http://www.netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/secondary?feed=rss jgordon's bookmarks tagged "secondary" on Netvouz http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/download/nwp_file/8538/Booth_Olson,_Carol,_et_al.pdf?x-r=pcfile_d The authors, Olson and Land received honors in 2009 for this article on the research conducted by PATHWAYS, an 8 year project that led to very significant gains in writing by secondary ELLs. English as a New Language > Secondary Only jgordon Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:07:58 GMT http://www.heinemann.com/products/E01136.aspx by Yvonne S. Freeman, David E. Freeman - Many middle school and high school students are recent immigrants or long-term English language learners who struggle with the academic language needed to read content-area textbooks and write papers for their classes. Likewise, many native speakers of English find content-area classes a challenge. Secondary teachers have little time to teach academic reading and writing skills because they must cover a great deal of content in their social studies, science, math, or language arts classes Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > English Language Learners jgordon Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:24:09 GMT http://www.heinemann.com/products/E00273.aspx by Sandra P. Mercuri, Yvonne S. Freeman, David E. Freeman - Struggling older English learners pose a real challenge for educators. Some of these students are new arrivals with limited or interrupted schooling. Others have been in and out of ESL and bilingual programs in this country since kindergarten, but have never succeeded academically. This book provides research-based practices and comprehensive examples from three teachers. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > English Language Learners jgordon Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:37:11 GMT http://www.amazon.com/Content-Comprehensible-Secondary-English-Learners/dp/0205627579/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1313035591&sr=8-4 Echevarria, Vogt,Short Based on the widely used text, Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners: The SIOP Model, which includes all grade levels, this book is geared towards the specific needs of middle/secondary students and teachers. The book opens with an introductory chapter that provides an overview of issues in the education of English learners. Each chapter that follows discusses one research-based component of the SIOP Model of instruction and give explicit guidance on how to implement the component in middle/secondary classrooms. Each chapter also includes vignettes of 3 teachers implementing the SIOP Model to varying degrees. Readers have the opportunity to analyze the instruction and rate the lessons. The authors provide their own analy Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > English Language Learners jgordon Thu, 11 Aug 2011 04:13:24 GMT http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational_leadership/apr09/vol66/num07/Best_Practices_for_Adolescent_ELLs.aspx Educational Leadership, April 2009 | Volume 66 | Number 7 Supporting English Language Learners Pages 32-37 Best Practices for Adolescent ELLs Judith Rance-Roney Key questions we should be asking about serving Adolescent ELLs Administrators > English Language Learners jgordon Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:12:34 GMT http://www.allynbaconmerrill.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0132479753 Teaching for Academic Success in Secondary School, 2nd Edition by Jodi Reiss offers practical instructional and assessment strategies. All 120 strategies are concise and easy to follow with helpful guides to help you maximize your secondary students’ performance potential in the content areas at every level of English language development. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > English Language Learners jgordon Fri, 12 Aug 2011 02:02:42 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 http://www.colorincolorado.org/multimedia/learn Professional Development for ELL Educators Colorín Colorado is pleased to present this online professional development series for middle and high school ELL educators, Watch & Learn! Funded by the American Federation of Teachers, Watch & Learn presents four video modules featuring strategies from secondary ELL classrooms and interviews with experts on ELL best practices. English as a New Language > Secondary Only jgordon Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:37:47 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=9091&r=sb080213t In this practical and accessible book, Rick Wormeli shows middle- and secondary-level teachers how to plan a differentiated lesson from start to finish, detailing the steps to take before, during, and after to deepen connections for students. At each stage, Rick offers time-tested strategies and reflective advice about reaching a wide range of learners within the same classroom. He presents annotated models of effective differentiated instruction, including tiering, flexible groupings, and adjustments based on formative assessments. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Differentiating Instruction jgordon Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:31:20 GMT http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/02/17/22marshak.h29.html?tkn=MSSFjulErmJFn%2F4HtesRKrpu%2FeAZC2RNXY60&cmp=clp-edweek Why Did the Gates Small-High-Schools Program Fail? This article examines how the Bill Gates foundation ignored effective characteristics of small high schools. Jeanette Administrators > Indicators of Effective Learning & Teacher Assessment jgordon Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:21:48 GMT