Reading Actively In Middle Grade Science

Author : Don K. Philpot
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781475843972

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Reading Actively in Middle Grade Science by Don K. Philpot Pdf

Middle grade students can learn a great deal about themselves and their world by reading informative texts in science courses. These texts will focus on important topics in earth science, life science, and physical science and shape students’ understandings about scientific inquiry, science-related processes and phenomenon, engineering and design, and technological innovations. But reading is a complex act, and most students need specific reading-related support to understand assigned texts in middle grade science courses. This book focuses on the cyclical nature of reading, the actions proficient readers engage in to understand science textbooks and other informational texts, and the instructional support that teachers can provide to enhance middle grade students’ learning of science content through reading. Three associated questions will be addressed in this book: •What actions do proficient readers engage in to understand assigned course texts? •What do these actions entail, and how do they relate to each other? • What teacher-mediated practices best support middle grade students’ development as proficient readers and enhance their learning of course content through reading?

Author : Don K. Philpot
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Education
ISBN : 1475843968

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Reading Actively in Middle Gra by Don K. Philpot Pdf

This book focuses on assigned reading in middle grade science courses and the 14 actions proficient readers take before, during, and after reading to comprehend assigned course texts including textbook chapters, book chapters, passages, and articles.

Author : Don K. Philpot
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781475860504

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Indigenous Novels, Indigenized Worlds by Don K. Philpot Pdf

The fictional worlds created by many contemporary American and Canadian Indigenous novelists for young people provide unique access to the lived experiences of Indigenous people, past, present, and future and the often inaccessible worlds they inhabit. Readers age 10-16 will gain many insights about Indigenous people and themselves—Indigenous and non-Indigenous readers alike—through sustained immersion in fictional worlds where Indigenous people are foregrounded, active, autonomous, respected, and valued.

Author : Don K. Philpot
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781475860016

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Collaborative Explorations of Character Experience by Don K. Philpot Pdf

Many middle grade novels published in the past 50 years focus on the personal experiences of a prominent fictional world individual age 10-14. This singular focus on one adolescent character, which is sustained for the full length of the novel, is most common in contemporary realistic or period novels. To explore the personal experiences of a prominent fictional young person with middle grade students, teachers will select novels whose exclusive focus is the lived experiences of one fictional world individual age 10-14 and guide students’ efforts to develop full and enlightened understandings about these individuals. Collaborative Explorations of Character Experience: Reading Actively in Middle Grade Language Arts draws on the personal experiences of eight fictional young people in an effort to answer three key questions: What can middle grade students learn about a prominent adolescent character in a middle grade novel by focusing on the personal experiences of that individual? In what ways do middle grade students benefit from reading assigned novels with a sustained focus on character experience and the personal experiences of a fictional young person? How can middle grade language arts teachers help their students to read assigned novels with a sustained focus on character experience?

Author : Beth McGuire
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008-12-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781598845044

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Active Reading by Beth McGuire Pdf

Teacher Librarian Beth McGuire provides librarians and teachers with reproducible activities to encourage students to think about, discuss and provide a purpose for reading current star reviewed and award winning literature while practicing their comprehension strategies. Activities reinforce comprehension of the material and include an extension activity for going beyond the text, allowing the students to practice their higher level thinking skills. Librarians and teachers can make copies of the activities to directly incorporate into their lessons in the content areas. Titles included are organized by level and by curricular area. Usable for grades 6-8.

Author : Joseph S. Krajcik,Charlene M. Czerniak
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136287756

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Teaching Science in Elementary and Middle School by Joseph S. Krajcik,Charlene M. Czerniak Pdf

Teaching Science in Elementary and Middle School offers in-depth information about the fundamental features of project-based science and strategies for implementing the approach. In project-based science classrooms students investigate, use technology, develop artifacts, collaborate, and make products to show what they have learned. Paralleling what scientists do, project-based science represents the essence of inquiry and the nature of science. Because project-based science is a method aligned with what is known about how to help all children learn science, it not only helps students learn science more thoroughly and deeply, it also helps them experience the joy of doing science. Project-based science embodies the principles in A Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards. Blending principles of learning and motivation with practical teaching ideas, this text shows how project-based learning is related to ideas in the Framework and provides concrete strategies for meeting its goals. Features include long-term, interdisciplinary, student-centered lessons; scenarios; learning activities, and "Connecting to Framework for K–12 Science Education" textboxes. More concise than previous editions, the Fourth Edition offers a wealth of supplementary material on a new Companion Website, including many videos showing a teacher and class in a project environment.

