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The Artisan Teacher : a field guide to skillful teaching.

Rutherford, Mike


Clear learning goals -- Congruency -- Task analysis -- Diagnosis -- Overt responses -- Mid-course corrections -- Conscious attention -- Chunking -- Connection -- Practice -- Personal relevance -- Locale memory -- Mental models -- First time learning -- Natural downshifting -- Enriched environments -- Success -- Performance feedback -- Stagecraft -- Complementary elements -- Time and timing -- Personal presence -- Delight. "An artisan is skilled in the applied arts, combining artistic expression, scientific knowledge, and practiced labor to create uniquely valuable works. The most successful gap-closing, achievement-producing teachers view teaching as a craft. Like traditional artisans, Artisan teachers combine art, knowledge, and skill in a labor of love."--back cover.
Date Published:2013

Clear learning goals -- Congruency -- Task analysis -- Diagnosis -- Overt responses -- Mid-course corrections -- Conscious attention -- Chunking -- Connection -- Practice -- Personal relevance -- Locale memory -- Mental models -- First time learning -- Natural downshifting -- Enriched environments -- Success -- Performance feedback -- Stagecraft -- Complementary elements -- Time and timing -- Personal presence -- Delight. "An artisan is skilled in the applied arts, combining artistic expression, scientific knowledge, and practiced labor to create uniquely valuable works. The most successful gap-closing, achievement-producing teachers view teaching as a craft. Like traditional artisans, Artisan teachers combine art, knowledge, and skill in a labor of love."--back cover.

Date Published:2013

The reading strategies book : your everything guide to developing skilled readers /

Serravallo, Jennifer,


Supporting pre-emergent and emergent readers -- Teaching reading engagement : focus, stamina, and building a reading life -- Supporting print work : increasing accuracy and integrating sources of information -- Teaching fluency : reading with phrasing, intonation, and automaticity -- Supporting comprehension in fiction : understanding plot and setting -- Supporting comprehension in fiction : thinking about characters -- Supporting comprehension in fiction : understanding themes and ideas -- Supporting comprehension in nonfiction : Determining main topic(s) and idea(s) -- Supporting comprehension in nonfiction : determining key details -- Supporting comprehension in nonfiction : getting the most from text features -- Improving comprehension in fiction and nonfiction : understanding vocabulary and figurative language -- Supporting students' conversations: speaking, listening, and deepening comprehension -- Improving writing about reading. Whether you use readers workshop, Daily 5/CAFE, guided reading, balanced reading, a core reading program, whole-class novels, or any other approach, The Reading Strategies Book will complement and extend your teaching. Rely on it to plan and implement goal-directed, differentiated instruction for individuals, small groups, and whole classes. Whether you use readers workshop, Daily 5/CAFE, guided reading, balanced reading, a core reading program, whole-class novels, or any other approach, The Reading Strategies Book will complement and extend your teaching. Rely on it to plan and implement goal-directed, differentiated instruction for individuals, small groups, and whole classes.
Date Published:2015

Supporting pre-emergent and emergent readers -- Teaching reading engagement : focus, stamina, and building a reading life -- Supporting print work : increasing accuracy and integrating sources of information -- Teaching fluency : reading with phrasing, intonation, and automaticity -- Supporting comprehension in fiction : understanding plot and setting -- Supporting comprehension in fiction : thinking about characters -- Supporting comprehension in fiction : understanding themes and ideas -- Supporting comprehension in nonfiction : Determining main topic(s) and idea(s) -- Supporting comprehension in nonfiction : determining key details -- Supporting comprehension in nonfiction : getting the most from text features -- Improving comprehension in fiction and nonfiction : understanding vocabulary and figurative language -- Supporting students' conversations: speaking, listening, and deepening comprehension -- Improving writing about reading. Whether you use readers workshop, Daily 5/CAFE, guided reading, balanced reading, a core reading program, whole-class novels, or any other approach, The Reading Strategies Book will complement and extend your teaching. Rely on it to plan and implement goal-directed, differentiated instruction for individuals, small groups, and whole classes. Whether you use readers workshop, Daily 5/CAFE, guided reading, balanced reading, a core reading program, whole-class novels, or any other approach, The Reading Strategies Book will complement and extend your teaching. Rely on it to plan and implement goal-directed, differentiated instruction for individuals, small groups, and whole classes.

