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Meet Itematica,™ our new item bank.The digital assessment tool for benchmarks, quick exit tickets, and everything in between. Available as an add-on with Total Motivation. Learn more on p. 12.

New for 2018–19• Itematica™ is a digital assessment tool and item

bank available as an add-on with Total Motivation (p. 12–13).

• Team ThinkUp! and ThinkUp! Foundations introduce the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking™ across the curriculum to build a schoolwide culture that promotes student growth (p. 14–16).

• Critical Thinking in the Classroom: A Practitioner’s Guide details the why and the how of teaching critical thinking in K-12 classrooms, with over 100 practical ideas and tools (p. 17).

• TEKS Mastery Series provides instructional activities and strategies for every single TEKS for ELAR, Math, and Science in grades 1–8 (p. 18).

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Total Motivation Writing 10

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ThinkUp! Foundations 16

Critical Thinking in the Classroom: A Practitioner’s Guide 17

TEKS Mastery Series 18

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DOK–RBT Wheel 19

Critical Thinking Guide 19

Critical Thinking Educator Wheels 19

ELL Strategies Guide 19

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Updated for 2018–19Total Motivation features 3 significant updates based on customer feedback:

1. Revised Teacher Editions. Revisions include:• New classroom-tested instructional ideas

• Improved unit layout plus spiral binding for ease of use

• Suggested time frame and student grouping for all activities

• New Unit Section: Prepare for the Unit unpacks the unit’s focus TEKS and includes Critical Thinking Traits, a new feature to help incorporate the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking™ into instruction

(See p. 4–10 for subject-specific revisions.)

2. Streamlined Science TEKS (see p. 6)

3. New Digital Platform. Total Motivation’s online platform was overhauled and reimagined to resolve accessibility and user experience issues. Features include whiteboard compatibility, 1-to-1 licensing for teachers, and access to content in print and online. Launching August 2018.

For more details, visit mentoringminds.com/texas-revisions.

All Mentoring Minds products qualify for Title I funding. For a full list of funding sources, visit mentoringminds.com/funding.

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TEKS Instruction

addresses 100% of the TEKS and prepares students to excel on STAAR. Chosen by more than 5,000 Texas principals, Total Motivation Math helps students learn how to apply critical thinking skills to rigorous, standards-based content.

Student Edition• Rigorous, TEKS-aligned content embeds critical

thinking into lessons, placing an emphasis on mathematical processes as well as the final solution.

• Hands-on activities using manipulatives and pictorial representations connect mathematics to the everyday lives of students.

• Variety of assessment items and question formats familiarize students with the format of STAAR.

• Vocabulary activities help students develop math literacy and strengthen communication skills.

Teacher Edition• 100% of the new Math TEKS are unpacked and

explained for each grade level to equip teachers with in-depth knowledge of the standards.

• Units organized by focus standard include hundreds of engaging activities and interventions to support instruction, reinforcement, and re-teaching.

• Activities and items are coded to the TEKS, Depth of Knowledge, Bloom’s Taxonomy, and ELPS.

• Online access to content allows teachers to plan from anywhere and use interactive whiteboards to teach content.

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Unit 12 Guided Practice Standard 5.3(I)–Supporting

1 Kennedy buys a bag that contains 6 small boxes of raisins. Each box contains 6 __ 7 ounce of raisins. How many ounces of raisins does Kennedy buy?

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2 Kent spent 5 __ 6 hour washing dishes on Monday, as shown on the number line.

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Kent washed dishes for the same amount of time on Tuesday and Wednesday. How much time did Kent spend washing dishes during those 3 days?

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3 Danielle uses carpet squares to create a rug, as shown in the model. Each carpet square is 1 __ 2 yard by 1 __ 2 yard.

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4 Delpha buys 20 packs of gum. Each small square in the model represents 1 pack of gum.

Three fifths of the packs contain bubble gum. How many packs of bubble gum does Delpha buy?

