ORIGINAL SMORE 21 - 22 Book Studies

As a result of all the "fun" things Covid has taught us, the format for our book studies has changed. We are excited about this new format, and hope you will be, too.

Each book study will consist of the following:

• Virtual Kick-off via Zoom (45 min - 1 hour)
• Weekly reading "assignments" and discussion posting requirements in our new Learning Management System (LMS) Adobe.
• Virtual Wrap-up via Zoom (1 hour)

What you'll learn:
In this highly practical, research-rich book by a practicing classroom teacher, you'll learn the following:

1. A timeless “Everest” exercise for cutting through overwhelm and getting clear about what you're doing — helping you to do less work but better.
2. A simple, powerful, beliefs-based approach to analyzing and improving student motivation. You'll have a grid for getting through those “throw your hands in the air” situations and into the sweet spot of “Okay, let's try this.” And none of it's theory.
3. Practical interventions and strategies for reaching poorly motivated kids, ranging from those who are overly incentivized by grades, to those who are apathetic, to those who shudder at the thought of schoolwork.
4. Why knowledge-building does matter in the age of Google, and how to make robust knowledge-building meaningful and successful for kids across the school day.
5. How to facilitate simple and powerful classroom debates that teach kids how to argue earnestly and amicably rather than divisively or without listening.
6. How to properly frame reading, writing, and speaking/listening in the content areas in ways that content area teachers can get behind, thereby making school-wide literacy pushes better and saner for everybody.
7. Nine simple moves to pull from for helping diverse groups of kids read diverse kinds of complex, high-value texts.
8. No-nonsense talk about and strategies for drastically reducing the amount of time we spend grading written student work.
9. (Go back and re-read #8 — I'm serious.)
10. A time-tested and simple approach to getting kids who are afraid of public speaking to speak in front of their peers with growing confidence.
11. And more.

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Essential Information:

Cost: $66.00 per participant

Dates: 9/7/21 - 10/21/21

The Teacher's Survival Guide: Gifted Education, is a must-have for any teacher that works with gifted children! The book is designed in such a way that new teachers and veteran teachers alike will benefit from the knowledge gathered from a wide range of experts in the field of gifted education. The chapters are broken into topics that focus on a certain aspect of gifted education which makes it perfect as a reference guide, especially when you are trying to find a quick answer. The layout is great, and I love the survival toolkit at the end of each chapter since it gives more resources if you are wanting to go more in-depth.

Target Audience:

Educators who work with gifted students (new AND veteran alike!)

Supervisors who supervise educators who work with gifted students

Book:

This book can be ordered from Prufrock Press for $29.95 or downloaded for $23.95. Amazon does not currently carry the 2nd edition.

Cost:

$66.00 per participant

What you'll learn:
In this highly practical, research-rich book by an expert in mathematics instruction, assessment and intervention, you'll learn:

1. About the math stories of teachers and students and the impact those stories have on math learning.
2. About the symptoms of math learning and understanding.
3. How to make mathineers through rich math experiences that engage and motivate students.

Find out how to:

• Un-separate math society.
• Uncover the unique mathematical story and potential of every student.
• Unlock the joy of math teaching and learning!

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Essential Information:

Cost: $25.00 per participant

Dates: 10/4/2021 - 12/6/2021

In Language at the Speed of Sight, internationally renowned cognitive scientist Mark Seidenberg reveals the underexplored science of reading, which spans cognitive science, neurobiology, and linguistics. As Seidenberg shows, the disconnect between science and education is a major factor in America's chronic underachievement. How we teach reading places many children at risk of failure, discriminates against poorer kids, and discourages even those who could have become more successful readers. Children aren't taught basic print skills because educators cling to the disproved theory that good readers guess the words in texts, a strategy that encourages skimming instead of close reading. Interventions for children with reading disabilities are delayed because parents are mistakenly told their kids will catch up if they work harder. Learning to read is more difficult for children who speak a minority dialect in the home, but that is not reflected in classroom practices. By building on science's insights, we can improve how our children read, and take real steps toward solving the inequality that illiteracy breeds.

Both an expert look at our relationship with the written word and a rousing call to action, Language at the Speed of Sight is essential for parents, educators, policy makers, and all others who want to understand why so many fail to read, and how to change that.

Target Audience:

• Instructional Coaches
• Supervisors
• Building Administrators
• District Administrators
• Curriculum Directors
• Classroom Teachers
• Parents / Family Members of students who struggle to read

** Anyone interested in the role the Science of Reading plays in learning to read

Essential Information:

Cost: $66.00 per participant

Dates: 10/28/2021 - 12/16/2021

Enter instructional coaching expert Jim Knight, who in Better Conversations honors our capacity for improving our schools by improving our communication. Asserting that our schools are only as good as the conversations within them, Jim shows us how to adopt the habits essential to transforming the quality of our dialogues.

As coaches, as administrators, as teachers, it’s time to thrive. Learn how to:

Coach ourselves and each other to become better communicators

Listen with empathy

Find common ground

Build Trust

Our students’ academic, social, and emotional growth depends upon our doing this hard work. It’s time to roll up our sleeves, open our minds, and dare to change for the better of the students we serve.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

As a group, we will read Better Conversations, build upon our expertise as we progress through Knight's book using reflection-based assignments, group discussion posts, and ancillary videos. You'll even walk away from this eight week experience with tools to use in your personal relationships.

Target Audience:

• Instructional Coaches
• Supervisors
• Building Administrators
• District Administrators
• Curriculum Directors

** Anyone who recognizes that communication is one of the most difficult parts of any relationship and wants to get better**

Essential Information:

Cost: $66.00 per participant

Dates: 1/6/2022 - 2/3/2022

What you'll learn:
In this highly practical, research-rich book by a math coach who spent years with highly-skilled math teachers in diverse settings and grades, you'll learn:

1. How to break the cycle of "how we learned math."
2. What mathematicians do and how they do it: take risks, make mistakes, use precision, rise to a challenge, ask questions, connect ideas, use intuition, reason and prove.
3. How to create "favorable conditions" for all math students.

Click the link below to register and for more information!

Essential Information:

Cost: $66.00 per participant

Dates: 1/10/2022 - 4/4/2022

By the end of this book study, you will understand the framework, how it fits in your classroom, what parts you may wish to ignore, how to change what you don't like about how you're using it, and why it's the tool you need to blow the ceiling off your classroom.

Target Audience:

Educators who work with gifted students (new AND veteran alike!)

Supervisors who supervise educators who work with gifted students

Cost: $40.00 per participant

Dates: 1/24/2022 - 3/28/2022

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