http://netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/groups?feed=rss jgordon's bookmarks tagged "groups" on Netvouz http://www.eduplace.com/science/profdev/articles/valentino.html Flexible Grouping by Catherine Valentino provides information on flexible grouping, including various roles and activities performed by students and teachers depending on group configurations. Differentiated Instruction jgordon Sun, 11 Apr 2010 23:47:39 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=9054&r=sb070302 Browse the entire book online. Debbie Diller "will help you get organized, form groups, and differentiate instruction as you teach comprehension, fluency, phonemic awareness, phonics, and vocabulary. It's filled with practical tips, lessons, and templates you can use immediately in the classroom." Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Differentiating Instruction jgordon Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:28:55 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/shop/pc/viewprd.asp?idProduct=9104&r=sb080804&REFERER= Spotlight on Small Groups gives viewers an in-depth look at two reading groups led by master teacher and author Debbie Diller. Debbie leads the groups through a structured routine (introduction, guided practice, conferring, check-in, and more practice), demonstrating how to balance whole-group and differentiated instruction and showing how visual aids such as strategy bookmarks pique student interest. One group in the video focuses on vocabulary development, working with a nonfiction title; the other shows how to teach the strategy of inferring in fiction. The third-graders in the groups are English language learners, with their regular teacher, Lisa Gregory, observing and debriefing with Debbie after each lesson. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > VIDEOs and DVDs jgordon Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:28:40 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=9090&r=sb071205 The Writing Circle by Sylvia Gunnery explores classroom writing groups as a powerful structure for giving students the support and guidance they need. Based on a common structure found in the writing world outside of school, these groups provide an ideal way for students to learn from each other. Under the teacher's guidance, young writers can work together on all aspects of the writing process—sharing drafts of writing, responding to each other's works-in-progress, and building confidence in themselves as writers. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy > Writing jgordon Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:41:45 GMT