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1.9 Instructional Materials Leadership ensures that all instructional staff receives appropriate curriculum and instructional materials and are provided with professional development/training necessary to effectively use curricular, instructional, and data resources relating to the Arizona Academic Standards. 
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Related Resources Tools Acronym Finder Acronym Finder has over 60,000 entries in its data base. Publication Date: 1988-2008 Publisher: The Acronym Finder Hot Potatoes Activities and Quiz Maker The Hot Potatoes suite includes six applications, enabling you to create interactive multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises for the World Wide Web. Hot Potatoes is not freeware, but it is free of charge for those working for publicly-funded non-profit-making educational institutions, who make their pages available on the web. Other users must pay for a licence. Check out the Hot Potatoes licensing terms and pricing on the Half-Baked Software Website. Publisher: Half-Baked Software Inc. IDEAL IDEAL is a single access point to educational resources and information for all Arizona Educators. It provides access to professional development, standards based curriculum resources, collaborative tools and school improvement resources. Take a tour, visit the Home edition, explore AIMS Resources and then log in to access the full suite of resources! Publisher: Arizona Department of Education Presenter's Guide: Response to Intervention and SLD Identification This presenter’s guide is intended to support the PowerPoint slides by offering · Suggested background readings; · Talking points relative to each slide; · Suggested activities to enhance learning opportunities for participants; · Tips to facilitate the professional growth experience; and · Suggested readings for extension Publication Date: July 2007 Publisher: IDEA, NASDSE, US Office of Special Education Research Randomizer This site is designed for researchers and students who want a quick way to generate random numbers or assign participants to experimental conditions. Research Randomizer can be used in a wide variety of situations, including psychology experiments, medical trials, and survey research. The program uses a JavaScript random number generator to produce customized sets of random numbers. Publisher: Geoffrey C. Urbaniak and Scott Plous Articles Academic Literacy Instruction for Adolescents: A Guidance Document from the Center on Instruction This document developed by the Center on Instruction's Reading, Special Education and ELL Strands makes recommendations for improving literacy-related instruction in the content areas or across the entire school day, interventions for students reading below grade level, and recommendations for supporting literacy development in adolescent English language learners. Author: Joseph K. Torgeson et al. Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: Center on Instruction Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Response to Intervention for Elementary and Middle Schools [K-8] This report makes eight recommendations designed to help teachers, principals, and administrators use Response to Intervention for the early detection, prevention, and support of students struggling with mathematics. Publication Date: 2009 Publisher: Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education Assisting Students Struggling with Reading: Response to Intervention (RtI) and Multi-Tier Intervention in the Primary Grades The IES Practice Guide has researched and evidenced based strategies for teachers to use when identifying and helping their primary struggling readers. Publication Date: 2009, February Publisher: Institute of Education Sciences: NCEE Bringing Literacy Strategies into Content Instruction [4-12] This document, developed by the Center on Instruction, provides guidance on academic literacy instruction in the content areas, specifically focusing on the effective use of text in content areas. Author: Marcia L. Kosanovich, Debra H. Miller, and Deborah K. Reed Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: Center on Instruction Building Reading Proficiency at the Secondary Level This article summarizes the research on what struggling secondary readers need in order to build reading proficiency. The discussion is organized around four factors: (a) the motivation to read, (b) the ability to decode print, (c) the ability to comprehend language, and (c) the ability to transact with text. Publication Date: 2003 Publisher: Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) Creating a Culture of Literacy: A Guide for Middle and High School Principals Thsi guide is designed to help school leaders use research on literacy practices to create a well-defined intervention plan that not only will improve the literacy of all students but also the long-range academic success of students. Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: National Association of Secondary School Principals Delivering a Lecture This excerpt, from "Tools for Teaching", details several strategies for better lectures. Author: Barbara Gross Davis Publication Date: 1993 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Differentiation in Diverse Settings: A Consultants Experiences in Two Similar School Districts Dr. Tomlinson describes how two districts and their leadership pursue different approaches to addressing the issues of implementing differentiated instruction throughout their schools. Particular attention is given to outlining an effective leadership plan for success in meeting the needs of diverse learners through differentiation. Author: Carol Ann Tomlinson Publication Date: August, 2004 Publisher: American Association of School Administrators Effective Instruction for Adolescent Struggling Readers This group of resources is designed to guide the delivery of instruction for adolescent struggling readers and deepen knowledge of reading-related issues. Author: Joseph K. Torgesen Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: Center on Instruction Hard Questions about Practice The author believes that educators need to look closely at the organizational and instructional practices in schools that affect the learning of students and adults, in order to effectively change practices and improve student learning. Instructional practice and the improvement of instructional practice are complex and require high levels of knowledge and skills across a number of important domains. Success requires that schools have structures that develop the knowledge and skills of administrators and teachers. Author: Richard F. Elmore Publication Date: 2002, May Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Helping Standards Make the Grade (to edit this resource, contact WestEd) Author: Thomas R. Guskey Publication Date: 2001, September Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Improving Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices This guide offers strategies that teachers can use to increase the reading ability of adolescent students. The recommendations aim to help students gain more from their reading tasks, improve their motivation for and engagement in the learning process, and assist struggling