Questions for Discussing Writing - 0 views
Questions for directing discussion General More than just paper, pencil, & words on a page... what constitutes "writing"? What is the value of writing? What evidence is there that writing needs imp...
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Digital Mentor Texts - 0 views
Over the last few years, I have been doing a lot of thinking around the idea of Digital Mentor Texts. I believe strongly in Reading and Writing Workshops to move all students forward in literacy. ...
The 6 Best Online Writing Resources - 0 views
The 6 Best Online Writing Resources for Teachers Teaching Writing can be a fun and creative experience, but it can also be difficult to keep up with 30 different students who are each working on t...
Perr Review-Peer Pressure-Peer Power - 0 views
Peer review is more than just having students read and comment on each other's papers. The idea of peer review extends into what academics do-to the idea of disciplinarity. We research and write. T...
Today U R U - 0 views
Teachers in Tiaras ("Today You are You") A famous quote by the children's author Dr. Seuss says, "Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you." I like t...
Letter writing to the future - 0 views
Letter writing seems to be a lost art, but it is still a standard. I personally love writing letters of appreciation, love, or simply just because as often as I can! To teach letter writing can be ...
How's your Resiliency-3 good things - 0 views
How's your Resilience? How are you feeling about what's ahead for you in 2012? This has been a pretty punishing period for many people who work in western economies and the New Year promises litt...
A Strategy Lesson for "Drive-Thru" Readers - 0 views
http://www.choiceliteracy.com A Strategy Lesson for "Drive-Thru" Readers Aimee Buckner Early in the year, like many teachers across the country, I work diligently to teach and reteach my students...
I wonder… - 0 views
I wonder… About ten years ago I slowly stopped giving my kids very sequential directions. About five years ago I stopped giving rubrics. And in the past few years, with some classes, towards the...
Interventions for Co - 0 views
Interventions for Comprehension - Details: Skill- Comprehension: Details Intervention - Visualizing Source or adapted from - "Strategies That Work" by Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis Mat...
Interventions for Comprehension - 0 views
Interventions for Comprehension - Details: Skill- Comprehension: Details Intervention - Visualizing Source or adapted from - "Strategies That Work" by Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis Mat...
Cultivating a Learning Environment - 0 views
Fill your school(s) with learners. When interviewing prospective teachers, ask "Tell me about something that you have learned lately." "How did you learn it?" "What are you seeking to learn more ab...
What Does Successful Project Based Learning Look Like - 0 views
The end of the school year presents us with an opportunity for reflection at Envision Schools. We take a final measure of students' progress throughout the school year, celebrate the many Envision ...
Catching Readers Before They Fall an interview with the authors - 0 views
Franki: Pat and Katie, you've both done so much work in learning how best to support struggling readers. Can you share any new learning or thinking you have about this topic? Pat: Sure. I'll go ah...
Brainology - 0 views
Brainology SCHOOL MATTERS Brainology Transforming Students' Motivation to Learn Carol S. Dweck Winter 2008 This is an exciting time for our brains. More and more research is showing th...
Learners not Knowers - 0 views
Learners not Knowers Its interesting that the quote I shared with my students the other day was, "The learners shall inherit the earth, while the knowers will be beautifully equipped to live in a ...
Evolutionary Lessons for PLC's - 0 views
Evolutionary Lessons for PLC Principals When Theodore Roosevelt lost his final race for the presidency in 1912, he was crushed. A bold and determined man who had conquered in nearly every person...
Fostering Resilience - 0 views
Fostering Resilience: ALL Kids Have a Future cc flickr photo by TMAB2003 I have been pondering educational matters…specifically, the challenges schools face in addressing the needs of ALL student...
The Medium Is the Medium - 0 views
The Medium Is the Medium Recently, book publishers got some good news. Researchers gave 852 disadvantaged students 12 books (of their own choosing) to take home at the end of the school year. They...
The Places You'll Go Bulletin Board - 0 views
The Places You'll Go Bulletin Board "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." -Dr. Suess As an alternative to a book report, have...