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Rigor in YOUR Classroom Follow Up Meeting Agenda

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

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Free resource of educational web tools, 21st century skills, tips and tutorials on how teachers and students integrate technology into education

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Teach With Movies - Lesson Plans from movies for all subjects

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Movie Lesson Plans Based on Films that will Inspire and Motivate Students; 425+ Movie Lesson Plans for High School, Middle School, Elementary and Home School

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Schoology allows instructors, students and administrators to create a meaningful virtual classroom and extend learning beyond the boundaries of the physical classroom

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ELA Focus Plan AIR Retakes

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Teachers may offer up a killer classroom library and carve out class time for silent reading, but these two things do not guarantee prolific reading, or even moderate reading from your students. One of my goals when I was teaching high school was this: to have students fall in love with reading while they were in my classroom (or at least like it a little more).

So how do you motivate secondary students in a deeper, lifelong reader way? It's not just about helping a student find that right book, as teachers often see as the ultimate mission, but it's about giving reasons for reading -- and really good ones. Because let's face it, there's plenty of stuff we all have to read that we may not be crazy about, but we know it's good for us. The following motivators are inspired by educator Kelly Gallagher's book, Reading Reasons: Motivational Mini-Lessons for Middle and High School.

1. Reading Results in You Being a Better Writer

I could always identify my readers. They were the strongest writers in class. Routinely provide students with reasons for improving their writing through reading and how this will benefit them in life, college, and the work world. Then try using from Gallagher's book something called "Cooking Up Good Writing." In this activity, the teacher shares ways to become a good chef ( read a lot of recipes, experiment with different kinds of food) and ways to become a good musician ( read a lot of music, experiment with different kinds of music). The lists echo each other, including both ending with practice, practice, practice. Using the two lists as models, students then pair up and create a list for how to become a good writer.

2. Reading Is Fulfilling and Rewarding

We read to know we are not alone. -- anonymous

Reading prepares us for what is to come in life. Novels, short stories, and poetry take from the universal plots and themes of the human condition -- to name a few: love gone wrong, coming of age, rites of passage, misunderstandings with loved ones, and death. Kelly Gallagher suggests an activity called "Favorite First Lines" where the teacher reads aloud to her students interesting first lines from her favorite books. You can invite students to do the same as the year progresses. You can also encourage your students to abandon a book if he discovers several pages or chapters in that it's not a good relationship. (Please tell your students, "Go ahead and break up with that book, and choose another!")

Gallagher also suggest reading aloud a passage you find humorous, troubling, angering, beautiful, or exhibiting exemplary writing. Find passages in books, but also in magazines, newspapers, speeches, blogs, and poetry.

3. Reading Makes You Smarter

The more you read, the more you know. Once children move from learning to read to reading to learn, they have access to information on just about anything and everything. Gallagher does an activity with his high school students called "15 Things I Learned from Reading the Newspaper Today." He reads aloud what he learned that day by reading the paper, and then provides newspapers to his students who read and do the same. It concludes with them sharing their lists and then journal responding to the question, "How will reading a newspaper regularly influence my life?" A class discussion follows.

4. Reading Equips You Against Oppression

Critical educators explain that their job is to prepare students so they can read the word and also read the world. We need to explain to students the importance of viewing text through a critical lens and how this will arm them against exploitation and being taken advantage of (Who wrote this? Why? Who will benefit? Who might be harmed?). Teachers can tell students they will sign many contracts in their life times, as one example, and that it is paramount they be able to comprehend and question something before they sign it.

5. Reading Prepares You for College and Work

You know what my former high school students again and again would tell me was the most challenging aspect of college? The amount of required reading. Explain to your students that building reading stamina now will put them ahead of the game later. Additionally, writing an impressive college essay or job cover letter requires a notable command of the written word, as well as a rich vocabulary -- both are developed in large part through reading (see number one).

Many fields require strong reading skills -- firefighters, dental hygienists, auto mechanics, and hotel managers -- not just for doctors, social workers, architects, and engineers. Gallagher shares an activity called "Reading is Job One" where students analyze a chart that outlines how the reading demands for an office assistant have greatly increased in 30 years.

What are the strategies and activities you use to motivate your students to invest in reading? Please share in the comments section below.

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Teachers may offer up a killer classroom library and carve out class time for silent reading, but these two things do not guarantee prolific reading, or even moderate reading from your students. One of my goals when I was teaching high school was this: to have students fall in love with reading while they were in my classroom (or at least like it a little more).

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The Core Advocates Program engages educators with the content knowledge and resources they need to support teachers and students in the transition towards a college and career ready education.

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SpringBoard and CPS Pacing Alignment for PLDs

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SpringBoard and CPS Pacing Alignment for PLDs

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Task templates and tools

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Create and share assignments aligned to College and Career Readiness standards with LDC CoreTools

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Open Ed

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K-12 Classroom Assessments, Homework, Videos, Lesson Plans

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Explore the largest K-12 Resource Library. Over a million assessments, videos, lesson plans, homework assignments and more.

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Copy Of Rigor Pd 10 29 2015 - Lessons - Tes Teach

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Please allow me to briefly swoon over ﻿Newsela.﻿ Newsela offers high interest, current event articles at FIVE different reading levels. Meaning,

your students can all be reading the same article, but they are reading it at a level that is right for them! There are thousands of articles on the site and many of them even have quizzes that students can take after the quiz.
Basic Newsela is FREE and is seriously amazing. There is a PRO version that has some really neat extra features. Click HERE to see a comparison of the two.
My students LOVE Newsela and actually beg to use it in class. I cannot say enough good things about this site and its fascinating articles.

