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Updated with new research and insights, the second edition of this
foundational guide to the how of differentiation provides the
thoughtful strategies teachers need to create and maintain
classrooms where each student is recognized and respected and every
student thrives. One of the most powerful lessons a teacher must
learn is that classroom management is not about control; it's about
delivering the support and facilitating the routines that will make
the classroom work for each student, and thus, set all students
free to be successful learners. In Leading and Managing a
Differentiated Classroom, Carol Ann Tomlinson and Marcia B. Imbeau
explore the central priorities and mindsets of differentiation and
provide practical guidelines for making effective student-centered,
academically responsive instruction a reality. Their classroom
management approach is based on three critical understandings: 1.
When students are engaged, they have no motivation to misbehave. 2.
When students understand that their teacher sees them as worthwhile
people with significant potential, it opens doors to learning. 3.
The classroom can't work for anybody until it works for everybody.
Written for K-12 teachers and instructional leaders, this book is
packed with strategies for structuring and pacing lessons,
organizing learning spaces and materials, starting and stopping
class with purpose, setting up and managing routines, and shifting
gears if something isn't going well. It also gives teachers the
guidance they need to help students, colleagues, and parents
understand the goals of differentiated instruction and contribute
to its success. Along with examples of recommended practice drawn
from real-life classrooms at a variety of grade levels, you will
find answers to frequently asked questions and specific advice for
balancing content requirements and the needs of learners. You'll
gain confidence as a leader for and in your differentiated
classroom and be better prepared to teach in a way that's more
efficient and rewarding for you and more effective for every
student in your care.
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100 Queer Poems (Paperback)
Andrew McMillan, Mary Jean Chan; Contributions by Ocean Vuong, Carol Ann Duffy, Kae Tempest, …
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Mary Jean Chan and Andrew McMillan's luminous anthology, 100 Queer
Poems, is a celebration of thrilling contemporary voices and
visionary poets of the past. Featuring Elizabeth Bishop, Langston
Hughes, Ocean Vuong, Carol Ann Duffy, Kae Tempest and many more.
Encompassing both the flowering of queer poetry over the past few
decades and the poets who came before and broke new ground, 100
Queer Poems presents an electrifying range of writing from the
twentieth century to the present day. Questioning and redefining
what we mean by a 'queer' poem, you'll find inside classics by
Elizabeth Bishop, Langston Hughes, Wilfred Owen, Charlotte Mew and
June Jordan, central contemporary figures such as Mark Doty,
Jericho Brown, Carol Ann Duffy, Kei Miller, Kae Tempest, Natalie
Diaz and Ocean Vuong, alongside thrilling new voices including Chen
Chen, Richard Scott, Harry Josephine Giles, Verity Spott and Jay
Bernard. Curated by two widely acclaimed poets, Mary Jean Chan and
Andrew McMillan, 100 Queer Poems moves from childhood and
adolescence to forging new homes and relationships with our chosen
families, from urban life to the natural world, from explorations
of the past to how we find and create our future selves. It
deserves a place on the shelf of every reader keen to discover and
rediscover how queer poets speak to one another across the
generations.
Carol Ann Tomlinson and Tonya R. Moon take an in-depth look at
assessment and show how differentiation can improve the process in
all grade levels and subject areas. After discussing
differentiation in general, the authors focus on how
differentiation applies to various forms of
assessment-pre-assessment, formative assessment, and summative
assessment-and to grading and report cards. Readers learn how
differentiation can: Capture student interest and increase
motivation. Clarify teachers' understanding about what is most
important to teach. Enhance students' and teachers' belief in
student learning capacity. Help teachers understand their students'
individual similarities and differences so they can reach more
students, more effectively. Throughout, Tomlinson and Moon
emphasize the importance of maintaining a consistent focus on the
essential knowledge, understandings, and skills that all students
must acquire, no matter what their starting point. Detailed
scenarios illustrate how assessment differentiation can occur in
three realms (student readiness, interest, and learning style or
preference) and how it can improve assessment validity and
reliability and decrease errors and teacher bias. Grounded in
research and the authors' teaching experience, Assessment and
Student Success in a Differentiated Classroom outlines a
common-sense approach that is both thoughtful and practical, and
that empowers teachers and students to discover, strive for, and
achieve their true potential.
We differentiate instruction to honor the reality of the students
we teach. They are energetic and outgoing. They are quiet and
curious. They are confident and self-doubting. They are interested
in a thousand things and deeply immersed in a particular topic.
