Synergy between College and Career Readiness Standards-Aligned Instruction and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
Synergy between College and Career Readiness Standards-Aligned Instruction and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
Executive Functions and Literacy Skills in the Classroom Understanding and increasing our students' ability to attend to academic tasks 09/15/23, Sarah Armstrong
Connecting and Communicating With Families to Help Break Down Barriers to Learning Ensuring family access and understanding in the classroom 08/24/23, Sarah Armstrong
Part 2 Practical Ideas to Support Newcomer Students Building an understanding of how to support newcomers in the classroom. 04/20/23, Angelica Shornack
Part 1 Serving Language Learners From an Asset-Based Lens Setting the Stage for Language Learner Success Through an Asset-Based Lens 02/03/23, Mary Phillips, Xatli Stox
Learning From Mistakes: Easier Said Than Done How can you turn mistake-making into mistake-learning in your classroom? 02/04/22, Zak Cohen
Sparking Engagement: Getting Silly to Find Joy Creative ideas for building classroom community 12/12/21, Dr. Megan Olivia Hall
Lesson Plans Should Be Seasonal Varied learning activities can highlight diverse student strengths 11/02/21, Dr. Megan Olivia Hall
Part 1 Hosting a Schoolwide Poetry Project Honoring student experience through poetry 09/09/21, Kate Scanlon
Part 2 Art and Literacy Go Hand in Hand How Doodles Academy art lessons prepare students to be good readers 08/24/21, Aaron Grossman
Part 1 Art is Key to a Culturally Relevant Education An introduction to Doodles Academy 08/13/21, Tempest NeuCollins
“SCCANning” Your Library for Culturally Relevant Books A method for ensuring ALL students see themselves in books 07/09/21, Kristine W. Woods, Ed.D.
Part 1 The Power of Representation in Culturally Relevant Texts Celebrating children of color in the classroom 06/22/21, Felecia Branch
You Can’t Tackle Culturally Responsive Teaching Without Addressing Teacher Language Ideologies Social justice work in the classroom begins by examining our beliefs about language. 06/14/21, Dr. Lillian Ardell
Why A Skills-Based Approach Is Failing Students in Reading A reflection on Natalie Wexler’s The Knowledge Gap 06/10/21, Kimberly Sarfde
A Small Change to Promote English Learners’ Academic Writing Combine academic writing with SEL to engage and build community 06/03/21, Dr. Maria Cruz
Let’s Not Make Power ELA/Literacy Standards and Talk About Why We Didn’t Concerns about the effect of "power standards" on student learning 05/07/21, Kate Crist, Torrey Palmer
Making Students’ Learning Visible with Jamboard How to use Google Jamboard to support instruction and professional learning 02/12/21, Tika Epstein
Part null Small Pivots to Access Complex Text Across the Curriculum Reading strategies that help secondary students in all content areas 12/15/20, Sarah Brown
The Case for Whole Texts in a Remote World Putting complex, authentic texts in students' hands 12/09/20, Fishtank Learning
Part 3 Identity, Personal Experience, and Classroom Libraries: How Educators Can Make Thoughtful Decisions About the Texts They Choose Reflections on Lorena Germán's Coffee and Conversations session 11/18/20, Carey Swanson
Part 2 Identity, Personal Experience, and Classroom Libraries: How Broadening the Literary Landscape Can Empower Students Reflecting on Lorena Germán’s Coffee and Conversations session 11/12/20, Pascale Joseph
Part 1 What It Means to Disrupt Text Reflecting on Lorena Germán's Coffee and Conversations session 11/05/20, Joy Delizo-Osborne
Part null Enhancing Remote Learning and Student Engagement With Online Tools Five tools to make virtual learning more social for students 10/30/20, Aaron Grossman
Part null Knowledge-Building Model Lessons for Middle and High School Rethinking how we define “text” to engage older students and accelerate learning 10/16/20, Jenni Aberli, Lauren Trahan
Part 2 What Principles Must Underlie Successful Personalized Learning? What educators should consider when selecting or using personalized learning approaches to accelerate literacy outcomes 10/09/20, Meredith Liben, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D., Susan Pimentel
Part 2 Which Types of Content Are Key in Content-Focused Professional Learning in ELA/Literacy? The Professional Learning Core Content in ELA/Literacy 09/25/20, Kate Crist, Jun Li
