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GLENCOE Online Articles
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| Evaluating Software for the Classroom - Using software products in the classroom can be an effective component in your overall technology integration plan. Choosing the right software for your subject area and classroom, however, can be a formidable task if undertaken without some preplanning. This month, we'll look at a set of criteria that can be used to evaluate most software products. |
| Helping Remedial and Reluctant Readers - Reading is arguably the single most important skill to have mastered by the end of elementary school. Yet, year after year, teachers find students entering middle school and high school struggling with reading material. This month, we look at ways to help those students who may be struggling with content area reading. |
| Basic HTML for Educators - HTML is the building block of Web pages, and gaining a basic understanding of how it is structured will help you as you build your class Web site. Whether you are building your page line by line or simply trying to troubleshoot code generated by your Web page authoring software, this article will set you on your way to getting your site online. |
| Building Your Class Web Site - In this second part of our series on publishing class Web sites, we get down to the nuts and bolts of creating Web pages, including authoring software, FTP, Web graphics,and file directories. |
| Web Publishing Basics - Building your first class Web site is an exciting and sometimes intimidating experience. While there are many software programs that can help you design a simple Web page, there are numerous other details that you will need to know before you can launch your class Web site. This article, our first in a series about Web publishing, offers you basic information about how Web pages are displayed, where they "live" in cyberspace, and what to watch out for when arranging for a hosting service. |
| WebQuest-The Making of a Good Journey - Since the early days of the World Wide Web, the WebQuest has been making an impact in classrooms across the country. Because technology integration has become a desired, but sometimes elusive goal, teachers have favored the solid instructional process WebQuests offer. This month, we delve deeper into the role of the WebQuest in today's classroom. |
| Teaching Limited English Proficiency Students - This fall, teachers across the United States are welcoming classrooms filled with new students from a variety of ethnic and linguistic backgrounds. Alongside their English-speaking classmates, thousands of non-native speakers will attend mainstream content courses in their middle and secondary schools. This month, we examine the issues surrounding effectively teaching this special population. We will also provide a list of teaching strategies you can use to improve their performance in your class. |
| Evaluating Web Sites-Five Basic Criteria - Conduct a simple Internet search on just about any subject these days using one of the big search engines and you're liable to be come up with several hundred thousand related Web sites. How do you, or your students for that matter, separate the wheat from the chaff? This month, we focus on five simple criteria to apply to any Web site to determine the credibility of an online source. |
| Summer Reads - Our second annual review of books for educators comes just in time for you to curl up with a volume or two at the beach. In between chapters of that best seller, take some time to read through one of these page-turners. You won't regret it. |
| Summer Reads - Our second annual review of books for educators comes just in time for you to curl up with a volume or two at the beach. In between chapters of that best seller, take some time to read through one of these page-turners. You won't regret it. |
| Click Here: Teaching the Net Generation - The Internet and other new digital technologies have profoundly changed the world we live in and the way we respond to information. These changes are making an impact on students' learning styles and preferences. This month, we explore some of the shifts that are occurring and steps teachers can take to maximize learning for the Net Generation. |
| Cooperative Learning: The State of Teamwork - Cooperative learning techniques have been used by teachers for a generation and throughout history. But how do teachers make coperative learning more than just a group activity requiring more time, but resulting in less learning than individual work? This month, we look at why these techniques often fail and then provide basic steps for improving cooperative learning in your classroom. |
| A Road Map to Federal Web Resources for Teachers - Within the past year, activity at the Department of Education has shifted into high-gear to increase resources dedicated to education, but did you know that the federal government has been publishing millions of free materials online since the Internet began? This month, we provide a road map to the most valuable federally funded Web sites for teachers. |
| Teacher as Researcher: Taking Action Research to Task - Curious as to whether a new teaching technique is making a real difference in the classroom? Want evidence to show your administrator that your newly implemented strategy works in the classroom? In today's high-stakes environment, teachers need to hone their decision-making process to choose the methods that work best. Action research helps teachers do just that. |
| Fighting Fire with Fire: Using the Internet to Reduce Electronic Plagiarism - Electronic plagiarism is on the rise. When even the most prestigious academic institutions struggle with students submitting unoriginal work, how can secondary teachers keep on top of the problem? This month, Teaching Today looks at a number of ways teachers can combat this detrimental practice. |
| Special Feature: Coping with a National Tragedy - Teachers and parents can help students cope with recent events using the recommended resources provided here. |
| Special Feature: Coping with a National Tragedy - Teachers and parents can help students cope with recent events using the recommended resources provided here. |
