A handbook for unstoppable learning / Laurie Robinson Sammons, Nanci N. Smith ; edited by Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

Author:: Sammons, Laurie Robinson
Published:: Bloomington, IN : Solution Tree Press, [2017]
Physical Description:: xvi, 142 pages ; 28 cm
Additional Creators:: Smith, Nanci N., Fisher, Douglas, 1965-, and Frey, Nancy, 1959-

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Machine generated contents note: Our Mission -- Systems Thinking and Professional Learning Communities -- Chapter Overviews -- Background on Featured Strategies -- 1. Planning Focused and Purposeful Curriculum -- Understanding the Need for Deeper Learning -- Clarifying Instruction Through Planning -- Prioritizing Standards -- Analyzing Standards -- Working as a Singleton -- Conclusion -- The Takeaways -- Questions for Expectations and Rigor -- 2. Launching Lessons and Starting the Unit -- Writing Focused Learning Targets for the Lesson -- Understanding Influential Factors of Launch Design -- Designing and Implementing the Launch -- Conclusion -- The Takeaways -- 3. Consolidating Learning by Choosing Significant Tasks -- Determining Complexity and Rigor -- Ensuring Balance in Activities -- Empowering Learning Through Engagement -- Choosing Engaging Activities -- Conclusion -- The Takeaways -- Determining Depth of Knowledge Levels -- A Assessing Students Responsively -- 4. Ensuring a Common Understanding of Assessment -- Following Steps of Effective Assessment Design -- Exploring Project- and Performance-Based Learning -- Conclusion -- The Takeaways -- Glossary of Assessment Terms -- Twenty-Five Terrific Checks for Understanding -- 5. Adapting Instruction Through Differentiation -- Creating Responsive Classrooms -- Identifying Basis and Areas for Differentiation -- Getting Started With Differentiating -- Conclusion -- The Takeaways -- 6. Managing and Leading the Learning -- Leading and Managing a Classroom -- Being Present -- Building Capacity in Team Dynamics -- Conclusion -- The Takeaways.

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9781943874941 (perfect bound)
1943874948 (perfect bound)

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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