A Close-Up Look at Teaching Reading DVD Sharon Taberski’s classic video series A Close-Up Look at Teaching Reading is now available on a single DVD. The series takes you inside Sharon’s classroom andshows how to help students become fluent, independent readers by assessing their reading in authentic ways, demonstrating effective reading strategies, creating opportunities for children to practice strategies, and providing genuine responses. (Excellent prof. development resource). in Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > VIDEOs and DVDswith dvdliteracyreadingsharontaberskivideo
Fluency Rubric (DVD): Debbie Diller It may be a little tricky explaining what fluency is to a group of third-graders; but they can recognize it when they hear it. Working with teacher Lisa Gregory's students in their Houston, Texas, classroom, Debbie introduces the concept of fluency and gives them a rubric so they can self-assess and score their fluency on a four-step scale. To help students become conscious of what fluent and not-so fluent readers sound like, Debbie reads passages, modeling the four levels of fluency contained in the rubric. in Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > VIDEOs and DVDswith debbiedillerdvdfluencyrubric
Resource: Algebra: In Simplest Terms A video instructional series on algebra for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 26 half-hour video programs and coordinated books. Produced by the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications and Chedd-Angier. 1991 Just sign in to view free streaming videos. in Science and Math > MATH ONLYwith algebradvdmathvideo
Resource: Algebra: In Simplest Terms A video instructional series on algebra for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 26 half-hour video programs and coordinated books Now on DVD In this series, host Sol Garfunkel explains how algebra is used for solving real-world problems and clearly explains concepts that may baffle many students. Graphic illustrations and on-location examples help students connect mathematics to daily life. The series also has applications in geometry and calculus instruction. Algebra is also valuable for teachers seeking to review the subject matter. Produced by the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications and Chedd-Angier. 1991. in Science and Math > MATH ONLYwith algebradvdgeometrymathvideoby 2 users
Spotlight on Small Groups (DVD): Spotlight on Small Groups gives viewers an in-depth look at two reading groups led by master teacher and author Debbie Diller. Debbie leads the groups through a structured routine (introduction, guided practice, conferring, check-in, and more practice), demonstrating how to balance whole-group and differentiated instruction and showing how visual aids such as strategy bookmarks pique student interest. One group in the video focuses on vocabulary development, working with a nonfiction title; the other shows how to teach the strategy of inferring in fiction. The third-graders in the groups are English language learners, with their regular teacher, Lisa Gregory, observing and debriefing with Debbie after each lesson. in Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > VIDEOs and DVDswith differentiateddillerdvdgroupsguidedmanagementreading
Strategic Thinking (DVD): Reading and Responding, Grades 4–8 Strategic Thinking builds on the comprehension instruction in the book, Strategies That Work, and the videotape series Strategy Instruction In Action. In this four-tape video series, Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis spend a week with Jessica Lawrence and her middle school language arts students. They focus on teaching the comprehension strategies of inferring in fiction and determining importance in nonfiction. Stenhouse publishes professional books and videos by teachers for teachers in Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > VIDEOs and DVDswith dvdgoudvisharveyliteracystrategiesvideo
The Daily Five Alive! (DVD) Strategies for Literacy Independence by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser, "The Sisters" This DVD is to foster literacy independence in primary classrooms. Learn how to launch The Daily Five literacy tasks and observe detailed sample lessons in 85 minutes of video. The Viewing Guide provides PD workshop suggestions, focus questions, and handouts. Rec. by ASCD. Stenhouse publishes professional books and videos by teachers for teachers in Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > VIDEOs and DVDswith bousheydvdliteracymosersisters
When Students Write (DVD) (K-8) The four videos by Ralph Fletcher and JoAnn Portalupi (developed at Bailey's Elementary School, a school with many ELLs in the outskirts of Washington DC) cover all the practical components necessary for establishing and implementing a successful writing workshop, including the importance of choice, creating a risk-taking environment, the difference between skills and craft, the writer's notebook, the writing conference, revision, the role of literature, and much more. When used in conjunction with the authors' books, Craft Lessons and Nonfiction Craft Lessons, these programs provide a practical resource on how best to teach writing. in Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > VIDEOs and DVDswith dvdelementaryfletcherjoannliteracyportalupiralphworkshopwriting