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Executive Functions and Literacy Skills in the Classroom
Understanding and increasing our students' ability to attend to academic tasks
Connecting and Communicating With Families to Help Break Down Barriers to Learning
Ensuring family access and understanding in the classroom
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Continuing the Journey: Piloting the Instructional Materials Landscape Analysis
A Conversation with Karie Mullassery and Sathya Seigel of South San Francisco Unified School District
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The Development of the Landscape Analysis Process
A conversation with Joanna Yip of the English Learners Success Forum
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Practical Ideas to Support Newcomer Students
Building an understanding of how to support newcomers in the classroom.
Text Complexity is…well…complex!
Shifting perspectives about high-interest, low-level texts.
Challenging the Status Quo
How Chat GPT Can be the Key to Achieving Educational Equity
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High-Quality Curriculum Raised the Bar, But Not High Enough
What we miss when we narrowly define what “high-quality” means in instructional materials
Research-based AND Responsive
Putting the science of reading to work for the kids in front of you
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Constantly Shifting Practice
How the Shifts of the Common Core changed instruction and still missed the mark
We’ve Come a Long Way, Fast
How Technology is Shaping the Modern Classroom in Unseen Ways
Learning From Mistakes: Easier Said Than Done
How can you turn mistake-making into mistake-learning in your classroom?
Sparking Engagement: Getting Silly to Find Joy
Creative ideas for building classroom community
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Art and Literacy Go Hand in Hand
How Doodles Academy art lessons prepare students to be good readers
Why A Skills-Based Approach Is Failing Students in Reading
A reflection on Natalie Wexler’s The Knowledge Gap
A Small Change to Promote English Learners’ Academic Writing
Combine academic writing with SEL to engage and build community
Google Jamboard: Connecting Students, Curating Thinking and Learning
A tool for structuring discussion, supporting critical thinking, and fostering interaction
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
What the Data Can’t Tell Us
Concerns about summative assessment in a pandemic year
Transforming Literacy Instruction
An opportunity to equitably accelerate students’ literacy development
Making Students’ Learning Visible with Jamboard
How to use Google Jamboard to support instruction and professional learning
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Small Pivots to Access Complex Text Across the Curriculum
Reading strategies that help secondary students in all content areas
The Case for Whole Texts in a Remote World
Putting complex, authentic texts in students' hands
What’s Working for Virtual Literacy Instruction?
Four K-2 teachers weigh in
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Meet Students Where They Are Academically and Literally!
Three ways to use Edcite's Real-time Connect with students
Improving Accessibility for All Students
Remote Learning Tips and Tricks
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Enhancing Remote Learning and Student Engagement With Online Tools
Five tools to make virtual learning more social for students
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Knowledge-Building Model Lessons for Middle and High School
Rethinking how we define “text” to engage older students and accelerate learning
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What Principles Must Underlie Successful Personalized Learning?
What educators should consider when selecting or using personalized learning approaches to accelerate literacy outcomes
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Is it Possible to Use Personalized Learning to Accelerate Students’ Literacy Outcomes in the Time of COVID?
Examining the research base
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Which Types of Content Are Key in Content-Focused Professional Learning in ELA/Literacy?
The Professional Learning Core Content in ELA/Literacy
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What Is “Content-Focused Professional Learning”?
The Professional Learning Core Content in Mathematics & ELA/Literacy
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Why Teaching Justice Through Reading & Writing Cannot Wait
How teachers can enact change and combat racism through purposeful discussions and literary curricula
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You Have a List of Culturally Diverse Texts. Now What?
Guidance on facilitating classroom lessons and discussions that push student thinking
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Digital Coaching Menus Bring the Professional Learning Principles To Life
Designing effective coaching sessions that reflect teacher needs
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Class and Family Book Tasting During Distance Learning
Designing reading activities to engage K-12 students at home
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