To Learn, Students Need to DO Something 4Nov2018 by Jennifer Gonzalez Too often, we’re expecting students to learn material without asking them to do much of anything with it. Why is this a problem? Where did it come from? And how can we fix it?
What Are the Best Ways to Use Leveled Texts? 21Oct2018 by Jennifer Gonzalez When it comes to leveled texts, teachers and administrators make some missteps that can negatively impact students’ growth as readers. Here’s what to do instead.
OneNote Class Notebook: A Digital Binder That Will Change the Way You Teach 14Oct2018 by Jennifer Gonzalez When a single platform lets you share and deliver materials, access student work, and allow students to work together, you can do some pretty incredible things.
Voice of Witness: Bring the Power of Oral History to Your Classroom 23Sep2018 by Jennifer Gonzalez The need for these books goes beyond curriculum: Reading these stories will make our students better humans.
Note-taking: A Research Roundup 9Sep2018 by Jennifer Gonzalez A summary of 8 best practices in note-taking, straight from the research.
Deeper Class Discussions with the TQE Method 26Aug2018 by Jennifer Gonzalez Want your students to have rich, complex conversations about the texts they read? This method leads to the kinds of classroom discussions you thought only happened in college.
A Look Inside a Teacher Fellowship Program 12Aug2018 by Jennifer Gonzalez Imagine a professional development scenario where you are given funding, choice, and time to collaborate with others in your specialty area who energize and inspire you.
Build a Collaborative Classroom with Microsoft Teams 5Aug2018 by Jennifer Gonzalez This seamless platform streamlines your teaching workflow and creates a space for more robust collaboration between your students.
A Step-by-Step Plan for Teaching Narrative Writing 29Jul2018 by Jennifer Gonzalez The ability to tell a good story is one of the things that makes human beings extraordinary. Here’s the process I used to teach my own students how to do it.
