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Serving Language Learners From an Asset-Based Lens

Text Complexity is…well…complex!

Challenging the Status Quo

High-Quality Curriculum Raised the Bar, But Not High Enough

Research-based AND Responsive

Constantly Shifting Practice

Developing Language and Literacy With Children’s Literature and Through the Lens of a Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy
We’ve Come a Long Way, Fast
Learning From Mistakes: Easier Said Than Done
Sparking Engagement: Getting Silly to Find Joy
Lesson Plans Should Be Seasonal
Helping Our Students See Themselves and the World Through the Books They Read in Our Classrooms
Art and Literacy Go Hand in Hand
“SCCANning” Your Library for Culturally Relevant Books
The Power of Representation in Culturally Relevant Texts
You Can’t Tackle Culturally Responsive Teaching Without Addressing Teacher Language Ideologies
Why A Skills-Based Approach Is Failing Students in Reading
A Small Change to Promote English Learners’ Academic Writing
Google Jamboard: Connecting Students, Curating Thinking and Learning
Let’s Not Make Power ELA/Literacy Standards and Talk About Why We Didn’t
What the Data Can’t Tell Us
Transforming Literacy Instruction
Making Students’ Learning Visible with Jamboard
Small Pivots to Access Complex Text Across the Curriculum
The Case for Whole Texts in a Remote World
What’s Working for Virtual Literacy Instruction?
Meet Students Where They Are Academically and Literally!
Identity, Personal Experience, and Classroom Libraries: How Educators Can Make Thoughtful Decisions About the Texts They Choose
Ready to Disrupt the Canon?
Identity, Personal Experience, and Classroom Libraries: How Broadening the Literary Landscape Can Empower Students
Improving Accessibility for All Students
Enhancing Remote Learning and Student Engagement With Online Tools
Knowledge-Building Model Lessons for Middle and High School
What Principles Must Underlie Successful Personalized Learning?
Is it Possible to Use Personalized Learning to Accelerate Students’ Literacy Outcomes in the Time of COVID?
Which Types of Content Are Key in Content-Focused Professional Learning in ELA/Literacy?
What Is “Content-Focused Professional Learning”?
Why Teaching Justice Through Reading & Writing Cannot Wait
You Have a List of Culturally Diverse Texts. Now What?
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