They are academically advanced and ""kids in the middle"" and
struggling due to cognitive, emotional, economic, or sociological
challenges. More of them than ever speak a different language at
home. They learn at different rates and in different ways. And they
all come together in our academically diverse classrooms. Written
as a practical guide for teachers, this expanded third edition of
Carol Ann Tomlinson's groundbreaking work covers the fundamentals
of differentiation and provides additional guidelines and new
strategies for how to go about it. You'll learn: What
differentiation is and why it's essential. How to set up the
flexible and supportive learning environment that promotes success.
How to manage a differentiated classroom. How to plan lessons
differentiated by readiness, interest, and learning profile. How to
differentiate content, process, and products. How to prepare
students, parents, and yourself for the challenge of
differentiation. First published in 1995 as How to Differentiate
Instruction in Mixed-Ability Classrooms, this new edition reflects
evolving best practices in education, the experiences of
practitioners throughout the United States and around the world,
and Tomlinson's continuing thinking about how to help each and
every student access challenging, high-quality curriculum; engage
in meaning-rich learning experiences; and feel at home in a school
environment that ""fits.
"Learner-centered classrooms rely on teachers who are willing to
change and grow, and on school leaders who are willing to
intelligently support them. Change is never easy, but teaching has
never been easy, either. Its goal is too grand for ease."Carol Ann
Tomlinson's role in defining and popularizing differentiated
instruction has made her one of the most influential voices in
modern education. In So Each May Soar, she illuminates the next
step forward: creating learner-centered classrooms to help all
students gain a deeper understanding of themselves, others, and the
world. Join Tomlinson as she explores principles and practices of
learner-centered classrooms, including * What it means for teachers
to honor themselves, each learner, and the content they teach. *
How to assemble a curriculum that ignites students' imaginations
and drives discovery. * How to guide classroom experiences that
develop the mind of each learner in accordance with that learner's
marvelous individuality. * How to shape curriculum, assessment, and
instruction to support both equity and excellence. Use this book's
curated collection of strategies to reconnect with professional and
personal aspirations, build an energized and mutually respectful
classroom community, and deliver instruction that feels alive to
you and your students. Examples from all kinds of learner-centered
classrooms clarify what this approach looks like across grade
levels and subject areas and confirm its viability in schools with
budgets both big and small. A must-have touchstone for veterans, a
beacon for middle-career educators, and a mission statement for
those just beginning their careers, So Each May Soar celebrates the
commitment of teachers and the opportunity they have to help each
young person in their care build a better future and lead a
wonderful life.
This unique collection of poems from the Poet Laureate, filled with
her characteristic wit, is a feminist classic and a modern take on
age-old mythology. Who? Him. The Husband. Hero. Hunk. The Boy Next
Door. The Paramour. The Je t'adore. Behind every famous man is a
great woman - and from the quick-tongued Mrs Darwin to the
lascivious Frau Freud, from the adoring Queen Kong to the
long-suffering wife of the Devil himself, each one steps from her
counterpart's shadow to tell her side of the story in this
irresistible collection. Original, subversive, full of imagination
and quicksilver wit, The World's Wife is Poet Laureate Carol Ann
Duffy at her beguiling best.
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Father (Paperback)
Carol-Ann Grace
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Father...The first in a three-part story of rescue and redemption.
Carol Ann, abused child, addicted and exploited teenager, tells the
brutally honest tale of her early life - as uncompromising with her
own faults and failings as with those of others. Her story is all
the more shocking in that it is not unusual - countless young
people find themselves in much the same position for many of the
same reasons. But this story has a Hero. This is how she came to
know Him - and how you can too.
Although much has changed in schools in recent years, the power of
differentiated instruction remains the same-and the need for it has
only increased. Today's classroom is more diverse, more inclusive,
and more plugged into technology than ever before. And it's led by
teachers under enormous pressure to help decidedly unstandardized
students meet an expanding set of rigorous, standardized learning
targets. In this updated second edition of her best-selling classic
work, Carol Ann Tomlinson offers these teachers a powerful and
practical way to meet a challenge that is both very modern and
completely timeless: how to divide their time, resources, and
efforts to effectively instruct so many students of various
backgrounds, readiness and skill levels, and interests. With a
perspective informed by advances in research and deepened by more
than 15 years of implementation feedback in all types of schools,
Tomlinson explains the theoretical basis of differentiated
instruction, explores the variables of curriculum and learning
environment, shares dozens of instructional strategies, and then
goes inside elementary and secondary classrooms in nearly all
subject areas to illustrate how real teachers are applying
differentiation principles and strategies to respond to the needs
of all learners. This book's insightful guidance on what to
differentiate, how to differentiate, and why lays the groundwork
for bringing differentiated instruction into your own classroom or
refining the work you already do to help each of your wonderfully
unique learners move toward greater knowledge, more advanced
skills, and expanded understanding. Today more than ever, The
Differentiated Classroom is a must-have staple for every teacher's
shelf and every school's professional development collection.
