Maryellen Vogt

• Professor (Associate) at William Jessup University

This book provides a unique and progressive approach for engage the professional learning of teachers of literacy, reading specialists, literacy coaches, and instructional leaders. Included are descriptions and examples of needs assessments, professional learning plans, and differentiated professional learning activities, including book clubs, less...

Offers step-by-step directions and examples of content and language objectives for all ideas and activities. Provides use-tomorrow ideas and activities for implementing the eight components of the SIOP® Model. Includes 12 sample lesson plans that illustrate how a particular activity can be effective for all students, and all of these sample lessons...

To prepare preservice teachers to implement performance-based assessment in their eventual classrooms and to give them experience in developing their own academic portfolios, some teacher educators are moving toward the portfolio method for assessing their preservice teachers in methods courses. A study evaluated the nature of preservice teachers'...