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Fifth-Grade Vocabulary Group
Dana Murphy meets with a group of fifth graders to work on strategies for understanding unknown words.
Writing Partner Feedback in Fifth Grade
In this video, partner teams in Franki Sibberson's fifth-grade class share their drafts and ask for specific feedback on their opinion-writing pieces.
Characters, Choices, and Graphic Novels: Eighth-Grade Reading Conference
Christy Rush-Levine confers with Nia over the graphic novel she is reading. They discuss the choices characters make.
30-Second Pair-Share
Sean Moore leads his second graders in a quick pair-share to help everyone reflect on what they learned during independent reading.
Coaching Minute: Collaborating with Principals
Literacy coach Jen Court explains how she collaborates with principals.
Building Conversation Skills in Book Clubs
Fifth graders use a visual tool to help them build on each other's ideas in book clubs. They are applying a strategy demonstrated in an earlier minilesson.
Coaching Minute: Leveraging a Calendar for Leadership
Jean Russell explains how a simple trick with a coaching calendar can build in more time and expectations for leadership growth.
Minilesson: Building Conversations in Book Clubs
Dana Murphy leads a minilesson on book club conversations, using a fishbowl strategy and building blocks to support more sophisticated discussions.
Comparing Authors Minilesson
Jen Court helps second graders compare favorite author styles in this minilesson.
Writing Endings Minilesson in Fifth Grade
A classic anchor text for many teachers is Charlotte's Web. In this week's video, Dana Murphy seamlessly integrates a brief excerpt from it into a writing minilesson on endings in...
Coaching Debrief: Author Styles Minilesson
Jen Court debriefs with second-grade teacher Logan about the author's minilesson and how it fits into their instructional plans. The original lesson is available at this link.
Coaching Minute: 3/3/3 PD
How can you be sure texts used in professional development become anchors for learning beyond the moment they are read? Jean Russell recommends the 3/3/3 method for reading and reflection...
Reinforcing Workshop Norms
In this quick video, Dana Murphy shows how she leads her fifth graders with a kinesthetic reminder of workshop norms before beginning independent work.
Fifth-Grade Small Group: Paragraphs
Dana Murphy meets with a group of fifth graders to help students develop paragraphing skills, using a peer's mentor text.
Conferring to Connect: First-Grade Reading
Bitsy Parks confers with first grader Ella about a book series, and then listens to Ella read. She closes the conference by encouraging Ella to make more personal connections to...
Writing Share Circle in Fifth Grade
Here are some excerpts from a writing share circle in Dana Murphy's fifth-grade classroom. Each student shares a one- to two-sentence excerpt from the writing they completed during the day's...
Coaching Minute: Using Quotes to Read the Room
Literacy coach Jean Russell explains how she uses quotes at the start of a professional development session to read the room and launch conversations about a topic. Here are two...
Coaching Minute: Using Quotes to Explore Beliefs
Jean Russell shares how literacy coaches can use quotes in professional development sessions to explore teachers' beliefs and identities. Here are two of Jean's favorite quotes to display when exploring...
Creating a Realistic Fiction Stack
Katherine Sokolowski confers with a fifth grader who is looking for book recommendations. She creates a stack of realistic fiction books based on the student's interests.
Building Reading Skills Book to Book: Conferring with Bridget
Christy Rush-Levine confers with eighth grader Bridget, coaxing her to compare and contrast the reading experience and plot twists in books.
Owl Research: Getting Organized
Andrea Smith meets with fourth-grade boys about their owl research.