In Feminine Gospels, Carol Ann Duffy draws on the historical, the
archetypal, the biblical and the fantastical to create various
visions - and revisions - of female identity. Simultaneously
stripping women bare and revealing them in all their guises and
disguises, these poems tell tall stories as though they were true
confessions, and spin modern myths from real women seen in every
aspect - as bodies and corpses, writers and workers, shoppers and
slimmers, fairytale royals or girls-next-door. 'Part of Duffy's
talent - besides her ear for ordinary eloquence, her gorgeous,
powerful, throwaway lines, her subtlety - is her ventriloquism . .
. From verbal nuances to mind-expanding imaginative leaps, her
words seem freshly plucked from the minds of non-poets - that is,
she makes it look easy' Charlotte Mendelson, Observer
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The World's Wife
Carol Ann Duffy DBE
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Exam Board: SQA Level: National 4/5 Subject: Administration &
IT The National 4 & 5 Administration Course Notes provide
comprehensive guidance for the entire CfE course. Course Notes give
a practical, supportive approach to help deliver the new curriculum
and offer an appropriate blend of sound teaching and learning with
exam and assessment guidance. Progress and attainment for all *
Course specifications are fully covered * 'You should already know'
sections identify prior learning and skills * 'Key questions'
ensure that every student can progress securely Active learning *
'Make the link' features encourage broader thinking between and
across subjects * 'Skills for Life, Learning & Work' features
invite students to contextualise learning * 'Watch point' features
give helpful tips and highlight important information Assessment
and practice you can rely on * 'Activities' provide opportunities
to apply knowledge and put practical skills to work * 'Learning
checklists' enable students to monitor progress regularly
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Feminine Gospels
Carol Ann Duffy DBE
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In this definitive new biography, Carol Ann Lee provides the answer to one of the most heartbreaking questions of modern times: Who betrayed Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis? Probing this startling act of treachery, Lee brings to light never before documented information about Otto Frank and the individual who would claim responsibility -- revealing a terrifying relationship that lasted until the day Frank died. Based upon impeccable research into rare archives and filled with excerpts from the secret journal that Frank kept from the day of his liberation until his return to the Secret Annex in 1945, this landmark biography at last brings into focus the life of a little-understood man -- whose story illuminates some of the most harrowing and memorable events of the last century.
'In the world of British poetry, Carol Ann Duffy is a superstar.'
(Guardian) This stellar edition of her poems brings together work
from her four award-winning collections for children, and sprinkles
in a generous helping of new poems to match. From her dazzlingly
debut Meeting Midnight through to her newest, brightest poems,
Carol Ann Duffy's writing for younger readers has always bubbled
with wit and humour, intelligence and affection, and introduced us
to many strange and wonderful characters along the way. Among the
enchanting voices to be heard are those of the Loch Ness Monster's
husband, the oldest girl in the world and a herd of cows on a
shopping trip to Manchester.
In this collection of Carol Ann Duffy's poems, the stories of famous men - Midas, Darwin, Quasimodo, Pontius Pilate, King Kong - are presented from the perspective of the lesser-known wife.
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Love Poems (Paperback)
Carol Ann Duffy DBE
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Whether writing of longing or seduction, of passion, adultery, or
simple, everyday acts of love, Carol Ann Duffy perfectly captures
the truth of each experience. Love Poems contains some of her most
popular poems and, always imaginative, heartfelt and direct,
displays all the eloquence and skill that have made her one of the
foremost poets of her time.
To differentiate instruction is to act on the belief that all kids
deserve access to the richest, most compelling learning experiences
and to provide the scaffolding they need to seize that opportunity.
While a handful of teachers in a school might be using
differentiation to great success, it takes a collaborative,
schoolwide approach to maximize differentiation's effectiveness and
improve outcomes for all students. Leading for Differentiation lays
out the reflective thinking and action-oriented steps necessary to
launch a system of continuous professional learning, culture
building, and program assessment that will allow differentiation to
flourish in every classroom. Incorporating their own experienced
insights, real-world examples, and practical tools, world-renowned
differentiated instruction expert Carol Ann Tomlinson and change
leadership authority Michael Murphy explore: Why a move to
schoolwide differentiation makes so much sense for today's students
and today's standards- and accountability-focused climate. How to
transform a vision for schoolwide differentiation into manageable,
year-by-year plans to achieve it. How to incorporate the principles
of differentiation, motivation, and adult learning into respectful,
responsive, and truly effective professional learning throughout
all stages of the change initiative. How to foster and recognize
growth in teachers' differentiation practices, and how to chart the
impact differentiation is having on student learning. How to
recognize, understand, and respond to resistance-in both its
predictable forms and surprising ones. What schoolwide
differentiation looks like when it's fully established, and how to
tend to it for long-term success. Leading the change to a
differentiated school means creating an environment in which each
individual feels valued, challenged, supported, and part of a team
working together for success. In this book, school leaders will
learn how to set the course for positive change and create the
structural supports that will help teachers grow as differentiators
so that their students will thrive as learners.
