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IFL_Pitt

  1. What Does The PARCC Assessment Blue Print Signal for Teaching and Learning? ifl.lrdc.pitt.edu/ifl/index.php/…
  2. Close Reading, Background Knowledge, and Historical Documents ifl.lrdc.pitt.edu/ifl/index.php/…
  3. Another Perspective on Close Reading, the English/Literacy Common Core State Standards, and Evidence-Based Explanations ifl.lrdc.pitt.edu/ifl/index.php/…
  4. We are now taking registrations for the IFL National Conference in Philadelphia (May11-3). You should join us: http://ifl.lrdc.pitt.edu/ifl/
  5. You can now get the Accountable Talk Sourcebook (r) at http://ifl.lrdc.pitt.edu/ifl/index.php/resources/other_resources/
  6. Study points to fewer drop out factory schools: check out Building a Grad Nation
  7. The Accountable Talk(R) Sourcebook will be available for download at www.instituteforlearning.org within 2 weeks.
  8. Register online now Dec 2-3 senior leadership meeting, Implementation with Intentionality: http://ifl.lrdc.pitt.edu/ifl/
  9. Join us at: Implementation with Intentionality http://ifl.lrdc.pitt.edu/ifl/index.php/professional_development/events/thinking_curriculum
  10. More online training is now available at the IFL http://ifl.lrdc.pitt.edu/ifl/index.php/professional_development/online_options/
  11. Check out: Practice-based hiring process supports coaches to support teachers http://ifl.lrdc.pitt.edu/ifl/index.php/resources/publications/
  12. Save the dates Dec 2&3 for IFL senior leadership meeting featuring keynote speaker Daniel Willingham. Details to follow.
  13. Only four more days to register for the Introduction to Accountable Talk(r) online training at http://ifl.lrdc.pitt.edu
  14. What do you think should define an effective teacher or principal? Some experts comment here:http://education.nationaljournal.com/
  15. Register now for the Introduction to Accountable Talk(r) online training at http://ifl.lrdc.pitt.edu
  16. The new Common Core State Standards have been released and are worth reviewing. You can find them at http://www.corestandards.org/
  17. The Nation is devoting their new issue to a new vision for school reform. Some authors you would expect and others are new voices.
  18. Nancy Artz, Donna Bickel & Monica Swift have a article on CFC in Literacy Coaching: Research & Practice CEDER Yearbook. A Must Read!
  19. Beating the Odds: Analysis of Student Performance on State Assessments and NAEP is worth reading http://www.cgcs.org/
  20. Susan Furhman on Value Added: http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/04/07/28fuhrman_ep.h29.html