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Use this list of alternative ways to say “good job”, from Engagement by Design, to keep your students encouraged and motivated in their learning.

Get a sneak peek into the book with this first chapter of Developing Assessment-Capable Visible Learners, Grades K-12, where the authors define what an assessment-capable learner is and explore how teachers can create them. 

Use these tools from Feedback that Moves Writers Forward to strategically structure how you provide feedback to students in a way that supports their writing development—without diminishing their enthusiasm.

This lesson from the Teacher's Guide included with Becoming an Assessment-Capable Visible Learner, Grades 6-12, Level 1: Classroom Pack is set up to help you support your students in asking the right questions to get the feedback that they need.

Use these ideas for indpendent disciplinary reading from Disciplinary Literacy in Action to inspire a schoolwide culture of independent reading.

In this module from The Teacher Clarity Playbook, Grades K-12, the authors discuss useful methods for determining the concepts students must master and the skills they need to attain to meet the standards. 

Use these strategies from Visible Learning for Literacy, Grades K-12, to inform how you provide feedback to students in various situations.

Use this sample assessment from Teaching Literacy in the Visible Learning Classroom, Grades 6-12, to test students’ understanding of literary devices.

In this excerpt from Real Talk about Classroom Management, author Serena Pariser shares her secret to creating a purposeful seating chart based on students’ academic abilities, learning disabilities, language barriers, and more, rather than simply separating the students that “shouldn’t be together” and sprinkling the rest around, hoping for the best.

This excerpt from The Common Core Companion: The Standards Decoded, Grades K-2, outlines and carefully explains the K-2 reading standards and provides guidance for your instruction.

This excerpt from The Common Core Companion: The Standards Decoded, Grades 3-5, outlines and carefully explains the 3-5 reading standards and provides guidance for your instruction.

This excerpt from The Common Core Companion: The Standards Decoded, Grades 6-8, outlines and carefully explains the 6-8 reading standards and provides guidance for your instruction.