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Let’s Not Make Power ELA/Literacy Standards and Talk About Why We Didn’t

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Classroom Strategies

About the topic

Explore classroom guidance, techniques, and activities to help you meet the needs of ALL students.

See all posts

most recent articles

Serving Language Learners From an Asset-Based Lens

Using Math Milestones to Activate Student Agency

Students Know Themselves Best

Tools and Resources

About the topic

Discover new tools and materials to integrate into you instruction.

See all posts

most recent articles

Text Complexity is…well…complex!

Challenging the Status Quo

Top Posts of 2022

Materials Adaptation

About the topic

Find instructions and recommendations on how to adapt your existing materials to better align to college- and career-ready standards.

See all posts

most recent articles

To Teach the Truth

Helping Our Students See Themselves and the World Through the Books They Read in Our Classrooms

Textbooks: Who Needs Them?

Standards-Alignment Information

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Learn what it means for instructional materials and assessment to be aligned to college- and career-ready standards.

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most recent articles

Let’s Not Make Power ELA/Literacy Standards and Talk About Why We Didn’t

What to Consider if You’re Adopting a New ELA/Literacy Curriculum

Not Your Mom’s Professional Development

Research and Reflections

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Delve into new research and perspectives on instructional materials and practice.

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most recent articles

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

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Writing 101

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 2

Designing High-Quality Writing Tasks

Three steps for creating an effective writing assignment
11/11/18, Zackory Kirk
Part 3

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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