Websites:
Books:
Pathways to the Common Core: Accelerating Achievement by Lucy Calkins, Mary Ehrenworth and Christopher Lehman
The Daily Five by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser
Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension to Enhance Understanding by Stephanie Harvey
The CAFE Book: Engaging All Students in Daily Literary Assessment and Instruction by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser
Launch a Primary Writing Workshop: Gettting Started with Units of Study for Primary Writing, Grades K-2 by Lucy Calkins
Launch an Intermediate Writing Workshop: Getting Started with Units of Study for Teaching Writing, Grades 3-5 by Lucy Calkins
Ideas:
Flipped Classrooms! http://www.knewton.com/flipped-classroom/