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{"id":8141478022,"title":"100 Minutes: Making Every Minute Count in the Literacy Block","handle":"100-minutes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #741b47;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLisa Donohue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781551382760\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e60 pages • 8½ x 11 \u003cbr\u003e 2012\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe skills, strategies, and elements that fit under the \"literacy\" umbrella can seem overwhelming. In today's classroom, balanced literacy encompasses higher-order thinking; accountable talk; collaborative learning; digital and media literacy; as well as modelled, guided, and independent learning. How can we do it all in just 100 minutes?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e100 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive look at literacy and learning that includes reading, writing, oral communication, and digital literacy. It shows teachers how to fit balanced literacy into a 100-minute literacy block using a framework of whole-class and guided small group instruction, writing sessions, and independent work. By chunking a literacy block into three distinct sections, this practical resource argues that it is possible to provide opportunities for students to engage in all aspects of literacy, have voice and choice in their learning, capitalize on their strengths, identify areas for growth, and set personal learning goals.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2016-08-19T13:52:00-04:00","created_at":"2016-08-19T13:52:23-04:00","vendor":"Pembroke Publishers","type":"Book","tags":["Publisher_Pembroke Publishers","Subject_Educational Technology \u0026 Classroom Instruction"],"price":2495,"price_min":2495,"price_max":2495,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":26926578246,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781551382760","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"100 Minutes: Making Every Minute Count in the Literacy Block","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2495,"weight":400,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781551382760"}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1418\/6818\/products\/9781551382760.jpg?v=1533234445"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1418\/6818\/products\/9781551382760.jpg?v=1533234445","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"100 Minutes: Making Every Minute Count in the Literacy Block-Paperback-Pembroke Publishers-The Library Marketplace","id":78455373894,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.765,"height":170,"width":130,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1418\/6818\/products\/9781551382760.jpg?v=1568797722"},"aspect_ratio":0.765,"height":170,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1418\/6818\/products\/9781551382760.jpg?v=1568797722","width":130}],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #741b47;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLisa Donohue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781551382760\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e60 pages • 8½ x 11 \u003cbr\u003e 2012\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe skills, strategies, and elements that fit under the \"literacy\" umbrella can seem overwhelming. In today's classroom, balanced literacy encompasses higher-order thinking; accountable talk; collaborative learning; digital and media literacy; as well as modelled, guided, and independent learning. How can we do it all in just 100 minutes?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e100 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive look at literacy and learning that includes reading, writing, oral communication, and digital literacy. It shows teachers how to fit balanced literacy into a 100-minute literacy block using a framework of whole-class and guided small group instruction, writing sessions, and independent work. By chunking a literacy block into three distinct sections, this practical resource argues that it is possible to provide opportunities for students to engage in all aspects of literacy, have voice and choice in their learning, capitalize on their strengths, identify areas for growth, and set personal learning goals.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":8933222092,"title":"59 Reasons to Write: Mini-lessons, prompts, and inspiration for teachers","handle":"59-reasons-to-write-mini-lessons-prompts-and-inspiration-for-teachers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #741b47;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKate Messner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781625310033\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e224 pages • 7½ x 9¼ \u003cbr\u003e 2015\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn order to teach writing effectively, teachers must be writers themselves. Only by engaging in the real work of writing can teachers become a part of the community they want to create for their students. This inspiring book offers mini-lessons, writing prompts, and bursts of motivation designed to get you writing every day, whether on your own or as part of a group. Dozens of guest authors share their writing processes and secrets, from brainstorming ideas and organizing research to developing characters and overcoming writer's block. Daily warm-ups will help you flex your writing muscles and energize your teaching.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2016-11-16T14:52:00-05:00","created_at":"2016-11-16T15:00:26-05:00","vendor":"Pembroke Publishers","type":"Book","tags":["Publisher_Pembroke Publishers","Subject_Educational Technology \u0026 Classroom Instruction"],"price":3195,"price_min":3195,"price_max":3195,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":30861254604,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781625310033","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"59 Reasons to Write: Mini-lessons, prompts, and inspiration for teachers","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":3195,"weight":431,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781625310033"}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1418\/6818\/products\/59_reasons.jpg?v=1533237239"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1418\/6818\/products\/59_reasons.jpg?v=1533237239","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"59 Reasons to Write: Mini-lessons, prompts, and inspiration for teachers-Paperback-Pembroke Publishers-The Library Marketplace","id":132880891974,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.765,"height":170,"width":130,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1418\/6818\/products\/59_reasons.jpg?v=1568862827"},"aspect_ratio":0.765,"height":170,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1418\/6818\/products\/59_reasons.jpg?v=1568862827","width":130}],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #741b47;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKate Messner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781625310033\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e224 pages • 7½ x 9¼ \u003cbr\u003e 2015\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn order to teach writing effectively, teachers must be writers themselves. Only by engaging in the real work of writing can teachers become a part of the community they want to create for their students. This inspiring book offers mini-lessons, writing prompts, and bursts of motivation designed to get you writing every day, whether on your own or as part of a group. Dozens of guest authors share their writing processes and secrets, from brainstorming ideas and organizing research to developing characters and overcoming writer's block. Daily warm-ups will help you flex your writing muscles and energize your teaching.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

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The third part provides materials for a professional development session for this assignment as well as assessment tools and other supplementary materials such as student handouts. 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The third part provides materials for a professional development session for this assignment as well as assessment tools and other supplementary materials such as student handouts. Based on the authors' 15 years' experience in teaching guided inquiry, the 20 workshops in the book use a step-by-step, constructivist strategy for teaching a sophisticated humanities project that enables college readiness.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

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