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Wilde, S. (1997). What’s a Schwa Sound Anyway? A Holistic Guide to Phonetics, Phonics, and Spelling. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Wilhelm, J. (2007). Engaging Readers & Writers with Inquiry: Promoting Deep Understandings in Language Arts and the Content Areas with Guiding Questions. New York, NY: Scholastic.

Wilhelm, J. (2001). Improving Comprehension with Think-Aloud Strategies: Modeling What Good Readers Do. New York, NY: Scholastic.

Wilhelm, J. (2001). Reading is Seeing: Learning to Visualize Scenes, Characters, Ideas, and Text Worlds to Improve Comprehension and Reflective Reading. New York, NY: Scholastic.

Wilhelm, J. (1997). “You Gotta BE the Book” Teaching Engaged and Reflective Reading with Adolescents. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.

Wiliam, D. and Thompson, M. (2007). Integrating assessment with instruction: What will it take to make it work? The future of assessment: Shaping teaching and learning, C. Dwyer, ed.

Wilson, L. (2006). Writing to Live: How to Teach Writing for Today’s World. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Wilson, M. (2006). Rethinking Rubrics in Writing Assessment. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Willis, J. (2006). Research-based strategies to ignite student learning. Alexandria, VA: Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Wood, C. (1997; 2009). Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14, A Resource for Parents and Teachers. Turners Falls, MA: Northeast Foundation for Children.

Wormeli, R. (2007). Differentiation: From Planning to Practice: Grades 6-12. Portland, ME: Stenhouse

Wormeli, R. (2006). Fair Isn’t Always Equal: Assessing and Grading in the Differentiated Classroom. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.

Wormeli, R. (2001). Meet Me in the Middle: Becoming an Accomplished Middle-Level Teacher. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.

Yatvin, J. (2007). English-Only Teachers in Mixed-Language Classrooms: A Survival Guide. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Yatvin, D. (2004). A room with a differentiated view. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Zemelman, S., Daniels, H., & Hyde, A. (2005). (Third Edition). Best Practice: Today’s Standards for Teaching and Learning in America’s Schools. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Zweirs, J. (2004). Building reading comprehension habits in grades 6 – 12: A toolkit of classroom activities. DE: International Reading Association.


References and Resources for Developing

Culturally Responsive Learning

*Many of the titles in the main bibliography and:

Au, K.H. (1993). Literacy Instruction in Multicultural Settings. New York: Harcourt Brace.

Benson, L. (2004). Deep Thinking: Sustaining Students’ Strategy Learning to Cultivate Their Independence. The Colorado Communicator, (27), 72 – 87.

Benson, L. (2003). Drawing From Our Well: Creating Writing Lessons from Our Reading Journeys, Part One. Colorado Reading Council Journal. (26), 18 – 24.

Benson, L. (2001). Living a Literate Life. The Colorado Communicator. (25), 1 and 39 – 51.

Benson, L. (2007). Promising Stories. Colorado Communicator/The International Reading Association.

Brown, D. (2002). Becoming a Successful Urban Teacher. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Cooper, E. (2005). It Begins with Belief: Social Demography Is Not Destiny. Voices from the Middle, Vol. 13 (1), p. 25-33.

Cushman, K. (2003). Fires in the Bathroom: Advice for Teachers From High School Students. New York, NY: The New Press.

Darling-Hammond, L., Ancess, J., and Falk, B. (1995). Authentic Assessment in Action: Studies of Schools and Students at Work. New York: Teachers College Press.

Delpit, L. (1995). Teaching Other People’s Children. New York: The New Press.

Doubek, M. & Cooper, E. Closing the gap through professional development: Implications for reading research. Reading Research Quarterly. IRA.

Foster, M. (1995). African American teachers and culturally relevant pedagogy. In J.A. Banks, & C.A.M. Banks (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education (pp. 570-581). New York: Macmillan.

Gay, G. (2000). Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory, Research, & Practice. New York: Teachers College Press.

Gordon, B.M. (1993). African American cultural knowledge and liberatory education; Dilemmas, problems, and potentials in a postmodern American society. Urban Education, 27(4), 448-470.

Greene, S., & Abt-Perkins, D. (2003). Making Race Visible: Literacy Research for Cultural Understanding. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.

Hale, J. (2001). Learning While Black: Creating Educational Excellence for African American Children. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press.

Hilliard, A. (1991). Testing African American Students. Chicago, IL: Third World Press.

