The Distance Learning Playbook, Grades K-12

The Distance Learning Playbook, Grades K-12

Author: Douglas Fisher

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2020-06-15

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 1071838350

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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. To purchase from an Authorized Corwin Distributor click here. A Spanish translation of the Distance Learning Playbook, Grades K-12, Aprendizaje a Distancia Guia, Guia de Preescolar a Bachillerator, can be purchased by contacting Irene Yepez from Editorial Trillas at [email protected].


The Best American Infographics 2014

The Best American Infographics 2014

Author: Gareth Cook

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2014-10-07

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 0547974558

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Year two of this fresh, timely, beautiful addition to the Best American series, introduced by Nate Silver The rise of infographics across virtually all print and electronic media reveals patterns in our lives and worlds in fresh and surprising ways. As we find ourselves in the era of big data, where information moves faster than ever, infographics provide us with quick, often influential bursts of art and knowledge — to digest, tweet, share, go viral. Best American Infographics 2014 captures the finest examples, from the past year, of this mesmerizing new way of seeing and understanding our world. Guest introducer Nate Silver brings his unparalleled expertise and lively analysis to this visually compelling new volume.


My Book of Meandering Thoughts

My Book of Meandering Thoughts

Author: Mackay's musings journals

Publisher:

Published: 2018-09-02

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 9781726489263

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Our journals are great for popping in your bag or having in your workspace or desk at home to grab when that special little thought comes to you and ensure you get the things you think about done! Suitable to be used with most media, pencils, pens, felt tips, watercolours, pastels and perfect for creating collages and artwork ideas. -Matt cover for a sophisticated finish -150 journal pages -Cream interior pages Suitable to be used with most media, pencils, pens, felt tips, watercolours, pastels and perfect for creating collages and artwork ideas.


Meander, Spiral, Explode

Meander, Spiral, Explode

Author: Jane Alison

Publisher: Catapult

Published: 2019-04-02

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1948226138

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"How lovely to discover a book on the craft of writing that is also fun to read . . . Alison asserts that the best stories follow patterns in nature, and by defining these new styles she offers writers the freedom to explore but with enough guidance to thrive." ―Maris Kreizman, Vulture A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019 | A Poets & Writers Best Books for Writers As Jane Alison writes in the introduction to her insightful and appealing book about the craft of writing: “For centuries there’s been one path through fiction we’re most likely to travel― one we’re actually told to follow―and that’s the dramatic arc: a situation arises, grows tense, reaches a peak, subsides . . . But something that swells and tautens until climax, then collapses? Bit masculosexual, no? So many other patterns run through nature, tracing other deep motions in life. Why not draw on them, too?" W. G. Sebald’s Emigrants was the first novel to show Alison how forward momentum can be created by way of pattern, rather than the traditional arc--or, in nature, wave. Other writers of nonlinear prose considered in her “museum of specimens” include Nicholson Baker, Anne Carson, Marguerite Duras, Gabriel García Márquez, Jamaica Kincaid, Clarice Lispector, Susan Minot, David Mitchell, Caryl Phillips, and Mary Robison. Meander, Spiral, Explode is a singular and brilliant elucidation of literary strategies that also brings high spirits and wit to its original conclusions. It is a liberating manifesto that says, Let’s leave the outdated modes behind and, in thinking of new modes, bring feeling back to experimentation. It will appeal to serious readers and writers alike.


Vintage Innovation

Vintage Innovation

Author: John Spencer

Publisher:

Published: 2019-12-28

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9781734172553

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What is Vintage Innovation?Vintage Innovation redefines innovation not as "new and flashy" but as "better and different." It isn't a rejection of new approaches or cutting-edge technology so much as an embrace of the old and the new.It's the overlap of the "tried and true" and the "never tried." It's a mash-up of low-fi tech and new tech. It's the idea of finding relevance by looking back and looking forward. It's a focus on timeless skills in new contexts. It's the idea that innovation happens when teachers take a both/and approach as they empower their students in the present to prepare them for an uncertain future.If you are a teacher, you are an innovator. You are the experimenter trying new strategies. You are the architect designing new learning opportunities. Apps change. Gadgets break. Technology grows obsolete. But one thing remains: teachers change the world. And one way to do this is through a vintage innovation approach. With vintage innovation, teachers ask: How do I innovate when I don't have the best technology? How can I use vintage tools, ideas, and approaches in new ways? How can I use constraints to spark creativity? How do I blend together the "tried and true" with the "never tried?"


