Book Studies for 2021-2022

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:

1. Select picture books according to the goals of the read-aloud experience.
2. Plan and facilitate three kinds of read-aloud discussions - Open Notice and Wonder, Math Lens, and Story Explore.
3. Utilize Idea Investigations - experiences that invite students to pursue literacy and math-focused ideas beyond the pages of the read-aloud.
4. Connect with students' families and communities through stories.

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Essential Information:

Cost: FREE (you will need to purchase the book on your own)

Dates: 10/3/22 - 12/5/22

**NOTE: The book is available via amazon.com or stenhouse.com (search title & author OR ISBN-13: 978-1625311580 / ISBN-10: 1625311583)

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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