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| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Better Learning Through Structured Teaching Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, 2013-12-02 In this updated 2nd edition of the ASCD best-seller, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey dig deeper into the hows and whys of the gradual release of responsibility instructional framework. To gradually release responsibility is to equip students with what they need to be engaged and self-directed learners. On a day-to-day level, it means delivering lessons purposefully planned to incorporate four essential and interrelated instructional phases: Focused Instruction: Preparing students for learning by establishing lesson purpose, modeling strategies and skills, thinking aloud, and noticing how students respond. Guided Instruction: Strategically using prompts, cues, and questions to lead students to new understanding. Collaborative Learning: Allowing students to consolidate their understanding through exploration, problem-solving, discussion, and thinking with their peers. Independent Learning: Requiring students to use the skills and knowledge they've acquired to create authentic products and ask new questions. The authors explore each phase, using real-life examples from a variety of disciplines. You'll find tips and tools for classroom implementation, including checklists for planning and assessment; advice on feedback, homework, group work, differentiated instruction, and blended learning; answers to frequently asked questions; and examples that align to Common Core State Standards. No matter what grade level or subject you teach, Better Learning Through Structured Teaching is your essential guide to helping students expand their capacity for successful and long-lasting learning. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Lilly's Big Day Kevin Henkes, 2006-03-28 Mr. Slinger has big news. He's getting married. Married! Lilly has big plans. She's going to be the flower girl. (Lilly has always wanted to be a flower girl. Even more than a surgeon or a diva or a hairdresser.) But what's the biggest, the best, the most perfect thing of all? You're invited to the wedding -- so start reading! |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Productive Group Work Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, Sandi Everlove, 2009 Find out how matching research-based principles of collaborative learning with practical action can make all group work productive group work, with all students engaged. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Backwards Planning Harriet Isecke, 2006-12-30 Increase student achievement with a systematic approach to lessong design. Learn how to identify enduring understandings, set goals, establish benchmarks, and monitor progress to move your students to mastery of standards, while differentiating to meet their diverse needs. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: The Success Criteria Playbook John Almarode, Douglas Fisher, Kateri Thunder, Nancy Frey, 2021-02-05 Provide students a clear view of what success looks like for any process, task, or product. What does success look like for your students? How will they know if they have learned? This essential component of teaching and learning can be difficult to articulate but is vital to achievement for both teachers and students. The Success Criteria Playbook catapults teachers beyond learning intentions to define clearly what success looks like for every student—whether face-to-face or in a remote learning environment. Designed to be used collaboratively in grade-level, subject area teams—or even on your own—the step-by-step playbook expands teacher understanding of how success criteria can be utilized to maximize student learning and better engage learners in monitoring and evaluating their own progress. Each module is designed to support the creation and immediate implementation of high-quality, high impact success criteria and includes: • Templates that allow for guided and independent study for teachers. • Extensive STEM-focused examples from across the K-12 STEM curriculum to guide teacher learning and practice. • Examples of success criteria applied across learning domains and grades, including high school content, skills, practices, dispositions, and understandings. Ensure equity of access to learning and opportunity for all students by designing and employing high-quality, high-impact success criteria that connect learners to a shared understanding of what success looks like for any given learning intention. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Talking About Text: Guiding Students to Increase Comprehension Through Purposeful Talk Maria Nichols, 2008-05-15 Effective research-based strategies, model lessons, and support is provided for K-8 teachers in this professional guide which defines purposeful talk, why it is important, and how it increases comprehension to help learners better understand text. With this guide, teachers can empower learners to have purpose-driven discussions in order to develop their thinking skills and enhance comprehension. Talking About Text takes a detailed look at the body of behaviors that enable learners to talk in a constructive manner in order to get the talking started. Model lessons demonstrate how to utilize effective strategies to think and talk about text. Suggestions for working through difficulties with purposeful talk are also included, making this resource especially useful for teachers by providing comfort in the realization that such difficulties are predictable and solvable. This resource is aligned to the interdisciplinary themes from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills and supports the Common Core State Standards. 112pp. