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A Teaching Routine for Academic Vocabulary in Grades PreK–1
English Learners
This video walks viewers through a 3-step routine for teaching new vocabulary to young children that includes lots of opportunities to practice using the new word in different ways—through...
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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 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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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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Building a Staff Committed to the Turnaround Process
School Turnaround > Committed Staff > Overview & Tools
This multimedia overview provides a summary of the recommendation to build a strong, committed staff dedicated to the turnaround efforts. It outlines several key actions principals can take to...
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Overview
Building a Protocol for a Job Candidate Interview
School Turnaround > Committed Staff > Overview & Tools
Principals can use this tool to reflect on current practice for interviewing new staff and consider ways to improve interview protocols in turnaround schools to ensure that staff with the right...
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Tool
Planning Classroom Observation
School Turnaround > Instruction > Overview & Tools
Use this worksheet for planning classroom observations; it focuses on helping principals learn strategies for conducting useful observations to help teachers improve their instruction, rather than...
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Tool
Learning Together: Using Data to Improve Instruction
School Turnaround > Instruction > Overview & Tools
This assessment can be used for in-service about using student data to improve instruction and learning. Teachers learn how to collect, analyze, and use student data on a regular basis. Related...
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Tool
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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