Date Published:2015

The writing strategies book : your everything guide to developing skilled writers /

Serravallo, Jennifer,


Composing with pictures -- Engagement : independence, increasing volume, and developing a writing identity -- Generating and collecting ideas -- Focus/meaning -- Organization and structure -- Elaboration -- Word choice -- Conventions : spelling and letter formation -- Conventions : grammar and punctuation -- Collaborating with writing partners and clubs.
Date Published:2017

Ghost boys

Rhodes, Jewell Parker,


Includes an updated Afterword, Discussion Guide, and Further Resources. "After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till"--Provided by publisher. $a Twelve-year old Jerome is the latest victim, shot by a white police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a threat. As a ghost, he observes the devastation that's been unleashed on his family and community in the wake of what they see as an unjust and brutal killing. Once again Jewell Parker Rhodes deftly weaves historical and sociopolitical layers into a gripping and poignant story about how children and families face the complexities of today's world.
Date Published:2018

Includes an updated Afterword, Discussion Guide, and Further Resources. "After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till"--Provided by publisher. $a Twelve-year old Jerome is the latest victim, shot by a white police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a threat. As a ghost, he observes the devastation that's been unleashed on his family and community in the wake of what they see as an unjust and brutal killing. Once again Jewell Parker Rhodes deftly weaves historical and sociopolitical layers into a gripping and poignant story about how children and families face the complexities of today's world.

Date Published:2018

L'apprentissage par projets au secondaire : guide pratique pour planifier et réaliser des projets avec ses élèves /

Larmer, John.


Traduction de: PBL starter kit.
Date Published:2011

Gaelic Nova Scotia : a resource guide.


Cover title. . "June 2019". "...this resource guide was created to provide research-based information about Gaels in Nova Scotia, facilitating the inclusion of Gaelic language, culture, and history in the province's public school curriculum. This guide is for educators and those who wish to learn more about Gaelic language, culture, and identity in Nova Scotia..."--P. [I].
Date Published:2019

Enseigner en contexte de diversité ethnoculturelle : stratégies pour favoriser la réussite de tous les élèves

Davis, Bonnie M.


Traduction de la 2e edition de : How to teach students who don't look like you.
Date Published:2016

Questions ouvertes pour des leçons enrichissantes de mathématiques : domaine du nombre. Nivaux scolaires 7e année, 8e année, 9e année

Small, Marian.


"Dans son livre Questions ouvertes pour des leçons enrichissantes de mathématiques : Domaine du nombre, Marian Small propose des questions ouvertes à utiler dans les trois parties de la leçon sur la résolution de problèmes. Les conceptis mathématiques y sont présentés aux élèves au moyen de questions de mise en situation. Les questions d'exploration, qui exigent une résolution active de problèmes, stimulent ainsi leur pensée mathématique. Quant aux quesitons de consolidation, elles raffermisent les objectifs d'apprentissage et en permettent l'évaluation." -- Couverture dos
Date Published:2017

"Dans son livre Questions ouvertes pour des leçons enrichissantes de mathématiques : Domaine du nombre, Marian Small propose des questions ouvertes à utiler dans les trois parties de la leçon sur la résolution de problèmes. Les conceptis mathématiques y sont présentés aux élèves au moyen de questions de mise en situation. Les questions d'exploration, qui exigent une résolution active de problèmes, stimulent ainsi leur pensée mathématique. Quant aux quesitons de consolidation, elles raffermisent les objectifs d'apprentissage et en permettent l'évaluation." -- Couverture dos

Date Published:2017

Bonnes questions : l'enseignement différencié des mathématiques au secondaire /

Small, Marian.


