In this strategy guide, you will learn how to organize students and texts to allow for learning that meets the diverse needs of students but keeps student groups flexible.
Using the Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Technique
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Promoting Student Self-Assessment
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6 - 12
Strategy Guide
In this Strategy Guide, you'll learn about a number of specific methods that will promote self-assessment and contribute to a richer understanding of student learning.
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Assessing Student Interests and Strengths
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6 - 12
Strategy Guide
In this Strategy Guide, you'll learn about a number of specific methods that can help you to gain a fuller picture of the interests of your students as well as what your students understand, know, and can demonstrate by doing.
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Evidence-based Discussions
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6 - 12
Strategy Guide Series
These Strategy Guides offer varied ways to support students as they develop the skills and habits necessary to participate in evidence-based conversations.
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Inquiry-Based Learning
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K - 12
Strategy Guide Series
In this series of Strategy Guides, you'll learn about different methods and activities to encourage inquiry-based learning in your classroom.
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Facilitating Participation with Silent Conversations
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5 - 12
Strategy Guide
This guide introduces silent conversations, a collaborative learning technique that has students
thinking, sharing, and reflecting about important questions—but through writing rather than talk.
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Conducting Inner-Outer Circle Discussions
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6 - 12
Strategy Guide
This guide shares the steps to take to get more students talking by dividing the group into speaking and non-speaking circles.
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The Art of the Doodle: Writing with Imagination
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5 - 12
Strategy Guide
Use independent, imaginative artwork and varied writing prompts to assess understanding of a given topic for a student body with differentiated needs.
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Consensus Decision Making
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7 - 12
Strategy Guide
This strategy guide introduces Consensus Decision Making, a method for facilitating and engaging students in a critical discussion of the central ideas of a text.
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Using Partner Talk to Strengthen Student Collaboration and Understanding
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K - 8
Strategy Guide
In this strategy guide, you'll learn about Partner Talk—a way to provide students with another learning opportunity to make learning their own through collaboration and discussion.
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Teaching with Zooming Slideshows through Prezi
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6 - 12
Strategy Guide
Through Prezi, a web application, students create "zooming" presentations for various purposes, such as presenting research, defending an opinion, or sharing a digital story.
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Go Public!: Encouraging Student Writers to Publish
6 - 12
Professional Library
| Book
Intended for middle and high school teachers, Go Public! offers specific writing ideas and classroom activities to help students develop the confidence and ability to publish in a wide market.
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Cover to Cover: Comparing Books to Movies
6 - 8
Lesson Plan
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Students compare and analyze novels and the movies adapted from them. They design new DVD covers and a related insert for the movies, reflecting their response to the movie version.
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Students as Creators: Exploring Multimedia
6 - 8
Lesson Plan
| Unit
Students are introduced to the genre of multimedia presentations through a review and analysis of online presentations. They then apply what they have learned to create their own multimedia presentations.
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Students as Creators: Exploring Copyright
6 - 8
Lesson Plan
| Standard Lesson
This lesson gives students the tools they need to consider the ethical issues surrounding use and ownership of copyrighted materials.
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Technology and Copyright Law: A "Futurespective"
6 - 8
Lesson Plan
| Standard Lesson
Students research and report on instances of how copyright laws have adapted to encompass new technologies. They write articles predicting copyright issues that may arise with new and future technologies.
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Copyright Law: From Digital Reprints to Downloads
6 - 8
Lesson Plan
| Standard Lesson
Students investigate how and why copyright law has changed over time, and apply this information to recent copyright issues, creating persuasive arguments based on the perspective of a particular group.
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Exploring Plagiarism, Copyright, and Paraphrasing
6 - 8
Lesson Plan
| Standard Lesson
Students investigate issues of plagiarism, fair use, and paraphrasing using KWL charts, discussion, and practice.