F 18 packs

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Use Objects and Pictures to Multiply a Whole Number and a Fraction Unit 12 5.3(I)Introduction

Activity: (10–15 minutes)

The teacher reads Multiplying Menace: The Revenge of Rumpelstiltskin by Pam Calvert. The class discusses the situations in the story in which a whole number is multiplied by a fraction. Each student selects a situation and creates a Before and After poster on a sheet of drawing paper, including the corresponding equation. One example is shown. (DOK: 2, RBT: Apply, ELPS: (c)1.C, (c)1.E, (c)1.H, (c)2.C, (c)2.E)

Before: 30 spiders

After: 1 spider

1 ___ 30 x 30 = 1

Formative Assessment (5–10 minutes)

Students display posters for the class to view. After class members have viewed all of the posters, the teacher gives each student two sticky notes of different colors. On one sticky note, students describe something they understand from the activity. On the other sticky note, students describe something they would like to understand better. The teacher creates two class posters titled What We Understand and What We Want to Understand Better. Students affix sticky notes to the appropriate posters. The teacher uses student responses to assist in planning instructional activities. (DOK: 1, RBT: Understand, ELPS: (c)1.C, (c)1.E, (c)1.H, (c)4.G, (c)5.B, (c)5.G)

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UPDATES FOR 2018–2019Total Motivation Math includes a revised Teacher Edition, new digital platform, and the option to add on Itematica,™ the new digital assessment tool and item bank.

For more details, see p. 3 or visit mentoringminds.com/texas-revisions.

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TEKS Instruction

addresses 100% of the TEKS and prepares students to excel on STAAR. By introducing concepts with hands-on activities, this curriculum helps students directly engage with scientific practices to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Total Motivation Science was revised standard by standard to fully align with the newly adopted Streamlined Science TEKS.

• Removed units that addressed deleted content standards.

• Revised content to reflect additions, deletions, or clarifications to content or process standards.

• Reorganized units to align with reassigned Reporting Categories.

• Maintained content aligned to unchanged standards to provide for classroom and lesson plan continuity when possible.

• Levels 5 & 8 only: Added new, abbreviated units for targeted practice on Supporting Standards from lower grade levels tested on Grade 5 and 8 STAAR tests.

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investigations promote critical thinking skills.

• Vocabulary activities support science literacy and language development.

• Parent and homework activities help students make connections between content learned at school and science in the real world.

Teacher Edition• 100% of the TEKS are unpacked and explained.

• Units organized by focus standard feature hundreds of evidence-based strategies to help teachers plan instruction.

• Items are coded to the TEKS, Depth of Knowledge, Bloom’s Taxonomy (Original and Revised), and ELPS.



ScienceGRADES 3–5 (SPANISH) | GRADES 3–5 & 8

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8.6(A) Unit 7 Unbalanced Forces

IntroductionEvaluate student understanding throughout the activities as a formative assessment of learning.

Activity 1: Demonstrating Unbalanced Forces (20–30 minutes) Student 3

Tug-of-War StationProvide students with a rope for tug-of-war. Have two students pull on opposite ends of the rope with varying amounts of force applied in each direction. Have students discuss the effects of the unbalanced forces. Label the diagram and explain the results of the unbalanced forces.

Chair-Moving StationProvide students with a chair and instruct one student to move the chair with varying amounts of force. Have students discuss the effects of the unbalanced forces. Label the diagram and explain the results of the unbalanced forces.

Ball-Moving StationProvide students with a ball and instruct one student to move the ball with varying amounts of force. Have students discuss the effects of the unbalanced forces. Label the diagram and explain the results of the unbalanced forces.

Toy Truck-Moving StationProvide students with a toy truck. Instruct one or two students to move the toy truck with varying amounts of force. Have students discuss the effects of the unbalanced forces. Label the diagram and explain the results of the unbalanced forces.

Activity 2: Measuring Unbalanced Forces (45–60 minutes) Student Page 74

1. Provide each group with investigation materials. 2. Have students tie together with string the appropriate number of washers

for each trial and hook the spring scale to the other end of the string.3. Tell students to pull six washers to the right across a surface for at least

25 cm with the same amount of force. Record the force value and relative speed of the washers in the table provided. Repeat procedure.

4. Instruct students to pull ten washers across a carpeted surface for at least 25 cm with the same amount of force. Record the force value and relative speed of the washers in the table provided.

