Mini-Lessons
A Year with Teachers, A Year with Students
Please enjoy this compilation of mini-lessons: a year's worth of discussions with teachers, real lessons in the classroom with students, plus a sprinkling of other learning opportunities. I hope you'll find these videos useful in igniting the genius in your classroom!
Teacher Briefings
- Pattern Seeking, Meaning Making (09:29)
- Never Judge a Reader by Their (Reading) Level (14:07)
- Pattern Seeking Instead of Content Delivery (08:03)
- Lesson Planning Workshop – Part 1 (12:41)
- Lesson Planning Workshop – Part 2 (17:15)
- Lesson Planning Workshop – Part 3 (20:47)
- Reading is Like a Puzzle (07:29)
- Telling Stories that Stick (01:35)
- Never Judge a Reader by Their (Reading) Level (14:07)
- Pattern Seeking Instead of Content Delivery (08:03)
- Lesson Planning Workshop – Part 1 (12:41)
- Lesson Planning Workshop – Part 2 (17:15)
- Lesson Planning Workshop – Part 3 (20:47)
- Reading is Like a Puzzle (07:29)
- Telling Stories that Stick (01:35)
Classroom Examples
- Sifting for Meaning in Nonfiction (19:04)
- Reading Nonfiction "One Section at a Time" (25:21)
- Teaching the Habitude of Curiosity (36:41)
- Text Structure and Powerful Writing (24:54)
- Reading with the Writer in Mind (28:07)
- The Power and Pattern of Story (17:03)
- Turning Good Readers Into Great Readers (21:43)
- Finding the Main Idea in Nonfiction Texts (22:41)
- Reading for Understanding vs Memorizing (28:16)
- Plot Structure Explored (30:54)
- Reading Nonfiction "One Section at a Time" (25:21)
- Teaching the Habitude of Curiosity (36:41)
- Text Structure and Powerful Writing (24:54)
- Reading with the Writer in Mind (28:07)
- The Power and Pattern of Story (17:03)
- Turning Good Readers Into Great Readers (21:43)
- Finding the Main Idea in Nonfiction Texts (22:41)
- Reading for Understanding vs Memorizing (28:16)
- Plot Structure Explored (30:54)
Miscellaneous Learnings
- Learning in Action at Smashburger U (06:49)
- The Portable Office: with Andrew B. Clark (07:24)
- A Teaser of Trailer for 2010 (01:57)
- The Portable Office: with Andrew B. Clark (07:24)
- A Teaser of Trailer for 2010 (01:57)