2017 has been a year of insightful, practical, and thought-provoking posts on everything from questioning the purpose of assessment to designing content-focused stations for your classroom. We’ve checked the year’s stats and collected a list of the 25 most-visited posts.
In this list, you’ll find posts authored by a diverse collection of writers: classroom teachers, district leaders, and subject matter experts. This blending of voices and perspectives is what we need in order to create thoughtful change and improve student outcomes. Take a moment to check the list, see if your favorites made the top-picks, and discover new posts you may have missed.
- Limiting “Teacher Talk,” Increasing Student Work!– Tori Filler
- Strategies to Support Learners Who Are Below Grade Level – Bryan Drost
- Instead of…Try This – Andrea Raines
- Designing Shifts-Aligned Interventions in the Math Classroom – Astrid Fossum
- Planning for Argument Writing – Joey Hawkins
- Using Flashcards in Math – Jason Zimba
- Including Tier 2 Vocabulary Instruction in Curricular Materials – Student Achievement Partners
- Looking At and Learning From Student Work, Part Two: Now What? – Joey Hawkins
- Building Reading Fluency – David Liben and David D. Paige
- Top 5 Questions about ELA Scaffolding in Elementary School — Adrienne Williams
- Reading to Learn – Carey Swanson
- The Essential Elements of an ELA Curriculum – Sue Pimentel
- Supporting All Learners with Complex Texts – Carey Swanson
- How to Adapt GO Math! – Kevin Larkin
- Designing Classroom Libraries that Build Knowledge, Vocabulary, and Engagement – Carey Swanson
- Unfinished Learning in Math: How Do You Address it? – Jeff Crayton
- Looking at, and Learning from, Student Writing – Joey Hawkins
- A Third Grade Teacher’s Perspective on Eureka Math — Jessica Doughty
- 3 Steps to Engage Students in Research Writing — Hattie Maguire
- Getting to Know Mini-Assessments — Astrid Fossum, Laura Hansen
- Determining Reading Fluency – David Liben and David D. Paige
- What Do They Actually Know? — Rob Woodworth
- Blended Learning: The Station Rotation Model – Susan Hitt
- Designing Effective Homework – Claire Rivero
- Lessons Learned after Teaching without a Textbook – Bob Janes
Thank you and congratulations to all our authors this year.