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"Civil Disobedience" excerpt seminar
This lesson plan is to be used for a seminar on an excerpt of Henry David Thoreau's work, "Civil Disobedience." The plan will follow the Paideia concept to discuss the great ideas of the text. The plan will provide a pre-guide activity, coaching activity, inner circle seminar questions, outer circle questions and a post writing assignment.
Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
By Francis Bryant.
Paideia
According to the National Paideia Institute, Paideia (py-dee-a) is from the Greek pais, paidos, which means the upbringing of a child. The Paideia philosophy “celebrates the fundamental notion that...
Format: article
By Heather Coffey.
Further reading
In The five features of effective writing, page 7
An annotated bibliography on the Features of Effective Writing.
By Kathleen Cali.
Connecting with colleagues: No tricks, all treat!
In The First Year, page 2.4
You're busy, but making time for conversation with colleagues will pay off in the long run.
Format: article
By Kristi Johnson Smith.
It’s November. Do you know where your energy is?
In The First Year, page 2.6
How to sustain your energy as the year wears on.
By Kristi Johnson Smith.

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An instructional method in which the teacher serves as a guide to support student learning as opposed to acting as the sole director of student learning.

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Peer coaching or teacher coaching is also used to describe a mentoring relationship between an experienced or master teacher and a novice teacher.