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...
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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. ...
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...
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...
Extra Credit - 0 views
I remember being surprised when I first read the results of a survey on extra credit published some years ago in Teaching of Psychology. Almost 20% of the 145 faculty (across disciplines) reported ...
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...
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 ...
Approximations - 0 views
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. Albert Einstein As my son Jamin starts high school, he has new...
First Weeks- Picture Books About Books: Young Learners and Reading Identity - 0 views
Katie DiCesare In the first few weeks of school, I am attempting to understand a whole new class as individual readers (yikes!). I am trying to discover where, when, why, and what they like to rea...
Sharing Our Lives As Readers With Our Studentts - 0 views
Franki Sibberson As a classroom teacher, sharing my own life as a reader has always been an important part of my teaching. I believe that if we are to have authentic conversations with kids about ...
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...
It's Easy… - 0 views
It's Easy… Which path will you take? Image from http://bit.ly/pASkSU As educators, we are often faced with an opportunity to take the easy road or the hard road. The easy road often works for u...
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