5. Repeat procedure for concrete, sandpaper, and a smooth surface, recording all data in the table provided.

6. Have students calculate the force of friction values for each surface in relation to the smooth surface.

7. Ask students to complete the discussion questions.8. Discuss results recorded by students.

Questions to Guide Inquiry1. What are unbalanced forces? What are examples of unbalanced forces?2. How do unbalanced forces affect objects?3. How can unbalanced forces be produced?4. What variables were manipulated during the investigations?5. How can speed and direction change due to unbalanced forces? 6. Which surface has the greatest force from friction? How does friction affect the speed of the washers?

MaterialsActivity 1: Per Group/Station• rope for tug-of-war• chair• ball• toy truck• safety goggles

MaterialsActivity 2: Per Group/Station• spring scale• 10 washers• string• sandpaper• carpet (access)• concrete (access)• smooth surface (access)• metric ruler• safety goggles


UPDATES FOR 2018–2019Comprehensive revisions ensure full alignment with the Streamlined Science TEKS (see details on p. 6). The revised Teacher Edition includes updates listed on p. 3 in addition to separate materials lists identified for each activity and cross-curricular activities to connect science content to other subject areas. Total Motivation Science also includes a new digital platform and the option to add on Itematica,™ the new digital assessment tool and item bank.

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TEKS Instruction

addresses 100% of the ELAR TEKS and prepares students to excel on STAAR with high-interest reading selections and engaging activities that help students progress beyond comprehension to build critical thinking skills and strong vocabularies.

About the Student Edition• Literary and informational texts introduce cross-

curricular connections in social studies and science.

• Assessment questions aligned to TEA Released Items promote familiarity with STAAR formats.

• Prompts that allow students to respond to texts at all levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy.

About the Teacher Edition• 100% of the ELAR TEKS in reading, writing,

conventions, research, listening, and speaking are addressed with evidence-based strategies to help teachers scaffold high-quality instruction.

• Units organized by focus standard support any reading curricula and define and explain each standard to support direct instruction and reinforcement.

• Activities and items are coded to Depth of Knowledge, Bloom’s Taxonomy (Original and Revised), and ELPS.


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Unit 13 Homework

1. Search the Internet to locate pictures of rainbows. Identify the colors of the rainbow and their meanings.

2. Allow your child to make rainbows with creative materials.3. Encourage your child to experiment with combinations of colors.

Parent Activities

1 Why does an artist use a palette?

A The artist stores her tubes of paint on a palette.

B The artist places her paintbrush on a palette.

C The artist mixes her paints on a palette.

D The artist creates paintings on a palette.

2 Why does the author include the photograph?

F To show the artist’s work

G To show how an artist uses a palette

H To show children how to paint

J To show which colors are on the palette

3 What is the purpose of the hole in the palette?

A It helps the artist hold the palette.

B It helps the artist balance the paintbrush.

C It helps the artist mix the paints.

D It helps the artist create the artwork.

4 Write a sentence that uses the word dabs as it is used in the paragraph.

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An art palette is an oval tray used by artists to mix colors of paint. An artist squeezes dabs of color from small tubes of paint onto the palette. Then, she places her thumb through a small hole in the tray. The artist balances the palette against her arm as she paints. The artist knows the colors she will need. Different shades of color are made by mixing the dabs of paint. As the artist mixes her paints, the palette appears as a colorful rainbow.

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8.13, 8.13(A), 8.13(C) Unit 1 Where Do You Want To Go?

Prepare for the Unit Student Pages 5–14

Review the following information to clarify the TEKS before planning instruction.

TEKS 8.13 – Students use comprehension skills to analyze how words, images, graphics, and sounds work together in various forms to impact meaning. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater depth in increasingly more complex texts. Students are expected to:

(A) evaluate the role of media in focusing attention on events and informing opinion on issues;

(C) evaluate various techniques used to create a point of view in media and the impact on audience.

Reporting Category – 3-Supporting

Unpacking the TEKSForms of media include print media (e.g., newspapers, magazines, journals, newsletters), broadcast media (e.g., radio, television), the Internet (e.g., web pages, web articles, references, blogs), and social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram). These forms rely on a combination of words, images, graphics, and sounds to focus attention on events and inform opinions on issues. Readers, listeners, and viewers of media must carefully evaluate the role of media and the techniques that are used to create a point of view and impact the audience. Media messages use a variety of techniques, such as flattery, repetition, fear, and humor to impact the public. Visual and sound techniques such as special effects, camera close-ups, lighting, font style and size, use of color, or music also influence media messages. Consumers of media must recognize the influence that the media has in manipulating public opinion. Students must become media literate in order to navigate the constant stream of media messages and techniques and to evaluate the validity and impact of the messages.

