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Building Depth & Complexity into the Differentiated Classroom (JTE-BDC6412)

JTaylor — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:23:51 +0000

Individual teachers, schools, districts, and administrators are welcome to attend this one-day workshop in San Antonio, TX, hosted by J Taylor Education in cooperation with Boerne ISD. This workshop will cater to both beginner and advanced users of Depth and Complexity and the related icons. Registration is only $100 (and payable by credit card, check, or purchase order)! If you are interested in group rates or would like more information, please contact us directly at 951-837-0243.

To register online for the event, complete the form below, add this product to your cart, and proceed with the checkout process. Shortly after your order has been processed, you will receive a confirmation email with additional information.

One-day workshop near San Antonio, Texas!

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Math Icon Cards – Digital Version (JTE-14D)

JTaylor — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:55:19 +0000

Use this simple set of easily remembered and reproduced icons to differentiate your standardized mathematics curriculum. Encourage and facilitate the posing of probing questions, complex thinking about math concepts, and research into math history. Gifted students, as well as other students at various levels of proficiency in mathematics, will benefit from opportunities to explore mathematical concepts in depth, and to reflect on the ways in which math works.

The digital version of Math Icon Cards will be delivered as a printable PDF to your email address shortly after payment. The digital version of Math Icon Cards will be stamped with your name, district/school, and date of purchase.

DIGITAL COPYRIGHT POLICY

The digital version of Math Icon Cards is the copyrighted intellectual property of J Taylor Education. With your purchase of the digital version of Math Icon Cards, you are granted a single user license for this product. This license allows you to use the digital version of Math Icon Cards for personal use, either in your classroom or on your personal home computer(s). Sharing this file or any contents of this file with other teachers, schools, school districts or individuals is strictly prohibited without the written consent of J Taylor Education. By downloading the digital version of Math Icon Cards, you agree to adhere to the terms of this license. Sharing these files with other or permitting its use beyond your personal use is a violation of this license agreement and of J Taylor Education’s copyright rights and in and to the digital version of Math Icon Cards.

Depth & Complexity Desk Plates, 4th Grade – 6th Grade Version (JTE-36D) *without Math Icons

JTaylor — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:50:50 +0000

Depth and Complexity Desk Plates are a great resource for your scholarly students. There are three different versions to choose from: K-1st grade, 2nd-3rd grade, and 4th-6th grade. Each desk plate facilitates high-level thinking and includes appropriate and challenging thinking tools, such as Depth and Complexity Icons, Content Imperatives, “Expert” perspectives, and scholarly behaviors. The plates for 2nd-3rd grades and 4th-6th grades add Universal Concepts and Math Icons. Various grade-level resources are also included: alphabet, number line, 100’s chart, multiplication chart, place value, equivalent fractions, and shapes. Depth and Complexity and more at their fingertips!

Desk Plate Dimensions: 5″ x 18″
*This set of desk plates does not have the Math Icons.

Digital Content Imperative Icons

JTaylor — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:28:48 +0000

Get the same convenience and usability with these digital icons as you’ve enjoyed with the Depth and Complexity ones. You choose the ones you need and drag and drop onto instructions materials and reproducibles. Apply to PowerPoint presentations, interactive whiteboards, or any of your files. These two sets, one naming each concept, and one showing the icon only, are 1.5” in size. Of course, you can re-size to fit your specifications. A 5-icon bar completes each set. Be among the first to creatively and easily combine Content Imperatives with the Depth and Complexity dimensions to differentiate content.

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JTaylor — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:02:56 +0000

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Cinderella As You’ve Never Known Her: A Deep, Complex, and Multicultural Look (JTE-40)

JTaylor — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:43:10 +0000

“Cinderella, whose stepsisters go to great lengths to force their too-large feet into Cinderella’s petite, delicate footwear, emerges in many versions from around the world. Cinderella finds her prince from Mexico to China, from India to the shores of Lake Ontario, and all points in between.” All age groups can enjoy and learn in deep and complex ways about this iconic fairy tale character and the many cultures and settings in which she (or he) resides. We have employed depth and complexity dimensions and many thinking skill levels to allow teachers to differentiate for all learners. A collection of template work pages and projects provides opportunities for students to interact with the topic of multicultural tales. Additionally, this book includes an extensive bibliography of Cinderella tales from around the world. The authors’ exciting presentations on this subject provide a rich and welcome addition to any literature, history, or geography unit.

Tiered Literacy Centers—Digital Version (JTE-17D)

JTaylor — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:34:02 +0000

Supporting learners within a diverse classroom setting can be challenging. While teachers work with small groups of children, other students in the classroom need independent, rigorous and meaningful ways to interact with literature. Tiered Literacy Centers encourages independent thinking and meaningful responses to fiction and nonfiction literature through the use of creative and supportive task cards. There are more than 60 engaging, tiered Task Cards that are leveled to promote a range of critical thinking skills. Use them repeatedly with texts, books, magazines, and newspapers. Tiered Literacy Centers is ideal for readers who are at grade level, EL’s, gifted EL’s, and gifted students in mixed-ability classes. Center ideas and time management strategies are provided.