Ladson-Billings, G. (1995a). But that's just good teaching! The case for culturally relevant pedagogy. Theory Into Practice, 34(3), 159-165.

Ladson-Billings, G. (1994). The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Ladson-Billings, G. (1995b). Multicultural teacher education: Research, practice, and policy. In J.A. Banks & C.A.M. Banks (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education (pp. 747-759). New York: Macmillan.

Lazar, A. (2004). Learning to Be Literacy Teachers in Urban Schools: Stories of Growth and Change. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

Levine, M. (2006). Celebrate Strengths, Nurture Affinities. Education Leadership.

Lipman, P. (1995). "Bringing out the best in them": The contribution of culturally relevant teachers to educational reform. Theory Into Practice, 34(3), 202-208.

Mahiri, J. (1998). Shooting for Excellence –African American and Youth Culture in New Century Schools. New York: Teachers College Press.

Mahiri, J. (2004). What They Don’t Learn in School: Literacy in the Lives of Urban Youth. New York: Peter Lang.

Morrell, E. (2004). Linking Literacy and Popular Culture: Finding Connections for Lifelong Learning. Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc.

Pewewardy, C.D. (1994). Culturally responsive pedagogy in action: An American Indian magnet school. In E.R. Hollins, J.E. King, & W.C. Hayman (Eds.), Teaching Diverse Populations: Formulating a Knowledge Base (pp. 77-92). Albany: State University of New York Press.

Philips, S.U. (1983). The Invisible Culture: Communication in Classroom and Community on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland.

Singleton, G. (2005). Courageous Conversations. National Urban Alliance for Effective Education Conference.

Tatum, A. (2005). Nurturing Resilience Among African American Adolescent Male in the Literacy Classroom. Colorado Council of International Reading Association Conference.

Tatum, A. (2005). Teaching reading to black adolescent males: Closing the achievement gap. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.

Teale, W. & Gambrell, L. (2007). Raising Urban Students’ Literacy Achievement By Engaging in Authentic, Challenging Work. The Reading Teacher, 60(8), 728 – 739.



Assessment

Ainsworth, L., and Viegut, D. (2006). Common formative assessments: How to connect standards-based instruction and assessment. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc.

Askew, S. (ed.). (2000). Feedback for learning. London. New York: Routledge Falmer Taylor & Francis Group.

Arter, J. and McTighe, J. (2001) Scoring rubrics in the classroom: Using performance criteria for assessing and improving student performance. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Black, P., Harrison, C., Lee, C., Marshall, B. and Wiliam, D. (2003). Assessment for learning: Putting it into practice. Berkshire U.K.: Open University Press.

Chapmann, C. and King, R. (2005). Differentiated assessment strategies: One tool doesn’t fit all. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press

Clarke, S. (2001). Unlocking formative assessment: A practical strategy for enhancing pupil’s learning in the primary classroom. Katonah, NY: Richard C. Owen Publishers, Inc.

Clarke, S. (2005). Formative assessment in action: Weaving the elements together. Katonah, NY: Richard C. Owen Publishers, Inc.

Clarke, S. (2005). Formative assessment in the secondary classroom. Katonah, NY: Richard C. Owen Publishers, Inc.

Clarke, S.(2008). Active Learning Through Formative Assessment. Katonah, NY: Richard C. Owen Publishers, Inc.

Guskey, T.R. and Bailey, J.M. (2001). Developing grading and reporting systems for student learning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc.

Hall, K., and Burke, W.M. (2003) Making formative assessment work: Effective practice in the primary classroom. Berkshire U.K.: Open University Press

Johnson, D. W., and Johnson, R.T. (2004) Assessing students in groups: Promoting group responsibility and individual accountability. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press

Marzano, R. J. (2001) Designing a new taxonomy of educational objectives. Thousand Oaks, CA. Corwin Press

Marzano, R. J. (2000) Transforming classroom grading. Alexandria VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Popham, W.J. (2001). The truth about testing: An Educator’s call to action. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Popham, W.J. (2003) Test better, teach better: The instructional role of assessment. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Reeves, D. B. (2004). Making standards work: How to implement standards-based assessments in the classroom, school, and district. Englewood, CO: Advanced Learning Press.

Rudner, L.M., and Schafer, W.D. (2002). What teachers need to know about assessment. National Education Association.

Stiggins, R. J., Arter, J., Chappuis, J., and Chappuis, S. (2004). Classroom assessment for student learning: Doing it right-using it well. Portland, OR: Assessment Training Institute.

