Workshop 1. Creating Contexts for Learning
Episode # 1

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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Length : 28 min
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Workshop 2. Fluency and Word Study
Episode # 2

This session focuses on how students in the middle grades develop vocabulary and reading fluency. Literacy expert Richard Allington discusses specific teaching strategies that help build fluency and vocabulary, illustrated by classroom examples.

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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Length : 28 min
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Workshop 3. Building Comprehension
Episode # 3

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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Length : 28 min
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Workshop 4. Writing
Episode # 4

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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Length : 28 min
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Workshop 5. New Literacies of the Internet
Episode # 5

This workshop focuses on the evolving use of networked technology in education. Literacy expert Donald Leu discusses strategies that help students effectively read, write, and communicate on the Internet. Classroom examples illustrate strategies for using Internet resources in the classroom.

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Tuesday, July 02, 2013
Length : 28 min
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Workshop 6. Teaching English Language Learners
Episode # 6

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Tuesday, July 02, 2013
Length : 28 min
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Workshop 7. Teaching Diverse Learners
Episode # 7

In this session, literacy expert Dorothy Strickland discusses how teachers can meet the diverse needs of readers and writers in their classrooms. Classroom examples and teaching strategies address different aspects of diversity, including culture, language, background, ability, and learning approaches.

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Tuesday, July 02, 2013
Length : 28 min
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Workshop 8. Assessment and Accountability
Episode # 8

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Tuesday, July 02, 2013
Length : 28 min
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Classroom Program 9. Investigating Word Meaning
Episode # 9

Using a passage from Charlotte

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Tuesday, July 02, 2013
Length : 28 min
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Classroom Program 10. Fostering Book Discussions
Episode # 10

Third-grade teacher Maria Ruiz-Blanco is piloting the use of book club in her bilingual classroom. The class is starting a new book, My Name Is Maria Isabel, in their year-long unit on immigration. Working in groups, students discuss what they read, ask questions, and make connections to their own lives. (Optional classroom program)

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Tuesday, July 02, 2013
Length : 28 min
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Classroom Program 11. Choosing Words Strategically
Episode # 11

Caroline Cockman

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Tuesday, July 09, 2013
Length : 28 min
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Classroom Program 12. Revising for Clarity
Episode # 12

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Tuesday, July 09, 2013
Length : 28 min
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Classroom Program 13. Reading Across The Curriculum
Episode # 13

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Tuesday, July 09, 2013
Length : 28 min
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Classroom Program 14. Looking at Cause and Effect
Episode # 14

Holly Concannon and her fifth-grade class discuss cause and effect in a passage from Gary Paulsen

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Tuesday, July 09, 2013
Length : 28 min
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Classroom Program 15. Close Reading for Understanding
Episode # 15

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Tuesday, July 09, 2013
Length : 28 min
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Classroom Program 16. Summarizing Nonfiction
Episode # 16

Eleanor Demont

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Tuesday, July 09, 2013
Length : 28 min
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