Part 1 What Is “Content-Focused Professional Learning”? The Professional Learning Core Content in Mathematics & ELA/Literacy 07/31/20, Kate Crist, Jun Li
Part null Immersing in Vocabulary How to develop vocabulary in an effective and meaningful way 06/30/20, Zachary Chan
Part null Why Teaching Justice Through Reading & Writing Cannot Wait How teachers can enact change and combat racism through purposeful discussions and literary curricula 06/14/20, Yvonne Thompson
Part null You Have a List of Culturally Diverse Texts. Now What? Guidance on facilitating classroom lessons and discussions that push student thinking 06/11/20, Keenan W. Lee, M. Ed
Part null Refocusing on Your Learners 5 ideas to create a student-centered classroom 05/28/20, Tamera Musiowsky-Borneman
Part null Digital Coaching Menus Bring the Professional Learning Principles To Life Designing effective coaching sessions that reflect teacher needs 05/14/20, Kenny McKee
Part null 3 Recommendations for Supporting Early Elementary Students Remotely A kindergarten teacher shares strategies and advice 04/17/20, Lindsay Arnold
Part null Top 5 Resources for Learning Online Free, standards-aligned resources to facilitate remote learning 03/20/20, Tika Epstein
Part null How Does Education Research Relate to My Practice? Is your reading program working? What can you do to improve it? 02/14/20, Tori Filler, Carey Swanson
Part null My Experience with Teachers College Units of Study A veteran teacher explains the strengths and weakness of the program based on her experience 02/06/20, MJ D’Amelio
Part null Tidying Up Instructional Routines for Whole-Class Reading and Writing 01/22/20, Jon Gustafson
Part null For the Love of Learning How a focus on building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction can enrich ELA instruction and engage learners 12/08/19, Carey Swanson
Part null I See Me Building a diverse classroom library with the help of First Book Marketplace 11/24/19, Tamika Peters
Part null What Makes a High-Quality Diverse Text and How to Get These Texts Into Your Classroom Resources and guidance for educators 11/13/19, Jill Eisenberg
Part null Laying a Solid Foundation of Literacy Building Teacher Capacity with the Reading Foundational Skills 11/04/19, Darla O'Leary
Part null Robust Vocabulary Instruction Bringing Knowledge-Rich Curricula to Life 09/30/19, Jon Gustafson
Part null Creating Choice Boards to Meet the Needs of Every Student FAQs about using choice boards 08/27/19, Tika Epstein
Part null Strong Materials in the Hands of Great Teachers A year of school visits highlights what makes curriculum work 07/07/19, Barbara Davidson, Susan Pimentel
Part null Press Play Using Podcasts and Documentaries to Supercharge Background Knowledge and Bolster Reading Comprehension 06/02/19, Jon Gustafson
Part 2 Designing Useful Writing Prompts The elements of a well-structured student writing prompt 05/29/19, Joey Hawkins
Part null On Your Side to Beat the Summer Slide Ways to Partner with Your Local Public Library 05/24/19, Jenci Spradlin
Part null Kids Gift Us with Their Time Increase Achievement, Motivation, and Connection with Students Through Classroom Games 04/26/19, Bryan Drost
Part null Three Simple Steps to Empowered Word-Learning Using morphology, context clues, and outside resources to help students decipher word meanings 03/28/19, Kenny McKee
Part null Using Data Binders to Increase Student Independence A tool for fostering intentional and purposeful learning 03/21/19, John Silverthorne
Part null What’s It Like to Learn in a Rigorous and Personalized Classroom? 03/18/19, Monica Milligan, Kit Tollerson
Part 1 Using Exit Tickets Strategically Educators share how they've made exit tickets a powerful tool for supporting students 02/22/19, Tika Epstein, Cathy Carter-Shide, Morgan Stipe, Karen Hernandez, Dina O'Brien
Part 3 Providing Feedback on Student Writing Strategies to deliver positive, focused feedback to improve all aspects of student writing 01/22/19, Zackory Kirk
Part null Giving Students a Choice with Their Learning Using academic choice boards to build metacognition 12/21/18, Tika Epstein
Part null Top Blog Posts of 2018 Here are our top 25 most-visited posts of 2018. 12/20/18, Student Achievement Partners
