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webPD | Find Common Ground When Comparing Texts

webPD | Find Common Ground When Comparing Texts

4 Minutes

webPD | How do I create a digital 6-Traits bulletin board?

webPD | How do I create a digital 6-Traits bulletin board?

3 Minutes

webPD | Adjust a T-Chart to Fit Various Text Structures

webPD | Adjust a T-Chart to Fit Various Text Structures

4 Minutes

webPD | Integrate Excerpts into Comprehension Instruction

webPD | Integrate Excerpts into Comprehension Instruction

2 Minutes

webPD | How can I use Flipgrid to practice retelling?

webPD | How can I use Flipgrid to practice retelling?

3 Minutes

webPD | How do I plan a comprehension mini-lesson?

webPD | How do I plan a comprehension mini-lesson?

8 Minutes

webPD | Building Kid-Friendly Writing Rubrics: Grades PK-1

webPD | Building Kid-Friendly Writing Rubrics: Grades PK-1

47 Minutes

webPD | Reflect, Don’t Revise, Before Standardized Tests

webPD | Reflect, Don’t Revise, Before Standardized Tests

1 Minute

How do you engage students during a virtual read aloud

webPD | How do you engage students during a virtual read aloud?

5 Minutes

webPD | Plan problems into narrative stories

webPD | Plan problems into narrative stories

5 Minutes

webPD | Require Students to Listen During Conversations with Talk Moves

webPD | Require Students to Listen During Conversations with Talk Moves

5 Minutes

How can I get my students to slow down for math story problems

webPD | How can I get my students to slow down and think when doing math story problems?

2 Minutes

webPD | Refining Literacy Stations for the Rest of the Year

webPD | Refining Literacy Stations for the Rest of the Year

49 Minutes

webPD | How can I be intentional about building an inclusive learning environment

webPD | How can I be intentional about building an inclusive learning environment

3 Minutes

webPD | Integrate 3 ingredients within every claim

webPD | Integrate 3 ingredients within every claim

4 Minutes

webPD | Teach Explicitly—I do, You Watch & Listen

webPD | Teach Explicitly—I do, You Watch & Listen

6 Minutes

webPD | Rework the Prompt to Serve as an Introduction

webPD | Rework the Prompt to Serve as an Introduction

6 Minutes

webPD | Identify the Beginning, Middle, End of PK-1 Opinion Writing

webPD | Identify the Beginning, Middle, End of PK-1 Opinion Writing

3 Minutes

webPD | Where do I start when teaching theme?

webPD | Where do I start when teaching theme?

5 Minutes

webPD | Weave the What, Which, & Where into Textual Citations

webPD | Weave the What, Which, & Where into Textual Citations

6 Minutes

webPD | Fine-Tuning Sentences: Grades 2-4

webPD | Fine-Tuning Sentences: Grades 2-4

49 Minutes

webPD | How can I use Flipgrid in math?

webPD | How can I use Flipgrid in math?

3 Minutes

webPD | Immersing Students in Complex Text

webPD | Immersing Students in Complex Text

49 Minutes

webPD | Launching the Writer's Workshop Procedures

webPD | Launching the Writer’s Workshop Procedures

48 Minutes

webPD | Clarify That Voice is a Choice

webPD | Clarify That Voice is a Choice

2 Minutes

webPD | Integrate Information Across Diverse Media Formats

webPD | Integrate Information Across Diverse Media Formats

4 Minutes

webPD | Differentiating Small-Group Instruction for Early/Beginning Readers

webPD | Differentiating Small-Group Instruction for Early/Beginning Readers

46 Minutes

webPD | Discern 3 Types of Syntheses

webPD | Discern 3 Types of Syntheses

5 Minutes

webPD | Skim and Slim Portions of a Novel

webPD | Skim and Slim Portions of a Novel

6 Minutes

webPD | Juggle Reader & Writer Workshops in 50 Minutes

webPD | Juggle Reader & Writer Workshops in 50 Minutes

3 Minutes

webPD | Connect Modes of Writing to Author’s Purpose

webPD | Connect Modes of Writing to Author’s Purpose

3 Minutes

Do I teach Launching the Writer’s Workshop lessons from start to finish, page by page

webPD | Do I teach ‘Launching the Writer’s Workshop’ lessons from start to finish, page by page?

3 Minutes

webPD | Prove Reader Curiosity with the Right Text

webPD | Prove Reader Curiosity with the Right Text

4 Minutes

webPD | How can I create a classroom that represents the lives of all my students?

webPD | How can I create a classroom that represents the lives of all my students?

2 Minutes

webPD | Define the Purpose of Every Grammar Skill

webPD | Define the Purpose of Every Grammar Skill

6 Minutes

webPD | Tie Every Comprehension Lesson to the Inference Silhouette

webPD | Tie Every Comprehension Lesson to the Inference Silhouette

3 Minutes

webPD | What curriculum will improve our writing instruction?

webPD | What curriculum will improve our writing instruction?

5 Minutes

webPD | Differentiating Small-Group Instruction for Transitional Readers

webPD | Differentiating Small-Group Instruction for Transitional Readers

49 Minutes

Learning Path | Grades 6-12: Informative Writing

Learning Path | Grades 6-12: Informative Writing

63 Minutes

webPD | Support Main Idea with Textual Evidence

webPD | Support Main Idea with Textual Evidence

5 Minutes

webPD | How do you prepare kids to decode prompts?

webPD | How do you prepare kids to decode prompts?

5 Minutes

webPD | End a Constructed Response with an Explanation

webPD | End a Constructed Response with an Explanation

6 Minutes

webPD | How can I make community building part of my regular routine?

webPD | How can I make community building part of my regular routine?

3 Minutes

webPD | Hold Writer-Process Conferences Daily

webPD | Hold Writer-Process Conferences Daily

4 Minutes

webPD | Rolling Out the Trait Language to Students: Grades 6-12

webPD | Rolling Out the Trait Language to Students: Grades 6-12

51 Minutes

webPD | How do I effectively teach students to <i>Turn & Talk</i>?

webPD | How do I effectively teach students to Turn & Talk?

3 Minutes

webPD | Practice 2-step synthesizing with visuals

webPD | Practice 2-step synthesizing with visuals

4 Minutes

webPD | Leading an Effective Reading Block

webPD | Leading an Effective Reading Block

50 Minutes

webPD | How do you make reading fun?

webPD | How do you make reading fun?

5 Minutes

webPD | Make Notes During Writer Conferences

webPD | Make Notes During Writer Conferences

4 Minutes

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