Classroom Practices
Boosting
students’ higher level thinking is the key to improving achievement,
especially with demanding new assessments on the horizon.
To meet this challenge, teachers must be prepared to teach in new ways.
SchoolRise® specializes in professional development that enables teachers to promote students’ higher level thinking.
Question Answer Relationships (QAR)
QAR was originated by SchoolRise President Taffy Raphael, who has conducted extensive research on the approach.
According to Dr. Raphael:
- QAR is the easiest, most straightforward way to teach students reading comprehension.
- New approaches to QAR integrate all major comprehension strategies.
- Teachers and students both enjoy working with QAR.
Other Popular Professional Development Topics
- Book Club Plus
- Process approach to writing and the writers’ workshop
- Rubric development
- Portfolio assessment featuring student self-assessment
- Response
to Intervention (RTI)
- Math problem solving
- Science inquiry
- Differentiated instruction
- Integrated thematic instruction
- Organizing your classroom to work with small groups
Regie Routman in Residence
- SchoolRise consultants can help your school implement the teaching strategies featured in Regie Routman in Residence.
- Regie Routman’s
kits address
- Reading
- Writing
- Reading-writing connection