Traduction de : Good questions - great ways to differentiate secondary mathematics instruction. Cet ouvrage a été conçu pour permettre une réelle prise en compte de la différenciation dans l’enseignement des mathématiques au secondaire. Il propose plusieurs stratégies pour aider les enseignants à résoudre les difficultés qu’ils rencontrent avec leurs élèves, en plus d’offrir des questions pour consolider les apprentissages. Il contient plus de 300 questions et exercices que les enseignants peuvent utiliser immédiatement, ou prendre comme modèle pour bâtir leurs propres questions et exercices. Les stratégies offertes et expliquées dans cet ouvrage permettent aux enseignants de répondre aux besoins et aux habiletés variées des élèves d’un même groupe, favorisant ainsi leur réussite-- Modulo.
Date Published:2014

Traduction de : Good questions - great ways to differentiate secondary mathematics instruction. Cet ouvrage a été conçu pour permettre une réelle prise en compte de la différenciation dans l’enseignement des mathématiques au secondaire. Il propose plusieurs stratégies pour aider les enseignants à résoudre les difficultés qu’ils rencontrent avec leurs élèves, en plus d’offrir des questions pour consolider les apprentissages. Il contient plus de 300 questions et exercices que les enseignants peuvent utiliser immédiatement, ou prendre comme modèle pour bâtir leurs propres questions et exercices. Les stratégies offertes et expliquées dans cet ouvrage permettent aux enseignants de répondre aux besoins et aux habiletés variées des élèves d’un même groupe, favorisant ainsi leur réussite-- Modulo.

Date Published:2014

Figuring out fluency -- addition and subtraction with fractions and decimals : a classroom companion

Bay-Williams, Jennifer M.,


"A classroom companion to the anchor book Fluency Figured Out, this book offers a menu of instruction-ready fluency support tools, instructional routines, activities, and games on the topic of addition and subtraction of fractions and decimals. It walks teachers through numeracy and thinking strategies they can explicitly teach students to help students reason and operate on fractions and decimals with real fluency"--
Date Published:2022

"A classroom companion to the anchor book Fluency Figured Out, this book offers a menu of instruction-ready fluency support tools, instructional routines, activities, and games on the topic of addition and subtraction of fractions and decimals. It walks teachers through numeracy and thinking strategies they can explicitly teach students to help students reason and operate on fractions and decimals with real fluency"--

Date Published:2022

The writing revolution 2.0 : a guide to advancing thinking through writing in all subjects and grades /

Hochman, Judith,


"The Hochman Method enables students to master the skills that are essential if they are to become competent writers. In turn, those skills equip students to become better readers, to communicate more effectively in writing and speaking, and most importantly, to elevate their thinking. The Writing Revolution, 2e builds on the success of the first edition by staying true to the principles and research that ground the Hochman Method, but providing even more student facing examples that will help teachers incorporate the method into the classroom. The new edition will also incorporate more workbook-based content that is used during the in-person courses. Teachers at all grade levels are expected to have students write narratives and informative and argumentative essays. However, there's been little reliable research-backed guidance on how to teach students those writing skills. The writing standards in the Common Core or similar state standards tell teachers where their students should end up, but what teachers really need is a road map that tells them how to get there. The Writing Revolution (TWR) offers just such a road map"--
Date Published:2024

"The Hochman Method enables students to master the skills that are essential if they are to become competent writers. In turn, those skills equip students to become better readers, to communicate more effectively in writing and speaking, and most importantly, to elevate their thinking. The Writing Revolution, 2e builds on the success of the first edition by staying true to the principles and research that ground the Hochman Method, but providing even more student facing examples that will help teachers incorporate the method into the classroom. The new edition will also incorporate more workbook-based content that is used during the in-person courses. Teachers at all grade levels are expected to have students write narratives and informative and argumentative essays. However, there's been little reliable research-backed guidance on how to teach students those writing skills. The writing standards in the Common Core or similar state standards tell teachers where their students should end up, but what teachers really need is a road map that tells them how to get there. The Writing Revolution (TWR) offers just such a road map"--

