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webPD | Teach Conventions in Context

webPD | Teach Conventions in Context

5 Minutes

What are ways to use exit tickets during remote teaching?

webPD | What are ways to use exit tickets during remote teaching?

5 Minutes

webPD | Tie Every Comprehension Lesson to the Inference Silhouette

webPD | Tie Every Comprehension Lesson to the Inference Silhouette

3 Minutes

webPD | How do I overcome my own biases?

webPD | How do I overcome my own biases?

2 Minutes

webPD | Adapt the Storyboard to Fit All Chronological Texts

webPD | Adapt the Storyboard to Fit All Chronological Texts

2 Minutes

webPD | Connect Modes of Writing to Author’s Purpose

webPD | Connect Modes of Writing to Author’s Purpose

3 Minutes

webPD | Make Notes During Writer Conferences

webPD | Make Notes During Writer Conferences

4 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 | Compare a Book to its Movie Version

webPD | Compare a Book to its Movie Version

2 Minutes

webPD | Clarify Character Traits Versus Feelings

webPD | Clarify Character Traits Versus Feelings

5 Minutes

webPD | Teach readers to discern 5 nonfiction text structures

webPD | Teach readers to discern 5 nonfiction text structures

4 Minutes

webPD | Emphasize the "Trump" Traits

webPD | Emphasize the “Trump” Traits

2 Minutes

webPD | Adjust Writer's Voice for Purpose & Audience

webPD | Adjust Writer’s Voice for Purpose & Audience

1 Minute

webPD | Define What Makes a Source “Relevant”

webPD | Define What Makes a Source “Relevant”

2 Minutes

webPD | How do you explain main idea versus topic?

webPD | How do you explain main idea versus topic?

1 Minute

webPD | Engage Every Student with ESR's

webPD | Engage Every Student with ESR’s

5 Minutes

webPD | End writing units with a from-scratch product

webPD | End writing units with a from-scratch product

3 Minutes

webPD | Clarify Purpose versus Point of View versus Perspective

webPD | Clarify Purpose versus Point of View versus Perspective

4 Minutes

webPD | Should direct quotes be included in summary writing?

webPD | Should direct quotes be included in summary writing?

2 Minutes

webPD | Crescendo to the Strongest Persuasive Reason

webPD | Crescendo to the Strongest Persuasive Reason

2 Minutes

webPD | Where can I find sources for short videos for note-taking practice?

webPD | Where can I find sources for short videos for note-taking practice?

5 Minutes

webPD | Align with the Strongest Position

webPD | Align with the Strongest Position

3 Minutes

webPD | Master the 10 Anchor Reading Standards with a Cheat Sheet

webPD | Master the 10 Anchor Reading Standards with a Cheat Sheet

6 Minutes

webPD | Maximize On-Screen Reading Time

webPD | Maximize On-Screen Reading Time

5 Minutes

webPD | Which assessment should I use to measure reading progress?

webPD | Which assessment should I use to measure reading progress?

11 Minutes

webPD | Reteach Grammar Skills in Maintenance Mini-Lessons

webPD | Reteach Grammar Skills in Maintenance Mini-Lessons

3 Minutes

webPD | Enhance Learning with Active Instruction

webPD | Enhance Learning with Active Instruction

7 Minutes

webPD | Vary Text Types

webPD | Vary Text Types

3 Minutes

webPD | Expect Students to Build Their Own Background Knowledge

webPD | Expect Students to Build Their Own Background Knowledge

4 Minutes

webPD | Notice & note what the text says and means

webPD | Notice & note what the text says and means

5 Minutes

webPD | Persuade an audience with rhetorical devices

webPD | Persuade an audience with rhetorical devices

4 Minutes

webPD | Scaffold Writing Experiences

webPD | Scaffold Writing Experiences

7 Minutes

webPD | Strengthen arguments with counterclaims

webPD | Strengthen arguments with counterclaims

5 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 | Skim and Slim Portions of a Novel

webPD | Skim and Slim Portions of a Novel

6 Minutes

webPD | Plan problems into narrative stories

webPD | Plan problems into narrative stories

5 Minutes

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

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

1 Minute

webPD | How can I motivate my students to work together better?

webPD | How can I motivate my students to work together better?

2 Minutes

webPD | Define Evidence Versus Just a Detail

webPD | Define Evidence Versus Just a Detail

3 Minutes

webPD | Use a Six-Traits Rubric for Efficient Assessment

webPD | Use a Six-Traits Rubric for Efficient Assessment

5 Minutes

How can I motivate students to “attend” live meetings?

webPD | How can I motivate students to “attend” live meetings?

7 Minutes

How do I manage whole-class discussions virtually

webPD | How do I manage whole-class discussions virtually?

3 Minutes

webPD | Locate Test-Prep Resources

webPD | Locate Test-Prep Resources

8 Minutes

webPD | Clarify the Role of Wikipedia

webPD | Clarify the Role of Wikipedia

4 Minutes

webPD | Navigate the Internet

webPD | Navigate the Internet

3 Minutes

webPD | Track Individual Ideas to Analyze Their Influences

webPD | Track Individual Ideas to Analyze Their Influences

5 Minutes

webPD | How do you model the <i>Distracting Voice</i>?

webPD | How do you model the Distracting Voice?

3 Minutes

webPD | Prompt Readers When Their Inferences are Off Track

webPD | Prompt Readers When Their Inferences are Off Track

2 Minutes

webPD | Communicate Feedback within the Writing Rubric

webPD | Communicate Feedback within the Writing Rubric

2 Minutes

webPD | Create a Writing Curriculum of Mini-Units

webPD | Create a Writing Curriculum of Mini-Units

6 Minutes

webPD | Distinguish “Reasons” from “Evidence”

webPD | Distinguish “Reasons” from “Evidence”

4 Minutes

webPD | Teach Readers How to Skim Long Texts

webPD | Teach Readers How to Skim Long Texts

4 Minutes

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