| National Board Certification-Is It for You? - Most teachers have heard something about national accreditation. While relatively few have actually earned the National Board Certification thus far, it is a credential that is receiving more attention each year. Learn what this certification entails, and whether it is right for you. |
| Special Feature: Coping with a National Tragedy - Teachers and parents can help students cope with recent events using the recommended resources provided here. |
| Preparing Your Students for a Standardized Test - The drill of standardized tests has become routine for most teachers around the United States in the new millennium. While the tests become routine for you, many students never quite get used to‹or skilled at‹taking them. If you are scrambling for test-taking techniques to teach or just want to buff up on your arsenal of tips, check out this month's strategies to help your students succeed. |
| Tech Tricks: Web Browser Shortcuts You Should Know - If you are like most Internet users, you haven't delved much beyond the address bar and back button on your Web browser. Fortunately, most Web browsers are far more powerful than that, offering a range of tools that make Web browsing more efficient and responsive to our needs. Read our short Tech Trick article today and move more quickly and effectively through the Web tomorrow. |
| Funding Professional Development - Professional development activities not only deepen our understanding and skill as professionals, they energize us with a renewed enthusiasm for teaching. Getting those activities funded, however, is a whole different ballgame. This month, Teaching Today investigates what is getting funded and where savvy teachers go to get grant information. |
| Handheld Devices Make Inroads in the Classroom - Imagine a classroom where the teacher electronically beams assignments and grades to pocket-sized computers that students can take home. Imagine students working on group projects and exchanging information without pen, paper, or photocopy machines. This month, we report on a surprising technological leap occurring in K-12 classrooms across the nation. |
| Bridging the Broken Link - How many times have you clicked on a Web link or entered a Web address in your browser only to reach a "Page Not Found" message? This month, you can learn a few simple tricks for finding your way to that "lost" page. |
| Reading in the Content Areas: Strategies for Success - As most teachers know, effective reading skills are a critical key to academic success. Yet, they are an elusive and often mysterious set of skills for students to acquire. This month, we report on what constitutes proficient reading and how content teachers can incorporate good reading strategies to help their students become better readers. |
| Summer Volumes: Reading into the Profession - Summer is a great time to catch up on your professional development and there's no easier way to start about it than reading one of the many books dedicated to theory and practice. This month, we review a selection of titles that is sure to prove an interesting, if not enlightening read. |
| Evaluating Web Sites-Five Basic Criteria - Conduct a simple Internet search on just about any subject these days using one of the big search engines and you're liable to be come up with several hundred thousand related Web sites. How do you, or your students for that matter, separate the wheat from the chaff? This month, we focus on five simple criteria to apply to any Web site to determine the credibility of an online source. |
| School-to-Work Focuses on Partnerships - School-to-Work programs have sprouted up across the country primarily due to the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994. This month, we offer a school-to-work primer. |
| National Board Certification-Is It for You? - Most teachers have heard something about national accreditation. While relatively few have actually earned the National Board Certification thus far, it is a credential that is receiving more attention each year. Learn what this certification entails, and whether it is right for you. |
| What Works in the Classroom: The McREL Report in a Nutshell - With so many federal dollars pouring into educational think tanks these past years, you may wonder, what's in it for teachers? This month we review a wonderful new guide for educators, What Works in Classroom Instruction, published by the Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL for short). |
| Creating Effective Teacher-Parent Collaborations - It isn't uncommon for great teachers to struggle in their efforts to reach out to classroom parents. Fortunately there are a variety of communication strategies you can use to improve your relationships with them. This month, we detail three simple but promising methods for forming effective partnerships with parents. |
| Block Scheduling - Increasingly, school districts are exploring new ways to configure the traditional school day, including adopting a block scheduling system. This month we explore the pros and cons of block scheduling. |
| Click Here: Teaching the Net Generation - The Internet and other new digital technologies have profoundly changed the world we live in and the way we respond to information. These changes are making an impact on students' learning styles and preferences. This month, we explore some of the shifts that are occurring and steps teachers can take to maximize learning for the Net Generation. |
| Crafting a Successful Performance Assessment - In the first article in this series, we defined some of the characteristics of performance assessment. This month, we examine ways for you to successfully implement performance assessments into your classroom. |
| Defining Performance Assessment - In Part Two, we will provide details about creating and implementing performance tasks in the classroom. |
Defining Performance Assessment - This article, the first in a two-part series on Performance Assessment, takes an in-depth look at what performance assessment actually is, and what performance activities allow teachers to observe.
