MCSD|Secondary Education

Classroom Materials and Resources
MCSD Framework of Initiatives Checklist for Implementation of Instructional Strategies Marzano's Nine Essential Instructional Strategies
(Click selected strategy listed in red for a quick location.)
Differentiated Instruction	Engaged Learners	PBL	PLC	Rigor Through Critical Thinking Skills	Standards-Based Classroom

How is Rigor Attained Through Critical Thinking Skills? return to top of page	Mathematics Thinking Maps Team * Thinking Maps- Reflections online survey (due March 15-30 - The link is in an email to you.) * Thinking Maps- The PLAN - due March 15-30, 2011 (Open and save this Word document to your computer. Send to sevans@mcsdga.net.) Higher-Order Thinking * Strategies 1. Use action verbs noted in Bloom's document to design units and lesson plans. Bloom's Taxonomy and Verb List NEW Bloom's Taxonomy - graphic and Verb List 2. Note the strategies indicated by Marzano's Nine on this page. 3. Performance Objectives, measurable indicators of mastery Rigor in the Classroom * Strategies 1. Marzano's, Classroom Instruction that Works 2. Assessing Academic Rigor in the Math Classroom 3. New Horizons for Learning Mentoring Minds Resources Depth of Knowledge: by GaDOE 1. DOK Levels by Wisconsin Center for Education Research 2. DOK graphic (page 6) by Southern Nevada Regional PDP 3. DOK Descriptions specific to Science by Colorado Department of Education
Project-Based Learning return to top of page	hows and whys of PBL
	concepts, videos and examples
	checklists for Project-Based Learning
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Professional Learning Communities	Vertical Teams Articles: 1. National Staff Development Council: Learning Communities 2. Educational Leadership: Improving Relationships Within the Schoolhouse 3. Building Professional Learning Communities by Cathy Berlinger-Gustafson
More Resources return to top of page	Accommodations Non-readers Physical Impairments Sensory Impairments Attention/Behavior Gifted Direct links to general classroom accommodations specific for disability: Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Autism Deaf - Blind Deaf/Hard of Hearing Emotional and Behavioral Disorder Mathematics Strategies for Learning Disabilities Mild Intellectual Disability Orthopedic Impairment Significant Development Delay Specific Learning Disability Speech - Language Impairment Tourette Syndrome Traumatic Brain Injury Visual Impairment
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