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Classroom Catalysts

Pub Date: 8/7/2014 1
Product Type: Paperback
Grade: K-5th

“Some learners need to make more than one academic year’s worth of growth in an academic year. We need instructional techniques that provide more bang for our buck and accelerate student growth.” —Michael Opitz and Michael Ford When readers need more from us, we need more juice from our teaching. Classroom Catalysts shares a power... more

Classroom Catalysts (eBook)

Michael F Opitz , Michael P Ford

Pub Date: 8/7/2014 1
Product Type: eBook
Grade: K-5th

“Some learners need to make more than one academic year’s worth of growth in an academic year. We need instructional techniques that provide more bang for our buck and accelerate student growth.” —Michael Opitz and Michael Ford When readers need more from us, we need more juice from our teaching. Classroom Catalysts shares a power... more

Classroom Catalysts (Print eBook Bundle)

Michael F Opitz , Michael P Ford

Pub Date: 8/7/2014 1
Product Type: Print + eBook
Grade: K-5th

“Some learners need to make more than one academic year’s worth of growth in an academic year. We need instructional techniques that provide more bang for our buck and accelerate student growth.” —Michael Opitz and Michael Ford When readers need more from us, we need more juice from our teaching. Classroom Catalysts shares a power... more

Accessible Assessment (eBook)

Michael F Opitz , Michael P Ford , James A Erekson

Pub Date: 5/10/2013
Product Type: eBook
Grade: 2nd-6th

Count on the assessment that only counts what really counts With these nine sensible, essential assessments, teachers can gather all the data they need. We share these assessments and show teachers how to use them across a school year for maximum instructional effect Michael Opitz, Michael Ford, and James Erekson “Data-driven... more

Accessible Assessment

Michael F Opitz , Michael P Ford , James A Erekson

Pub Date: 5/10/2011
Product Type: Spiral
Grade: 2nd-6th

Count on the assessment that only counts what really counts With these nine sensible, essential assessments, teachers can gather all the data they need. We share these assessments and show teachers how to use them across a school year for maximum instructional effect Michael Opitz, Michael Ford, and James Erekson “Data-driven... more

Accessible Assessment (Print eBook Bundle)

Michael F Opitz , Michael P Ford , James A Erekson

Pub Date: 5/10/2011
Product Type: Print + eBook
Grade: 2nd-6th

Count on the assessment that only counts what really counts With these nine sensible, essential assessments, teachers can gather all the data they need. We share these assessments and show teachers how to use them across a school year for maximum instructional effect Michael Opitz, Michael Ford, and James Erekson “Data-driven... more

Do-able Differentiation (eBook)

Michael F Opitz , Michael P Ford

Pub Date: 4/14/2010
Product Type: eBook
Grade: K-8th

Lots of books claim to make differentiated instruction possible in any classroom. Do-able Differentiation makes it practical for your classroom. And helps you meet the needs of your students. Instead of time-consuming jargon, Do-able Differentiation spells out teaching strategies that support the biggest classes, work with the busiest... more

Good-bye Round Robin (eBook)

Michael F Opitz , Timothy Rasinski

Pub Date: 4/14/2010
Product Type: eBook
Grade: K-8th

Good-bye Round Robin offers numerous practical suggestions for engaging English language learners in meaningful oral-language activities, all connected to wonderful, recently-published books for students of different ages and reading abilities. Opitz’ book provides specific strategies teachers can use to help their... more

Comprehension and English Language Learners (eBook)

Michael F Opitz , Lindsey Moses

Pub Date: 4/14/2010
Product Type: eBook
Grade: K-5th

This book is one of the few that focuses on oral language development, a crucial but often overlooked component of academic development for ELLs. It helps fill a gap in the professional resources teachers need to help their English language learners reach high levels of oral and written English proficiency. —David and Yvonne Freeman Authors... more

Comprehension and English Language Learners (Print eBook Bundle)

Michael F Opitz , Lindsey Moses

Pub Date: 6/26/2009
Product Type: Print + eBook
Grade: K-5th

This book is one of the few that focuses on oral language development, a crucial but often overlooked component of academic development for ELLs. It helps fill a gap in the professional resources teachers need to help their English language learners reach high levels of oral and written English proficiency. —David and Yvonne Freeman Authors... more

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