In Part Two, we will provide details about creating and implementing performance tasks in the classroom. |
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Inquiry 1: Readers and Texts
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CIERA Report #1-014 "A Framework For Examining Book Reading in Early Childhood Classrooms"
by David K. Dickinson, Allyssa McCabe, and Louisa Anastasopoulos |
CIERA Report #1-013 "Lyric Reader: Creating Intrinsically Motivating and Culturally Responsive Reading Environments"
by Nichole Pinkard |
CIERA Report #1-012 "Engaged Reading: A Multilevel Approach to Considering Sociocultural Factors With Diverse Learners "
by Robert Rueda, Lilia Monzó and Angela Arzubiaga |
CIERA Report #1-011 "Constructing Achievement Orientations Toward Literacy: An Analysis of Sociocultural Activity in Latino Home and Community Contexts"
by Lilia Monzó and Robert Rueda |
CIERA Report #1-010 "Text Leveling and Little Books in First-Grade Reading"
by James V. Hoffman, Nancy L. Roser, Rachel Salas, Elizabeth Patterson, and Julie Pennington |
CIERA Report #1-009 "Literature Anthologies: The Task for First-Grade Readers"
by Shailaja Menon and Elfrieda H. Hiebert |
CIERA Report #1-008 "Learning to Read Words: Linguistic Units & Strategies"
by Connie Juel and Cecilia Minden-Cupp |
CIERA Report #1-007 "The Scarcity of Informational Texts in First Grade"
by Nell K. Duke |
CIERA Report #1-006 "TELE-Web: Developing a Web-Based Literacy Learning Environment"
by Yong Zhao, Carol Sue Englert, Jing Chen, Su Chin Jones, and Richard Ferdig |
CIERA Report #1-005 "Emergent Literacy: A Polyphony of Perspectives"
by David B. Yaden, Jr., Deborah W. Rowe, and Laurie MacGillivray |
CIERA Report #1-004 "Learning to Read in Culturally Responsive Computer Environments"
by Nichole Pinkard -- Related Website |
CIERA Report #1-003 "Building an Integrated Model of Early Reading Acquisition"
by Timothy R. Konold, Connie Juel, and Marlie McKinnon |
CIERA Report #1-002 "Orchestrating the Thought and Learning of Struggling Writers"
by Mark Gover and Carol Sue Englert |
CIERA Report #1-001 "Text Matters in Learning to Read"
by Elfrieda H. Hiebert |
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Inquiry 2: Home and School
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CIERA Report #2-015 "Conceptualizations Underlying Emergent Readers’ Story Writing"
by Adriana G. Bus, Anna Both-de Vries, Marga de Jong, Elizabeth Sulzby, Willemieke de Jong, and Ellie de Jong |
CIERA Report #2-014 "Literacy Behaviors of Preschool Children Participating in an Early Intervention Program"
by Kristin L. Sayeski, Kathleen A. Burgess, Robert C. Pianta, and John wills Lloyd |
CIERA Report #2-013 "An Analysis of Early Literacy Assessments Used for Instruction"
by Samuel J. Meisels and Ruth A. Piker |
CIERA Report #2-012 "Preschool Teacher's Self-Reported Beliefs Practices About Literacy Instruction"
by Kathleen A. Burgess, Kristin A. Lundgren, John Wills Lloyd, and Robert C. Pianta |
CIERA Report #2-011 "Enhancing Emergent Literacy in a Preschool Program Through Teacher-Researcher Collaboration"
by David B. Yaden, Jr. and Anamarie Tam |
CIERA Report #2-010 "Exploring Urban Teachers' and Administrators' Conceptions of At-Riskyness"
by Patricia A. Edwards, Jennifer C. Danridge, Heather M. Pleasants, and Indiana State University |
CIERA Report #2-009 "The Contexts of Comprehension: Information Book Read Alouds and Comprehension Acquisition"
by Laura B. Smolkin and Carol A. Donovan |
CIERA Report #2-008 "Fluency: A Review of Developmental and Remedial Practices"
by Melanie R. Kuhn and Steven A. Stahl |
| CIERA Report #2-007 "The Interplay of Firsthand and Text-Based Investigations in Science Education" by Annemarie Sullivan Palincsar and Shirley J. Magnusson |
CIERA Report #2-006 "Beating the Odds in Teaching All Children to Read"
by Barbara M. Taylor, P. David Pearson, Kathleen F. Clark, and Sharon Walpole |
CIERA Report #2-005 "The Nature of Children's Interactions While Composing Together on Computers"
by Adrienne Gelpi Lomangino, Julie Nicholson, and Elizabeth Sulzby |
CIERA Report #2-004 "Assessing Adult/Child Storybook Reading Practices"
by Andrea DeBruin-Parecki |
CIERA Report #2-003 "Creating a Book Loan Program for Inner-City Latino Families"