Date Published:2024

Your story matters : a surprisingly practical guide to writing /

Scrimger, Richard, 1957-


Interested in writing but don't know how to get started? Love reading and want to know more about how stories are created? Like ridiculous tales about troublesome sisters, peanut butter and steamrollers? Look no further! Esteemed writer Richard Scrimger is here to answer all your burning questions about writing: whether about plot, character, structure, story hooks or commas. (Actually, don't ask him about commas, it's not that kind of book.) Using clever (so he thinks) analogies, (sort of) brilliant examples and funny (well . . .) anecdotes, he will give you (truly) useful tools to start you on your way as a writer. And if that's not enough, comic illustrations by D. McFadzean are the pepperoni on the writing pizza! (That will make sense once you read the book.) So come, read this book and start your writing journey!
Date Published:2024

Interested in writing but don't know how to get started? Love reading and want to know more about how stories are created? Like ridiculous tales about troublesome sisters, peanut butter and steamrollers? Look no further! Esteemed writer Richard Scrimger is here to answer all your burning questions about writing: whether about plot, character, structure, story hooks or commas. (Actually, don't ask him about commas, it's not that kind of book.) Using clever (so he thinks) analogies, (sort of) brilliant examples and funny (well . . .) anecdotes, he will give you (truly) useful tools to start you on your way as a writer. And if that's not enough, comic illustrations by D. McFadzean are the pepperoni on the writing pizza! (That will make sense once you read the book.) So come, read this book and start your writing journey!

Date Published:2024

Walls : the long history of human barriers and why we build them /

Craigie, Gregor,


This book explores why and how people have built walls all over the world throughout the course of human history.
Date Published:2024

She is Hope for Wildlife : the story of wildlife rescuer Hope Swinimer /

Baxter, Wanda, 1969-


An entertaining and inspiring early reader celebrating the dynamic woman behind Hope for Wildlife, featuring full colour illustrations. A charitable organization based in Seaforth, Nova Scotia, Hope for Wildlife has been rescuing, rehabilitating, and releasing wildlife since 1997, and to date has helped over 80,000 injured and orphaned wild animals representing more than 250 species. The popular reality television show Hope for Wildlife TV, currently filming its eleventh season, has given the wildlife rescue and its heroic founder an international platform. The woman who started it all, Hope Swinimer, continues to run the organization, with the help of many volunteers, interns, wildlife rescuers, veterinarians, and donors. While Hope has never been one for the personal spotlight, her achievements are finally celebrated in this inspiring book for young readers. She is Hope for Wildlife tells the incredible real-life story of a young girl growing up in rural Argyle, Nova Scotia, who dreamed of one day helping animals. With charming full-colour illustrations from Cape Breton artist Leah Boudreau, this early reader follows Hope<U+2019>s journey as she builds Hope for Wildlife from the ground up, overcoming many obstacles and saving many animals--along the way. From Zorro the skunk to Bobbi the robin to Gretel the pine marten, and so many more! An entertaining and educational story that celebrates wildlife rehabilitation, female entrepreneurship, and community-building, She is Hope for Wildlife is the perfect read for the young animal lovers in your life. Features a timeline and short educational note about Hope for Wildlife.
Date Published:2024