Tileston, D.W. (2004). What every teacher should know about student assessment. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press

Walsh, J.A., and Sattes, B.D. (2005). Quality questioning: Research-based practice to engage every learner. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press

Wilson, L.W. (2005). What every teacher needs to know about assessment. Larchmont, New York: Eye on Education, Inc.

Wormeli, R. (2006). Fair isn’t always equal: Assessing & grading in the differentiated classroom. Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers.

Curriculum

Ainsworth, L., and Christinson J. (2000). Five Easy Steps to a Balanced Math Program. Denver, CO: Advanced Learning Center Press.

Conley, D.T. (2005). College knowledge: What it really takes for students to succeed and what we can do to get them ready. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Jacobs, H.H. (1997). Mapping the Big Picture. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Jacobs, H.H. (ed.). (2004). Getting results with curriculum mapping. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Marzano, R. J. (2004). Building background knowledge for academic achievement. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Udelhoven, S. (2005). Keys to curriculum mapping: Strategies and tools to make it work. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press

Facilitation & Training

Allen, R. (2001). Train smart. San Diego, CA: The Brain Store, Inc.

Antion, T. (1997). Wake ‘Em Up! How to use humor and other professional techniques to create alarmingly good business presentation. Minneapolis, MN: Anchor Publishing.

Arch, D. (1993). Tricks for trainers. Minneapolis, MN: Creative Training Techniques.

Arch, D. (1993). Tricks for trainers II. Minneapolis, MN: Creative Training Techniques.

Arch, D. (1998). All new tricks for trainers. Amherst, MA: Recommended Resources.

Bacall, A. (2005). The lighter side of staff development. Thousand Oaks, CA. Corwin Press

Barca, M., and Cobb, K. (1993). Beginnings and endings: Creative warm-ups and closure activities. Amhearst, MA: HRD Press.

Buckley, Michael. (2002). Chart Art. Sherman, CT: MiraVia, LLC

Burgess, R. (2000). Laughing lessons.. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing, Inc.

Epstein, R. (2000) The big book of creativity games. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Epstein, R. (2000) The big book of stress relief games. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Feigelson, S. (1998). Energize your meetings with laughter. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

Figueroa. J. D. (1994). Training for non-trainers. A practical guide Amhearst, MA: HRD Press, Inc.

Garmston, R., and Wellman, B. (1999) The adaptive school: A sourcebook for developing collaborative groups. Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc.

Garmston, R. J. (1997). The presenter’s field book: A practical guide. Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc.

Garmston, R. J., and Wellman, B. (1992). How to make presentations that teach and inform. Alexandra, VA: ASCD.

Jensen, E. (1998). Trainer’s bonanza. San Diego, CA: The Brain Store, Inc.

Jenson, E. (1998). Sizzle substance: Presenting with the brain in mind. San Diego, CA: The Brain Store, Inc.

Jones, S. J. (2006). Backstage pass for trainer, facilitators, and public speakers: Your guide to successful presentations. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press

Joyce, B., and Showers, B. (2002). Student achievement through staff development. Alexandra, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Kirby, A. (1994). Great games for trainers. Amherst, MA: HRD Press.

Lipton, L., and Wellman, B. (2003). Mentoring Matters. Sherman, CT: Mira Via.

Moberg, R. (1994). TNT Teaching. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing, Inc.

Peoples, D. (1988). Presentations Plus. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons.

Pike, B., and Arch, D. (1997). Dealing with difficult participants.. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Creative Training Techniques.

Pike, B., and Busse, C. (1995). 101 Games for Trainers. Minneapolis, MN: Lakewood Books.

Powers, B. (1992). Instructor excellence: Mastering the delivery of training. San Francisco, CA. John Wiley and Sons.

Ramsey, R.D. (2001). Well said, well spoken: 736 quotable quotes for educators. Thousand Oaks, CA. Corwin Press

Rooyackers, P. (1996). 101 Dance Games for Children. Alameda, CA: Hunter House, Inc.

Scannell, E., and Newstrom, J. (1998). The big Book of presentation games. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Silberman, M., and Lawson, K. (1995). 101 Ways to make training active. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Pfeiffer.

Solem, L., and Pike, B. (1997). 50 Creative training closers. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Pfeiffer.

