S2 E35: It's Time to Bend Curriculum & Create Our Own Integrated Units of Study with Leah Mermelstein
Schoolutions: Curious Educators. Evidence-Based Strategies. Classrooms Where Every Child Thrives.
05/22/23
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Leah Mermelstein, the author of“We-Do” Writing and many other renowned professional books, shares her secrets for creating integrated units of study. Listeners will learn her step-by-step process to bend or create their own integrated curricula.
Episode Mentions:
- Leah Mermelstein's Schoolutions Interview, "We-Do" Writing Book, "We-Do" Model Graphic & Self-Directed Writers Book
- P. David Pearson
- Cornelius Minor's Schoolutions Interview & We Got This. Book
- Dr. Tanya Wright's Schoolutions Interview & A Teacher's Guide to Vocabulary Development Across the Day Book
- Patterns of Power Series
- Nell K. Duke & Kelly B. Cartwright's The Science of Reading Progresses: Communicating Advances Beyond the Simple View of Reading (graphic on page 9)
- First Education Writing Summit (June 14, 2023) - Reboot, Revamp, and Refresh Your School's or Classroom's Writing Instruction
- Align the Design: A Blueprint for School Improvement by Nancy J. Mooney & Ann T. Mausbach
- Schooling by Design: Mission, Action, and Achievement by Grant Wiggins & Jay McTighe
Connect & Learn with Leah:
When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.
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Jennifer Serravallo shares what inspired her to publish her most recent book, The Reading Strategies Book 2.0, and launch her ground-breaking literacy podcast for educators, To the Classroom. With each episode, Jen interviews leading researchers and scholars, seeking answers to all things literacy, and then processes the research with colleagues, leaning on the question, “How will we take what we’ve learned to the classroom?”
Episode Mentions:
- Maryanne Wolf
- Wiley Blevins
- Dr. Melanie Kuhn
- Dr. Peter Afflerbach
- Academic Intervention Services (AIS) & Response to Intervention (RtI)
- The Literacy Strategies Community
- Dr. Daniel Willingham
- HyeJin Hwang
Jen’s Current Podcast Playlist:
- Triple R Teaching
- Science of Reading: The Podcast
- Code Switch
- Fresh Air
- Have You Heard
- Nice White Parents
- So Many White Guys
- The Splendid Table
- The Yarn
- This American Life
- Bone Valley
Connect and Learn with Jen:
- on her website & To the Classroom Podcast (Spotify & Apple Podcasts)
- on Twitter (@JSerravallo)
- on Instagram
- on Facebook
When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.
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Global changemakers Renée Dinnerstein and Larry Leaven have a shared commitment to children when it comes to reviving choice time, inquiry, exploration, and play in schools around the world. Their inspiring anecdotes and creative out-of-the-box solutions will help listeners immediately put choice time into action.
Episode Mentions:
- Vivian Gussin Paley
- Deborah Meier
- PS 321
- NAEYS
- Loris Malaguzzi
- Fanny Roman
- Why Every Kindergarten and First-Grade School Day Should Begin with Inquiry and Imaginative Play by Olivia Wahl
- S1 E8: Bringing Joy to the Start of Each Day Through Play with Mary Anne Camel
- Dalton School Hong Kong
- Susan Harris MacKay
- AnjiPlay
- Nancy Du
- Defending the Early Years Organization
- Making Your Environment "The Third Teacher" by Margie Carter
Connect and Learn with Renée:
- at her website and blog
- on Twitter (@RDinnerstein)
- on Instagram (@reneedinnerstein)
- on Facebook (@renee.dinnerstein.7) & Choice Time Facebook Group
- on LinkedIn
- check out:
Connect and Learn with Larry:
When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.
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