http://www.netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/content?feed=rss jgordon's bookmarks tagged "content" on Netvouz http://www.project2061.org/publications/bsl/online/bolintro.htm A long-term American Aassociation for the Advancement of Science initiative to advance literacy in Science, Mathematics, and Technology. A comprehensive project to develop essential curriculum for K-12, including some Social Studies themes. Enduring understandings are identified for the essential content. Curriculum Development > Examples of Understandings/Big Ideas jgordon Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:58:24 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=8971&r=sb051208 This book by Maria Carty helps teachers of content-area subjects discover ways to help their students become better, more capable writers. It shows them how to take students through all the steps involved in producing written documents—from generating ideas to researching to revising and editing—and provides them a wealth of practical tips for supporting and encouraging student work. Exploring Writing in the Content Areas suggests specific techniques designed to help students: Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy > Writing jgordon Sun, 11 Dec 2005 03:35:33 GMT http://books.heinemann.com/shared/onlineresources/E00366/chapter5.pdf This is an excerpt from the book Scaffolding Language Scaffolding Learning, Teaching Second Language Learners in the Mainstream Classroom (2002) by Pauline Gibbons Literacy > ELLs (See ESL section also) jgordon Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:31:43 GMT http://www.wce.wwu.edu/Depts/SPED/Forms/Kens%20Readings/Vocabulary/Vocab%20Rethinking%20English%20lang%20instruction%20Dutro%202002.pdf Susana Dutro and Carrol Mora (Chapter draft for English Learners Ed. by Garcia) The authors us an architectural metaphor to lay out a blueprint that outlines how to conceptualize an ELD program, how to design instruction, and how to teach English for academic purposes. Excellent explanation of function, form and fluency as well as the "bricks" and "mortar" for vocabulary. English as a New Language > Sheltered Instruction (Teaching Content to ELLs) jgordon Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:31:22 GMT http://www.alliance.brown.edu/tdl/tl-strategies/mc-principles.shtml Great intro to sheltered instruction by LAB at Brown: Teaching Diverse Learners --. The success of Sheltered English Instruction depends largely on a teacher's ability to provide modified instruction in English without oversimplifying the content. English as a New Language > Sheltered Instruction (Teaching Content to ELLs) jgordon Tue, 23 Aug 2005 14:52:07 GMT http://www.nmsa.org/Publications/MiddleSchoolJournal/May2002/Article7/tabid/423/Default.aspx Article by Karen D. Wood and Josefina Tinajero in Middle School Journal: May 2002 Volume 33 Number 5, This article explores the benefits of the Picture Word Inductive Model PWIM for English Language Learners Literacy > Vocabulary jgordon Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:01:11 GMT http://www.colorincolorado.org/content/ The strategies in this section suggest ways in which you can provide your ELLs with additional support in learning content areas such as math, science, social studies, and language arts. English as a New Language > Sheltered Instruction (Teaching Content to ELLs) jgordon Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:56:43 GMT http://www.allynbaconmerrill.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0132218194&rl=1 This easy-to-use resource by Jodi Reiss offers 102 practical instructional and assessment strategies built on a strong foundation of second language acquisition theories and principles. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > English Language Learners jgordon Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:53:17 GMT http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787987611.html Building Academic Language by Jossey-Bass:: explains the functions and features of academic language that every teacher (language arts, history, math, & science teachers, etc.) should know for supporting academic reading, writing, and discussion. The book includes research-based instructional and assessment activities that content teachers can use to build students' abilities to understand and describe the many abstract concepts, higher-order thinking skills, and complex relationships in a discipline. The book emphasizes an approach that builds from students' existing ways of learning and communicating, scaffolding them to think and talk as content area experts think and talk about math, science, history, and language arts. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy > Vocabulary jgordon Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:17:53 GMT http://www.tcbee.org/pdfs/BuildingConnectionsHSSheltered.pdf PDF presentation providing orientation to the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP)Region IV Education Service Center in collaboration with Texas Ed. Agency English as a New Language > Sheltered Instruction (Teaching Content to ELLs) jgordon Mon, 14 Mar 2005 18:37:51 GMT