Go beyond the walls of your classroom to build literacy and achievement. In this insightful book, you ll discover how you can better meet the rigorous goals of the Common Core by opening new lines of communication with colleagues, parents, and students. Each chapter centers around an action project that was designed to help teachers improve literacy by moving beyond the typical class lessons and worksheets. The projects include...

• A book club for families of kindergarten and first grade students, to help students build foundational literacy skills
• A book club designed to engage middle school students with young adult literature using digital forums
• "Write with your child" evenings to help parents connect with their middle school children
• An instructional team s challenge to use a range of mentor texts in their classrooms
• And much more

As you read each project, you ll come away with ideas and inspiration that you can apply to your own teaching. By challenging yourself to connect with parents and colleagues on a deeper level, you will be better able to align your work, adjust for your students, and achieve your teaching goals. "

Go beyond the walls of your classroom to build literacy and achievement. In this insightful book, you ll discover how you can better meet the rigorous goals of the Common Core by opening new lines of communication with colleagues, parents, and students. Each chapter centers around an action project that was designed to help teachers improve literacy by moving beyond the typical class lessons and worksheets. The projects include...

• A book club for families of kindergarten and first grade students, to help students build foundational literacy skills
• A book club designed to engage middle school students with young adult literature using digital forums
• "Write with your child" evenings to help parents connect with their middle school children
• An instructional team s challenge to use a range of mentor texts in their classrooms
• And much more

As you read each project, you ll come away with ideas and inspiration that you can apply to your own teaching. By challenging yourself to connect with parents and colleagues on a deeper level, you will be better able to align your work, adjust for your students, and achieve your teaching goals. "

Our students must become skilled at finding answers and using information to succeed in college, careers, and daily life. Using inquiry, writing, and technology to infuse passion into the classroom research paper motivates students and results in deeper learning. In this practical, research-based book, authors Werner-Burke, Knaus, and DeCamp encourage you to toss the old index cards and jump-start the classroom research paper so that it is more meaningful, manageable, and effective. Explore innovative ways to help students find engaging topics, collect and evaluate information, and write, rethink, and revise to truly impact their audience. The book is filled with tools and student samples to help you implement the ideas in your own classroom. Special Features: Clear connections to the Common Core State Standards Ready-to-use classroom handouts for different stages of the research process A handy appendix featuring a sample research project timeline and rubric Helpful examples of real student work and assessments Research-based foundations that guide and inform how the process unfolds and why it works

Our students must become skilled at finding answers and using information to succeed in college, careers, and daily life. Using inquiry, writing, and technology to infuse passion into the classroom research paper motivates students and results in deeper learning. In this practical, research-based book, authors Werner-Burke, Knaus, and DeCamp encourage you to toss the old index cards and jump-start the classroom research paper so that it is more meaningful, manageable, and effective. Explore innovative ways to help students find engaging topics, collect and evaluate information, and write, rethink, and revise to truly impact their audience. The book is filled with tools and student samples to help you implement the ideas in your own classroom.

Special Features:

• Clear connections to the Common Core State Standards
• Ready-to-use classroom handouts for different stages of the research process
• A handy appendix featuring a sample research project timeline and rubric
• Helpful examples of real student work and assessments
• Research-based foundations that guide and inform how the process unfolds and why it works