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Rigorous Curriculum Design Larry Ainsworth, 2010 The need for a cohesive and comprehensive curriculum that intentionally connects standards, instruction, and assessment has never been more pressing. For educators to meet the challenging learning needs of students they must have a clear road map to follow throughout the school year. Rigorous Curriculum Design presents a carefully sequenced, hands-on model that curriculum designers and educators in every school system can follow to create a progression of units of study that keeps all areas tightly focused and connected. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Stellaluna Janell Cannon, 2007 After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby fruit bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Guided Instruction Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, 2010-10-18 This book explains how teachers can use guided instruction (gradually transferring knowledge and the responsibility for learning to students through scaffolds for learning) to boost students to higher levels of understanding and accomplishment. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Questioning the Author Isabel L. Beck, 1997 To address the concern that students are not actively engaging with what they read, the authors present a strategy called Questioning the Author (QtA), an approach designed to establish student interactions with text to build greater understanding. Contents: -Introduction Chapter 1: What Is Questioning the Auther and How Was It Developed? Chapter 2: Queries Chapter 3: Planning Chapter 4: Discussion Chapter 5: Implementation Chapter 6: Where Has Questioning the Author Been and Where Is It Going? |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: The Distance Learning Playbook, Grades K-12 Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John Hattie, 2020-07-07 Effective teaching is effective teaching, no matter where it occurs The pandemic teaching of mid-2020 was not really distance learning, but rather crisis teaching. But starting now, teachers have the opportunity to prepare for distance learning with purpose and intent—using what works best to accelerate students’ learning all the while maintaining an indelible focus on equity. Harnessing the insights and experience of renowned educators Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and John Hattie, The Distance Learning Playbook applies the wisdom and evidence of VISIBLE LEARNING® research to understand what works best with distance learning. Spanning topics from teacher-student relationships, teacher credibility and clarity, instructional design, assessments, and grading, this comprehensive playbook details the research- and evidence-based strategies teachers can mobilize to deliver high- impact learning in an online, virtual, and distributed environment. This powerful guide includes: · Learning Intentions and Success Criteria for each module to track your own learning and model evidence-based teacher practices for meaningful learning · A diversity of instructional approaches, including direct instruction, peer learning, and independent work that foster student self-regulation and move learning to deep and transfer levels · Discussion of equity challenges associated with distance learning, along with examples of how teachers can work to ensure that equity gains that have been realized are not lost. · Special guidance for teachers of young children who are learning from a distance · Videos of the authors and teachers discussing a wide variety of distance learning topics · Space to write and reflect on current practices and plan future instruction The Distance Learning Playbook is the essential hands-on guide to preparing and delivering distance learning experiences that are truly effective and impactful. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: A Color of His Own Leo Lionni, 2011-09-28 Elephants are gray. Pigs are pink. Only the chameleon has no color of his own. He is purple like the heather, yellow like a lemon, even black and orange striped like a tiger! Then one day a chameleon has an idea to remain one color forever by staying on the greenest leaf he can find. But in the autumn, the leaf changes from green to yellow to red . . . and so does the chameleon. When another chameleon suggests they travel together, he learns that companionship is more important than having a color of his own. No matter where he goes with his new friend, they will always be alike. Now available as an eBook. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: The Formative Assessment Action Plan Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, 2011-05-01 Join Nancy Frey and Douglas Fisher as they outline a clear-cut, realistic, and rewarding approach to formative assessment. They explain how four discrete steps work in tandem to create a seamless, comprehensive formative assessment system—one that has no beginning and no end. This ongoing approach enhances an active give-and-take relationship between teachers and students to promote learning. Where am I going? Step 1: Feed-up ensures that students understand the purpose of an assignment, task, or lesson, including how they will be assessed. Where am I now? Step 2: Checking for understanding guides instruction and helps determine if students are making progress toward their goals. How am I doing? Step 3: Feedback provides students with valuable and constructive information about their successes and needs. Where am I going next? Step 4: Feed-forward builds on the feedback from step 3 and uses performance data to facilitate student achievement. Dozens of real-life scenarios demonstrate how to apply these steps in your classroom, always focusing on the presence or absence of student learning to guide the action. By enabling teachers and students alike to see more clearly what they need to do for learning to be successful, this approach builds students' competence, confidence, and understanding. No matter what grade level you teach, The Formative Assessment Action Plan will help you make better use of assessment data so you can more quickly adjust instruction to keep every student on the path to success. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: The Mentor Teacher Blueprint Kristen M. Driskill, 2023 Put more highly qualified teachers in more classrooms. This proven-effective blueprint will help teacher preparation programs and schools work together to best prepare preservice teachers. The book outlines ways to collaboratively choose, train, and support mentor teachers, along with suggestions for connecting P-12 and higher education faculty more regularly-- |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Teaching Adult English Language Learners Betsy Parrish, 2019 |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Everyday Executive Function Strategies Valerie Saxton Sharpe, Roberta Strosnider, 2022-10-03 Everyday executive function strategies to engage and motivate YOUR students With an impressive collection of 75 grade-appropriate executive function strategies, this practical guide addresses student needs in areas such as planning, working memory, time management, inhibitory behavior, cognitive flexibility, and self-regulation. Inside, you’ll find the strategies shown most effective in facilitating students’ readiness and success in learning, plus Suggestions for incorporating executive function skills into your daily lesson planning and teaching routine without detracting from instructional time A step-by-step manual for explicitly teaching metacognitive skills Grade-level appropriate strategies grouped according to elementary, middle, and high school levels Guidance for adapting strategies to meet a wide range of individual student needs |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Planning Powerful Instruction, Grades 2-5 Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, Jackie Miller, Christopher Butts, Adam Fachler, 2020-03-18 Are you ready to plan your best lessons ever? With so many demands and so much content available for teachers, we need to put a higher value on an often-overlooked skill: planning learning experiences that will both engage and inspire our students, by design, over time. Planning Powerful Instruction is your go-to guide for transforming student outcomes through stellar instructional planning. Its seven-step framework—the EMPOWER model—gives you techniques proven to help students develop true insight and understanding. You’ll have at your fingertips: the real reasons why students engage—and what you must do to ensure they do a framework to help you create, plan, and teach the most effective units and lessons in any subject area more than 50 actionable strategies to incorporate right away suggestions for tailoring units for a wide range of learners downloadable, ready-to-go tools for planning and teaching Whether you are a classroom teacher, an instructional leader, or a pre-service teacher, Planning Powerful Instruction will forever change the way you think about how you teach and the unique value you bring to your learners. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Literacy Triangle LeAnn Nickelson, Melissa Dickson, 2022-06-28 Accelerate learning with high-impact strategies. Beginning and veteran teachers alike will find insights and practices they can use immediately. The authors dovetail their proven instructional process of chunk, chew, check, change with before-, during-, and after-reading strategies in this must-have guide for powerful literacy instruction. No matter what content area you teach, this book will help you develop the strategic reader in every student. K–8 teachers who are interested in high-impact teaching strategies will: Learn how to incorporate the literacy triangle's three points—reading, discussing, and writing—into instruction for any subject Cut through the conflict caused by the reading wars and gain clarity on the science behind effective, well-rounded literacy instruction Help students enjoy reading, gain comprehension, and build reading stamina Get differentiation ideas for scaffolding and enriching each strategy using best practices in literacy instruction Discover how to engage students in opportunities for making meaning, choosing texts, and leading discussions Understand how setting a student's purpose for reading can encourage focus, engagement, deeper conversations, and a motivation to keep reading with literacy strategies Contents: Introduction Part 1: Planning for Quality Literacy Instruction Chapter 1: Teaching Literacy Effectively Chapter 2: Choosing the Right Text Chapter 3: Using the Literacy Triangle to Drastically Improve Literacy Part 2: Implementing Quality Literacy Instruction Chapter 4: Preparing for Success--Before Reading Chapter 5: Staying Focused on the Goal--During Reading Chapter 6: Consolidating With Discussion and Writing--After Reading Chapter 7: Bringing It All Together Conclusion References and Resources Index |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: The Purposeful Classroom Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, 2011-10-25 How can teachers guarantee that what they teach results in students learning what they really need to know? In The Purposeful Classroom: How to Structure Lessons with Learning Goals in Mind, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey present a variety of strategies that teachers at all levels can use to ensure that students clearly understand the purpose behind every lesson. They provide step-by-step guidance to help teachers * Understand the difference between standards, objectives, and purpose statements, and craft the latter in terms that students can easily grasp. * Involve students in understanding and owning the purpose of every lesson. * Motivate students by conveying the relevance of content to students' lives. * Develop classroom activities and assessments that allow students to demonstrate both their mastery of lesson content and their understanding of the lesson's core purpose. From initiating lesson plans to evaluating student work, all aspects of lesson development and implementation are discussed in this lively and practical book. Filled with specific examples of effective purpose statements, assignments, and tests across grade levels and content areas, The Purposeful Classroom is essential reading for all teachers who want their students to truly understand what they are learning and why. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Handbook of Research on Reconceptualizing Preservice Teacher Preparation in Literacy Education Araujo, Juan J., Araujo, Dawn L., 2021-12-17 As it stands, there is currently a void in education literature in how to best prepare preservice teachers to meet the needs of individualized learners across multiple learning platforms, social/economical contexts, language variety, and special education needs. The subject is in dire need of support for the ongoing improvement of administrative, clinical, diagnostic, and instructional practices related to the learning process. The Handbook of Research on Reconceptualizing Preservice Teacher Preparation in Literacy Education stimulates the professional development of preservice and inservice literacy educators and researchers. This book also promotes the excellence in preservice and inservice literacy both nationally and internationally. Discussing topics such as virtual classrooms, critical literacy, and teacher preparation, this book serves as an ideal resource for tenure- track faculty in literacy education, clinical faculty, field supervisors who work with preservice teacher educators, community college faculty, university faculty who are in the midst of reconceptualizing undergraduate teacher education curriculum, mentor teachers working with preservice teachers, district personnel, researchers, students, and curricula developers who wish to understand the needs of preservice teacher education. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: The Next Step in Guided Reading Jan Richardson, 2009 Teachers facing the challenge of meeting the diverse reading needs of students will find the structure and tools they need in Jan Richardson's powerful approach to guided reading. Richardson has identified the essential components of an effective guided reading lesson: targeted assessments, data analysis that pinpoints specific strategies students need, and the use of guided writing to support the reading process. Each chapter contains planning sheets to help teachers analyze assessments in order to group students and select a teaching focus Includes detailed, ready-to-go lesson plans for all stages of reading: emergent, early, transitional, and fluent |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Schooling by Design Grant Wiggins, Jay McTighe, 2007-07-15 The authors of Understanding by Design share a compelling strategy for creating schools that truly fulfill the central mission of education: to help students become thoughtful, productive, and accomplished at worthy tasks. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: The Next Step Forward in Word Study and Phonics Jan Richardson, Michele Dufresne, 2019-08-27 Richardson and Dufresne, powerhouses in guided reading instruction, provide guidance in planning short, developmentally appropriate word study and phonics lessons as part of guided reading. You'll find all the support you need to teach letters, sounds, and words effectively, including 260 lessons for readers at every stage, from pre-A to fluent; assessment tools; and printable books at levels A-C. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Lessons and Units for Closer Reading, Grades 3-6 Nancy Boyles, 2015-02-03 Ready-to-go units to ramp up close reading Want a yearlong close reading curriculum to insert in your literacy block? You’ve got it. Nancy Boyles’ Lessons & Units for Closer Reading features 32 lessons, based on readily available complex picture books and organized by eight learning pathways for approaching literature and information. Get started right away, with the help of: Short nonfiction articles to kick off each unit Assessment tasks, rubrics, planning templates, and more Links to 20+ instructional video segments Page-by-page text-dependent questions for every book With Closer Reading, Nancy expertly delivered answers to the why and how of close reading. Now, with this phenomenal sequel, you’re treated to her playbook. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Explicit Instruction Anita L. Archer, Charles A. Hughes, 2011-02-22 Explicit instruction is systematic, direct, engaging, and success oriented--and has been shown to promote achievement for all students. This highly practical and accessible resource gives special and general education teachers the tools to implement explicit instruction in any grade level or content area. The authors are leading experts who provide clear guidelines for identifying key concepts, skills, and routines to teach; designing and delivering effective lessons; and giving students opportunities to practice and master new material. Sample lesson plans, lively examples, and reproducible checklists and teacher worksheets enhance the utility of the volume. Purchasers can also download and print the reproducible materials for repeated use. Video clips demonstrating the approach in real classrooms are available at the authors' website: www.explicitinstruction.org. See also related DVDs from Anita Archer: Golden Principles of Explicit Instruction; Active Participation: Getting Them All Engaged, Elementary Level; and Active Participation: Getting Them All Engaged, Secondary Level |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Text Complexity Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Diane Lapp, 2016-01-28 There is a big difference between assigning complex texts and teaching complex texts No matter what discipline you teach, learn how to use complexity as a dynamic, powerful tool for sliding the right text in front of your students’ at just the right time. Updates to this new edition include How-to’s for measuring countable features of any written work A rubric for analyzing the complexity of both literary and informational texts Classroom scenarios that show the difference between a healthy struggle and frustration The authors’ latest thinking on teacher modeling, close reading, scaffolded small group