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Understanding Fiction and Nonfiction in First Grade: Independent Practice
Erin Quealy circulates among student partnerships in her first-grade classroom, checking in to see how well individual students are understanding the different attributes of fiction and nonfiction after her minilesson....
Understanding Fiction and Nonfiction in First Grade: Venn Diagram
In this conclusion to a whole-class demonstration lesson, Erin Quealy uses a Venn diagram to bring together student artifacts for a whole-class discussion of fiction and nonfiction after a minilesson...
Coaching Minute: The Walkaway
Amanda Adrian shares the importance of the "walkaway" -- narrowing the focus of professional development planning to one critical question in this quick video tip.
Understanding Fiction and Nonfiction in First Grade
This is a demonstration lesson in a first-grade classroom on understanding the difference between fiction and nonfiction led by Erin Quealy. It is the first video in a three-part series....
Expanding Study Group Communities
Jennifer Allen explains how a simple bulletin board in the literacy room can expand the learning from individual study groups to the whole school teaching community.
Interview on Lesson Plans
Leslie Lloyd explains her plans for a demonstration lesson.
Reactions to the Book Paper Things
Teachers discuss Jennifer Richard Jacobson's book Paper Things in a study group.
Leading a Demonstration Lesson: When It Doesn’t Go Well
Jennifer Allen talks in a leadership team meeting about the experience of being observed when a demonstration lesson isn't going well.
On Being Observed
Jeni shares reflections on teacher observations and what needs to be in place for them to work well.
Lesson Observation Debrief
Leslie Lloyd debriefs with teachers and her principal in this quick video after a minilesson observation.
Second-Grade Reading Group
Heather Rader leads a second-grade small group on reading strategies.
Restarting a Writing Draft in Fourth Grade
Beth Lawson confers with Michael, who needs to restart his writing draft.
Meeting Snapshot: Checking In
Jason DiCarlo launches the monthly lesson study with the first-grade team by checking in on learning since the last meeting—what was applied from the previous study (especially when it comes...
“How Can I Help?” Conference
Ruth Ayres helps a fourth grader reflect on whether she is finished with her personal narrative, and how Ruth might assist her.
Conferring with Boys in Sixth Grade
Katie Doherty confers with boys in her sixth-grade reading workshop. This is the second installment in a two-part video series.
Collaborative Teaching: Debrief
Literacy coach Kathy Provost and second-grade teacher Jen Volpicelli debrief after teaching a lesson on opinion writing to Owen and Laura. This is the third video in a three-part series.
Writer’s Notebook Minilesson
Sean Moore shows his second graders how he develops topics in his writer's notebook in this demonstration lesson.
Collaborative Teaching: Opinion Writing
Literacy coach Kathy Provost and second-grade teacher Jen Volpicelli teach a lesson on opinion writing to Owen and Laura. This is the second video in a three-part series.
Conferring with Boys in Middle School
Katie Doherty circulates for quick conferences with boys about their independent reading in her sixth-grade classroom.
Planning for Collaborative Teaching
Literacy coach Kathy Provost plans for small-group instruction with second-grade teacher Jen Volpicelli. This first video in a series is excellent for thinking through how coaches can make their planning...
Meeting Snapshot: Norms
At the start of this meeting before a demonstration lesson, Jason DiCarlo reminds the first-grade teaching team of the norms they have agreed to use throughout their time together: 1....