Author : Laura Robb,David L. Harrison
Publisher : Corwin
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781071820452

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Guided Practice for Reading Growth, Grades 4-8 by Laura Robb,David L. Harrison Pdf

Guided Practice for Reading Growth provides all you need to support middle grade students reading two or more years below grade level. Twenty-four powerful reading lessons feature original poems and short texts that interest students and encourage them to think deeply. This unique book shows you how to: · Build students’ background knowledge by watching and discussing videos. · Use poems to improve reading and fluency through practice and performance. · Invite students to write about their reading and increase comprehension and recall. · Encourage meaningful talk to enlarge students’ analytical thinking and understanding.

Author : Jodi Wheeler-Toppen
Publisher : NSTA Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781936959976

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Science the "write" Way by Jodi Wheeler-Toppen Pdf

Writing skills are high on the list of real-world requirements for all studentsOCoincluding science students. Every scientific discipline needs professionals who can ably communicate in writing. Scientists must be able to describe their proposed studies for funding considerations, track their observations and results in their own notes, describe their experimental protocols for their peers to replicate, and synthesize their work to the wider world community."

Author : Frances R. Spielhagen
Publisher : IAP
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781681230634

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Middle Grades Research Journal by Frances R. Spielhagen Pdf

Middle Grades Research Journal (MGRJ) is a refereed, peer reviewed journal that publishes original studies providing both empirical and theoretical frameworks that focus on middle grades education. A variety of articles are published quarterly in March, June, September, and December of each volume year.

Author : Reagan Curtis,Darran R. Cairns,Johnna J. Bolyard
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780807781456

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Design Thinking in the Middle Grades by Reagan Curtis,Darran R. Cairns,Johnna J. Bolyard Pdf

Too often, mathematics and science are taught in isolation from each other and from meaningful problems that matter to students. This book draws on the authors’ experiences with teacher colleagues, including time spent in their classrooms co-developing and refining lessons. The core of their approach is to encourage learners to pursue solutions to everyday challenges through design-based learning cycles. Students use mathematical modeling to describe or summarize a phenomenon, predict which potential solutions may be successful, and/or to test actual performance against predictions. The authors emphasize connecting grade-appropriate science and math content standards and integrating literacy with evidence-based argument through design briefs and presentations. Teachers will learn how to support productive struggle and structure group learning that promotes equity, while teaching in the classroom or virtually as needed. The middle grades are a pivotal time to engage the next generation so that they are prepared to solve tomorrow’s challenges. Classroom teachers, pre-service educators, and faculty in teacher education programs can use Design Thinking in the Middle Grades as a foundational text for math, science, and integrated STEM teaching. Book Features: Identifies the content standards, objectives, and practices from math, science, and language arts for each lesson sample.Combines mathematical modeling with engineering design as a tool to facilitate deep learning. Offers a range of design activities to produce both artifacts and processes.Describes design activities focused on easily obtained, inexpensive, or found materials to avoid narrowing access in underfunded schools.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Education
ISBN : CUB:U183034913772

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Resources in Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : Rose M. Pringle
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030595500

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Researching Practitioner Inquiry as Professional Development by Rose M. Pringle Pdf

This book presents the authentic voices of science teachers engaged in practitioner inquiry as one component of a comprehensive professional development program. Practitioner inquiry as a genre of educational research, allows teachers to intentionally study their practices thus generating practical solutions to problems in their teaching and students’ learning. The teachers’ voices allowed us to enter their science classrooms to observe their posture and practices as reflective practitioners. They encountered issues such as culturally responsive teaching and low literacy proficiency and metacognitive skills among their struggling science learners. Their firsthand accounts provide new insights about practitioner inquiry as a tool to support teachers continuous learning, regardless of the disciplinary content areas. The book therefore provides a blueprint that can inform inservice teacher educators and support school and district administrators as they seek to nurture teachers’ professional growth.

