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Grade the thinking, not the writing.

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Focus on a small amount of specific skills with TDQs and Grade the thinking not the writing. 

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Focus on a small amount of specific skills with TDQs and Grade the thinking not the writing. 

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Affirming- less of an emphasis on recall questions (but still a place for them); writing about reading as an assessment & grading based on thinking; emphasis on skills- on demand skill practice --> extrapolating that skill
Challenges --> Celebrating the end of the unit; choices make grading more difficult (parameters, etc.); losing sight of skill

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writing throughout the novel unit was validating to what we already do - especially quick writes, great formative assessment to check for understanding

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I didn't learn any of this by myself. My students taught me.

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any kind of writing to get their thoughts on paper gives more feedback than a quiz

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Shared thinking, dialogue, helping teachers to focus on the whole class novel as well as individual novels with choice. What NOT to aim for in quizzing and testing - teaching skills, not the whole novel

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Short answer responses have provided an alternative to quizzes (especially when students are taking work home).  

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Short answer responses have provided an alternative to quizzes (especially when students are taking work home).  

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Best practices on how to teach reading (teach skills, reading and writing conferencing )

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Best practices on how to teach reading (teach skills, reading and writing conferencing )

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Focus on skills
Emphasis on transfer
Pulling out specifics- not everything has to be taught
Very straightforward instructions- standardized practice; not a guessing game for implementing book clubs

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That teachers need to change. We need to consider our instructional practices, especially if we have been teaching for a while.

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TIME. Understanding the entire scope of the book in order to use it effectively, so again - TIME.

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reminders of different writing strategies incorporated with the reading
working with choice - and realizing that it is not an all or nothing option, but a blending of what works best for the students and teachers for the different skills

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A list of the skills would be GREAT. Some questions going in - prereading questions we can answer as we go along for better understanding/reflection.

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There are already a lot of changes happening currently or next year and this may be pushed aside or not focused on

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Getting everyone on the same page... consistency for kids
Thinking through challenges together as a school
Shared benefits- Everyone experiencing; avenue for classroom examples, etc.

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It can give others good ideas.  Positive peer pressure.  You can also try a techniques from day to day and chat with each other about the results.   

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It can give others good ideas.  Positive peer pressure.  You can also try a techniques from day to day and chat with each other about the results.   

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It builds a community and common language. 

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It builds a community and common language. 

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More resources for eLearning. With digital learning becoming more of the norm, we need to be more prepared for it. Better access to audio books.

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taking the ideas in the book and incorporating them into vertical plans - adding them to the framework

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Resistant teachers could be a detriment to the success of the book study.  Time restraints could be an issue, too. 

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Resistant teachers could be a detriment to the success of the book study.  Time restraints could be an issue, too. 

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Timing
Getting everyone on board- resistance from teachers

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Teacher buy in (not wanting to change their instruction).

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Teacher buy in (not wanting to change their instruction).

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Media specialists could help pair books that go well together. This could be done with genres and collections to help our work in the classroom.

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Collaboration document (to see what others are doing)

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Collaboration document (to see what others are doing)

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with student testimonials

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How to build a culture of reading among students

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How to build a culture of reading among students