Resources

=Resources for professional developers =

[|Choice Literacy] has a monthly newsletter and abundant resources for literacy coaches Read this chapter from Peter Johnston's //Opening Minds: Using Language to Change Lives// as a frame for a case study we are reading on December 7, 2012        Find Chapter 8 From Farina, C. & Kotch, L. (2008) //A School Leader's Guide to Excellence.// Portsmouth: Heinemann.
 * Follow this [|link] to an essay from the //New Yorker// of October 3, 2011 by Atul Gawande.
 * Find articles below from the October 2011 issue of //Educational Leadership// related to coaching.

This essay by Giselle Martin-Kniep, founder of Learner-Centered Initiatives, appeared in the LCI newsletter this winter (itself a great resource). It elegantly makes the connection between practice and student outcomes.


 * Common Core Instructional shifts in ELA and math[[file:common-core-shifts.pdf]]and many other resources related to NYS Common Core implementation may be found at [|www.engageny.org]

//Choice Literacy: Resources for literacy coaches, teachers, administrators K-12// [|(www.choiceliteracy.com]) Resources include but are not limited to the following: (Annual subscription is $99 per member. Site licenses also available for reduced prices.)
 * Professional Development Resource**
 * Workshop protocols for leading study groups, in-services, and workshop
 * Sample observation forms and needs assessment surveys
 * Professional quality video examples of best literacy practices from classrooms throughout the country
 * Professional podcasts with literacy leaders in the field. (Now available for free on Itunes.)
 * The newest writing from top authors in the field
 * Short, focused articles for use in workshop discussions and mentoring meetings
 * Year-long calendars and plans for leading new teacher initiatives
 * Themed booklists for content and genre study
 * Free weekly themed newsletter, //Big Fresh//, available to members and nonmembers includes articles, links to great educations blogs, etc. (Visit the website to sign up.)

The primary literacy of the 21st century will be visual: pictures, graphics, images of every kind. Engineering, architecture, computer trades, health care professions, even jobs like cooking fries at McDonald's all require visual literacy. It's no longer enough to read and write. Our students must learn to process both words and pictures. They must be able to move gracefully and fluently between text and images, between literal and figurative worlds. Link to Web site E. Cofino
 * __ Visual Literacy: Learn to See, See to Learn __**** by Dr. Lynell Burmark **

Children's Literature Resource Cooperative Children's Book Center is a valuable trove of "off-the-beaten path" book recommendations. Their "Book of the Week" invariably features a winning selection you might not have seen elsewhere. The site contains a slew of excellent book lists--everything from "Edgy Books for Young Adults" to "Books about Peace and Social Justice" and "Eco Reading: Books about Our Earth and Environment." Each year, CCBC publishes a list of "Choices"--a comprehensive, annotated bibliography of the year's best books in many categories. Wile away an hour or two browsing this gem-filled site! Annie

[|www.k-5mathteachingresources.com] is a website developed by an Aussie professional developer, Lynda Hanley, with excellent Common Core aligned math resources, eincluding interactive white board resources.