Critical Thinking TraitsAlthough students may demonstrate multiple critical thinking traits as they master this standard, provide opportunities for students to apply the communicate and examine traits. (See Critical Thinking Traits in Teacher Resources.)

Connections to the TEKSReview the Instructional Activities and determine those you will use to support instruction and practice of the TEKS.

Activity 1: Magazine Messages (15 minutes)

Have students choose advertisements from magazines with a variety of messages. Instruct students to write the messages of the advertisements and evaluate how well the media communicates the messages and impacts the audience. Debrief student responses in the large group. (TEKS: 8.1, 8.13, 8.13(A), 8.13(B), 8.13(C), Figure 19(B), Figure 19(C), DOK: 2, Bloom’s/RBT: Analysis/Analyze, ELPS: (c)1.A, (c)1.C, (c)2.D, (c)2.E, (c)2.I, (c)3.D, (c)3.E, (c)3.G, (c)3.H, (c)3.I, (c)3.J, (c)4.G, (c)4.J, (c)4.K, (c)5.G)

Activity 2: Media Detectives (15 minutes)

Have students choose current events and observe, for several days, how the events are presented by three different forms of media. As students are following the presentations of the events, encourage them to evaluate how each media form focuses attention on the events and delivers an opinion on the events. Ask students to also determine the techniques the media employs to impact the audience. Have students record their findings on three-pronged webs with one prong labeled for each form of media. Invite students to share webs in small groups. (TEKS: 8.1, 8.13, 8.13(A), 8.13(B), 8.13(C), 8.26, 8.27, Figure 19(B), Figure 19(C), DOK: 2, Bloom’s/RBT: Analysis/Analyze, ELPS: (c)1.A, (c)1.H, (c)2.D, (c)2.F, (c)2.G, (c)2.H, (c)2.I, (c)3.E, (c)4.G, (c)4.K, (c)5.G)


UPDATES FOR 2018–2019Total Motivation Reading includes a new digital platform and the option to add on Itematica,™ the new digital assessment tool and item bank. The revised Teacher Edition includes all updates listed on p. 3 in addition to an extra activity in each unit that varies according to grade level band (e.g. Word Study for Grade 1; Homework for Grades 2–5; and Writing Connection for Grades 6–8).

For more details, see p. 3 or visit mentoringminds.com/texas-revisions.

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addresses 100% of the TEKS and prepares students to excel on STAAR with easy-to-implement lessons and abundant practice.

• Analysis and evaluation of model compositions teaches students to apply the writing process.

• Activities provide authentic practice for composing original texts, revising, and editing.

• Scoring rubrics coach students to evaluate their own writing.

• Assessment questions aligned to TEA Released Items promote familiarity with STAAR formats.

• 20 units organized by focus standard support any writing curricula and include evidence-based strategies to help teachers scaffold high-quality instruction.


UPDATES FOR 2018–2019Total Motivation Writing includes a new digital platform and the option to add on Itematica,™ the new digital assessment tool and item bank. The revised Teacher Edition includes all updates listed on p. 3 in addition to new scoring rubrics for each unit’s writing activity.


WritingGRADES 3–4 (SPANISH) | GRADE 4

Engage bilingual students in the writing process.

• ¡Escribir como Estrellas! contains 15 units with high-interest passages and skill-based activities that address the writing TEKS and reflect the rigor of STAAR.

• Each unit includes targeted practice for revision and editing, a personal narrative or expository composition prompt, composition planning and drafting pages, a 26-line composition page, and student and teacher scoring rubrics.

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Assessments

Itematica is a digital assessment tool for benchmarks, quick exit tickets, and everything in between. Choose pre-built assessments from the library or customize your own. Itematica integrates content from Inspect® Item Bank, with over 100,000 items aligned to Math, ELA, Science, and History state standards.

Itematica Features• 500+ pre-built assessments, including formative

assessments, performance tasks, benchmarks, end-of-year (EOY) assessments, and Spanish-transadapted and translated assessments.

• Platform enables online work capture, progress reporting, data export, and EOY data rollover.

