Teaching with Articles

Teaching with Articles helped to solidify my reasoning for teaching articles of the week. I found the before, during, and after segments to be the most helpful as I'm already completely sold on using AoWs. I also enjoyed peeking into Dave's class. It's nice to get a glimpse of what really goes on (the good and the normal) and how everything works with real students. Dave is fun, knowledgeable, and easy to listen to. The interviews at the end are fantastic. You can't go wrong with this course!

--Kristy L from Alabama

"What you have created here is stunning. I love quality professional development, and this is good stuff.

Here is what I like:

• short modules that can be completed without having to find a huge block of time;
• self-paced means I can stop when I know I have reached info overload and need to process before I move on;
• perfect balance between theory/philosophy and practical ideas;
• references to sources for additional information;
• videos can be replayed if I want to hear something over again;
• multiple reassurances that experimenting is OK/not all lessons go perfectly, especially not the first time.

Thank you for all the work you have put into this and your other offerings."

We start with the heart of the matter in Part I: Clarity, Purpose & Obstacles. I especially love the section where I address student motivation, a topic I’ve been thinking about a lot this school year.

Part III is all about instructional moves. In it, I cover the 9 strategies I limit myself to when seeking to provide authentic literacy experiences in my classrooms. I’ve often written on my blog about the importance of getting kids reading, writing, and speaking purposefully and often — in this section, you see exactly how I approach those tasks.

Part V includes over 3 hours of conversations between myself and some incredible leaders in education. We're talking about major heroes of mine, like:

• David Conley, long-time researcher of college- and career-readiness and author of College Knowledge, College and Career Ready, and College, Careers, and the Common Core.
• Richard DuFour, nationally recognized expert on the PLC process and author of In Praise of American Educators: And How They Can Become Even Better.
• Larry Ferlazzo, the incredibly prolific teacher, blogger and author of The ESL / ELL Teacher's Survival Guide: Ready-to-Use Strategies, Tools, and Activities for Teaching English Language Learners of All Levels.
• Kelly Gallagher, creator of the Article of the Week assignment and author of many books, including In the Best Interest of Students, Write Like This, Deeper Reading, and Readicide.
• Jennifer Gonzalez, founder of CultofPedagogy.com and co-author of Hacking Education: 10 Quick Fixes for Every School.
• Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein, authors of one of my oft-cited favorites, "They Say / I Say": The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing.
• Mike Schmoker, international consultant and author of the best-selling Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning and Results Now: How We Can Achieve Unprecedented Improvements in Teaching and Learning.

Cost-effectiveness far exceeds traditional workshops. Teachers get more than a full day's worth of a professional development workshop without expenses like travel and registration; plus, bulk pricing options are available for licensing groups of 4 or 8.