Professional Readings that have had an impact on my practice. Effective Literacy Practice Years 1-4 Learning Media Effective Literacy Practice Years 5-8 Learning Media The Art of Teaching Writing By Lucy Calkins The Writing Book by Sheena Cameron and Louise Dempsey Effective Writing Instruction by Alison Davies Clarity in the Classroom – Using Formative Assessment by Michael Absolum Making Classroom Assessment Work by Anne Davies and Mary Hill Pathways to the Common Core: Accelerating Achievement. By Lucy Calkins and Mary Ehrenworth. Learning in the Fastlane – 8 ways to put all students on the road to Academic Success by Suzy Pepper Rollins Best Evidence Synthesis Ka Hikitia Teaching Kids to Love Learning, Not just endure it. By Michael Connelly Bernie Trilling and Charles Fadel , 21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in our Times, Wiley, 2009.
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