Female Impersonation is a feminist and psychoanalytic investigation of the contemporary fascination with impersonation. Engaging with prominent gender theorists including Judith Butler, Gayatri Spivak and Luce Irigaray, Carole-Anne Tyler considers the questions raised by female impersonations. When, and for whom, is a performance of identity a masquerade, rather than the real thing? Why do people try to pass as what they are not? Is there a difference between masquerade and passing if both make an identity an unnatural act? Female Impersonation will be of interest to readers concerned with the complex politics at stake in every discussion - and performance - of identity.
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de la Nuit Lenormand Deck
Carole-Anne Eschenazi, Alexandra V Bach
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Today's teachers are responsible for a greater variety of learners
with a greater diversity of needs than ever before. When you add in
the ever-changing dynamics of technology and current events, the
complexity of both students' and teachers' lives grows
exponentially. Far too few teachers, however, successfully teach
the whole class with the individual student in mind. In Leading and
Managing a Differentiated Classroom, Carol Ann Tomlinson and Marcia
B. Imbeau tackle the issue of how to address student differences
thoughtfully and proactively. The first half of the book focuses on
what it means for a teacher to effectively lead a differentiated
classroom. Readers will learn how to be more confident and
effective leaders for and in student-focused and responsive
classrooms. The second half of the book focuses on the mechanics of
managing a differentiated classroom. A teacher who has the best
intentions, a dynamic curriculum, and plans for differentiation
cannot-and will not-move forward unless he or she is at ease with
translating those ideas into classroom practice. In other words,
teachers who are uncomfortable with flexible classroom management
will not differentiate instruction, even if they understand it,
accept the need for it, and can plan for it. Tomlinson and Imbeau
argue that the inherent interdependence of leading and managing a
differentiated classroom is at the very heart of 21st-century
education. This essential guide to differentiation also includes a
helpful teacher's toolkit of activities and teaching strategies
that will help any teacher expand his or her capacity to make room
for and work tirelessly on behalf of every student.
Each night, in the hours between supper and bedtime the Tear Thief
carries her waterproof, silvery sack over her shoulder as she
soundlessly steals the tears of every child who cries. But what
does she do with all of those tears? Education Market: Aligns with
National Curriculum Fantasy/Imagined Worlds category and Stories
that Raise Issues/Personal, Social and Emotional Development. It is
a modern tale that illustrates a classic message which teaches
children to value true feelings.
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De La Nuit Lenormand
Carole-Anne Eschenazi; Illustrated by Alexandra V Bach
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Carol Ann Duffy, appointed Poet Laureate in 2009, has chosen her
favourite poems for children for this stunning collection of
classic and modern verse, exquisitely illustrated by
multi-award-winning illustrator Emily Gravett. Featuring such
classic poems as 'The Owl and the Pussycat' by Edward Lear and
Lewis Carroll's 'Jabberwocky' alongside Edwin Morgan's 'The Loch
Ness Monster's Song' and 'Balloons' by Sylvia Plath, 101 Poems for
Children Chosen by Carol Ann Duffy: A Laureate's Choice is a
delight for children of all ages and a pleasure to read aloud.
'Carol Ann Duffy is the most humane and accessible poet of our
time' - Guardian In this stunning anthology of ninety nine modern
and classic poems, Carol Ann Duffy delves into the powerful and
unique bond between parent and child. Empty Nest contemplates
growing old, the love of a parent, the everyday of family life, as
well as poems that explore darker terrains - grief, loss and
estrangement. Some of our favourite poets are collected here, such
as Elizabeth Bishop, Jackie Kay, Simon Armitage, Shakespeare,
Imtiaz Dharker, Seamus Heaney and Don Paterson. These poems are by
turns wry, moving, profound, funny, melancholic and wise; they will
console and comfort those suddenly facing a house that may be much
cleaner, but is also much quieter, than it once was. There is
something here for every reader to treasure. 'Wonderful . . . a
poet alert to every sound and shape of language' - Telegraph
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Dark Light Oracle (Cards)
Alexandra V Bach; Carole-Anne Eschenazi
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