Close(er) Reading: Resources and Ideas for Moving Forward--Part 3

Our instructional leadership team was working with the Iowa Professional Development Model last week and we were reviewing the four components of quality professional development:

• Theory
• Demonstration
• Practice
• Collaboration/Coaching

We reflected that sometimes, in order to understand something, we just need to 'see it in action.'  Some video clips on close reading from The Teaching Channel provide just that opportunity.

Think Notes is a video demonstration in a high school English Language Arts classroom.  This strategy helps students think about their responses to text and respond in deeper level discussions.  How might you adapt this for your grade level/content area?

Author's Choices another high school English Language Arts classroom looks at craft and structure through the analysis of the author's choices.

Developing Iowa Core Habits--Close Reading this elementary-based lesson models applying close reading to an arts-integrated lesson.

I hope these resources provide additional demonstrations to support your professional learning around close reading!