Stolovitch, H.D., and Keeps, E.J. (2002). Telling Ain’t Training. Alexandria, VA. ASTD

Tamblyn, D., and Weiss, S. (2000). The big book of humorous training games. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Tate, M.L. (2004). Sit & get won’t grow dendrites: Professional learning strategies that engage the adult brain. Thousand Oaks, CA. Corwin Press

Tubesing, N. (1997). Instant icebreakers. Duluth, MN: Whole Person Associates, Inc.

West, E. (1999) The big book of icebreakers. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Instruction

Marzano, R., Pickering, D., and Pollock, J. (2001). Classroom instruction that works: Research-based strategies for increasing student achievement. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

Marzano, R., Norford, J., Paynter, D., Pickering, D., and Gaddy, B. (2001) A handbook for classroom instruction that works. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

Leadership

Glickman, C. (2002). Leadership for learning. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

Hargreaves, A., and Fullan, M. (1998). What’s worth fighting for out there? New York, NY: Teachers College Press.

Kaser, J., Mundry, s., Stiles, K., and Loucks-Horsley, S. (2002) Leading every day: 124 actions for effective leadership. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc.

Lambert, L. (2003). Leadership capacity for lasting school improvement. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

Sousa, D.A. (2003). The leadership brain: How to lead today’s schools more effectively. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press

Looking at Student Work

Blythe, Tina, David Allen, Barbara Schieffelin Powell. (1999). Looking Together at Student Work. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.

Standards

Ainsworth, Larry. (2003) Power Standards. Denver, CO: Advanced Learning Center Press.

Ainsworth, Larry. (2003) Unwrapping the Standards. Denver, CO: Advanced Learning Center Press.

Mitchell, Ruth, and Marilyn Crawford. (1995). Learning in Overdrive. Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing.

Mitchell, Ruth. (1996). Front-end Alignment. Washington, D.C.: The Education Trust.

Reeves, Douglas B. (2004). Making Standards Work: How to Implement Standards-Based Assessments in the Classroom, School, and District. Englewood, CO. Advanced Learning Press.

Use of Data

Wellman, Bruce, and Laura Lipton. (2004). Data-Driven-Dialogue. Sherman, CT: Mira Via.

Bernhardt, Victoria. (2000). Designing and Using Databases for School Improvement. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.

Bernhardt, Victoria. (2003). Using Data to Improve Student Learning in Elementary Schools. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.

Bernhardt, Victoria. (2004). Using Data to Improve Student Learning in Middle Schools. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.

Bernhardt, Victoria. (2005). Using Data to Improve Student Learning in High Schools. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.

Bernhardt, Victoria. (1998). Data Analysis for Comprehensive Schoolwide Improvement. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.

Bernhardt, Victoria. (2000). The Example School Portfolio. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.

Bernhardt, Victoria. (1999). The School Portfolio: A Comprehensive Framework for School Improvement. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.

Boudett, Kathryn Parker, ed. (2005). Data Wise: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Assessment Results to Improve Teaching and Learning Cambridge, MA. Harvard Education Press

Gregory, G.H., and Kuzmich, L. (2004). Data driven differentiation in the standards-based classroom. Thousand Oaks, CA.: Corwin Press

Holcomb, Edie L. (2004). Getting excited about data: Combining people, passion, and proof to maximize student achievement. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press

Johnson, R.S. (2002). Using data to close the achievement gap: How to measure equity in our schools. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press

Levesque, K., Bradby, D., Rossi, K., and Teitelbaum, P. (1998) At your fingertips: Using everyday data to improve schools. Berkeley, CA: MPR Associates, Inc.

Love, Nancy. (2002). Using Data/Getting Results: A Practical Guide for School Improvement in Mathematics and Science. Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc.

Preuss, Paul G. (2003). School Leaders Guide to Root Cause Analysis: Using Data to Dissolve Problems. Larchmont, NY. Eye on Education, Inc.

White, Stephen H. (2005). Beyond the Numbers: Making Data Work for Teachers & School Leaders. Englewood, CO. Advanced Learning Press.

White, Stephen H. (2005). Show Me the Proof! Tools and Strategies to Make Data Work for You. Englewood, CO. Advanced Learning Press.