How is this free?! If you haven't been here, you are in for a treat. You need to create a FREE account and them you have access to thousands of reading passages, corresponding questions, and even lesson plans! The best part? You can search by skill, type of text, and reading level. Every time that I go on this site, I find something new. Spend some time checking out their resources. You won't regret it!Recently, they have also created a DIGITAL companion! You absolutely MUST check out

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Readworks Digital! You can create classes, assign articles and questions, and even track student progress. Again, this is all free. Helllllllllllo, gorgeous!

Great website that offers tons of reading passages up through 8th grade level! There is no sign up and it is FREE There are also a ton of other resources on this site as well, such as graphic organizers for nonfiction and even reading response topics. Check this out for sure!

WOW! Who knew Scholastic had this? Lots of

VERY high interest articles that are provided in three different reading levels! Not only that, but there are excellent quizzes and other resources to go along with the articles. There is also an option to hear the article read aloud! How great is that? My students really love these articles and ask to read them.
Chances are, your school has a subscription to Scholastic! With your teacher login, you are able to access even more archived articles. Interesting articles that are already differentiated for me? Yes, please!

Great website! These passages are broken down by grade level. It takes a bit to navigate through, but once you figure it out, this place is a gold mine! Totally free and requires no sign up!

Another FREE website! You can get a free trial to see more of their website, but they have a decent amount of reading passages available without even signing up! Woohooo!

English for Everyone
WHOA! Another awesome storehouse of reading passages that range from Grade 1 to Grade 12! Definitely check this site out. The reading passages are just a small part of the beauty of this site. Guess what else? It's FREE!

For The Teachers
I just discovered this site and have been blown away by their resources! Not only do they have both FICTION and NONFICTION written on a variety of reading levels (the same article is available on three different reading levels), but they also have a plethora of resources for differentiation and curriculum. You need to check this one out ASAP! Trust me...I've never led you astray before, right?

Y'all...I feel like I have failed you by not showing you this one sooner! It is absolutely amazing. Common Lit has HUNDREDS of fiction and nonfiction passages. Here's how it works: browse their library (you can sort by genre, theme, and a million other things) of hundreds of poems, articles, short stories, and historical documents, assign text-dependent reading and writing questions, and then you can analyze student performance for both reading and writing trends. Common Lit
Common Lit is 100% free! Use this. Like...today!

Super Teacher Worksheets
This teacher favorite has (among many other things) a plethora of reading passages at different levels! You can access many of the passages for free, but there is also the option to pay their membership fee (only $19.95) and get unlimited access! All passages come with corresponding questions as well! Sounds good to me!

Well this is just fantastic. Here is the breakdown: Daily HIGH INTEREST news articles, Lexile levels for K-12, self scoring quizzes by Lexile levels, critical thinking questions, student commenting, articles in Spanish, weekly lesson plans, weekly videos, and a weekly prep newsletter.Smithsonian Tween Tribune

Go sign up for your FREE account right now!

CSAL- Center for the Study of Adult Literacy NEW!
What a cool site! CSAL was created to help adult learners improve their reading skills. Stories are divided into easy, medium, and hard levels. The site is very straightforward and easy to use and features a ton of different areas, including health, food, families, advice, nonfiction stories, and fiction stories. I'm excited to learn more about this site and the great resources that the Center for the Study of Adult Literacy provides!

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Please allow me to briefly swoon over ﻿Newsela.﻿ Newsela offers high interest, current event articles at FIVE different reading levels. Meaning, your students can all be reading the same article, but they are reading it at a level that is right for them!

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District and Editable version

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Classroom Routines that Promote Literacy Skills

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Classroom Routines that Promote Literacy Skills

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Schoology allows instructors, students and administrators to create a meaningful virtual classroom and extend learning beyond the boundaries of the physical classroom

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Schoology allows instructors, students and administrators to create a meaningful virtual classroom and extend learning beyond the boundaries of the physical classroom

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It's time to improve literacy skills during social studies instruction and ensure that readers of all abilities have what they need to access grade-level social studies concepts.

Join us on Thursday, December 7 for a look at scaffolded materials that provide extra literacy support while building key social studies concepts and skills.

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Newsela | Content and assessment platform

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Content Aligned To National & State Standard, Flexible To Support Relevant Curriculum. Find the Perfect Piece Of Content For Lessons. Go beyond the book.

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Link to Woodward ELA Schoology Group

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Schoology allows instructors, students and administrators to create a meaningful virtual classroom and extend learning beyond the boundaries of the physical classroom

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CCSS aligned lessons and units

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Louisiana Believes - Louisiana Department of Education

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Resource filled website includes lesson plans, unit plans, text sets, etc...

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TED-Ed celebrates the ideas of teachers and students around the world. Discover hundreds of animated lessons, create customized lessons, and share your big ideas.

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MAX Teaching Reading and Writing Strategies

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MAX Teaching Reading and Writing Strategies

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Max Teaching Reading_Writing Strategies (1)

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Lesson Plans, Teaching Resources, Text Sets, etc...

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How can students understand its meaning...CODES

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Forms & Resources - Woodward Staff Resource Site

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Secondary Content Area Literacy Instruction

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Secondary Content Area Literacy Instruction

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These videos were funded by the State of Florida Department of Education's (FDOE) Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services (through federal assistance under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B) in collaboration with the FDOE's Just Read, Florida! Office.

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Woodward ELA Schoology Group

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Schoology allows instructors, students and administrators to create a meaningful virtual classroom and extend learning beyond the boundaries of the physical classroom

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Cincinnati Enquirer: Turning 14 in Cincinnati

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Cincinnati Enquirer: Turning 14 in Cincinnati

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Language of Literature Titles and Authors, all grades

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Language of Literature Titles and Authors, all grades

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Google Folder: ELA Resources for Writing

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Google Folder: ELA Resources for Writing