An entertaining and inspiring early reader celebrating the dynamic woman behind Hope for Wildlife, featuring full colour illustrations. A charitable organization based in Seaforth, Nova Scotia, Hope for Wildlife has been rescuing, rehabilitating, and releasing wildlife since 1997, and to date has helped over 80,000 injured and orphaned wild animals representing more than 250 species. The popular reality television show Hope for Wildlife TV, currently filming its eleventh season, has given the wildlife rescue and its heroic founder an international platform. The woman who started it all, Hope Swinimer, continues to run the organization, with the help of many volunteers, interns, wildlife rescuers, veterinarians, and donors. While Hope has never been one for the personal spotlight, her achievements are finally celebrated in this inspiring book for young readers. She is Hope for Wildlife tells the incredible real-life story of a young girl growing up in rural Argyle, Nova Scotia, who dreamed of one day helping animals. With charming full-colour illustrations from Cape Breton artist Leah Boudreau, this early reader follows Hope<U+2019>s journey as she builds Hope for Wildlife from the ground up, overcoming many obstacles and saving many animals--along the way. From Zorro the skunk to Bobbi the robin to Gretel the pine marten, and so many more! An entertaining and educational story that celebrates wildlife rehabilitation, female entrepreneurship, and community-building, She is Hope for Wildlife is the perfect read for the young animal lovers in your life. Features a timeline and short educational note about Hope for Wildlife.

Date Published:2024

Mighty scared : the amazing ways animals defend themselves /

Silver, Erin, 1980-


"Learn about the wild, wacky and downright disgusting ways some animals react out of fear. Are you afraid of the dark? Of getting lost? Or of something you saw in a movie? Maybe someone laughed at you for being scared or called you a chicken. That's okay! In fact, it's how humans stay safe in scary situations. While people might run or scream, animals have amazing ways of protecting themselves when they're afraid. Fulmar birds vomit, Texas horned lizards shoot blood from their eyes and hagfish slime their enemies. Full of incredible and sometimes gross animal facts, Mighty Scared explores how mammals, insects, fish and birds around the world respond when scary predators are near." --
Date Published:2024

"Learn about the wild, wacky and downright disgusting ways some animals react out of fear. Are you afraid of the dark? Of getting lost? Or of something you saw in a movie? Maybe someone laughed at you for being scared or called you a chicken. That's okay! In fact, it's how humans stay safe in scary situations. While people might run or scream, animals have amazing ways of protecting themselves when they're afraid. Fulmar birds vomit, Texas horned lizards shoot blood from their eyes and hagfish slime their enemies. Full of incredible and sometimes gross animal facts, Mighty Scared explores how mammals, insects, fish and birds around the world respond when scary predators are near." --

Date Published:2024

Meet Jim Egan

MacLeod, Elizabeth


"Meet Jim Egan, the activist who fought for equality and human rights for gay Canadians at a time where it was often dangerous for LGBTQ2S+ people to speak up. Born in 1921, Jim had an ordinary childhood. But as he grew up, he knew he was a little different from his friends. He didn't like girls the same way they did. As a young man, Jim joined the war effort and travelled the world. He discovered there were other people like himself -- he was gay. Jim hadn't even known there was a word for it when he was growing up. That's because at the time, being identified as a member of the LGBTQ2S+ community wasn't safe. People lost their jobs and their families, got put in jail -- or worse -- so they hid who they were. But not Jim. He picked up his pen and started to fight for his rights. At first, he wrote letter after letter, in an attempt to get the media to stop portraying gay people in a negative way. Soon he was given a column to write about his community. Jim used his platform to talk about the need for tolerance and for the decriminalization of homosexuality. It was a fight that culminated in the 1995 Supreme Court ruling Egan v. Canada, a case that began in 1987 when Jim wanted his partner Jack to receive the same Old Age Security payment that a married person could get. Jim didn't win, but the case led to sexual orientation becoming a protected ground against discrimination under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which opened the door to other equal rights including same-sex marriage."-- Provided by publisher
Date Published:2024

