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Teaching with Articles

Introduction

START HERE :) (15:12)
How to Speed Up the Workshop (1:12)
Teaching with Articles... What does it MEAN? (2:49)
Two Important Decisions before Embarking on Your Epic Quest
***How to Access Office Hours w/ Dave (Summer 2019)

Part I: Clarity, Purpose, & Obstacles

First Things First! Do this now. (2:58)
Apologetics 101: What CS Lewis Teaches Us About Teaching (4:25)
Armed with an Article, Let Us Charge into the Maw of Purpose (2:18)
Teacher-Centric Reasons for Teaching Articles (Gasp! Did He Just Say "Teacher-Centric!?") (5:59)
Because Skillz: Five Student Ability Targets (1:21)
1. Why Do We Have to Argue? (6:42)
2. Why Do We Have to Read This Much? (4:57)
3. Do We REALLY Need to Write This Much? (4:34)
4. But I Don't Like Speaking! (1:51)
5. Getting Better at Life (6:06)
"You Know What I Like More Than Materialistic Things? KNOWLEDGE." (4:40)
Reasons of Long-Term Student Flourishing (1:31)
Navy SEALS and College/Career Readiness (6:43)
TAKEAWAY ACTIVITY: Purpose
Obstacles: If Teaching Was Easy, Everyone Would Do It (2:16)
Obstacle 1: Student Motivation (11:24)
Obstacle 2: Classes with Varying Ability Levels (1:57)
Obstacles 3 & 4: No Time for That (2:55)
Obstacle 5: Our Own Internal Hang-ups (6:52)
TAKEAWAY ACTIVITY: Name Your Obstacles (1:07)

Part II: Finding the "Right" Articles

5 Steps to Constantly Improving Your Article Selection Process (6:41)
What are the "Right" Articles? (7:39)
Scenario 1: You have only 5 minutes per week, and you're a health teacher (4:25)
Scenario 2: You have only 5 minutes per week, and you're an ELA teacher (3:44)
Scenario 3: You have only 5 minutes per week, and you're a science or social studies teacher (5:01)
Scenario 4: You have 5 minutes per day (or more) (5:35)
A note on controversial articles and topics (6:43)
TAKEAWAY ACTIVITY: Give Me a Number

Part III: Nine Instructional Moves, No More

An Overview of the 9 Instructional Moves (5:02)
BEFORE READING: Hook (5:58)
BEFORE READING: Purpose/Task (7:28)
BEFORE READING: Vocab (7:46)
DURING READING: Model (7:26)
DURING READING: Check & Practice (6:43)
AFTER READING: Debate (5:52)
A Sample Pop-Up Debate from my Classroom
Key Teacher Tips for Succeeding with Pop-Up Debates (7:51)
AFTER READING: Discuss (6:21)
AFTER READING: Write (7:51)
Classroom Video #1: Hook, Purpose, Model, Writing (14:10)
Dave's Reflection #1 (5:45)
Classroom Video #2: Hook, Purpose/Task, Vocab, Check, Writing (4:15)
Dave's Reflection #2 (3:03)
Classroom Video #3: Hook, Vocab, Check, Practice, Writing (13:39)
Dave's Reflection #3 (5:06)
Classroom Video #4 (with Embedded Commentary) - Article of the Week, Before and After Reading (19:46)
TAKEAWAY PROJECT: Record Yourself Doing Some Moves! (4:27)

Part IV: Grading v. Feedback

Oh Grading, How I Loathe Thee... (Don't Skip this Intro) (3:47)
Purpose Dictates How We Grade: "Article of the Week" Case Study (10:58)
Using Exemplars to Make Grading and Feedback Far Easier (8:33)
4 Kinds of Feedback in Order of Increasing Individualization (12:48)
Why I Don't Use Rubrics with Most Article-Based Work (But What I Would Use If I Had To) (6:12)
The #1 Productivity Tip for Grading
TAKEAWAY ACTIVITY: WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE?

Part V: Interviews with Experts

Dr. David Conley - College and Career Readiness
Richard DuFour - The PLC Process and Teaching with Articles
Larry Ferlazzo - ELL/ESL Strategies for Teaching with Articles
Kelly Gallagher - The Article of the Week Assignment
Jennifer Gonzalez - Strategies for Discussion, Differentiation, Grading, and ESL
Gerald Graff & Cathy Birkenstein - They Say, I Say
Mike Schmoker - Focus: Elevating the Essentials when Teaching with Articles

Bonus: FAQs from Leaders and Teachers

Should a certain amount of articles be mandated across a department or school? (5:50)
Should I incorporate student choice into the article of the week assignment?

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