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 * ==Groups: ==

Katherine and Nicole
Complete the form at:[|**http://tinyurl.com/6o24suk**]

In groups of four, teachers will discuss the following:
 * __CHAPTER 10: INQUIRY UNITS: EXPLORING BIG IDEAS__**


 * React to:** “Project work may be even more essential for our struggling students. If they’ve had some time to read and inquire in depth on topics that matter to them, it’s much more likely that they will understand and engage with more of the standard textbook material we have to cover. The choice is simple; stick to the textbook and lose most of these students permanently; or incorporate some inquiry projects that get students engaged and keep them going through the drier spells.”


 * Reflect:** Explain what backmapping (p218) is. Have you used this?


 * __CHAPTER 11: HELP FOR STRUGGLING READERS__**


 * React to:** “Again and again, a number of challenges emerge as the students talk. First and foremost, they aren’t accustomed to turning the words they read into mental pictures. They don’t see what’s happening in the problem until a considerable amount of discussion brings the picture into focus.”

After reading through the Prezi discuss the following: What are the strategies that you already use or could start using in your classroom?
 * Discuss:** The list of key strategies for helping struggling students on page 236, are summarized in this Prezi: [|**http://tinyurl.com/785j2t6**]


 * __CHAPTER 12: RECOMMENDATIONS FROM READING RESEARCH__**


 * React to:** The More-Less Chart, ”To strengthen students’ reading as an engine for learning in all subjects, secondary classrooms need: **More**—real books, teaching of reading, student choice of reading, In-class reading, workshop and book clubs, reading as a community activity, reading lots of books, reading for enjoyment, and reading as a life activity. **Less**textbooks, assigned reading, reading only “the classics”, take-home assignments, whole-class discussion, reading as an individual activity, many weeks on a single book, struggling through hard books, and reading as a school activity.”

What do you think?


 * Discuss:** On page 252 there are ten conclusions from reading research. Of these 10, pick one that surprised you. Explain why.


 * __CHAPTER 13: WHAT OUR STUDENTS TELL US:__**

Listen to the above quote at: [|**http://voicethread.com/share/2677723/**]
 * React to:** “…perhaps more influential than anything we grownups say is what we ourselves do - what we read, how we show kids the way our minds work as we read, how we let them see that reading supports and enriches our lives, how we listen as our students develop new strategies and explore new fields of knowledge, how we care about them, as they grow through their reading-and how, as we all read together, our subjects truly matter.”

Do you agree or disagree? Explain.

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 * Complete the online reflection **