The Bridge to Never Land

The Bridge to Never Land

Author: Dave Barry

Publisher: Disney Electronic Content

Published: 2011-08-09

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13: 1423163079

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One summer morning while Aidan and Sarah are visiting their grandfather, they discover a secret compartment in his battered wooden desk. Inside is a yellowed envelope that contains a piece of very thin, almost translucent, white paper, on which, handwritten in black ink, are a series of seemingly random lines; among them are what appear to be fragments of letters, but not enough to make sense. At the bottom of the page is a verse about Peter Peter and a reference to a real hotel in London. As it happens, the family is about to embark on a trip to Europe, so the children decide that while in London, they will try to locate the hotel.


The Brooklyn Nine

The Brooklyn Nine

Author: Alan M. Gratz

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2009-03-05

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 1101014806

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1845: Felix Schneider, an immigrant from Germany, cheers the New York Knickerbockers as they play Three-Out, All-Out. 1908: Walter Snider, batboy for the Brooklyn Superbas, arranges a team tryout for a black pitcher by pretending he is Cuban. 1945: Kat Snider of Brooklyn plays for the Grand Rapids Chicks in the All-American Girls Baseball League. 1981: Michael Flint fi nds himself pitching a perfect game during the Little League season at Prospect Park. And there are fi ve more Schneiders to meet. In nine innings, this novel tells the stories of nine successive Schneider kids and their connection to Brooklyn and baseball. As in all family histories and all baseball games, there is glory and heartache, triumph and sacrifi ce. And it ain?t over till it?s over.


My Book of Meandering Thoughts

My Book of Meandering Thoughts

Author: Mackay's musings journals

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-09-03

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 9781727028935

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Our journals are great for popping in your bag or having in your workspace or desk at home to grab when that special little thought comes to you and ensure you get the things you think about done! Suitable to be used with most media, pencils, pens, felt tips, watercolours, pastels and perfect for creating collages and artwork ideas. -Matt cover for a sophisticated finish -150 journal pages - Stunning french ruled -White interior pages Suitable to be used with most media, pencils, pens, felt tips, watercolours, pastels and perfect for creating collages and artwork ideas.


The Hyperdoc Handbook: Digital Lesson Design Using Google Apps

The Hyperdoc Handbook: Digital Lesson Design Using Google Apps

Author: Lisa Highfill

Publisher:

Published: 2019-08-25

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9781733646895

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Want to redefine learning? Looking to better utilize devices? Eager to maximize face time in the classroom? HyperDocs are the solution to personalized instruction using technology in today's modern classroom. They provide innovative ways to engage students and package digital lessons on a Google Doc. The HyperDoc Handbook is a practical reference guide for all K-12 educators looking to transform their teaching into blended learning environments. This book strikes a perfect balance between pedagogy and how-to tips, while also providing several lesson plans to get you going. After reading this handbook, educators will feel equipped to design their own HyperDocs using both Google Apps and the myriad of web tools available online. Let this book become your guide to: Explore the pedagogy behind digital lesson designFollow step-by-step directions on how to create a HyperDocReflect and revise digital lessons using a checklist to "hack" your own HyperDocsSelect tech tools best suited for lessonsConnect and share with other educatorsCopy and customize sample HyperDocs to use in your own classroomHyperDocs will improve collaboration and instruction between all education stakeholders, including: students, teachers, administrators, instructional coaches, professional developers, and families. After reading The HyperDoc Handbook you will be inspired to create and share!