The digital version of Tiered Literacy Centers will be delivered as a printable PDF to your email address shortly after payment. The digital version of Tiered Literacy Centers will be stamped with your name, district/school, and date of purchase.

DIGITAL COPYRIGHT POLICY

The digital version of Tiered Literacy Centers is the copyrighted intellectual property of J Taylor Education. With your purchase of the digital version of Tiered Literacy Centers, you are granted a single user license for this product. This license allows you to use the digital version of Tiered Literacy Centers for personal use, either in your classroom or on your personal home computer(s). Sharing this file or any contents of this file with other teachers, schools, school districts or individuals is strictly prohibited without the written consent of J Taylor Education. By downloading the digital version of Tiered Literacy Centers, you agree to adhere to the terms of this license. Sharing these files with other or permitting its use beyond your personal use is a violation of this license agreement and of J Taylor Education’s copyright rights and in and to the digital version of Tiered Literacy Centers.

Independent Study—Digital Version (JTE-4D)

JTaylor — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:31:17 +0000

These sets of materials are designed to be copied and put to work right away in your classroom. Each set—there are 6, plus a depth and complexity set for a learning center—directs independent study in a different way. Some sets are for older students, some for younger ones, and there’s a set for limited or “not-yet-readers.” Some sets focus on depth and complexity, others focus on research skills or a thematic approach. There’s a full complement of introductory material on the underlying rationale for independent study, how and when it can take place, and how standards are related. You’ll find a set of skills practice pages, charts to enlarge for the classroom, and record keeping and evaluation worksheets to round out the program. 90 pages; 60 illustrated ready-to-use pages. For grades 1-8

Independent Study—Digital Version will be delivered as a printable PDF to your email address shortly after payment. Independent Study—Digital Version will be stamped with your name, district/school, and date of purchase.

DIGITAL COPYRIGHT POLICY

The digital version of Independent Study is the copyrighted intellectual property of J Taylor Education. With your purchase of the digital version of Independent Study, you are granted a single user license for this product. This license allows you to use the digital version of Independent Study for personal use, either in your classroom or on your personal home computer(s). Sharing this file or any contents of this file with other teachers, schools, school districts or individuals is strictly prohibited without the written consent of J Taylor Education. By downloading the digital version of Independent Study, you agree to adhere to the terms of this license. Sharing these files with other or permitting its use beyond your personal use is a violation of this license agreement and of J Taylor Education’s copyright rights and in and to the digital version of Independent Study.

Frames—Digital Version (JTE-5D)

JTaylor — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:26:17 +0000

Use frames to get your students thinking like a sociologist, geographer, philosopher and more. Other frames help evaluate student products, explore themes and generalizations, focus on critical and creative thinking skills, and apply depth and complexity to the core curriculum. Frames are ready for classroom display and transparency making. Differentiation for gifted students becomes easy to capture. You’ll “frame” your response to the needs of all students with this ready-to-use collection. 48 pages, 23 illustrated ready-to-use frames. For all grades.

The digital version of Frames will be delivered as a printable PDF to your email address shortly after payment. The digital version of Frames will be stamped with your name, district/school, and date of purchase.

DIGITAL COPYRIGHT POLICY

The digital version of Frames is the copyrighted intellectual property of J Taylor Education. With your purchase of the digital version of Frames, you are granted a single user license for this product. This license allows you to use the digital version of Frames for personal use, either in your classroom or on your personal home computer(s). Sharing this file or any contents of this file with other teachers, schools, school districts or individuals is strictly prohibited without the written consent of J Taylor Education. By downloading the digital version of Frames, you agree to adhere to the terms of this license. Sharing these files with other or permitting its use beyond your personal use is a violation of this license agreement and of J Taylor Education’s copyright rights and in and to the digital version of Frames.

The Flip Book—Digital Version (JTE-7D)

JTaylor — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:34:13 +0000

A no-fail aid for teachers and students who are designing differentiated learning activities. Segmented mix-and-math pages, which present terms and symbolic illustrations, provide the means: clearly developed examples and explanations provide the why, what, and how. Thinking skills, research skills, options for sharing learning, and differentiation based on the elements depth, complexity, and novelty are the basis of this method. Includes how to use the activities you’ll develop as lessons, learning center tasks, independent project work and at-home learning activities.

The Flip Book—Digital Version will be delivered as a printable PDF to your email address shortly after payment. The Flip Book—Digital Version will be stamped with your name, district/school, and date of purchase.

DIGITAL COPYRIGHT POLICY

The digital version of The Flip Book is the copyrighted intellectual property of J Taylor Education. With your purchase of the digital version of The Flip Book, you are granted a single user license for this product. This license allows you to use the digital version of The Flip Book for personal use, either in your classroom or on your personal home computer(s). Sharing this file or any contents of this file with other teachers, schools, school districts or individuals is strictly prohibited without the written consent of J Taylor Education. By downloading the digital version of The Flip Book, you agree to adhere to the terms of this license. Sharing these files with other or permitting its use beyond your personal use is a violation of this license agreement and of J Taylor Education’s copyright rights and in and to the digital version of The Flip Book.