readers who may need intensive and individualized attention. Publication Date: 2008 Interventions for Adolescent Struggling Readers: A Meta-Analysis with Implications for Practice This report focuses on interventions designed to improve students' use of reading comprehension strategies. It also considers the impact of interventions that target improved reading vocabulary, accurate decoding of unfamiliar words in text, and increased reading fluency. Author: Nancy Scammacca, Greg Roberts, Sharon Vaughn, Meaghan Edmonds, Jade Wexler Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: Center on Instruction Making Assessment Work for Everyone: How To Build on Student Strengths (to edit this resource, contact WestEd) Author: Patricia Kusimo, et al. Publication Date: 2000 Publisher: WestEd Recommendations for Developing Classroom Performance Assessments and Scoring Rubrics This paper provides a set of recommendations for developing classroom performance assessments and scoring rubrics. Author: Barbara M. Moskal Publication Date: 2003 Publisher: Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation Teaching Science: Meeting the Academic Needs of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students This article discusses ways for teachers to address the academic needs of students who are culturally and linguistically diverse. Author: Lynne E. Houtz Publication Date: 2004 Publisher: HighBeam Research Useful Links Educational Java™ Programs This site was started in November of 1997 with the purpose of providing Java™ Applets that can be used as tools to help and enhance the education of children both at school and at home.(Description take directly from the site) Publication Date: 1997-1999 Publisher: Arcytech Federal Resources for Educational Excellence This site, created in 1997 by over 30 agencies, lists hundreds of federally supported teaching and learning resources in an easy to find format. Publisher: U.S. Department of Education Instructional Strategies Online (Saskatoon Public School Division) This site includes information on concept maps, graphic organizers, Jigsaw, learning contracts, literature circles, RAFT, Readers' Theater, response journals, structured controversy, story mapping, synectics, Think Pair Share, Web quests, word walls, etc. Publisher: 2004-2008 Saskatoon Public Schools, Inc. All rights reserved. Looking at Student Work This website provides useful information that can be used to increase the capacity of the instructional staff to effectively use curricular and data resources. The web site focuses on the examination of student work in ways that emphasize: • teachers looking together at student work with colleagues • focusing on small samples of student work • reflecting on important questions about teaching and learning • using structures and guidelines ("protocols") for looking at and talking about student work This site includes sample protocols for examining student work, articles, books and a virtual protocol that allows you to hear the "conversation" during a protocol. Links to other helpful websites that are related to examining student work are included. Making Sense in Social Studies This site includes information on carousel brainstorming, clock buddies, column notes, graphic organizers, history frames, inquiry charts, KWL, opinion –proof, questioning the author, RAFTs, selective highlighting, Think-Pair-Share, 3-2-1 summaries, word maps, and other strategies. Author: Raymond C. Jones NCTM Illuminations This site provides dozens of virtual math manipulatives with lessons divided by grade level and aligned to NCTM standards. Lessons are detailed and include activity sheets. Publication Date: 2000-2008 Publisher: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Pattern Block Activities on the Web Dr. Margo Lynn Mankus shares her mathematics lessons, activities and blackline masters for manipulatives. Publication Date: 1998 Publisher: Margo Lynn Mankus Tiered Instruction/Intervention The site offers details and information on the RtI process and articles as well as descriptions of the three tiers. Publication Date: Retrieved November 2008 Publisher: RTI Action Network Tips from Teachers The COMP Resource Library contains “Tips from Teachers” where educators from around the country post helpful hints under the topics of Room and Materials Arrangement, Rules and Procedures, Managing Student Work and Accountability, Maintaining Good Student Behavior, Planning and Organizing Instruction, Conducting and Facilitating Instruction to Maintain Lesson Momentum, Getting the Year Off to a Good Start, Climate Communications and Self-Management. Publisher: COMP Classroom Organization and Mangement Program Other Resources NEW! Explicit Instruction This website is a companion to the book, Explicit Instruction, but also contains Dr. Archer's videos of elementary and secondary lessons. Each clip has a description and a suggestion for its use as well as a downloadable guide with focus questions for viewing the video. Author: Anita Archer and Charles Hughes Publication Date: 2011 Publisher: Anita Archer Dr. Archer Video Series “Dr. Anita Archer is a talented author and beloved teacher of teachers. This video series is one of her many gifts to the educational community. Produced with support from the Sonoma County Office of Education, it is made available at no cost thanks to her generous spirit. The series addresses strategic literacy instruction in grades K-8 using a research to practice approach grounded in pragmatic real-world application. Each video is 4 to 8 minutes long, has a particular strategic focus, and was shot unrehearsed in real time. A short viewing guide is included for each video, providing guidance for viewing and feedback for post-viewing applications.” Sonoma County Office of Education Author: Dr. Anita Archer Publication Date: 2008 Publisher: Sonoma County Office of Education Principals and Student Achievement—What the Research Says The author summarizes research on the behaviors of principals in successful schools, as well as the differences in principal leadership due to context (elementary vs. secondary, high vs. low socioeconomic schools) or gender. Twenty-six principal behaviors seen to contribute to student achievement are described. The Preface and Introduction can be read online. Note: The book is available for purchase from the ASCD Web site. Use the URL above to locate the book. Author: Kathleen Cotton Publication Date: 2003 Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Succeeding with Standards: Linking Curriculum, Assessment, and Action Planning (to edit this resource, contact WestEd) This book describes an approach to planning standards-based education and explores 11 components of linking state standards to classroom instructional practice. Sample standards, planning guides and tools, and a detailed action plan are also provided. Note: The book is available for purchase from the ASCD Web site. Use the URL above to locate the book. Author: Judy F. Carr and Douglas E. Harris Publication Date: 2001 Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Vocabulary Logs and Practice Activities Resource from Anita Archer 2010 ADE Best-Practice Academy Author: Anita Archer ©2005 WestEd. All rights reserved. |
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