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A Formula for Great Book Talks
Christy Rush-Levine shares her formula for giving book talks that captivate her middle school students. The introduction leads to a book talk for the young adult thriller 23 Minutes.
Building Annotation Skills with Partners
Gretchen Taylor works from homework surveys to help students model annotation strategies for their peer partners. The text they are using is The Outsiders.
Developing Individualized Convention Checklists with Students
Melanie Meehan works with third graders to develop personalized conventions checklists.
Meeting Snapshot: Sharing Resources
Jason DiCarlo explains the importance of previewing resources and not just giving them to teachers, as well as linking the text directly to current work. In this video example, Jason...
Coaching Minute: Baggies
Melanie Meehan shares her bedraggled baggie—the essential tools she carries with her when she confers with students.
Modeling Nonfiction Writing for English Language Learners: Part 3
Stella Villaba models nonfiction writing for her first- and second-grade English language learners, and in the process integrates vocabulary instruction into her lesson. This is the final video in a...
Coaching Minute: What’s in My Bag
Melanie Meehan opens her coaching bag to share her favorite on-the-go resources.
Meeting Snapshot: Deciding Look-Fors
In this excerpt from a meeting before a first-grade demonstration lesson, Principal Jason DiCarlo and teachers discuss potential "look-fors" during the lesson—what everyone will focus on during observations. The lesson...
Coaching Minute: Conferring Cards
Melanie Meehan shares the simple cards she gives to students when conferring. These cards document compliments and challenges to guide the student after the conference is over.
Modeling Nonfiction Writing for English Language Learners: Part 2
Stella Villalba models nonfiction writing for her first- and second-grade English language learners, and in the process integrates vocabulary instruction into her lesson. This is the second video in a...
Modeling Nonfiction Writing for English Language Learners
Stella Villalba models nonfiction writing for her first- and second-grade English language learners, and in the process integrates vocabulary instruction into her lesson. This is the first video in a...
Sticking with a Topic
Tammy Mulligan leads a group with Luke and Gabby, two third graders who have trouble focusing on a topic while writing drafts. The demonstration lesson includes a prebrief and debrief...
Coaching Minute: Cycle Evaluation Form
Melanie Meehan shares her coaching cycle evaluation form and why it is helpful in this quick video tip.
From Compliments to Challenges: The Conferring Card
Melanie Meehan uses a conferring card in her writing conference with Cara to ensure she has a record of the strengths and revision possibilities they discussed.
Coaching Minute: Student Work Form
Melanie Meehan talks about the importance of developing assessment forms for coaching cycles that focus on student work and integrating analysis of the work into plans for instruction.
Pausing for Reflection in Second Grade
Sean Moore pauses midway through the year with his second graders to revisit reflection strategies while reading.
Maintaining Momentum As a Writer
Author Jennifer Richard Jacobson meets with a group of fifth graders and gives advice about how she keeps generating new ideas and writing.
First-Grade Retelling Demonstration Lesson
Clare Landrigan leads this first-grade demonstration small group on retelling strategies. The demonstration includes prebrief and debrief meetings with the teacher.
Meeting Snapshot: Defining the Essential Question
Jason DiCarlo leads a team of first-grade teachers and specialists as they work to define an essential question before a demonstration lesson on the difference between fiction and nonfiction text...
Kindergarten Reading Conference: Building Confidence
Mikey was my second reading conference, and before I had settled in, he had an urgent need. He needed to tell me he couldn’t read the book he had self-selected....
Problems and Solutions: Small-Group Demonstration Lesson
In this demonstration small group, Clare Landrigan works with a second-grade teacher to reflect on the needs of two students and, after the lesson, debriefs with her about the learning....
