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
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
Text Complexity is…well…complex! Shifting perspectives about high-interest, low-level texts. 01/26/23, Shanita Rapatalo
Challenging the Status Quo How Chat GPT Can be the Key to Achieving Educational Equity 01/19/23, Zak Cohen
Part 3 High-Quality Curriculum Raised the Bar, But Not High Enough What we miss when we narrowly define what “high-quality” means in instructional materials 01/11/23, Adrienne Williams
Research-based AND Responsive Putting the science of reading to work for the kids in front of you 01/04/23, Catlin Goodrow
Part 2 Constantly Shifting Practice How the Shifts of the Common Core changed instruction and still missed the mark 12/15/22, Katie Keown
Developing Language and Literacy With Children’s Literature and Through the Lens of a Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy Why children’s literature fosters a culturally sustaining pedagogy 12/06/22, Jennifer Benitez
We’ve Come a Long Way, Fast How Technology is Shaping the Modern Classroom in Unseen Ways 12/01/22, Zak Cohen
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
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 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 Top 5 Resources for Learning Online Free, standards-aligned resources to facilitate remote learning 03/20/20, Tika Epstein
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 A New Way to Consider Cognitive Demand in ELA Assessments A Framework for Text Complexity in ELA and Reading 11/08/19, Katie Keown
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 Making the Connection Between Materials and Instruction Why instructional practice should be at the heart of all instructional materials decisions 08/20/18, Sandra Alberti
Part null Seeing College- and Career-Ready Standards through Instruction Exploring the updates to the Instructional Practice Guide 08/15/18, Lisa Goldschmidt
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 Formative Assessments and Feedback in the Digital Age How implementing Pear Deck changed my classroom. 07/06/18, Jeff Crayton
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 A Five-Course Meal Complete with Strategies for Assessment Concrete strategies to help classroom educators get involved with assessment design 11/21/17, Bryan Drost
Part null The Many Positive Uses for Assessment Three ways to use assessment for good 11/15/17, Rob Woodworth
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 The Instructional Practice Toolkit: An Introduction Learn how the Instructional Practice Toolkit can help teachers make connections between planning, instruction, and student outcomes. 09/22/17, Rachel Etienne
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
Part null Creating a Feedback Culture Using effective feedback to help students master their learning goals 09/13/17, Andrea Raines
Part null Blended Learning: The Station Rotation Model Find out how a blended learning station-focused model can help you differentiate instruction and give ALL students the support they need to tackle grade-level work 09/06/17, Susan Hitt
Part null There has got to be a better way to do this! How to start an interdisciplinary PLC. Insights on the value of interdisciplinary PLCs and how to create one in your school 09/01/17, Mary Burt
Part null Digital Book Baskets for High School Classrooms Students create their own high-interest text sets to build knowledge 07/11/17, Mena Dedmon
Part null Top 5 Questions About ELA Scaffolding in High School What do we do when they “don’t get it”? 03/07/17, Rob Woodworth
Part null What Do They Actually Know? Using mini-assessments to break free of the norm 01/23/17, Rob Woodworth
Part null Taking Ownership over Assessments – A Case Study in Kentucky Assessments should align to good standards-based instruction. Instruction shouldn’t align to a bad assessment. 12/06/16, Jenni Aberli
Part null Training Materials for the ELA/Literacy IMET New training modules on the IMET’s Non-Negotiables and Alignment Criteria 10/12/16, Student Achievement Partners
Part null Four APPS to Redefine Your Language Arts Curriculum Focusing on building a student-centered classroom through digital applications 10/05/16, Bryan Drost
Part null Assessment Item Alignment Modules Learn how examining assessment items can be a source of professional development and deepen your understanding of the Shifts 09/19/16, Shelbi Cole, Katie Keown
Part 9 Creating a Conducive Environment for Teachers to Adapt Materials An administrator’s guide to promoting teacher innovation 02/26/16, Andrew Davis
Part null Why We’re Choosing Instructional Materials Blindly A Brookings Institution report explains how much we DON’T know about instructional materials in use in today’s classrooms. 02/05/16, Student Achievement Partners
Part 7 Using Complex Texts with All Readers A reading interventionist explains the strategies she uses to help struggling readers benefit from complex texts. 01/27/16, Katherine Linnehan
Part null Decision-Making that Matters: 10 Ways Teachers Can Impact Curricular Decisions A high school English teacher shares 10 ways classroom teachers can influence curriculum 01/20/16, Lauren Trahan
Part null Top Five Ways to Improve Your Basal Reading Program If you’re not satisfied with your current basal reading program, here are five things you can do to improve it. 01/11/16, Student Achievement Partners
Part null Choosing Wisely: A Strategic Approach to Curriculum in Duval County An interview with Dr. Nikolai P. Vitti, Superintendent of Duval County Public Schools 12/21/15
Part null The EQuIP Review Process and Rubric Achieve created a rubric and review process to facilitate peer reviews 10/08/15, Student Achievement Partners