by Patricia Madrigal, Camille Cubillas, David B. Yaden, Jr., Anamarie Tam, and Danny Brassell |
CIERA Report #2-002 "Issues in Emergent Literacy for Children With Language Impairments"
by Joan N. Kaderavek and Elizabeth Sulzby |
CIERA Report #2-001 "Integrated Literacy Instruction: A Review of the Literature"
by James R. Gavelek, Taffy E. Raphael, Sandra M. Biondo, and Danhua Wang
Related Websites: TeenLit.com |
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Inquiry 3: Policy and Profession
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CIERA Report #3-020 "Parents and Teachers Talk About Literacy and Success"
by Marjorie Faulstich Orellana, Karen Monkman, and Laurie MacGillivray |
CIERA Report #3-019 "A Second Year of One-on-One Tutoring: An Intervention for Second Graders With Reading Difficulties"
by Mary Claiborne Fowler, Laura M. Lindemann, Susan Thacker-Gwaltney, and Marcia Invernizzi |
| CIERA Report #3-018 "Latina Educators and School Discourse: Dealing with Tension on the Path to Success" by Jill Aguilar, Laurie MacGillivray, and Nancy T. Walker |
CIERA Report #3-017 "The Road to Participation: The Evolution of a Literary Community in an Intermediate Grade Classroom of Linguistically Diverse Learners"
by Ailing Kong and P. David Pearson |
CIERA Report #3-016 "Teacher Rating of Oral Language and Literacy (TROLL): A Research-Based Tool"
by David K. Dickinson, Allyssa McCabe, and Kim Sprague |
CIERA Report #3-015 "Book Club Plus: A Conceptual Framework to Organize Literacy Instruction"
by Taffy Raphael, Susan Florio-Ruane, and MariAnne George |
| CIERA Report #3-014 "A Critical Review of the Literature on Electronic Networks as Reflective Discourse Communities for Inservice Teachers" by Yong Zhao and Sheri Rop |
| CIERA Report #3-013 "Effective Practices for Assessing Young Readers" by Scott G. Paris, Alison H. Paris, and Robert D. Carpenter |
CIERA Report #3-012 "Children's Comprehension of Narrative Picture Books"
by Alison H. Paris and Scott G. Paris |
CIERA Report #3-011 "Staff Development in Early Reading Intervention Programs: The Facilitator"
by Deidre Le Fevre and Virginia Richardson |
CIERA Report #3-010 "Negotiating Higher Education: Latina Teacher' Memories of Striving for Success"
by Nancy T. Walker, Laurie MacGillivray, and Jill A. Aguilar |
CIERA Report #3-009 "Early Reading Programs in High-Poverty Schools: Emerald Elementary Beats the Odds"
by Charles Fisher and Martha A. Adler |
CIERA Report #3-008 "Book Buddies in the Bronx: A Model for America Reads"
by Joanne D. Meier and Marcia Invernizzi |
CIERA Report #3-007 "The America Reads Challenge: An Analysis of College Students' Tutoring"
by Martha A. Adler |
CIERA Report #3-006 "Discretion in the Translation of Reading Research to Policy"
by Barbara M. Taylor, Richard C. Anderson, Kathryn H. Au, and Taffy E. Raphael
For a response by Barbara Foorman and her colleagues to the Taylor et. al. analysis of the impact of the original 1998 article published in the Journal of Educational Psychology, click here. |
CIERA Report #3-005 "The Role of Hypermedia Cases on Preservice Teachers' Views of Reading Instruction"
by Joan E. Hughes, Becky Wai-Ling Packard, and P. David Pearson |
CIERA Report #3-004 "Policy-Oriented Research on Literacy Standards and Assessment"
by Sheila W. Valencia and Karen K. Wixson |
CIERA Report #3-003 "Culture, Autobiography, and the Education of Literacy Teachers"
by Susan Florio-Ruane and Taffy E. Raphael, with Jocelyn Glazier, Mary McVee, Bette Shellhorn, and Susan Wallace |
CIERA Report #3-002 "Assessing Readiness" by Samuel J. Meisels
You may also view the NCEDL "Spotlight" on this report by clicking here. |
CIERA Report #3-001 "Standards for Primary-Grade Reading: An Analysis of State Frameworks"
by Karen K. Wixson and Elizabeth Dutro |
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Various Articles
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| Understanding Learning Differences - Educational Leadership |
| Integrating Curriculum - About.com Secondary School Educators |
| Academic Standards discussion from American Federation of Teachers |
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"A Comparison of Education Systems for Non-College-Bound Students" -
Discussion of how students are assessed, how they are academically motivated, and what standards mean in other countries.
