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Collaborative Summarizing in 7th Grade History
English Learners
Watch how students work in pairs to summarize a grade 7 history text after their teacher models how to locate the best information and combine and condense ideas into summaries.
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Rewriting a Text in 6th Grade Science
English Learners
In this video, students work together to rewrite a scientific text with the support of their teacher.
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Academic Vocabulary Instruction in Kindergarten
English Learners
Watch the teacher as she uses a variety of strategies to support her students to learn a new general academic vocabulary word from a rich literary text she has just read aloud.
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Repeated Interactive Read-Aloud in Kindergarten
English Learners
In this video, the teacher engages her kindergarten students in thinking, listening, and speaking during an interactive read-aloud with a rich literary text.
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The Turnaround Principal: Part 2
School Turnaround > Leadership > Overview & Tools
Michael Cormack discusses actions he has taken as a turnaround principal and the connection between these actions and the underlying competencies of Driving for Results and Influencing for Results....
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The Turnaround Principal: Part 1
School Turnaround > Leadership > Overview & Tools
Michael Cormack discusses actions he has taken as a turnaround principal and the connection between these actions and the underlying competencies of Driving for Results and Influencing for Results....
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A Family Approach
Increased Learning Time > Maximize Attendance > See How It Works
Watch an interview with a parent coordinator about strategies to increase parent engagement. Program staff take a family approach to learning by building relationships with parents. Schools can use...
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Partnering With a Coach to Improve Instruction
Preschool Language & Literacy > Interactive & Dialogic Reading > See How It Works
Listen to a coach and teacher discuss how they formed a partnership, the coaching conversations that were most helpful, and the ways they worked together to differentiate instruction for bilingual...
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Lifelong Learning for Capacity Building
School Turnaround > Instruction > See How It Works
The superintendent of Hollandale School District talks about building a cadre of qualified teachers. The School Improvement Grant enabled the district to offer tuition incentives to attract...
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State Support for Turnaround Schools - Part 1
School Turnaround > Instruction > See How It Works
The Ohio Transformation Specialist and the principal of Southern Local Jr./Sr. High School discuss how they work together. They talk about the activities they conduct during each of the...
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Strategic Math Support Classes
School Turnaround > Instruction > See How It Works
Waterford High School places support classes within the regular school day to help students who perform below the basic level in algebra. Watch this video to see how the math department teachers...
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Professional Community Time
School Turnaround > Instruction > See How It Works
A high school principal celebrates his staff’s successes and leads them in a discussion of the school vision. Teachers then work collaboratively to develop activities to foster higher-order...
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