Downloadable support materials for SOS, 2007-2011

May 2011:  21st century learning skills

• SOS Column:  21 century learning skills & engaging in intellectual Risk-Taking (pdf)

March 2011:  Encouraging 21st century students

• SOS Column:  Encouraging 21st century students to respond with wonderment and awe (pdf)

November 2010:  Helping 21st century students

• SOS Column:  Helping 21st century students address complex thinking tasks (pdf)

September 2010:  Habits of Mind

• SOS Column:  21st Century Learning Skills (pdf)

May 2010:  Process Differentiation

• SOS Column: Differentiated Instruction: Focus on process differentitation (pdf)

  Peer Observation Handbook (pdf)

March 2010:  Product Differentation

• SOS Column:  Differentiated instruction: Focus on product differentiation(pdf)

November 2009:  Content Differentiation

• SOS Column:  Differentiated instruction:  Focus on content differentiation  
• KUD chart (pdf)

 September 2009:  Pre-Assessment

• SOS Column:  New series on differentiated instruction debuts in this issue (pdf)
• Webcast:  Pre-Assessment coming soon
  • Sample of pre-assessment -Ancient Rome (pdf)
  • Starting Block template (pdf)

 May 2009:  Cooperative Grouping

January 2009:  Creating Learning Teams

•  Webcast:  Creating learning teams(Flash)
• SOS Column:  Using learning teams to implement the high-yield strategies (pdf)                                

November 2008: Summarizing

• Webcast: Using Summary Frames(Flash)
• Summary Frames:  A Strategy to support the teaching of summarizing (pdf)
• SOS Column:  Summarizing Can Result in Significant Achievements Gains (pdf)

September 2008:  Sustaining Effort and Providing Recognition

• Primary Example (pdf)
• Grades 4-12 Example (pdf)
• Webcast: Sustaining Effort (Flash)
• SOS Column:  Reinforcing Effort (pdf)

May 2008:  Issue-Homework

• Faculty Reflection Worksheet Homework Examples (pdf)
• Faculty Reflection Worksheet Homework Template (pdf)
• SOS Column:  Marzanos High Yield Strategies (pdf)

March 2008:  Providing Feedback with Rubrics

• Webcast:  Creating Rubrics  (Flash)
• Article:  Providing powerful feedback through rubrics (pdf)
• SOS Column:  Providing Powerful Feedback through Rubrics (pdf)

January 2008:  Feedback on Student Achievement

• SOS Column:  The Power of Feedback on Student Achievement (pdf)

November 2007:  Identification of Similarities and Differences through Creating Metaphors  

• Handouts: Identification of Similarities and Differences through Creating Metaphors 
  • Cognitive Map Metaphors
  • Cognitive Map Creating Metaphors 2
  • Creating Metaphors 2
• Webcast: Metaphors(Flash)
• SOS Column:  Identification of Similarities (pdf)

September 2007:  Identifying Similarities and Differences Through Compare and Contrast

• Compare and Contrast - Graphic Organizer (pdf)
• Compare and Contrast Cognitive Map (pdf)
• Primary Grade Example (pdf)
• Middle Grade Example (pdf)
• Secondary Grade Example (pdf)
• Webcast: Similarities and Differences(Flash)
• SOS Column:  Sustaining Outstanding Schools SOS (pdf)