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Professional development literature circles for administrators

Blooms Taxonomy Question Stems Higher Order Thinking Questions

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Do you use question stems to encourage critical thinking? It's easy to do when you have a list of questions written generally enough to be widely applicable. By keeping these question stems at your fingertips, the ability to practice thinking critically is always available!Revised Blooms Taxonomy Questions Stems are designed for a key ring. Laminate, hole punch at the top and put on a key ring for fast and easy access to question stems - anytime!Includes all 6 areas of Revised Blooms Taxonomy

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Professional Development, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

2nd - 6th

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles

Restorative Practices: Classroom Integration through Academic Peace Circles

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Preserving Civilization

Academic Peace Circles fall under the umbrella of Restorative Practices, which evolved from Restorative Justice. The fundamental premise of restorative practices is that people are happier, more cooperative and productive, and more likely to make positive changes when those in authority do things with them, rather than to them or for them. Using Circles is not new, but applying Circles to an instructional environment allows a teacher to reap the benefits of restorative environment without sa

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Professional Development, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

K - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Teacher Manuals, Activities, Literature Circles

All Rise For The Honorable Perry T. Cook Lit Log (novel study) (For Distance or

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MrsDsEducationalTools

This is a lit log for All Rise For The Honorable Perry T. Cook by Leslie Connor. This is a wonderful story that gives readers a glimpse into the lives of children with incarcerated parents and into the lives of inmates in a minimum security prison. The themes of this realistic fiction are: parent in prison, social issues, friendship, family relationships, and adoption and foster care. The focus skills for this lit log are: using text to draw inferences; summarizing; describing chara

Subjects:

Literature, Professional Development, Reading

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Literature Circles, Professional Development

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.4.2

, RL.4.3

, RL.4.4

, RL.4.6

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The Only Road Lit Log (Novel Study) (For Distance or Classroom Learning)

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MrsDsEducationalTools

This is a lit log for The Only Road, a realistic fiction by Alexandra Diaz, about a boy and his cousin who flee their Guatemalan village to live with a brother in the United States. Even though this story is fictional, it is like the millions of real immigrants whose "only road" is to travel illegally into the United States. Themes are: immigration, undocumented immigrates, gangs and violence, bravery and fear, family and friendship. This lit log could be used as a guide for direc

Subjects:

Other (Social Studies - History), Professional Development, Reading

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.6.2

, RL.6.3

, RL.6.4

, RL.6.6

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Just Like Jackie Lit Log (Novel Study) (For Distance or Classroom Learning)

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MrsDsEducationalTools

This is a lit log by MrsDsEducationalTools for Just Like Jackie by Lindsey Stoddard. This is an awesome realistic fiction about the true meaning of family and acceptance (no matter what it looks like). Difficult topics include: Alzheimer’s, group guidance, bullying, racism, self-reliance, The key focus skills of the lit log are:- use text to explain/draw inferences- describe/compare/contrast characters, setting, events- describe point of viewOther skills in the lit log are:- determine t

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Character Education, Professional Development

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.4.2

, RL.4.3

, RL.4.4

, RL.4.6