Part null Choosing Text Excerpts for Close Reading A teacher's recommendations for how to select text excerpts that make students love reading 11/27/18, Carolyn Durante
Part null Effective Reading Instruction Why a text-centered approach, instead of a strategies-based approach, is more effective 11/16/18, Meredith Liben, Sue Pimentel
Part 2 Designing High-Quality Writing Tasks Three steps for creating an effective writing assignment 11/11/18, Zackory Kirk
Part 3 Wit & Wisdom: Implementation Dos and Don’ts Lessons learned from teachers who've implemented the curriculum 11/07/18, Sarah Webb
Part null Encouraging a Growth Mindset through Art Strategies for moving beyond "follow-the-leader" style art projects and developing an art curriculum that supports student learning across subjects 10/26/18, Tempest NeuCollins
Part null Using Content and Language Objectives to Help All Students in Their Learning Strategies from an English Language Learner Specialist 10/16/18, Shanthi Kumar
Part 1 Addressing Common Challenges with Student Writing Why aren’t students successful writers and what can teachers do to help? 10/09/18, Zackory Kirk
Part null Doing Better: Aligned Instructional Practice An overview of the Instructional Practice Guide suite of tools 09/19/18, Destiny Eldridge, April Pforts
Part null Building A Culturally Responsive Classroom Why building a culturally responsive classroom matters for the success of ALL students 09/07/18, Jill Yamasawa Fletcher
Part null Engaging Students with #BookSnaps Reinventing how your students discuss text within the classroom 08/30/18, Andrea Raines
Part null Creating and Sequencing Text-Dependent Questions to Support English Language Learners Strategic selection and organization of questions can be a scaffold that helps English learners grapple with highly complex questions. 08/01/18, Claire Rivero
Part null Considering Reading Instruction with the End in Mind Meet students not only where they are, but also where they're going. 07/30/18, Carey Swanson
Part null Inspiring Writers A process for supporting writing practice with K-2 English Language Learners 06/22/18, Astrid Emily Francis
Part 2 To Write or Not to Write? There is No Question! Part 2 Activities to support the connection between reading and writing 05/22/18, Dr. Deborah Glaser
Part 1 To Write or Not to Write. There is No Question! The benefits of integrating reading and writing practice 05/07/18, Dr. Deborah Glaser
Part 4 How much time do you need to create a foundation for literacy? One coach’s reflection on increasing the foundational skills block 03/21/18, Lauren Hurley Wilson
Part null English Language Arts Practices How do we determine that students are increasing their literacy skills as they progress across grade levels? 03/06/18, Ben Dickson
Part null Welding Literacy into Scientific Instruction An experienced educator provides a literacy protocol for interpreting scientific complex texts. 02/20/18, Leslie Annette Birdon
Part null The Daily Write Strategies to help students engage in daily writing practice 02/14/18, Dr. Deborah Glaser
Part 3 Adding Fun to Your Phonics Block Incorporating strategies to make phonics time the best time of day 02/02/18, Christina Cotter
Part null Three APPS to Support Students with Special Needs Helping All Kids Grapple with Grade-Level Content 12/21/17, Dr. Bryan Drost
Part null Creating Student Empowerment Through Your Garden-Variety Graphic Organizer How I use graphic organizers in my classroom to promote student independence 11/30/17, Alison Killy
Part null 3 Steps to Engage Students in Research Writing A high school teacher shares concrete suggestions for sparking curiosity and stimulating quality research questions 11/09/17, Hattie Maguire
Part null Designing Effective Homework Best practices for creating homework that raises student achievement 10/13/17, Claire Rivero
Part null High-impact strategies for teaching writing with evidence at the high school level An interdisciplinary PLC develops common strategies and rubrics to support student writing. 10/11/17, Mary Burt
Part null Instead of…Try This Avoid common pitfalls in the ELA classroom with these strategies 10/03/17, Andrea Raines
Part null Assessing Grammar and Language Convention Skills New guidance explains how to assess writing skills through embedded-error passages and multiple-choice items 09/18/17, Laura Hansen, Katie Keown