• Item bank includes all item types currently used in high-stakes testing, including technology-enhanced items such as drag and drop, graphing, and technology-enabled listening.

• Optional: The Quick Checks Bundle includes 600+ short, fixed-form assessments containing 5–7 items based on content standards. In addition, 120+ K-1 assessments provide for developmentally appropriate formative assessment in early elementary.

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Critical Thinking

Help students become strong thinkers across the curriculum. Team ThinkUp! introduces the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking™ through the lenses of ELA, Math, and Science. Authentic examples and cross-curricular activities teach students to apply the 9 traits in context and reflect on their thinking.

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Student Activity Book• 9 units introduce individual traits with full-color

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• Texts feature people, animals, events or literary characters to model each trait.

• Activities encourage students to assess personal application of each trait across content areas.

Teacher Guide• A suggested introductory activity guides

teachers to build background knowledge before beginning the Student Activity Book.

• Ideas for cross-curricular application help teachers extend the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking™ beyond the Student Activity Book to support the core curriculum.

• Recommended concluding activity allows students to reflect on traits and their impact on learning.

• Additional resources include a guide for lesson planning, ideas for flexible delivery, and more.

About Grade Level KThe Teacher Guide includes shared reading activities to introduce the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking™ in the context of a fairy tale, folktale, or fable using poetic form and colorful illustration. The activities enhance oral language development and equip teachers to facilitate discussion about critical thinking. The Student Activity Book includes poetry as well as interactive activities for Math and Science to complement each trait.

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Pair with ThinkUp! Foundations to guide educators in building a school-wide thinking culture based on the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking™. See p. 16.


Math | ELAR | Science GRADES 1–8

Apply the Trait ELA

Adapt the word on this word ladder by following the

instructions.

Create a word ladder.

Write a word to start your word ladder.

Write the instructions for each word on your

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Apply the Trait Science

Draw three ways to keep an egg from breaking.

Check the way you would try first.

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Apply the Trait

When you adapt, you look at things in different ways.

A triangle is a closed figure with three sides.

This puzzle is made of triangles.

How many triangles can you find?

If you did not find more than 6 triangles, look again.

How many triangles did you find on your

second look?

Share your thinking with a partner.

Did you both find the same number

of triangles?

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Apply the Trait

Look at the picture of the bicycle.

Think about what has been added to the bicycle.

In each box, write a use for the object.

Self-Assessment

Adapt – I adjust my strategy to accomplish a task.

Think about what you have learned about the critical

thinking trait adapt.

Read the sentence. Color your answer.

I know when I need to try a new way to do something.

Adapt

I adapt when I should.

Sometimes I adapt, but sometimes I

need help.

I never adapt.

Sketch a favorite toy. Sketch something you might add to adapt the toy.

Check My Thinking

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activity. It is called an egg drop contest. Kids must drop

eggs from a height. The eggs must be protected so they

do not break.

To play, kids receive eggs. They think of ways to protect

their eggs. Some kids wrap them in paper. Other kids

tape cotton balls on their eggs. Some kids use feathers

and straws to keep their eggs safe.

Then the kids drop their eggs. PLOP !

They look at their eggs. Did some eggs break? What

caused them to crack? Why did some eggs not break?

The kids get more eggs. They change the ways they

wrap their eggs. They try new ways to keep their

eggs safe.

Then the kids drop their eggs again. PLOP !

How might you protect your egg in an egg drop contest?

This is an egg.

This is an egg that was dropped.

Adapt


adapt – I adjust my strategy to accomplish a task.Explore the Trait Adapt – I adjust my strategy to accomplish a task.

How do kids adapt in an egg drop contest?

Read the words in the word bank.

Use the words in the word bank to write the adapt trait statement

on the lines.

Circle the words in the statement that you know.

Draw a box around the words in the statement that you will learn.

Explore the Trait

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EDUCATOR RESOURCES

Critical Thinking

• Establish a common language with the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking™: Adapt, Examine, Create, Communicate, Collaborate, Inquire, Link, Reflect, and Strive.

• Integrate critical thinking across the curriculum with suggested strategies and activities.

• Learn to identify and nurture the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking™ as students practice them in academic work and social interactions.

• Nurture teacher development, student growth, and family engagement.

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Lay the foundation for student growth and achievement.