Author : Olaf Jorgenson,Rick Vanosdall,Vicki Massey,Jackie Cleveland
Publisher : NSTA Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781938946639

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Doing Good Science in Middle School, Expanded 2nd Edition by Olaf Jorgenson,Rick Vanosdall,Vicki Massey,Jackie Cleveland Pdf

“We are among those who have come to enjoy the blossoming intellects, often comical behaviors, and insatiable curiosity of middle schoolers—and choose to work with them! With more than 130 years of combined experience in the profession, we’ve gathered a lot of ideas to share. We know from our interactions with educators around the country that precious few quality resources exist to assist science teachers ‘in the middle,’ and this was a central impetus for updating Doing Good Science in Middle School.” —From the preface This lively book contains the kind of guidance that could only come from veterans of the middle school science trenches. The authors know you’re crazy-busy, so they made the book easy to use, whether you want to read it cover to cover or pick out sections to help you with lesson planning and classroom management. They also know you face new challenges, so they thoroughly revised this second edition to meet the needs of today’s students. The book contains: • big-picture concepts, such as how to understand middle school learners and explore the nature of science with them; • a comprehensive overview of science and engineering practices, STEM, and inquiry-based middle school science instruction, aligned with A Framework for K–12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards; • 10 new and updated teacher-tested activities that integrate STEM with literacy skill-building; • information on best instructional practices and professional-development resources; and • connections to the Common Core State Standards in English language arts and mathematics. If you’re a new teacher, you’ll gain a solid foundation in how to teach science and engineering practices while better understanding your often-enigmatic middle-grade students. If you’re a veteran teacher, you’ll benefit from a fresh view of what your colleagues are doing in new times. Either way, Doing Good Science in Middle School is a rich opportunity to reaffirm that what you do is “good science.”

Author : Robert Lee Brewer
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 912 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780593332047

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Writer's Market 100th Edition by Robert Lee Brewer Pdf

The most trusted guide to getting published, fully revised and updated Want to get published and paid for your writing? Let Writer's Market, 100th edition guide you through the process. It's the ultimate reference with thousands of publishing opportunities for writers, listings for book publishers, consumer and trade magazines, contests and awards, and literary agents—as well as new playwriting and screenwriting sections, along with contact and submission information. Beyond the listings, you'll find articles devoted to the business and promotion of writing. Discover 20 literary agents actively seeking writers and their writing, how to develop an author brand, and overlooked funds for writers. This 100th edition also includes the ever-popular pay-rate chart and book publisher subject index. You'll gain access to: • Thousands of updated listings for book publishers, magazines, contests, and literary agents • Articles devoted to the business and promotion of writing • A newly revised "How Much Should I Charge?" pay rate chart • Sample query letters for fiction and nonfiction • Lists of professional writing organizations

Author : Margaret J. Snowling,Charles Hulme
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 922 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781118712306

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The Science of Reading by Margaret J. Snowling,Charles Hulme Pdf

The Science of Reading: A Handbook brings together state-of-the-art reviews of reading research from leading names in the field, to create a highly authoritative, multidisciplinary overview of contemporary knowledge about reading and related skills. Provides comprehensive coverage of the subject, including theoretical approaches, reading processes, stage models of reading, cross-linguistic studies of reading, reading difficulties, the biology of reading, and reading instruction Divided into seven sections:Word Recognition Processes in Reading; Learning to Read and Spell; Reading Comprehension; Reading in Different Languages; Disorders of Reading and Spelling; Biological Bases of Reading; Teaching Reading Edited by well-respected senior figures in the field