The Beautiful Me Collection - Big Kids Edition 6+ Makeeda and the Painting ~ Have you ever heard the expression - "a picture is worth a thousand words,a How often do we look at an image without text and know just what the painting or photograph is trying to say? It is almost as if there is a silent coversation taking place, and only those who speak the language can be part of this mysterious dimension of thought. It has been said that where there is art there are no lonely hearts. In this story, Makeeda gets really close to uncovering a secret only artists know.... This story was written by Marlene Service and co-written by both of her daughters Nylah-May Service aged 9 and Xi-Ana Ray Service aged 6. Credit for the creative concept of this story must be given to the girls who really tapped into their imagination and came up with such a fun and layered idea. Celebrating Diversity - There are 5 delightful books in The Beautiful Me Collection and to learn more you can visit www.thebeautifulmecollection.com

As professional learning communities become more widespread, educators have learned that they can't simply form grade-level or subject-area teams and call it a day. To profoundly affect teacher practice and student learning, PLCs need strong and knowledgeable leadership. In Facilitating Teacher Teams and Authentic PLCs, Daniel R. Venables draws on his extensive experience helping schools and districts implement effective PLCs to explore this crucial but often-overlooked need. Taking a two-pronged approach to PLC facilitation, Venables offers targeted guidance both for leading the people in teacher teams and for facilitating their work. This practical resource provides: Strategies for facilitating interactions among colleagues in PLCs and building trust and buy-in. Field-tested, user-friendly protocols to focus and deepen team discussions around texts, data, teacher and student work, teacher dilemmas, and collaborative planning time. Tips for anticipating and addressing interpersonal conflicts and obstacles that commonly arise during use of protocols. Current and prospective PLC facilitators at every grade level will find this book an essential guide to navigating the challenging and rewarding endeavor of leading authentic PLCs. Build your skills, and help your team rise to the next level.

Collaborative teaching, or co-teaching, is a powerful way to support the learning of students with diverse learning needs. But how do you know when you're doing it right? And if you're not, what can you do about that? Authors Wendy W. Murawski and Wendy W. Lochner introduce the Collaborative Teaching Improvement Model of Excellence (CTIME), a continuous improvement model that embraces personalized professional learning to ensure that teachers meet the core competencies for co-teaching without burning out along the way. Incorporating a systematic application of collaborative groups, data analysis, microteaching, feedback, and collegial support, CTIME is the culmination of the best research in the field. As Murawski and Lochner walk you through their data-driven, no-fail model of co-teaching, you'll learn about: The CTIME process and how it works. Co-teaching core competencies measured schoolwide and at the classroom level. Assessment of progress toward mastery. Co-teaching action plans. Professional learning communities and schoolwide improvement. Co-teaching facilitation, feedback, and reflection. Offering a practical approach to achieving mastery of the co-teaching core competencies, this book provides dozens of strategies, resources, and templates that can be used by district-level administrators, principals, and co-teaching teams. If you're ready to examine your co-teaching practices to make sure you're achieving the best possible outcomes for your students, then Beyond Co-Teaching Basics is for you.

In this comprehensive resource for elementary school teachers, Kristina J. Doubet and Jessica A. Hockett explore how to use differentiated instruction to help students be more successful learners-regardless of background, native language, learning preference, or motivation. They explain how to: Create a healthy classroom community in which students' unique qualities and needs are as important as the ones they have in common. Translate curriculum into manageable and meaningful learning goals that are fit to be differentiated. Use pre-assessment and formative assessment to uncover students' learning needs, tailor tasks accordingly, and ensure that students are ""getting it."" Provide interactive learning experiences that encourage students to engage with both the content and one another. Present students with avenues to take in, process, and produce knowledge that appeal to their varied interests and learning preferences. Navigate potential roadblocks to differentiation. Each chapter provides a plethora of practical tools, templates, and strategies for a variety of subject areas developed by and for real teachers. Whether you're new to differentiated instruction or looking to expand your repertoire of DI strategies, Differentiation in the Elementary Grades will show you classroom-tested ways to better engage students and help them succeed every day. Includes URL and password for free downloadable forms.

The UK's most popular KS3 Spanish course is packed with content your pupils will enjoy learning. With a strong cultural focus and a wide range of resources for all abilities, iva! opens the window to the Spanish-speaking world. Viva! segunda edicion includes even more GCSE-style tasks for your pupils. The content builds key language skills at KS3, providing a seamless transition to our GCSE (9-1) Viva! courses for Pearson Edexcel and AQA and ensuring pupils are prepared pupils for progression to the new GCSE. Fully differentiated print and digital resources, including parallel differentiated Pupil Books for Year 9. Brand new quiz-style Repaso revision pages, designed for independent or group working, help pupils prepare for end-of-module assessments. Adelante pages pool and revise the language from each module and build skills towards GCSE-style tasks, including authentic and literary texts, role-play, picture based activities and translations. Clear progression and recycling of vocabulary and grammar build students' confidence and ability to manipulate language. A focus on building skills, including through dedicated skills pages, ensures pupils are ready to progress to GCSE. Can be used in parallel with Viva 3 Rojo pupil Book in the classroom. Introduction of key sounds of Spanish using phonics helps pupils to establish good Spanish pronunciation and spelling. Audio files to accompany our Pupil Books are sold separately.