Lesson 25.Text Nuggets: Finding Evidence
Lesson 27. Where Do You Stand?
Lesson 28. Hearing Everyone's Ideas First
Lesson 30. Civilized Disagreement
Chapter 10. Small-Group Projects
Lesson 31. Developing an Assessment Rubric
Lesson 32. Planning Group Projects
Lesson 33. Keeping Individual Project Logs
Lesson 34. Midcourse Corrections
Lesson 35. Being an Attentive Audience Member
Thin-Crust Cheese Pizza Rubric
Individual Group Member Work Plan Form
References and Further Readings
Acknowledgments
The two of us have been co-authoring books for quite a while; in fact, this is our seventh collaboration. So, to begin with, we'd like to give each other a big fist bump (see page 48). Since this is a book about collaboration, it would be pretty embarrassing if the two of us didn't get along. But it just gets easier. We really show each other Friendliness and Support (see the next 230 pages), and it works.
Our spouses, Elaine and Bill, have been virtual co-authors with us over the past fifteen years. Thanks to them, we enjoy Home Court Advantage every day (see page 49). They are our first readers, mildest critics, and favorite travel partners. As we've conducted multiday institutes around the country (fifty-three so far, but who's counting?) the four of us have shared delightful conversations and delectable dinners in almost every state. Idaho, here we come!
When we brought this somewhat unusual project to Corwin, they immediately got it. Our editor and old friend Lisa Luedeke guided us through every step with steady and much-appreciated enthusiasm. Julie Nemer, Melanie Birdsall, and designer Gail Buschman gave us an awesome cover, a catchy interior, and a painless production process. Francesca Dutra Africano and Emeli Warren provided patient and unfailing support, early and late. Maura Sullivan, marketer extraordinaire, now takes over to help the book find its hopefully vast audience. And it has been great to know that Director of Editorial and Professional Learning Lisa Shaw and President Mike Soules have taken a personal interest in this project.
The beautiful illustrations in the book, and the eight adorable students you will soon meet, are the work of Satya Moses, an artist from Dublin, New Hampshire. Every Saturday morning for four months, the three of us got on the phone and worked through Satya's sketches, then drawings, and then colored finals for literally hundreds of slides. We think the results are amazing, and they reflect our attitude toward kids: they want to work hard, do well, and have fun. Now that you've bought the book and admired the drawings, we can reveal that Satya was only nineteen years old when he made them. He is now off to art school. Stand by for the sequel, Satya!
This book marks a transition for Nancy. After several decades as a teacher in suburban Chicago (shout out to all her former students from Andrew High School!), she will be writing, speaking, and consulting full-time in districts around the country by the time you read this. Smokey will continue sallying forth from Santa Fe into the same realms; we hope to share a stage as often as possible.
Every idea in every one of our books traces back to kids, to the thousands of students we've been lucky to hang out and learn with over our fortunate years in this profession. Thanks, you guys, every one. Even Daniel and Devin. Especially Daniel and Devin.
Readers, we hope you enjoy this book, and that it helps you get closer to your kids. In these hard teaching times, our only hope is to redouble our commitment to the precious beings we work with every day.
Friendship and support—first, foremost, and always.
Publisher's Acknowledgments
Corwin gratefully acknowledges the contributions of the following reviewers:
Sara Ahmed
Educator, Middle School History
The Bishop's School
La Jolla, CA
Cindy Gagliardi
English Teacher
Chatham High School
Chatham, NJ
Kym Sheehan
Curriculum and Instruction Specialist
Charlotte County Public Schools
Port Charlotte, FL
Jennifer Wheat Townsend
Literacy Specialist
MSD Pike Township
Indianapolis, IN
Chapter I
The Problem and the Opportunity
Social-Emotional Learning and Academic Engagement
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