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webPD | Maintain Control During Mini-Lessons

webPD | Maintain Control During Mini-Lessons

5 Minutes

webPD | Use Songs to Introduce Comprehension Strategies

webPD | Use Songs to Introduce Comprehension Strategies

4 Minutes

webPD | Execute the 3 Parts of a Writer’s Workshop

webPD | Execute the 3 Parts of a Writer’s Workshop

3 Minutes

webPD | Synthesize & Cite Evidence from Multiple Sources

webPD | Synthesize & Cite Evidence from Multiple Sources

3 Minutes

Learning Path | Grades 6-12: Standardized Test Prep

Learning Path | Grades 6-12: Standardized Test Prep

62 Minutes

webPD | Remain Neutral When Asking "How do you know?"

webPD | Remain Neutral When Asking “How do you know?”

2 Minutes

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

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

8 Minutes

webPD | Culminate a Close Reading with a Writing Task

webPD | Culminate a Close Reading with a Writing Task

4 Minutes

webPD | Deliver Effective Remote-Teaching Instruction

webPD | Deliver Effective Remote-Teaching Instruction

35 Minutes

webPD | Writing After a Close Reading

webPD | Writing After a Close Reading

38 Minutes

How do you engage students during a virtual read aloud

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

5 Minutes

Learning Path | Grades 6-12: Informative Writing

Learning Path | Grades 6-12: Informative Writing

63 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 | Teach Conventions in Context

webPD | Teach Conventions in Context

5 Minutes

webPD | Track Main Ideas and Details within a Dissected Web

webPD | Track Main Ideas and Details within a Dissected Web

3 Minutes

webPD | Skim and Slim Portions of a Novel

webPD | Skim and Slim Portions of a Novel

6 Minutes

webPD | Differentiate Between Themes and Topics

webPD | Differentiate Between Themes and Topics

7 Minutes

webPD | Incorporate 3 literary devices into the middle of any narrative

webPD | Incorporate 3 literary devices into the middle of any narrative

4 Minutes

webPD | Persuade an audience with rhetorical devices

webPD | Persuade an audience with rhetorical devices

4 Minutes

webPD | Assess Vocabulary with Cloze Passages

webPD | Assess Vocabulary with Cloze Passages

5 Minutes

webPD | Convert Rubric Scores to Grades

webPD | Convert Rubric Scores to Grades

10 Minutes

webPD | Rolling Out the Trait Language to Students: Grades 2-5

webPD | Rolling Out the Trait Language to Students: Grades 2-5

38 Minutes

Learning Path | Grades 3-5: 6-Traits Rubrics

Learning Path | Grades 3-5: 6-Traits Rubrics

70 Minutes

webPD | Identify 10-15 General Academic Words per Grade Level

webPD | Identify 10-15 General Academic Words per Grade Level

2 Minutes

Learning Path | Grades 6-12: 6-Traits Mini-Lessons

Learning Path | Grades 6-12: 6-Traits Mini-Lessons

187 Minutes

webPD | Translate Technical Symbols to Words

webPD | Translate Technical Symbols to Words

2 Minutes

webPD | Should direct quotes be included in summary writing?

webPD | Should direct quotes be included in summary writing?

2 Minutes

webPD | Juggle Reader & Writer Workshops in 50 Minutes

webPD | Juggle Reader & Writer Workshops in 50 Minutes

3 Minutes

webPD | Introduce Students to the 3 Reader Voices

webPD | Introduce Students to the 3 Reader Voices

47 Minutes

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

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

46 Minutes

Learning Path | Grades 6-12: Writing About Reading

Learning Path | Grades 6-12: Writing About Reading

97 Minutes

webPD | Crescendo to the Strongest Persuasive Reason

webPD | Crescendo to the Strongest Persuasive Reason

2 Minutes

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

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

6 Minutes

webPD | Delivering Trait-Based Mini-Lessons in Writing: Grades 2-5

webPD | Delivering Trait-Based Mini-Lessons in Writing: Grades 2-5

46 Minutes

webPD | 3 Test-Prep Power Strategies

webPD | 3 Test-Prep Power Strategies

58 Minutes

webPD | Teaching Argumentative Writing

webPD | Teaching Argumentative Writing

48 Minutes

webPD | Clarify Character Traits Versus Feelings

webPD | Clarify Character Traits Versus Feelings

5 Minutes

webPD | Clarify Purpose versus Point of View versus Perspective

webPD | Clarify Purpose versus Point of View versus Perspective

4 Minutes

webPD | Maximize On-Screen Reading Time

webPD | Maximize On-Screen Reading Time

5 Minutes

webPD | How do I keep my mini-lesson short when the text is long?

webPD | How do I keep my mini-lesson short when the text is long?

4 Minutes

webPD | Strengthen the Organization of Nonfiction Notebooks

webPD | Strengthen the Organization of Nonfiction Notebooks

1 Minute

webPD | Practice 2-step synthesizing with visuals

webPD | Practice 2-step synthesizing with visuals

4 Minutes

webPD | End writing units with a from-scratch product

webPD | End writing units with a from-scratch product

3 Minutes

webPD | Define What Makes a Source “Relevant”

webPD | Define What Makes a Source “Relevant”

2 Minutes

webPD | Connect Modes of Writing to Author’s Purpose

webPD | Connect Modes of Writing to Author’s Purpose

3 Minutes

Learning Path | Grades 6-12: Vocabulary

Learning Path | Grades 6-12: Vocabulary

61 Minutes

Learning Path | Grades 3-5: 6-Traits Mini-Lessons

Learning Path | Grades 3-5: 6-Traits Mini-Lessons

184 Minutes

webPD | How do you draw the Silhouette Head on chart paper?

webPD | How do you draw the Silhouette Head on chart paper?

1 Minute

webPD | Emphasize the "Trump" Traits

webPD | Emphasize the “Trump” Traits

2 Minutes

webPD | Parallel Summary Writing with ESPN SportsCenter

webPD | Parallel Summary Writing with ESPN SportsCenter

1 Minute

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