Summarization in Any Subject: 60 Innovative, Tech-Infused Strategies for Deeper Student Learning

Summarization. Just when we thought we knew everything about it, the doors to divergent thinking open and summarization—no longer something that students must endure until you get to the "cool" stuff—takes on an exciting new role in student success!

In this second edition of Summarization in Any Subject, Dedra Stafford joins Rick Wormeli in adding fresh depth and creative variations to the basics, including changes to all 50 techniques from the first edition and brand new summarizing techniques that can be differentiated for multiple disciplines and levels of student readiness.

Personably written, with a sense of humor and a commitment to students' substantive engagement with curriculum, this new edition provides practical, "show me what it looks like" tools and descriptions as well as QR codes and tech integrations for many of the techniques. The book provides

A clear rationale for summarization in any subject along with an explanation of the cognitive science that powers its positive effects, including the influence of background knowledge and primacy-recency, plus the benefits of metaphors, chunking, timing, maintaining objectivity, and the efficacy that comes when students process content.

Practical tips for teaching students note taking, paraphrasing, and text structure.

Nine easy strategies that teachers can use to help students begin to understand what they need to know in order to summarize.

Detailed descriptions of 60 strategies and critical thinking variations that provide students with memorable learning experiences, plus targeted support materials that assist in teaching and learning.

It's time to revitalize learning and shatter the tedium associated with summarization, and this new edition of Summarization in Any Subject can help you do just that.

RICK WORMELI, one of the first National Board–certified teachers in America, brings innovation, energy, validity, and high standards to both his presentations and his instructional practice, which includes 38 years of teaching math, science, English, physical education, health, and history and of coaching teachers and principals. Rick’s work has been reported in numerous media, including ABC's Good Morning America, MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews, National Geographic and Good Housekeeping magazines, What Matters Most: Teaching for the 21st Century, and The Washington Post. He is a columnist for AMLE Magazine and a frequent contributor to ASCD’s Educational Leadership magazine. His classroom practice is one of the showcases for ASCD's best-selling series "At Work in the Differentiated Classroom."

DEDRA STAFFORD is an educational consultant, speaker, trainer, and author. Her work has led her to speak in three international schools and more than 40 states. Much of Dedra's time is spent supporting high-risk schools in an embedded capacity. A passionate educator with a belief in the power of positive purposeful teaching, her goal is to play a small part in helping educators find and maintain their joy for education while gaining new strategies and skills to reach today’s learners. With more than 20 years in education as a former middle school teacher and district professional development specialist working with preschool through 12th grade teachers and administrators, Dedra understands the need for practical research-based strategies that can be used immediately in the classroom. Dedra is the author of Podcasting: A Step-by-Step Guide for Creating Podcasts and Using Them in the Classroom and coauthor of Teaching Kids to Thrive: The Other Essential Skills for Success.