Leading, Teaching, and Learning the Common Core Standards

Rosemarye T. Taylor; Rebecca Watson; Joyce Nutta

doi:10.5771/9781475810295

Summary

Leading, Teaching, and Learning is a resource for teachers taking action on Common Core State Standards to enhance student learning. Each chapter addresses various disciplines and grade levels with concrete examples. Chapters focus on research-based instruction, academic language development, thinking and complexity, English learners, non-proficient readers, rigor, and collaboration for ongoing professional capacity building.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2014
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4758-1027-1
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4758-1029-5
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 112
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. List of Figures No access
3. List of Tables No access
4. Preface No access
5. Acknowledgments No access
1. Development of Common Core State Standards No access
2. Assessing Proficiency No access
3. Embrace CCSS for Students’ Success No access
4. Organization of Leading, Teaching, Learning CCSS No access
5. Practical Steps for Leaders No access
6. Practical Steps for Teachers No access
7. Useful Academic Language No access
1. 1. Lesson Introduction No access
  2. Guided Practice No access
  3. Independent Practice No access
  4. Assessment No access
  5. Sample Science Instructional Plan No access
2. Engagement No access
3. Teacher-led Small-group Instruction No access
4. Checking for Understanding No access
5. Feedback to Improve Learning No access
6. Practical Steps for Leaders No access
7. Practical Steps for Teachers No access
8. Useful Academic Language No access
1. General Academic Language No access
2. Discipline-specific Language No access
3. 1. Vocabulary Instruction Protocol No access
  2. Instructional Strategies No access
4. Expected Language-acquisition Outcomes No access
5. Practical Steps for Leaders No access
6. Practical Steps for Teachers No access
7. Useful Academic Language No access
1. 1. Levels of Thinking No access
  2. Cognitive Complexity: Depth of Knowledge (DOK) No access
2. 1. Misconceptions No access
  2. Effective Use of Text Complexity No access
3. Close Reading No access
4. Motivating Students No access
5. Student Academic Goals No access
6. Writing Is Thinking No access
7. Practical Steps for Leaders No access
8. Practical Steps for Teachers No access
9. Useful Academic Language No access
1. Something More No access
2. Levels of English Proficiency No access
3. 1. Beginning English Learners No access
  2. Beyond Beginning English Learners No access
4. Support for Intermediate and Advanced English Learners No access
5. Cultural Considerations No access
6. Learning Scales and English Learners No access
7. Practical Steps for Leaders No access
8. Practical Steps for Teachers No access
9. Useful Academic Language No access
1. 1. School Culture No access
  2. Rewards and Sanctions No access
  3. Academic Resources No access
2. 1. Collaboration No access
  2. Project-based Learning No access
  3. Research No access
  4. Resilience No access
3. Responsibilities of Teachers and Leaders No access
4. Practical Steps for Leaders No access
5. Practical Steps for Teachers No access
6. Useful Academic Language No access
1. Clear Goals, Self-monitoring, and Feedback No access
2. Benchmark Scales with Evidence No access
3. Student-friendly Scales No access
4. Implementation for Student Self-monitoring and Teacher’s Feedback No access
5. 1. Exceptional Student Education No access
  2. English Learners No access
6. Make Learning Accessible No access
7. Practical Steps for Leaders No access
8. Practical Steps for Teachers No access
9. Useful Academic Language No access
1. 1. Collaboration Is Voluntary No access
  2. Parity among Participants No access
  3. Mutual Goals No access
  4. Responsibility No access
  5. Sharing Resources No access
  6. Shared Accountability No access
2. 1. Collaborative Instructional Planning No access
  2. Collaboration on Mini-assessments and Data Analysis No access
3. 1. Book Studies No access
  2. Action Research No access
  3. Data Study No access
  4. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) No access
  5. Lesson-study Research Teams No access
4. Leadership for Effective Collaboration No access
5. Leading, Teaching, and Coaching to Improve Student-learning Outcomes No access
6. Practical Steps for Leaders No access
7. Practical Steps for Teachers No access
8. Useful Academic Language No access
Additional Resources No access Pages 99 - 100
References No access Pages 101 - 104
Index No access Pages 105 - 110
About the Authors No access Pages 111 - 112