Katie's Classroom


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"Katie's Classroom: A Day in the Life of a Furry Friend" captures the wonderful journey of the life of a high school therapy dog. This lovable tale includes sight words for the young learner, vibrant colors, and descriptive vocabulary. Join Katie throughout her adventures at school as she offers friendship, kindness, and love to the children that she meets.




Katie's Karate Class


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WINNER OF FAMILY CHOICE AWARD 2017 Join Katie on her first day at karate - in this yoga story about embracing fear On the way to her first karate class, Katie feels self-conscious about starting something new and meeting new people. Can her brother help her overcome her fears? Kids Yoga Stories introduce you to engaging characters who will get your child laughing, moving, and learning. Reading is good for the mind AND body This book for ages 4 to 7 is more than a storybook, but it's also a unique experience for children.




Teaching Graphic Novels


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Harness the power of graphic novels to promote literacy and engage all secondary students with Teaching Graphic Novels by Katie Monnin! Address print-text and image literacies, from navigating text features to creating standards-based lessons on reading comprehension, fiction/nonfiction, written response, critical thinking, and media literacy. Complete with examples from graphic novels, professional resource suggestions, strategies that can be used with any graphic novel, cross-indexes of middle and high school graphic novels and themes, reproducibles, and extra support for English-language learners. Teaching Graphic Novels was a finalist for both the 2009 ForeWord Education Book of the Year and the 2010 AEP Distinguished Achievement Award in the 6-8 Curriculum and Instruction category!




No Messin' with My Lesson


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Katie's teacher, Mrs. Derkman, hopes to win the Teacher of the Year contest, but her chances do not look good when Katie turns into her teacher and cannot keep a class full of out-of-control third-graders in line.




Katie's Trunk


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Based on a true incident that happened to one of the author’s ancestors, Katie’s Trunk gives an unusual and arresting glimpse of the beginnings of the American Revolution. Katie could feel it in the air—something was wrong. Neighbors didn’t speak to each other anymore, and someone even hissed “Tory!” at her. All around Katie, men were arming themselves for war. Then one day it happened—the rebels came! Katie’s father told the family to hide in the woods. At first Katie obeyed, but as she crouched in the underbrush she got mad and ran back to defend her home. It wasn’t right for people to treat one another this way. But what could one little girl do about it?




The Second City Guide to Improv in the Classroom


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Most people know The Second City as an innovative school for improvisation that has turned out leading talents such as Alan Arkin, Bill Murray, Stephen Colbert, and Tina Fey. This groundbreaking company has also trained thousands of educators and students through its Improvisation for Creative Pedagogy program, which uses improv exercises to teach a wide variety of content areas, and boost skills that are crucial for student learning: listening, teamwork, communication, idea-generation, vocabulary, and more.




Amplify


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Getting started: developing a mindset for technology -- Journey of discovery -- Connecting technology to existing classroom practice -- Foundational lessons for independence -- Reflection and assessment -- Power up for connected learning.




Hands-On Grammar


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Draw your students into the power of language and help them make the connection between abstract grammatical concepts and concrete writing experiences. Dr. Katie McKnight, renowned author, speaker, and adolescent literacy specialist, shares 40 classroom exercises that actively involve multiple intelligences and help students internalize concepts far more readily than traditional worksheets. This book contains:? 40 grammar mini lessons and corresponding activities? Step by step easy-to-follow instructions ? Value packed resource with handouts and teaching materials




Getting Started with Beginning Writers


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"In Lisa Cleaveland's classroom, writing workshop is a time every day when her students make books. Katie Wood Ray guides you through the first days in Lisa's classroom, offering ideas, information, strategies, and tips to show you step by step how you can launch a writing workshop with beginning writers."--book cover




Anti-Bias Education in the Early Childhood Classroom


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Anti-Bias Education in the Early Childhood Classroom provides a useful, clearly outlined guide for implementing anti-bias and anti-oppression practices in early childhood education settings. Throughout the book, you’ll find: Stories from the field Strategies for keeping teaching practices in touch with growing social justice movements Tasks and questions to spark your professional growth in this important area Katie Kissinger uses her personal experience as a longtime educator to highlight both the challenges and the potential for transformative learning in the anti-bias classroom, and gives other teachers the tools they need to create classrooms that welcome all students and families.