Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins Understanding by Design! There is a professional book and workbook...it helps you with the enduring statements and essential questions to help you with designing a unit. McTighe's website also has resources to help you with those units.
-----Original Message----- From: mosaic-boun...@literacyworkshop.org [mailto:mosaic-boun...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Joy Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 7:52 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] TRENDS and ISSUES In Literacy Pedagogy -anything elsenew and exciting? I still need help coming up with themes for my units. Don't know why, but I guess I can't see the big picture. Do you have any suggestions as to how to develop an overarching theme? Joy/NC/4 How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and content go hand in hand. http://www.responsiveclassroom.org --- On Thu, 6/18/09, drmarinac...@aol.com <drmarinac...@aol.com> wrote: From: drmarinac...@aol.com <drmarinac...@aol.com> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] TRENDS and ISSUES In Literacy Pedagogy -anything else new and exciting? To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 10:44 AM Sounds good. So academic vocabulary, RTI, anything else new and exciting? I also like the textmapping but I learned about that two years ago on this LISTSERV. I'm a little bored:) If there are any teachers out there...What do you NEED in terms of issues in your classroom? -----Original Message----- From: Stephanie Perry <zeal4learn...@gmail.com> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Wed, Jun 17, 2009 4:37 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] TRENDS and ISSUES In Literacy Pedagogy I recommend Bring Words to Life by Isabel Beck over Marzano's. Her book not only gives the research but it provides things that you can use in your classroom immediately. On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:09 PM, <drmarinac...@aol.com> wrote: > This is unbelievably helpful!!!! > > > You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your > grandmother. > -Albert Einstein > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jan Sanders <jgou...@hotmail.com> > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group < > mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Sent: Wed, Jun 17, 2009 12:42 pm > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] TRENDS and ISSUES In Literacy Pedagogy > > > > > > > > > > > Robert Marzano is wonderful for academic vocabulary. As a literacy coach I > did district wide staff development (3, 3 hour sessions) using his Building > Academic Background Knowledge work. He did some work in conjunction with > Stanford University and a brain researcher. He has DVDs, one that explains > the research and a rep from Stanford (can not remember the name and it is > probably some big shot) and the brain guy both speak on it. It gives the > WHY we should teach academic vocab. There is also another DVD that has the > 6 step process for teaching vocabulary. > There is a book too -paperback 8 1/2 x 11. I believe the DVDs are quite > pricey -they come together. They are published by ASDC (Association for > Supervision and Curriculum Development). > Jan > You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your > grandmother. > -Albert Einstein > > > On 6/17/09 4:22 AM, "kjcec...@aol.com" <kjcec...@aol.com> wrote: > > Marzano discusses this in? great detail >> >> >> Kristine >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: drmarinac...@aol.com >> To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >> Sent: Wed, Jun 17, 2009 7:17 am >> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] TRENDS and ISSUES In Literacy Pedagogy >> >> >> Academic vocabulary. Interesting!!!! Is there an author who I can >> > read up on?? > >> ? >> -----Original Message-----? >> From: cnjpal...@aol.com? >> To: mos...@literacyworkshop.org? >> Sent: Tue, Jun 16, 2009 9:50 pm? >> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] TRENDS and ISSUES In Literacy Pedagogy? >> ? >> ? >> ? >> ? >> ? >> ? >> Academic vocabulary.? >> Jennifer? >> In a message dated 6/16/2009 7:03:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,? >> drmarinac...@aol.com writes:? >> ? >> Can anyone think of the most recent trends and key issues in reading? >> pedagogy? >> ? >> > > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. 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