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"A Profile of France's Education System: Non-College-Bound Students"
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"A Profile of Germany's Education System: Non-College-Bound Students"
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"A Profile of Japan's Education System: College-Bound Students"
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"A Profile of Scotland's Education System: Non-College-Bound Students"
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"A Profile of the United States's Education System: College-Bound Students"
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| Articles on Academic Standards |
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"Can You Meet World Class Standards?" from American Federation of Teachers online publication.
A series of writings which argue the case for higher standards, discussed within the contexts of how educational systems in other countries set standards of excellence. |
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"Developing Content Standards: Creating a Process for Change"In CPRE POLICY BRIEFS (October 1993)
Practical suggestions to improve standards. |
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Finn, Chester E., Jr., Michael J. Petrilli, and Gregg Vanourek. "The State of State Standards," in THE FORDHAM REPORT, JULY 1998.
This report details the states' progress in implementing standards. The development of these standards is also discussed. |
Focus Articles From the Boston Public Schools [Downloads in PDF Format]
- Examples of schools’ efforts on assessments, coaching, ILTs, parent engagement
- History and update on activities, language of whole-school change, coach chart
- Consortium on Chicago School Research report: use of time, McREL study on standards and time, roundtable with Barbara Neufeld, interview with Bob Schwartz and Ron Wolk
- History and update on activities, language of whole-school change, coach chart
- Consortium on Chicago School Research report: quality of assignment and student work
- BAC history and update, Pilot Schools, Cohorts 1 & 2, CLD, evaluation, school reports, language of whole-school change
- Questions & answers about 21st century schools, expectations, grants
- School visits, three studies of effective schools
- Time in the school day, use of common planning time, block schedule, Central Park East schedule, state regulations on time
- Literacy theory, how reading was, literacy check list, balanced reading, middle and high school literacy, language theory
- Definition of effective professional development, interview with Linda Darling-Hammond, planning for professional development, English High School schedule
- School visits
- Looking at student work, school visits, Ruth Mitchell
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"Helping Students in the Middle: What Average Students Can Achieve When Standards Are High and Stakes are Clear"
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Article which suggests ways to improve standards in middle school, based upon findings on the nature of schooling and standards of educational excellence in selected countries. |
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Jones, Jeffrey M. "The Standards Movement - Past and Present." - An overview of the history of how standards are set, beginning with the famous Committee of Ten report to Goals 2000. The author discusses issues surrounding the conceptualization and implementation of standards. |
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Marzano, R. J., and John. S. Kendall. "The Fall and Rise of Standards-Based Education."
A lengthy and informative treatment of the history of standards as well as an argument for reforming education through higher standards. |
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"The Teachers We Need and How to Get More of Them"
A manifesto to improve American education signed by renowned proponents of higher standards such as E.D. Hirsch, William Bennett, and Diane Ravitch. |
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"Third International Maths and Science Study."
The international comparative study that sparked recent calls for reform in the way we teach mathematics and science. |
| "Too Many Standards? Too Little Time? A Closer Look," in FOCUS, Vol. 1 (1999-2000), a publication of The Boston Plan for Excellence. Contact Mary Ann Cohen at 617-350-7600 for more information. Web site:http://www.bpe.org |
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"1999 TIMSS Benchmarking: Benchmarking to International Standards"
Discussions on how data from the TIMSS 1999 study can be used by states to gauge performance standards and to set an agenda for educational excellence. |
| Designing Curriculum Effectiveness Studies - A PDF File Download |
| Bringing the Internet Home - Choosing, Adapting and Designing Curriculum Projects |
| The First Seven...and the Eighth: A Conversation with Howard Gardner - Educational Leadership |
| A Culture of Learning: Ongoing , Job-Embedded Informatl Learning - Home WestEd |
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