The Surprising Benefits of Student-Created Graphic Novels 21Jul2019 by Shveta Miller Graphic novels are wonderful for reading, but when students use this form for their own writing, incredible stories can emerge.
Think Twice Before Doing Another Historical Simulation 7Jul2019 by Jennifer Gonzalez Historical simulations can be powerful for teaching, but when it comes to traumatic or violent periods, like slavery, there really isn’t a good way to do them.
A Simple Trick for Success with One-Pagers 26May2019 by Betsy Potash These visual tools allow students to synthesize learning, but some kids don’t think they’re talented enough to make them. A bit of creative constraint helps.
Get Students Talking with Ongoing Conversations 18Nov2018 by Jennifer Gonzalez It’s not just a fantasy: This simple system gets every student in your room to have rich conversations with every other student. About content. Really.
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.
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.
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 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.
How to Stop Killing the Love of Reading 3Dec2017 by Jennifer Gonzalez Too many schools are producing non-readers at an alarming rate, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Pernille Ripp and I talk about how to change things.