Web Resources

AERO www.projectaero.org

Understanding By Design www.ubdexchange.org/

Jay McTighe www.jaymctighe.com and jmctigh@aol.com

Mike Schmoker schmoker@futureone.com

The Leadership and Learning Center www.leadandlearn.com

Connecticut State Standards & Assessments www.ctcurriculum.org

Illinois Learning Standards www.isbe.net

State Department of Education for: New York, Delaware, Georgia

Vanderbilt Center for Teaching www.Vanderbilt.edu

All Things PLC www.allthingsplc.info

Performance Assessment www.performanceassessment.org

National Council of Teachers of English/NCTE www.ncte.org

International Reading Association/IRA www.ira.org

Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development www.ascd.org

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics/NCTM www.nctm.org

National Science Teachers Association www.nsta.org

National Council of Social Studies publications@ncs.org

Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement www.ciera.org

Center on English Learning and Achievement www.cela.albany.edu

Literacy Matters www.literacymatters.org/teachers

Literacy Cookbook http://www.literacycookbook.com

Making Sense in Social Studies www.readingquest.org

Montgomery County Schools www.mciu.org

New York Times www.newyorktimes.com/learning

Listen to the Children www.naktv.net

Collaborative Assessment Conversations/Student Work Collaborations

http://www.aisr.brown.edu/html/NSFR/cfg_p1.html

http://asir.brown.edu/html/ACPBCaseStudies/html

http://www.tc.columbia.edu/~ncrest

http://www.essentialschools.org

http://pzweb.harvard.edu

http://pzweb.harvard.edu/Research/Evidence.hum

Harvard University’s Expository Writing Project expos@fas.harvard.edu

Bonnie Campbell Hill www.bonniecampbellhill.com/

Janet Allen www.janetallen.org/

National Writing Project http://nwp.edgateway.net

New York City Library www.kids.nypl.org

Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory http://www.nwrel.org

http://www.nwrel.org/assessment

Sites for Teachers www.sitesforteachers.com/

LeveledBooks.com www.leveledbooks.com/booksearch.html

Leveling Tool www.heinemannclassroom.com/tools/levels.asp

Book Level Equivalencies Chart www.leveledbooks.com/equivalency.htm

Bookspot www.bookspot.com/readinglists/#grade

Beaverton Schools, Oregon registration.beavton.k12.or.us/lbdb/

Portland Public Schools, Oregon www.pps.k12.or.us/instruction-c/literacy/leveled_books/

Fountas-Pinnell Leveling Books Website http://books.heinemann.com/products/002119.aspx (membership fee + $.75 per "hit")

Fountas-Pinnell Leveled Booklist, K-8 2005-2008 http://books.heinemann.com/products/E00819.aspx (printed text; $40)

Children's Book Reviews http://www.carolhurst.com/titles/gradetitles.html

Caldecott Medal Books www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal.htm

Caldecott Winners List

http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecottwinners/caldecottmedal.htm

Newbery Medal Books

http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberymedal.htm

Newbery Medal and Honor Books (1922-present)

http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal.htm

RIF Reading is Fundamental- booklists http://www.rif.org/parents/

Kidsreads http://www.kidsreads.com/index.asp

Library of Congress: Book-Promoting Organizations http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/partners.html

READING PLANET http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/



Online Nonfiction Writing Resources

www.makingstandardswork.com/Downloads/Writing%20and%20Test%20Scores.pdf

www.atozwriting.com/

www.makingstandardswork.com/ResourceCtr/authenticate.php

www.makingstandardswork.com/Clients/BestPracticesArchive/BPCreteMonee.htmhttp://www.makingstandardswork.com/ResourceCtr/assessments/IPASsampleHSMA18-CA.pdf

www.makingstandardswork.com/ResourceCtr/assessments/IPASsampleMSSS47-KS.pdf

www.makingstandardswork.com/ResourceCtr/assessments/IPASsampleELSC34-MO.pdf

www.makingstandardswork.com/ResourceCtr/assessments/IPASsampleLELA20-VA.pdf

College Board/SAT Information: www.collegeboard.com/prof/counselors/tests/sat/about/sat_writing.html

www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/prep_one/essay/scoring_guide_popup.html

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE): www.ncte.org/second

www.ncte.org/print.asp?id=107867&node=369 www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/category/write/118876.htm

www.ncte.org/prog/writing/policy/110594.htm

6 + 1 Traits Writing: www.nwrel.org/assessment/pdfRubrics/6plus1traits.PDF

www.kent.k12.wa.us/curriculum/writing/elem_writing/Bib/6traits.htm

Read, Write, and Think Resources: www.readwritethink.org/standards/index.html

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD): http://shop.ascd.org/search_results.cfm

Teacher collaboration website – Better Lesson is a new website aimed at making it easier for teachers to share curriculum and ideas. Similar to Facebook, each user has his or her own profile (with general information, courses taught, and curriculum overviews), can join groups and networks, and can “colleague” others and then keep up through a news feed. Teachers can upload their 180-day curriculum, showing their supplies, texts, related lessons, and exchange digital files including video, audio, and images. Members have a rating chart to show how many people have downloaded each lesson plan, do key-word searches to find information on specific topics, and click “add to my curriculum.” There’s also a state standards tagging tool so teachers can tag and search for files that use specific standards.

