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6 minute video on the differences (CCSS shifts) with a focus on teaching reading across curriculum areas

It seems to me that most of these roles apply to us. With our feedback from the surveymonkey, we can think about which of these roles we need to improve upon or diminish as we plan for next year.

8 things skilled teachers think, say, do... with reference to intelligence mindset Another good article to jigsaw (?) perhaps at a curriculum meeting

Potentially an article to share with staff as we build their understanding of feedback from ASCD

Article with specific examples of the importance in failing in order to achieve

A free downloadable chapter written for students to help them read to understand in ELA, SS, Math... References "corncob reading" vs. active, close reading with metacognition

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Imagine the intentional focus you would bring to crossing a rushing creek. Each stepping-stone is different in shape, each distance uneven and unpredictable, requiring you to tread with all senses intact. The simple act of traversing water on stones is an extraordinary exercise in concentration.

A short article that might help/reinforce what we do as we move forward with changing curriculum

Have you ever thought about how silly we teachers can be? When we get in front of students, we present ourselves to be the ones with all the answers, and then after we talk to the students, we start asking questions as if we don't know anything we just talked about.