Articles Tagged with “ELA / Literacy”
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“SCCANning” Your Library for Culturally Relevant Books
A method for ensuring ALL students see themselves in books
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The Power of Representation in Culturally Relevant Texts
Celebrating children of color in the classroom
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.
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
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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
Ready to Disrupt the Canon?
A new on-demand learning experience
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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
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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3 Recommendations for Supporting Early Elementary Students Remotely
A kindergarten teacher shares strategies and advice
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What to Consider if You’re Adopting a New ELA/Literacy Curriculum
Recommendations for how to search for a new ELA/literacy program
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Top 5 Resources for Learning Online
Free, standards-aligned resources to facilitate remote learning
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How Does Education Research Relate to My Practice?
Is your reading program working? What can you do to improve it?
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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
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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
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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
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A New Way to Consider Cognitive Demand in ELA Assessments
A Framework for Text Complexity in ELA and Reading
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Laying a Solid Foundation of Literacy
Building Teacher Capacity with the Reading Foundational Skills
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Professional Learning Design 101
How to Craft a Meaningful Professional Learning Experience for a Room Full of Strangers
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Quality Instructional Materials or Quality Professional Learning Opportunities for Teachers?
Support for educators serving English Learners
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Strong Materials in the Hands of Great Teachers
A year of school visits highlights what makes curriculum work
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On Curriculum: How Pinterest and TpT Exacerbate Inequity
The danger of fragmented materials and the power of a cohesive, knowledge-building ELA curriculum
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Press Play
Using Podcasts and Documentaries to Supercharge Background Knowledge and Bolster Reading Comprehension
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Kids Gift Us with Their Time
Increase Achievement, Motivation, and Connection with Students Through Classroom Games
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Three Simple Steps to Empowered Word-Learning
Using morphology, context clues, and outside resources to help students decipher word meanings
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Using Data Binders to Increase Student Independence
A tool for fostering intentional and purposeful learning
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Using Exit Tickets Strategically
Educators share how they've made exit tickets a powerful tool for supporting students
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Providing Feedback on Student Writing
Strategies to deliver positive, focused feedback to improve all aspects of student writing
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Giving Students a Choice with Their Learning
Using academic choice boards to build metacognition
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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
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Effective Reading Instruction
Why a text-centered approach, instead of a strategies-based approach, is more effective
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Designing High-Quality Writing Tasks
Three steps for creating an effective writing assignment
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Wit & Wisdom: Implementation Dos and Don’ts
Lessons learned from teachers who've implemented the curriculum
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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
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Observing Reading Foundational Skills Instruction
Introducing a new tool to observe the components of foundational skills instruction
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Using Content and Language Objectives to Help All Students in Their Learning
Strategies from an English Language Learner Specialist
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Addressing Common Challenges with Student Writing
Why aren’t students successful writers and what can teachers do to help?
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Doing Better: Aligned Instructional Practice
An overview of the Instructional Practice Guide suite of tools
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Building A Culturally Responsive Classroom
Why building a culturally responsive classroom matters for the success of ALL students
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Engaging Students with #BookSnaps
Reinventing how your students discuss text within the classroom
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Making the Connection Between Materials and Instruction
Why instructional practice should be at the heart of all instructional materials decisions
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Seeing College- and Career-Ready Standards through Instruction
Exploring the updates to the Instructional Practice Guide
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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.
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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.
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Formative Assessments and Feedback in the Digital Age
How implementing Pear Deck changed my classroom.
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Inspiring Writers
A process for supporting writing practice with K-2 English Language Learners
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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
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To Write or Not to Write. There is No Question!
The benefits of integrating reading and writing practice
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The Role of Educators in Summative Assessment: The Life Cycle of a Question
An inside look at the development of summative assessments
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Compelling Digital Lessons for English Learners
How to use the free WriteReader app to support English Language Learners
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The 3 R’s + 4 C’s = 7th Heaven (Part 2)
A technology integrationist introduces digital tools to support collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking.
