2011

Thinkquiry Toolkit 1

Meltzer, J., & Jackson, D. (Eds.). (2011). Thinkquiry Toolkit 1: Strategies to improve reading comprehension and vocabulary development across the content areas. Portsmouth, NH: Public Consulting Group. http://www.thinkquiry.com

2010

Guidelines for Developing an Effective District Literacy Action Plan

Meltzer, J., & Jackson, D. (2010). Guidelines for developing an effective district literacy action plan (Version 1.1). Malden MA: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and Public Consulting Group.

 

 

 

2009

PCG Educations Glossary of  RtI Terms

A concise glossary of terms with defintions related to RtI.

 

 

 

Taking the Lead on Adolescent Literacy: Action Steps for School and District Leaders.

Judith Irvin, Julie Meltzer, Nancy Dean, and Martha Jan Mickler. (in press). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

 

 

 

From No to Yes: A CTE Teacher's Journey in Literacy Instruction.

Susan Ziemba and Peter Gagnon. (2009, February). Techniques, 84(2), pp.8–9, Journal of the Association for Career and Technical Education's (ACTE).

 

 

2008

Answering the Questions that Count.

David Ronka, Mary Ann Lachat, Rachel Slaughter, and Julie Meltzer. (2008, December/January 2009). Educational Leadership, 66(4), 18–24.

 

 

Meeting the Challenge of Adolescent Literacy: Practical Ideas for Literacy Leaders.

Judith Irvin, Julie Meltzer, Martha Jan Mickler, Melvina Phillips, and Nancy Dean. (2008). Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

 

 

Measuring Middle School Achievement Growth with Student Growth Percentile Methodology.

Rachel Slaughter. (2008, October) NERA Conference Proceedings, Paper 20.

 

 

Designing Effective Content-Literacy Professional Development.

Julie Meltzer and Melvina Phillips. (2008, September). In perspective magazine, Ohio Resource Center.

 

2007

Taking Action on Adolescent Literacy: An Implementation Guide for School Leaders.

Judith L. Irvin, Julie Meltzer, and Melinda Dukes. (2007). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD).

 

 

 

Improving Literacy and Learning at the Middle and High School Level: What Effective Literacy Leaders Know and Do.

Julie Meltzer. (2007). In Adolescent Literacy Leadership Forum: Leading for Literacy: A Compendium of Best Practices for Successful Leadership in Adolescent Literacy (pp. 6–9). A Project of the Ohio Resource Center and the Ohio Department of Education.

 

 

Organizing for Collaborative Work: Pond Cove Elementary School Lays the Groundwork.

David P. Ronka. (2007). In K. P. Boudett and J. L. Steele (Eds.), Data Wise in Action: Stories of Schools Using Data to Improve Teaching and Learning (chapter 1, pp. 11–28). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.

 

 

 

Collaborative Program Evaluation

The Power of Collaborative Program Evaluation

 

 

 

Common Core Standards

Making a Difference in Student Achievement Using the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts: What School and District Leaders Need to Know

 

 

 

District Data Teams

District Data Teams: A Leadership Structure for Improving Student Achievement

 

 

 

Education Analytics

A Practical Framework for Building a Data-Driven District or School: How a Focus on Data Quality, Capacity, and Culture Supports Data-Driven Action to Improve Student Outcomes

 

 

 

Response to Intervention (RtI)

Practical Ideas and Promising Practices for Effective District Response to Instruction/Intervention (RtI) Initiatives: Data Use Issues to Consider

 

 

Special Education

Using Data From Special Education Management Systems to Make Districtwide Instructional Improvements