reading, and independent reading |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Concept-Based Literacy Lessons Lois A. Lanning, Tiffanee Brown, 2019-01-10 For literacy teachers looking for practical ways to implement a Curriculum and Instruction Model that’s more inquiry-driven and idea-centered, look no further than this book. This resource helps bridge the divide between conceptual curriculum and actionable practice, and provides practical support for teachers implementing Concept-Based literacy lessons. Readers will find Step-by-step help with lesson planning for conceptual understanding and transfer Ideas for supporting inductive learning Classroom Snapshots that showcase familiar literacy practices in Concept-Based classrooms Strategies to promote critical, reflective, and conceptual thinking Model elementary and secondary Concept-Based lesson and unit plans A chapter devoted to answering frequently asked questions |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Virtual Mentoring for K–12 Literacy Instruction Paula Saine, 2018-10-12 This book focuses on preparing students to be successful independent learners for the twenty first century. Students will construct their own meaning not only within the traditional brick and mortar environment with the assistant of the classroom teacher, but also in an online environment scaffolded by a virtual tutor. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: From Fluency to Comprehension Timothy Rasinski, Nancy D. Padak, 2013-08-30 Helping teachers move beyond fluency as measured by speed alone, this book focuses on building the skills that students need to read accurately, meaningfully, and expressively--the essential components of reading comprehension. Each concise chapter presents a tried-and-true instructional or assessment strategy and shows how K-12 teachers can apply it in their own classrooms, using a wide variety of engaging texts. Special features include classroom examples, Your Turn activities, and 24 reproducible forms, in a large-size format for easy photocopying. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Inclusive Education for the 21st Century Linda J. Graham, 2023-12-08 Thoroughly revised throughout, this bestselling book returns in a new edition to take an even more comprehensive look at the question: How can teachers and schools create genuinely inclusive classrooms that meet the needs of every student? Inclusive Education for the 21st Century provides a rigorous overview of the foundational principles of inclusive education and the barriers to access and participation. It explores evidence-based strategies to support diverse learners, including specific changes in curriculum, pedagogy and assessment practices, and the use of data. It addresses the needs of children with physical, sensory and intellectual disabilities, as well as those with complex learning profiles, including mental health issues. This second edition is rich with new content, including eleven new chapters which address learning from international experience, multi-tiered systems of support, leading inclusive education reform, the importance of language and supporting friendships. A new section has been added to provide explicit support for implementing systemic inclusive education reform from the policy level right through to classroom practice. A new series of podcasts, featuring interviews with expert chapter authors, offers an engaging complement to the chapter topics and content. With many schools still operating under twentieth-century models that disadvantage students, this book presents the deep knowledge, tools and strategies to better equip pre- and in-service teachers and leaders to make inclusive education a reality in all schools. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Teacher Clarity John Almarode, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Kierstan Barbee, 2025-02-04 How to Activate and Accelerate Student Learning Have you ever given instructions to your students, only to receive blank stares or confusion? Clarity is an essential part of teaching and learning, and every interaction we have with students is the foundation for moving learning forward—we must make every interaction count. Backed by the latest education research on what really works, Teacher Clarity spotlights the newest and best teaching strategies and explains the importance of clear learning intentions, success criteria, lesson design, progress monitoring, and more. Inside, you’ll discover how teacher clarity Helps educators make informed decisions around teaching and learning Demands that educators keep the big picture in mind Allows educators to integrate optimal teaching and learning experiences at the right time Tells us what evidence we must generate around teaching and learning and what steps to take next Organized around the four critical components of teacher clarity—organization, explanations, examples, and assessments—and filled with samples for all content and grade levels, Teacher Clarity is your essential guidebook for unlocking your learners’ potential. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Guiding Readers Lori Jamison Rog, 2012 Discover a model for guided reading instruction that fits the 18-minute time frame and is purposeful, planned, and focused. This practical book introduces a range of specific reading strategies and processes that lead students to access increasingly sophisticated text. It includes collections of lessons for emergent, early, developing, and fluent readers, as well as struggling readers in the upper grades. Detailed and comprehensive, the book champions an integrated system of guiding readers that involves both fiction and nonfiction, as well as the texts that surround students in and out of school: websites, directions, instructions, schedules, signs, and more. New and experienced teachers will both find a wealth of valuable reproducibles, techniques, tips, and strategies that will help them put the tools for independent reading into the hands of every student--Publisher description. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: The Practical Guide to High-Leverage Practices in Special Education Ruby L. Owiny, Kyena Cornelius, 2024-06-01 Designed for teacher preparation programs as well as teacher professional development, The Practical Guide to High-Leverage Practices in Special Education: The Purposeful “How” to Enhance Classroom Rigor is the first book of its kind to introduce multiple HLPs working in tandem to implement evidence-based practices (EBPs). The Practical Guide to High-Leverage Practices in Special Education is a powerful tool for those dedicated to improving student outcomes. Planned with the practitioner in mind, the text’s main objective is for teachers to recognize EBPs as “what” they teach and HLPs as “how” they teach. The book is written with a focus on inclusive education, making it a valuable resource for both general and special educators. What’s included in The Practical Guide to High-Leverage Practices in Special Education: A focus on one HLP per chapter and descriptions of connected HLPs and how to use them for implementing featured EBPs Classroom scenarios for both elementary and secondary classrooms Tables of the crosswalks of connected HLPs and EBPs with resources for further learning The Practical Guide to High-Leverage Practices in Special Education: The Purposeful “How” to Enhance Classroom Rigor provides educators with the understanding of how HLPs and EBPs connect to effectively implement them for student success and is also an effective teaching and learning tool for teacher education preparation programs. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Literacy and the Common Core Sarah Tantillo, 2014-07-21 Tools and Insights for Meeting and Exceeding the Common Core Standards Literacy and the Common Core offers K–12 teachers clear guidance on how to design units, lessons, and objectives to meet the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts; it’s filled with practical strategies that teachers can use immediately to target key standards; and it describes how to analyze the standards to support instructional planning and curriculum development. This book aims to make life a little easier for everyone—teachers, school leaders, parents, and students—as we all strive to prepare students for college and the careers they most desire. The book includes practical tools, templates, and rubrics ready to be downloaded and customized to meet your needs. Additional resources may be found on the companion site, www.literacycookbook.com. Here are just a few of the essential topics addressed: Which standards to start with and how to tackle them How to bridge the gap when students are not on grade level How to engage and support parents How to teach students to write effectively How to translate the standards for actual use Take the recipes in this book, make them your own, and enjoy your new “Common Core Master Chef” status! |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Visible Learning for Literacy, Grades K-12 Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John Hattie, 2016-03-29 Ensure students demonstrate more than a year’s worth of learning during a school year Renowned literacy experts Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey work with John Hattie to apply his 15 years of research, identifying instructional routines that have the biggest impact on student learning, to literacy practices. These practices are “visible” because their purpose is clear, they are implemented at the right moment in a student’s learning, and their effect is tangible. Through dozens of classroom scenarios, learn how to use the right approach at the right time for surface, deep, and transfer learning and which routines are most effective at each phase of learning. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Beyond Differentiated Instruction Jodi O′Meara, 2010-04-14 This guide through the ten steps of implementing differentiated instruction is an invaluable resource for providing meaningful curriculum to ensure every student is learning. —Donnajo Smith, Teacher and Program Specialist for Gifted Bureau of Curriculum and Instruction, Florida Department of Education In an easy-to-read format, O′Meara outlines how teachers can structure their assessment, planning, and instructional practices to help all students invest in their learning. —Kimberly McAfee, Third-Grade Teacher B.D. Gullett Elementary School, Bradenton, FL I know I should differentiate instruction, but how do I actually do it in my classroom? Differentiated instruction focuses on helping all students learn and achieve. This invaluable book goes beyond the theory of differentiated instruction to actual classroom practice, showing teachers step-by-step how they can successfully put differentiation into action to create an empowering learning environment for every child. Author Jodi O′Meara presents a 10-step approach to differentiating instruction, supported by realistic strategies and manageable techniques that are easily adaptable for any K–12 student. This resource includes: A guided, step-by-step framework for creating an effective differentiated instruction program Vivid case studies illustrating the how-to′s of differentiated instruction, from planning through implementation and assessment Recommendations for appropriately structuring the pace and flow of instruction Guidance on when to use tiered instruction and accommodations, including the relationship between differentiation and Response to Intervention (RTI) Classroom-ready templates, resources, and tools for each step of the process Discover how differentiated instruction can help your students master curriculum fundamentals and benefit from learning that lasts! |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Checking for Understanding Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, 2015-12-18 A teacher presents a lesson, and at the end asks students if they understand the material. The students nod and say they get it. Later, the teacher is dismayed when many of the students fail a test on