Better Lesson’s business plan is “freemium” – offering free services while charging for advanced or special features. It’s still in beta and adding ten select schools to build up content and get feedback this year. Check it out at http://www.betterlesson.org .

RTI websites – The National Center on Learning Disabilities and several other groups have set up the Response to Intervention Action Network to support RTI in schools:

http://www.rtinetwork.org. In addition, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs has created the National Center on Response to Intervention with evaluations of specific products and tools: http://www.rti4success.org.

World languages websites – The UCLA Language Materials Project has launched a new resource for elementary and secondary teachers of less-commonly taught world languages, complete with lesson plans and other materials: http://www.lmp.ucla.edu/K-12.

• Jeopardy creator – This free website allows teachers to create a customized Jeopardy template: http://jeopardylabs.com.

• African languages – The African Language Materials Archive focuses on the languages of Africa: http://alma.matrix.msu.edu.

• The e-Arabic Learning Portal is a reference and access point for learning Arabic:

http://www.e-arabic.com.

• The news in Latin – Current news stories and features in clear and accurate Latin: http://www.scorpiomartianus.com.

a. Three-minute explanations – This website gives short, simple explanations about a variety of phenomena (e.g., borrowing money, how U.S. presidents are elected, how Twitter works), using line drawings and a voice-over: http://www.commoncraft.com.


A new interactive programming language – The Lifelong Kindergarten Group at MIT’s Media Lab has developed Scratch, a free program that brings the kindergarten learning approach to the computer screen. Children can create their own interactive stories, games, and animations and then share their creations online. There’s now an active online community around Scratch, with users (most of them 8-16 years old) presenting over a thousand new projects every day. Check it out at http://scratch.mit.edu.

“Kindergarten for Life” by Mitchel Resnick in Edutopia, June/July 2009 (Vol. 5, #3, p. 10), http://www.edutopia.org/magazine

c. Poetry slams – In this Edutopia article, Grace Rubenstein describes the process that several New York City schools have gone through to get their students writing and performing poetry. In the link below, you can read several poems and see students performing.

“Slam Dunk” by Grace Rubenstein in Edutopia, June/July 2009 (Vol. 5, #3, p. 44-48), http://www.edutopia.org/poetry-slam-global-writes

Subgenre booklists –University of Texas/Arlington professor Nancy Hadaway provides this link to lists of books clustered by one particular author or by subgenre. Choosing multiple titles across genres is an excellent way to develop ELLs’ skills in English, she says.

http://www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/journals/ed_lead/el200904_hadaway_booklist.pdf

Quarterly goals for student reading levels – This chart from the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project (at Columbia University) suggests the Fountas-Pinnell reading levels that students should attain at each stage of the school year:

http://www.tc.edu/rwp/assessment/08-09/benchmarks/Independent%20Reading%20Benchmarks%202008-2009.pdf

The TCRWP website has a number of other helpful resources for elementary literacy educators: http://rwproject.tc.columbia.edu.

PBS teacher websiteThis Public Broadcasting System-sponsored website offers thousands of local and national standards-based lesson plans, multimedia resources, and activities. It includes monthly professional development webinars and blogs focused on technology in the classroom. Check it out at www.pbs.org/teachers

Websites for teachersTeacher Professional Development Sourcebook, a new magazine from Education Week, recommends these websites as good sources of materials for teachers:

• Wiki-Teacher – http://www.wiki-teacher.com - Created by the Clark County Schools in Nevada but open to all, this website features K-8 lesson and unit plans that are searchable by topic, level, and textbook. There are also short video clips.

• Teach-nology – http://www.teach-nology.com - This site has 28,000 free lesson plans for K-12 teachers and a variety of tips, printable worksheets, and games for all subjects.

• Curriki – http://www.curriki.org - This site has searchable collections of math, science, language arts, and social studies lesson plans and activities for all grades. Teachers can also contribute resources.

“Web Sites to Know” by Liana Heitin in Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook, Spring 2009