Anita Archer just visited Utah, check out her materials and video clips: Click Here!
See the Online home of the Utah Special Educator: EssentialEducator.org
I.M. Focus a great new tool for teacher observation/progress monitoring is now available at: CBMFocus.com
Anita Archer has generously allowed the Utah Personnel Development Center to share these resources with our educators.

January 17-20, 2011 Anita Archer Tour of Utah -
Jan 17 - North Sanpete
Jan 18 - Utah Coaching Network South in Cedar City
Jan 19 - Alpine District
Jan 20-21 - Utah Coaching Network North & Utah Mentor Teacher Academy - Observing Instruction (.pdf)
Beginning Management: Handout (.pdf) | Powerpoint (.ppt)
Explicit Instruction: Handout (.pdf) | Powerpoint (.ppt) | Explicit Instruction Charts (.pdf)
Active Participation: Handout (.pdf) | Powerpoint (.ppt)
Explicit Instruction Videos & Book: http://explicitinstruction.org/
ACTIVE PARTICIPATION INSTRUCTION – 2ND GRADE - Video & Description
ALTERNATIVE PASSAGE READING PROCEDURES - Video & Description
READ ALOUD – WOLF 2ND - Video & Description
VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION – 2ND - Video & Description
WORD AND SENTENCE DICTATION – 2ND GRADE - Video & Description
SUMMARY WRITING USING A FRAME – 1ST - Video & Description
VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION – K - Video & Description
MODELING RETELL – 1ST - Video & Description
Elementary Video #9 - Video
Elementary Video #10 - Video
DECODING INSTRUCTION KINDERGARTEN - Video & Description
Background Knowledge Instruction – Sixth Grade Language Arts - Video & Description
Pronunciation of Multi-syllabic Passage Words – 6th Grade Lang. Arts - Video & Description
Vocabulary Instruction – Sixth Grade Language Arts - Video & Description
Vocabulary Review – 8th Grade Geometry - Video & Description
March 25-26, 2010 Utah Mentor Teacher Academy & Utah Coaching Network - Provo Marriott, Provo, UT - Anita trained the Mentor Academy and Coaching Network. Her handouts are posted below.
UMTA Handouts - Delivering Instruction Part 1 - Handout (.pdf) | Presentation (.ppt)
Delivering Instruction Part 2 - Handout (.pdf) | Presentation (.ppt)
Explicit Instruction Example Lessons - Handout (.doc) | Handout (.pdf)
UCN Handouts - Instructional Routines - Handout (.pdf) | Presentation (.ppt)
Feb 2010 Anita's Takes - Anita recently sat down with UPDC staff to record these excellent video snippets.
Anita on the relationship of ability and outcomes for students (.mp4)
Anita on the improvement of student performance (.mp4)
Anita on instructional practices that coaches should be coaching on (.mp4)
Anita on instructional routines in the classroom (.mp4)
Anita on instructional coaching and how it applies to preschool students (.mp4)
Anita on being a relentless teacher (.mp4)
November 16-19, 2009 UPDC Trainings in St. George, UT & Provo Utah. These are the handouts and slides that Anita has asked to share.
Presentations & Handouts:
Delivery of Instruction: PDF Handout | PPT Presentation
Effective Delivery of Reading Programs - Administrators and Reading Coaches Promoting Excellence: PDF Handout
Response to Instruction & Intervention: PDF Handout | PPT Presentation
RtII - Components of Reading: PDF Handout | PPT Presentation
Links: http://www.taggalaxy.com
March 27-28, 2008 Utah Mentor Teacher Academy Training, Provo, UT. At the training she promised some files that she would share on our website. Here they are:
Presentations & Handouts:
Beginning Management.ppt | Beginning Management.pdf | DeliveryK-12Revised08.ppt
Deliveryk-12Revised08.pdf | StrategyConceptRevised08.ppt | StrategyConceptRevised08.pdf
Videos & Instructions/descriptions:
ActiveParticipationInstruction-2nd.pdf | MPG_Active Participation Instruction_2nd.mp4
ReadAloudWolf!2nd.pdf | MPG_Read Aloud-Wolf!_2nd.mp4
VocabularyInstruction-2nd.pdf | MPG_Vocabulary Instruction_2nd.mp4
Word and Sentence Dictation-2nd grade.pdf | Word and Sentence Dictation-2nd grade.mp4
March 25-26, 2008 In Anita's training at the Granite District Jones Center, Salt Lake City, UT. Anita promised resources/files for teachers attending.
Here are those promised resources:
Writing Instruction: PDF Handout | PPT Presentation
Writing Examples: PDF Handout | Word Document
Write On Pages: PDF Handout | Word Document
Strategies - Written Expression: PDF Handout | Word Document
Rubrics: PDF Handout | Word Document
Rewards Writing Training: PDF Handout | PPT Presentation
Writing Next (Article): PDF Article
Beginning Management: PDF Handout | PPT Presentation
Other Sites to download/view Anita Archer videos:
http://www.scoe.org/pub/htdocs/archer-videos.html
http://www.nde.state.ne.us/ReadingFirst/AnitaArcher.htm
http://www.linkslearning.org/Teachers/2_Reading/2_Reading_LINKS/2.html