the material. Why aren’t students getting it? And, just as important, why didn’t the teacher recognize the problem? In Checking for Understanding, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey show how to increase students’ understanding with the help of creative formative assessments. When used regularly, formative assessments enable every teacher to determine what students know and what they still need to learn. Fisher and Frey explore a variety of engaging activities that check for and increase understanding, including interactive writing, portfolios, multimedia presentations, audience response systems, and much more. This new 2nd edition of Checking for Understanding has been updated to reflect the latest thinking in formative assessment and to show how the concepts apply in the context of Fisher and Frey’s work on gradual release of responsibility, guided instruction, formative assessment systems, data analysis, and quality instruction. Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey are the creators of the Framework for Intentional and Targeted (FIT) Teaching™. They are also the authors of numerous ASCD books, including The Formative Assessment Action Plan: Practical Steps to More Successful Teaching and Learning and the best-selling Enhancing RTI: How to Ensure Success with Effective Classroom Instruction and Intervention. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: Caterpillar to Butterfly (Lifecycles) Camilla de la Bedoyere, 2019-02-21 What do the caterpillars eat? Where do butterflies lay their eggs? How long do butterflies live? Discover the amazing stages of different life cycles and learn how different species are born, grow up, and reproduce with this stunning series. Packed with amazing photographs of every stage, labelled diagrams to explain growth and development, fascinating facts, and discussion points for further learning. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: The Common Core Coaching Book Laurie Elish-Piper, Susan K. L'Allier, 2014-04-10 This book provides essential coaching tools to support teachers in planning and implementing instruction aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The authors explain the key instructional shifts brought about by the CCSS in K-5 English language arts classrooms. Eighteen specific strategies for coaching large groups, small groups, and individual teachers are presented, including clear-cut procedures, vivid illustrative examples, and 28 reproducible forms. Grounded in research on adult learning, the book addresses common coaching challenges and how to overcome them. The large-size format facilitates photocopying; purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. |
| gradual release of responsibility lesson plan template: The Co-Teacher's Playbook Angela Peery, 2019-08-27 Expert guidance for creating a successful partnership! Whether you’re new to co-teaching, new to your partner, or just see room for improvement in the way you connect, you probably face challenges with communication, planning, grading, and more. When co-teaching is done well, though, the benefits for students are immeasurable. So grab a cup of coffee and your co-teacher—this hands-on book is designed for you to work through together. Features include: • Stories from experienced co-teachers • Reflective activities to help each of you discover your collaboration style • Reproducible lists, checklists, templates, agreements, and more to complete together • A downloadable unit-planning tool |
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Use the adjective gradual to describe something that happens slowly, bit by bit, like the gradual decrease in the amount of daylight in winter. Gradual can also apply to the gentle slope of …
Gradual Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
GRADUAL meaning: 1 : moving or changing in small amounts happening in a slow way over a long period of time; 2 : not steep
GRADUAL Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of GRADUAL is moving, changing, or developing by fine or often imperceptible degrees. How to use gradual in a sentence.
GRADUAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
GRADUAL definition: 1. happening or changing slowly over a long period of time or distance: 2. happening or changing…. Learn more.
GRADUAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
A gradual change or process occurs in small stages over a long period of time, rather than suddenly. Losing weight is a slow, gradual process. You can expect her progress at school to …
gradual adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage …
happening slowly over a long period; not sudden. Recovery from the disease is very gradual. (of a slope) not steep. Definition of gradual adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. …
What does gradual mean? - Definitions.net
Gradual refers to something that happens slowly, in small incremental stages, or with subtle or nearly imperceptible changes over time. It can refer to processes, changes, or movements that …
Gradual Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary
Gradual definition: Occurring or developing slowly or by small increments.
Gradual - definition of gradual by The Free Dictionary
1. taking place, changing, moving, etc., by small degrees or little by little: gradual improvement. 2. rising or descending at an even, moderate inclination: a gradual slope. n. 3. a. an antiphon …
GRADUAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
Gradual definition: taking place, changing, moving, etc., by small degrees or little by little.. See examples of GRADUAL used in a sentence.
Gradual - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
Use the adjective gradual to describe something that happens slowly, bit by bit, like the gradual decrease in the amount of daylight in winter. Gradual can also apply to the gentle slope of …
Gradual Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
GRADUAL meaning: 1 : moving or changing in small amounts happening in a slow way over a long period of time; 2 : not steep
