Collaborative Toolkit Part II

Resources Collaborative Toolkit Part II NCDPI 2006 http://www.ncwiseowl.org/Impact/toolkit.htm

Assessments

North Carolina Standard Course of Study. http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/ Select a Curriculum area – Grade level – Instructional Resources

• "Mathematics: Instructional Resources." Curriculum and School Reform. Public Schools of North Carolina - DPI Curriculum and School Reform. 2 Oct 2006 .

• "Mathematics: Calculator Riddles 4-6." Curriculum and School Reform. Public Schools of North Carolina - DPI Curriculum and School Reform. 2 Oct 2006 .

• Mathematics: Classroom Strategies." Curriculum and School Reform. Public Schools of North Carolina - DPI Curriculum and School Reform. 2 Oct 2006 .

• "Mathematics: Third Grade Indicators." Curriculum and School Reform. Public Schools of North Carolina - DPI Curriculum and School Reform. 2 Oct 2006 .

• "Mathematics: Third Grade Observation Profile ." Curriculum and School Reform. Public Schools of North Carolina - DPI Curriculum and School Reform. 2 Oct 2006 .

• "Mathematics: Mathematics Week by Week Essentials." Curriculum and School Reform. Public Schools of North Carolina - DPI Curriculum and School Reform. 2 Oct 2006 .

Rubrics

"RubiStar." Rubrics for your Project-Based Learning Activities . 4Teachers.org. 16 Oct 2006

"Rubrics and Evaluation Resources." Midlink Magazine. 16 Oct 2006 .

"Teacher Created Rubrics for Assessment ." Rubrics. Stout University of Wisconsin . 16 Oct 2006 .

"The Rubric Bank." Chicago Public Schools. 16 Oct 2006 .

"The Staff Room for Ontario's Teachers." Rubrics. 16 Oct 2006 .

Warlick, David. "Rubric Builder." Landmark Project. 16 Oct 2006 . Instructional Strategies

Clark, Ron. The Essential 55. NY: Hyperion, 2003.

Clark, Ron. The Excellent 11: Qualities Teachers and Parents Use to Motivate, Inspire and Educate Students. NY: Hyperion, 2004.

Edutopia: Success Stories for Learning in the Digital Age (Book and CD). www.edutopia.org (click link for the store) # 0999000187.

Marzano, Robert, Pickering, Debra, and Pollock, Jane. Classroom Instruction that Works. ASCD, Alexandria, VA, 2001.

Marzano, Robert, Norford, Jennifer, Paynter, Diane, Pickering, Debra, and Gaddy, Barbara. A Handbook for Classroom Instruction that Works ASCD, Alexandria, VA, 2001.

"NC Administrators." Kaleidoscope. Public Schools of North Carolina. 5 Sep 2006 .

Sagor, Richard. “Lessons on Skateboarders.” Educational Leadership, Sept. 2002 pg. 34 – 38.

Sagor, Richard and Jonas Cox. At-Risk Students: Reaching and Teaching Them, 2nd Ed. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education, 2004.

An excerpt that explains research on motivation (CBUPO) is available at: http://www.eyeoneducation.com/excerpts/1-930556-71-3.htm

Case Studies

Clements, Kannopel. "Inside the Black Box of High Performing High-Poverty Schools." The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence. Feb. 2005. The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence . 20 Sep 2006 .

Daggett, Willard R.. "Successful Schools: From Research to Action Plans." International Center for Leadership in Education. 5 Sep 2006 .

Schmoker, Michael J.. "Chapter 1. Adlai Stevenson High School District: Reward and Recognition in a “Learning Community”." The Results Fieldbook: Practical Strategies from Dramatically Improved Schools. 2001. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development . 20 Sep 2006 .

Collaborative Planning with Data Analysis

Bernhardt, Victoria. Data Analysis for Comprehensive Schoolwide Improvement. 1st ed. Larchmont: Eye on Education, 1998.

Bernhardt, Victoria. "Intersections." Journal of Staff Development 21.1 (2000): 33-36. Creighton, Theodore. Schools and Data: The Educator's Guide for Using Data To Improve Decision Making. 1st ed. Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press, 2001.

Killion, Joellen. Assessing Impact: Evaluating Staff Development. 1st ed. Oxford: National Staff Develoment Council, 2002.

Levesque, Karen. At Your Fingertips: Using Everyday Data To Improve Schools. 1st ed. Berkeley: MPR Associates, 1998.

Marzano, Robert. "Using Data: Two Wrongs and a Right." Educational Leadership 60.5 (2003): 56-60.

Paben, Sandy. “What's in It for the Busy Leader? Show Administrators How Technology Works toward Their Vision.” Journal of Staff Development v23 (2002)

Schmoker, Mike. "First Things First: Demystifying Data Analysis." Educational Leadership 60.5 (2003): 22-24.

Schmoker, Michael J. Results: The Key to Continuous School Improvement, 2nd ed. Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 1999.

Schmoker, Michael J. The Results Fieldbook: Practical Strategies from Dramatically Improved Schools. Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 2006.

Schmoker, Mike. “Using Data to Improve Student Achievement.” Educational Leadership, Feb. 2003. Vol. 60: 5, pp. 22-24.

Weaver, Michelle Palmer. “How to Raise Student Achievement Through Quality Staff Development.” North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, School Improvement Division. 23 May 2005.

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