Teach4Passion

This 13-slide Powerpoint (with presenter notes included) details what Read Aloud with Accountable Talk looks like in an elementary classroom each day. The information is taken directly from the Teacher's College Reading and Writing Project Summer Institute. The presentation includes an activity where the presenter would actually do part of an interactive read aloud and have a group discussion with the participants for increased understanding.

Coteaching in an inclusion classroom this year? Don't miss this great checklist that will help build relationships between classroom teacher and EC teacher! By thinking and discussing some key issues before starting the school year, you'll have a plan for success! Also included is information on six models for inclusion.

This 18 slide powerpoint provides detailed analysis of the minilesson portion of Reader's Workshop. The information for the presentation is taken directly from what I learned at the Teacher's College Reading and Writing Institute. It briefly goes over each of the sections in the architecture of a minilesson but then goes into more depth of planning and looking at data to drive your choices in each classroom's specific teaching points. Included are speaker notes for use with teachers who alrea

Need a one-page tip sheet for a substitute teacher, teacher assistant, or a refresher for a classroom teacher on the processes of Writer's Workshop? This download is for you! It follows the Lucy Calkins' method of Writing Workshop and helps to review/refresh how the minilesson, independent writing/conferring, and closure would look and specifies details for each.

Included in this three page download is 25 tips to motivate teachers, a self-assessment to find your particular motivational characteristics, and some discussion scenarios.