By teaching and modeling critical thinking skills in the context of content instruction, we can help all students become active, hands-on learners—learners who ask questions, collaborate with their classmates, strive to master concepts, and reflect on ideas they encounter.

This book provides a foundation for teaching critical thinking in K-12 classrooms, including over 100 practical tools and strategies to ensure effective implementation. A variety of thinking frameworks and other research from leading educational experts help to frame the practical ideas.

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The TEKS Mastery Series collects every single TEKS into one flip chart to help you plan TEKS-focused instruction.

• Find every single TEKS unpacked and explained, along with activities designed to spiral learning and build mastery.

• Stay focused on student outcomes with ideas for assessing progress, identifying misconceptions, and teaching content through a critical thinking lens.

• Collaborate with other educators to vertically scaffold instruction and connect learning across content areas.

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SCIENCE†Grade 1 2000810Grade 2 2000820Grade 3 2000830Grade 4 2000840Grade 5 2000850Grade 6 2000860Grade 7 2000870Grade 8 2000880

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T-TESS Flip Chart Guide to implement T-TESS with prompts for Before, During, and After the Lesson in each T-TESS Domain and Dimension.

$29.95 ea. SKU 20900 Buy 11 for $26.95 ea. • 21 for $24.95 ea.

Critical Thinking Educator Wheels Questioning prompts and ideas to promote deeper levels of thinking and spark discussion among students.

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DOK–RBT WheelEasy access to two critical thinking models, Depth of Knowledge and Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy, plus ideas for application.

$8.95 ea. SKU 31100

Critical Thinking Guide Quick reference for questioning stems, strategies, and activities focused on critical and creative thinking.

$12.95 ea. SKU 24000

ELL Strategies Guide Techniques and strategies for teaching English Language Learners, including ways to engage parents and recognize the role that culture plays in learning.

$12.95 ea. SKU 26000

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This session addresses planning, managing, and implementing instruction to meet the diverse needs of all learners through the intentional practice of differentiated instruction. Participants in this session will be better equipped to:

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• Use readiness, learning preferences, and student interest to impact quality lessons

• Utilize differentiation through content, process, product, and environment

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Total Success with Total MotivationMath, Reading, Writing, or Science

This comprehensive training helps you successfully and effectively implement Total Motivation. Learning targets include:

• Learn how to plan lessons that map to your school’s scope and sequence

• Discuss implementation of high-quality, subject-specific instruction in Math, Reading, Writing, or Science based on research and data

• Identify how to build essential critical thinking and process skills• Identify best practices for weaving technology into daily

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Critical ThinkingIntegrating Critical Thinking into Instruction

This session teaches participants the background knowledge and instructional approaches necessary for creating thinking-centered classrooms. It introduces practical, research-based strategies that encourage deeper levels of thinking and equip participants to:

• Cultivate a classroom environment of thinking• Model best practices of critical thinking instruction• Develop an active rather than passive learning environment• Employ frameworks and structures to develop critical thinkers• Utilize Bloom’s Taxonomy and Webb’s Depth of Knowledge

Student SuccessA Multi-Tiered Approach to Prevent Academic Failure

This session explores how to establish a multi-tiered system of supports and prevent academic failure by using a Response to Intervention (RTI) framework. It equips teachers with techniques for employing increasingly intensive, research-based instructional interventions. Participants will learn to:

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Critical Thinking in the Classroom A Practitioner’s Guide A comprehensive guide to help teachers embed critical thinking into K-12 instruction with over 100 practical ideas for any classroom.

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Team ThinkUp!™ is a series of student activity books and teacher guides that introduce the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking™ in cross-curricular contexts.

ThinkUp! Foundations™ is a series of compact guides packed with strategies, tips, and activities for building a thinking culture based on the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking.™

The TEKS Mastery Series gathers together ideas for instruction, formative assessment, intervention, and more for each and every TEKS, in 1 easy flip chart. Choose grade level and content area.

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What does critical thinking look like? We’ve identified 9 traits that promote a thinking culture and help students take ownership over their learning.

Find these traits integrated throughout the TEKS Mastery Series (p. 18), newly revised Total Motivation (p. 4–10), and ThinkUp!, a new system that helps educators teach critical thinking alongside content and build a culture of student growth (p. 14 –16).

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