Classroom Strategies Archives - Peers and 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

5 Strategies to Create Spaces that Spark Interest and Investment

08/14/23, Rachel Fuhrman

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Practical Ideas to Support Newcomer Students

Building an understanding of how to support newcomers in the classroom.

04/20/23, Angelica Shornack

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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

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Hosting a Schoolwide Poetry Project

Honoring student experience through poetry

09/09/21, Kate Scanlon

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Read Like an Artist

Using art to teach literacy

08/27/21, Dana Squires

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Art and Literacy Go Hand in Hand

How Doodles Academy art lessons prepare students to be good readers

08/24/21, Aaron Grossman

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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.

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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

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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

What’s Working for Virtual Literacy Instruction?

Four K-2 teachers weigh in

12/04/20, Tori Filler

Finding and Teaching The Complexity In Read-Aloud Texts

11/25/20, Anne Lyneis

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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

Are We Forgetting About Fluency?

11/13/20, Anne Lyneis

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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

Improving Accessibility for All Students

Remote Learning Tips and Tricks

11/06/20, Fishtank Learning

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What It Means to Disrupt Text

Reflecting on Lorena Germán's Coffee and Conversations session

11/05/20, Joy Delizo-Osborne

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Enhancing Remote Learning and Student Engagement With Online Tools

Five tools to make virtual learning more social for students

10/30/20, Aaron Grossman

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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

10/16/20, Jenni Aberli, Lauren Trahan

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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

10/09/20, Meredith Liben, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D., Susan Pimentel

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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

09/25/20, Kate Crist, Jun Li

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What Is “Content-Focused Professional Learning”?

The Professional Learning Core Content in Mathematics & ELA/Literacy

07/31/20, Kate Crist, Jun Li

Kindergarten students working on vocabulary

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Immersing in Vocabulary

How to develop vocabulary in an effective and meaningful way

06/30/20, Zachary Chan

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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

06/14/20, Yvonne Thompson

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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

06/11/20, Keenan W. Lee, M. Ed

Students engaged in a classroom and raising their hands.

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Refocusing on Your Learners

5 ideas to create a student-centered classroom

05/28/20, Tamera Musiowsky-Borneman

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Digital Coaching Menus Bring the Professional Learning Principles To Life

Designing effective coaching sessions that reflect teacher needs

05/14/20, Kenny McKee

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3 Recommendations for Supporting Early Elementary Students Remotely

A kindergarten teacher shares strategies and advice

04/17/20, Lindsay Arnold

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Top 5 Resources for Learning Online

Free, standards-aligned resources to facilitate remote learning

03/20/20, Tika Epstein

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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

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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

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Tidying Up

Instructional Routines for Whole-Class Reading and Writing

01/22/20, Jon Gustafson

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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

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I See Me

Building a diverse classroom library with the help of First Book Marketplace

11/24/19, Tamika Peters

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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

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Laying a Solid Foundation of Literacy

Building Teacher Capacity with the Reading Foundational Skills

11/04/19, Darla O'Leary

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Planning the Small Group Reading Lesson

Teach and Guide

10/06/19, Dr. Deborah Glaser

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Robust Vocabulary Instruction

Bringing Knowledge-Rich Curricula to Life

09/30/19, Jon Gustafson

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Creating Choice Boards to Meet the Needs of Every Student

FAQs about using choice boards

08/27/19, Tika Epstein

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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

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Press Play

Using Podcasts and Documentaries to Supercharge Background Knowledge and Bolster Reading Comprehension

06/02/19, Jon Gustafson

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Designing Useful Writing Prompts

The elements of a well-structured student writing prompt

05/29/19, Joey Hawkins

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On Your Side to Beat the Summer Slide

Ways to Partner with Your Local Public Library

05/24/19, Jenci Spradlin

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Kids Gift Us with Their Time

Increase Achievement, Motivation, and Connection with Students Through Classroom Games

04/26/19, Bryan Drost

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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

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Using Data Binders to Increase Student Independence

A tool for fostering intentional and purposeful learning

03/21/19, John Silverthorne

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What’s It Like to Learn in a Rigorous and Personalized Classroom?

03/18/19, Monica Milligan, Kit Tollerson

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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

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Providing Feedback on Student Writing

Strategies to deliver positive, focused feedback to improve all aspects of student writing

01/22/19, Zackory Kirk

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Giving Students a Choice with Their Learning

Using academic choice boards to build metacognition

12/21/18, Tika Epstein

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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

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Effective Reading Instruction

Why a text-centered approach, instead of a strategies-based approach, is more effective

11/16/18, Meredith Liben, Sue Pimentel

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Designing High-Quality Writing Tasks

Three steps for creating an effective writing assignment

11/11/18, Zackory Kirk

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Wit & Wisdom: Implementation Dos and Don’ts

Lessons learned from teachers who've implemented the curriculum

11/07/18, Sarah Webb

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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

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Using Content and Language Objectives to Help All Students in Their Learning

Strategies from an English Language Learner Specialist

10/16/18, Shanthi Kumar

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Addressing Common Challenges with Student Writing

Why aren’t students successful writers and what can teachers do to help?

10/09/18, Zackory Kirk

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Doing Better: Aligned Instructional Practice

An overview of the Instructional Practice Guide suite of tools

09/19/18, Destiny Eldridge, April Pforts

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Building A Culturally Responsive Classroom

Why building a culturally responsive classroom matters for the success of ALL students

09/07/18, Jill Yamasawa Fletcher

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Engaging Students with #BookSnaps

Reinventing how your students discuss text within the classroom

08/30/18, Andrea Raines

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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

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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

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Inspiring Writers

A process for supporting writing practice with K-2 English Language Learners

06/22/18, Astrid Emily Francis

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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

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To Write or Not to Write. There is No Question!

The benefits of integrating reading and writing practice

05/07/18, Dr. Deborah Glaser

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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

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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

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Welding Literacy into Scientific Instruction

An experienced educator provides a literacy protocol for interpreting scientific complex texts.

02/20/18, Leslie Annette Birdon

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The Daily Write

Strategies to help students engage in daily writing practice

02/14/18, Dr. Deborah Glaser

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Adding Fun to Your Phonics Block

Incorporating strategies to make phonics time the best time of day

02/02/18, Christina Cotter

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Three APPS to Support Students with Special Needs

Helping All Kids Grapple with Grade-Level Content

12/21/17, Dr. Bryan Drost

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Most-Read Articles of 2017

12/15/17, Student Achievement Partners

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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

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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

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Designing Effective Homework

Best practices for creating homework that raises student achievement

10/13/17, Claire Rivero

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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

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Instead of…Try This

Avoid common pitfalls in the ELA classroom with these strategies

10/03/17, Andrea Raines

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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

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