September+2014

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 * Cool Stuff Share || All || Ed Camp Harrisburg - November 1, 2014 -

Book Recommendations from Andrew: Teaching the Critical Vocabulary of the Common Core: 55 Words that Make or Break Student Understanding by Marilee Sprenger ASCD): http://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Critical-Vocabulary-Common-Core/dp/1416615717/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411062310&sr=8-1&keywords=critical+vocabulary+of+the+common+core

Author's website: http://www.marileesprenger.com/the-critical-words.html

Common Sense Art Standards: http://www.amazon.com/Common-Sense-Arts-Standards-Thrive/dp/1490595686/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411062349&sr=8-1&keywords=common+sense+art+standards

Penn State Course on Writing shared by Andrew: Here is a link to the Literacy Certificate Program, in case you wish to share it on the Wiki: http://www.wb.psu.edu/Documents/CE/Teaching_Writing_and_Literacy.pdf

Data Binder Tracking Sheets - __ [] __

SLO Examples - Bucks County IU and PDE - __ [] __ || Development || Christina || || || Considerations || Todd and Amy || [|Data Guide - Nancy Love Data Coach]
 * Upcoming Professional
 * Histogram || Christina || A large group activity to understand both collective and individual capacity. A Nearpod format was utilized. ||
 * Nearpod || Penny || A hands-on exploration of developing and using Nearpod. Visit Nearpod.com to get started exploring.
 * Data Teaming

Article of foundations for teachers using data - [|Why Teachers Must Be Data Experts] || __ [] __
 * Writing || Christina || Newly Designed SATs and Common Core - Effective 2016

Research Links:

**Writing Next: Effective Strategies to Improve Writing of Adolescents in Middle and High Schools—A Report to the Carnegie Corporation of New York**
The Alliance for Excellent Education conducted a meta-analysis on 11 research-based practices aimed at improving the writing skills of fourth to 12th graders. The practices are: (1) writing strategies, (2) summarization, (3) collaborative writing, (4) specific product goals, (5) word processing, (6) sentence combining, (7) prewriting, (8) inquiry activities, (9) process writing approach, (10) study of models, and (11) writing for content learning. The results of the meta-analyses indicate that the practices examined had a large to medium effect size on students’ writing skills. URL : []

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 * Teaching Elementary School Students to Be Effective Writers** - This practice guide provides four recommendations for improving elementary students’ writing. Each recommendation includes implementation steps and solutions for common roadblocks. The recommendations also summarize and rate supporting evidence. This guide is geared toward teachers, literacy coaches, and other educators who want to improve the writing of their elementary students. URL: __ [] __======

NCTE Policy Brief on Adolescent Literacy - [] ||