"Meet Jim Egan, the activist who fought for equality and human rights for gay Canadians at a time where it was often dangerous for LGBTQ2S+ people to speak up. Born in 1921, Jim had an ordinary childhood. But as he grew up, he knew he was a little different from his friends. He didn't like girls the same way they did. As a young man, Jim joined the war effort and travelled the world. He discovered there were other people like himself -- he was gay. Jim hadn't even known there was a word for it when he was growing up. That's because at the time, being identified as a member of the LGBTQ2S+ community wasn't safe. People lost their jobs and their families, got put in jail -- or worse -- so they hid who they were. But not Jim. He picked up his pen and started to fight for his rights. At first, he wrote letter after letter, in an attempt to get the media to stop portraying gay people in a negative way. Soon he was given a column to write about his community. Jim used his platform to talk about the need for tolerance and for the decriminalization of homosexuality. It was a fight that culminated in the 1995 Supreme Court ruling Egan v. Canada, a case that began in 1987 when Jim wanted his partner Jack to receive the same Old Age Security payment that a married person could get. Jim didn't win, but the case led to sexual orientation becoming a protected ground against discrimination under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which opened the door to other equal rights including same-sex marriage."-- Provided by publisher

Date Published:2024

Making sense of dog senses : how our furry friends experience the world /

Gibeault, Stephanie,


Vision -- Smell -- Taste -- Touch -- Hearing. This book presents readers with both curious and practical insights into their canine pals' behavior. For example, early dogs likely survived as scavengers that ate waste left behind by humans, so a taste for garbage and, yes, poop comes naturally to them. (This might still be a gross behavior but framed that way, it does makes sense.) And did you know that dogs have millions more olfactory receptors than humans and that their noses are built to reserve some air that they breathe in just for smelling? So why the butt sniffing? Dogs actually discern a lot of information about another dog from a whiff of that region, including the dog's health, eating habits and readiness to mate. A playful yet scientifically precise exploration of how dogs see, hear, taste, touch, and smell that will help readers better appreciate the canine point of view -- and even explain all the butt sniffing.
Date Published:2024

Vision -- Smell -- Taste -- Touch -- Hearing. This book presents readers with both curious and practical insights into their canine pals' behavior. For example, early dogs likely survived as scavengers that ate waste left behind by humans, so a taste for garbage and, yes, poop comes naturally to them. (This might still be a gross behavior but framed that way, it does makes sense.) And did you know that dogs have millions more olfactory receptors than humans and that their noses are built to reserve some air that they breathe in just for smelling? So why the butt sniffing? Dogs actually discern a lot of information about another dog from a whiff of that region, including the dog's health, eating habits and readiness to mate. A playful yet scientifically precise exploration of how dogs see, hear, taste, touch, and smell that will help readers better appreciate the canine point of view -- and even explain all the butt sniffing.

Date Published:2024

Lost at Windy River : a true story of survival /

Rathgeber, Trina,


A title in the Indigenous Collection at VPL. This nonfiction comics for middle-grade readers tells the true story of how a young Indigenous girl survives nine days lost in a snowstorm in Northern Canada.
Date Published:2024

The kids book of Black history in Canada

Sadlier, Rosemary,


Previously published under title: The kids book of Black Canadian history Includes index "This updated edition of Rosemary Sadlier's bestselling and award-winning The Kids Book of Black Canadian History has been reimagined for a new generation of young readers and includes topics from Canada's legacy of slavery to global impacts of the Black Lives Matter movement. A celebration of the incredible history, achievements and contributions of Black people and communities in Canada, this essential book is necessary reading for all Canadians."--
Date Published:2024

Previously published under title: The kids book of Black Canadian history Includes index "This updated edition of Rosemary Sadlier's bestselling and award-winning The Kids Book of Black Canadian History has been reimagined for a new generation of young readers and includes topics from Canada's legacy of slavery to global impacts of the Black Lives Matter movement. A celebration of the incredible history, achievements and contributions of Black people and communities in Canada, this essential book is necessary reading for all Canadians."--

Date Published:2024

All consuming : shop smarter for the planet /

Silver, Erin, 1980-


Part of the nonfiction Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book examines disposable culture, its effect on the planet and practical ways young people can use their purchasing power.
Date Published:2024