Integrating Teaching and Learning “Timeless Essentials” for Creating Integrated Units of Study, Volume 2

by Ainsworth, Larry

• ISBN13: 9798350962406
• ISBN10: 8350962402
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2024-10-16
• Publisher: BookBaby
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Summary

Integrating Teaching and Learning: "Timeless Essentials" for Creating Integrated Units of Study is a unique series that PK-12 educators are successfully using to create new units of study, or enrich existing ones, with indispensable elements that fully integrate their instruction with students' learning.
Volume Two in this series presents the second set of "timeless essentials" that are fully described and illustrated with educator-created examples and A.I.-generated examples, along with key points on how to best utilize these essential elements in all grades and content areas. You will first learn how to create Essential Questions that fully engage students to discover and express in their own words the "Big Idea" responses about what they have learned. Next you will see how to improve your assessment literacy to write or select—with the aid of A.I.-generated questions—quality end-of-unit assessments that are a blend of selected-response and constructed-response questions. Finally, you will learn a simple, "tried-and-true" format for creating student-friendly Scoring Guides with clearly understood criteria that will expedite the scoring of students' assessment responses.
Each chapter of the Integrated Teaching and Learning System© begins with the "what" and "why" of the individual element in focus, illustrated with content-specific, grade-level and/or course-level examples. Relevant research from prominent educational thought leaders adds support to the practical value of the various elements. Educators can experience the step-by-step ITLS design process firsthand by applying it to a unit of their choice, individually and/or collaboratively with colleagues. Through this direct engagement, they can determine for themselves the efficacy of this multi-step process for positively impacting their instruction and resultant students' learning.

Author Biography

Larry Ainsworth is the author or co-author of more than 20 books, including his most popular titles: Rigorous Curriculum Design; Common Formative Assessments 2.0; Prioritizing Common Core State Standards; Power Standards; "Unwrapping" Common Core State Standards, and "Unwrapping" the Standards.
Larry's comprehensive new book series, Integrating Teaching and Learning: "Timeless Essentials" for Creating Integrated Units of Study© (2024), explains and illustrates in detail how PK-12 educators can develop quality units of study that intentionally align standards, assessments, instruction, and data analysis to positively impact teaching and student learning.
After 24 years as an upper elementary and middle school classroom teacher in demographically diverse schools, Larry served as the Executive Director of Professional Development at The Leadership and Learning Center in Englewood, Colorado, from 1999 to 2013. Throughout his career as an education consultant, Larry has delivered keynote addresses and breakout sessions across North America and in Argentina and Switzerland, and regularly worked on-site and virtually to assist leaders and educators in understanding and implementing "timeless" education practices in all content areas, pre-kindergarten through grade 12.
Currently an independent author-consultant, Larry continues to present to educators and leaders across the U.S. a series of virtual workshops based on his Integrated Teaching and Learning System©, a dynamic unit-design framework. If you would like more information about his workshops, please visit Larry's website at www.larryainsworth.com or contact him directly at [e-mail].