This document was prepared by the Professionalism Rubric Task Force in support of the 2016-2020 Master Academic Planning Goal #2: Professional Fluency at Lake Superior College in Duluth, Minnesota. It contains a rubric on professionalism, teaching strategies for the four aspects of professionalism on which the rubric is focused (Written and Oral Communication, Timeliness, Respect, and Taking Personal Responsibility), and appendices.

This document is an adaptation for online coursework of an original document prepared by the Professionalism Rubric Task Force in support of the 2016-2020 Master Academic Planning Goal #2: Professional Fluency at Lake Superior College in Duluth, Minnesota. It contains a rubric on professionalism, teaching strategies for the four aspects of professionalism on which the rubric is focused (Written and Oral Communication, Timeliness, Respect, and Taking Personal Responsibility), and appendices.

This toolbox highlights thinking routines developed across a number of research projects at PZ. A thinking routine is a set of questions or a brief sequence of steps used to scaffold and support student thinking. PZ researchers designed thinking routines to deepen students' thinking and to help make that thinking “visible.”

The use of highly effective instructional practices in mathematics is the most productive way to improve a student’s
mathematics achievement. When used in concert with effective instruction, personalized learning (PL) software is an
invaluable tool that educators can use to both improve their instruction and more fully meet each students’ needs. It
should not be used to replace Tier 1 instructional time (see the Utah Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) for
Mathematics framework), but rather to help the educator meet their objectives and student meet learning goals.

Nurturing creativity with students helps them develop skills needed for lifelong, active learning. In this video, you’ll learn how to engage students in creative learning activities using iPad built-in features like Camera to capture images, and Markup to personify an object or highlight historical clues. Students can bring these objects together using Pages for a writing assignment, or Numbers to create a science report, and easily add audio recordings, drawings, and more.

This What Works Clearinghouse practice guide provides four evidence-based recommendations that teachers can use to deliver reading interventions to meet the needs of their students.

Video tour and introduction of personalized competency based learning implementation under way at the Quest Academy Jr. High School in West Haven, Utah.

This is a resource found in "The Art of Coaching" book. These are interview questions that would support a hiring process that teases out skills and established expectations for coaching.

These guides help you make the most of the built-in features of iPad and Mac to create productive learning environments — from managing schedules and screen time to telling and sharing a story. With busy K–8 teachers and parents in mind, the five quick tips in each guide make it easy to set up devices, no matter where learning takes place.

The stories we hear these days about education are largely focused either on the culture wars–what gets to be taught and what doesn’t–or how far students are “behind” in learning after nearly three pandemic school years. These stories are important, but what gets lost is the quiet revolution taking place across the nation–including in Kentucky–to modernize education for the future.

Quin Henderson, Partnerships Manager of Future Design School, joins Homeroom today to share his thoughts on the importance of design thinking in our classrooms. Included in our conversation is the need for teachers and students to innovate, how problem solving is an essential art in learning, and the need to build creativity into our schools.

Jared and Dani welcome Quinn Rollins to UEN Homeroom this week. Quinn is a Social Studies teacher at Cyprus High School in the Granite School District and he is also the author of Play Like a Pirate in which he shares the importance of bringing play into your curriculum. During our discussion we cover topics such as: the importance of sharing your passions with students, the need to give students choice in assignments, how to bring pop culture into your lessons, and the Ten Commandments of 2020.

This week Jared and Dani welcome Rachael Larkin, an AVID teacher from Matheson Jr. High, to UEN Homeroom. With a new year upon us, Rachael dropped by to discuss helping our students to set goals for their academic and personal lives. Our topics included: a brief overview of the AVID program, the importance of having students set goals, extrinsic vs intrinsic motivation in goal setting, how parents can play a role in helping students achieve goals, and setting goals for all areas of personal growth.

Jared and Dani are continuing the Back to School series this week by talking with Rachel Fletcher, a school counselor at the Salt Lake Center for Science Education. As we discussed the need for schools to address the social and emotional needs of student and staff, we also covered the following topics: how we can help students, teachers, and parents who are dealing with anxiety related to schools opening, what types of supports can schools provide for students who need to share their feelings about COVID related issues, and what role schools can play to help provide a safe space for all.

In this article, Kristina Robertson highlights ELL instructional strategies based on key reading components and skills. In addition, educators will learn more about the role of students' home language and oral language. This article is part of our guide on Literacy Instruction for English Language Learners.

Learn more about ways to improve the reading skills of your middle and high school English language learners.

Many striving readers struggle with sight words. Reading expert Linda Farrell suggests this teaching sequence: first, be sure your child knows all the letter names, then all the letter sounds — and then you can introduce a few short high-frequency words such as was. Choose words that don't have regular phonetic spelling. Words that do have phonetic spelling, such as in, did, and on can be folded into phonics lessons.

Reading expert Linda Farrell sees this often with striving readers, and she shares a simple tip: encourage your child to silently "think" the sounds as he reads the word. Linda also emphasizes how important it is for kids to keep their eyes on the words as they read. This video correlates with video about Calista the first grader, as it explains routine that is used with the student in the video.

In this video, reading expert Linda Farrell helps third grader Xavier master reading accuracy.