How ELA and Special Ed Collaboration Can Produce Great Student Writing 25Jul2021 by Sarah Riggs Johnson Writing can be especially difficult for students with learning differences. How can ELA and special ed teachers optimize their partnership to get the best from these kids?
Does Your School Need a Literacy Check-Up? 14Jun2021 by Angela Peery Literacy is arguably the most valuable asset we develop in our students, but many classrooms are missing the teaching practices that would make the biggest difference.
The Magic of Mistakes: 4 Ways to Boost Critical Thinking with Mistake Analysis 18Apr2021 by Colin Seale Wrong answers can be an incredible tool for learning. Discover how easy it is to add mistake analysis to your classroom.
Build it Together: Co-Constructing Success Criteria with Students 4Apr2021 by Jennifer Gonzalez When we include students in the process of defining quality work, they are more likely to rise to those standards.
If Equity is a Priority, UDL is a Must 21Mar2021 by Katie Novak This framework rejects one-size-fits-all teaching and offers options for how to engage, what materials to use, and how to demonstrate learning.
How to Set Up Mastery-Based Grading in Your Classroom 7Mar2021 by Kareem Farah It feels terrible when you know some students didn’t really learn the content, but you move them on anyway. Mastery-based grading solves that problem.
Up-Down-Both-Why: A Funds of Feeling Approach to Literature 24Jan2021 by Sarah Levine Students often struggle to make meaningful connections to literature and put those connections into words. This technique helps.
Fire Up Your Students with a Campaign Project 6Dec2020 by Jane Currell Whether it’s real or fictional, putting students to work on a campaign for a cause is a powerful way to get them writing persuasively.
Connecting Students in a Disconnected World 23Nov2020 by Jennifer Gonzalez Breakout rooms, collaborative projects, games—whatever we do, it’s crucial that we do something to get our students talking to each other.
