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A before reading strategy to increase student engagement with text and comprehension.  In this strategy students write a paragraph from a list of words given to them by their teacher.  Students must use the words in the order they were given in the list. Students are asked to share their paragraphs with the class.  Then students read the assigned text and make revisions to their original paragraph.

Here are 7 ways to tackle the Marzano strategy of identifying similarities and differences.

A during reading strategy that is used to help students break down text. Students use post-it notes to mark things they understand and things they do not understand in the textbook.  They use these post-its to fill in a graphic organizer.  When finished reading students share information they've learned as well as information confusing to them.

This website has a wealth of strategies that can be used to increase student engagement and achievement

A quick 2 minute video that introduces the idea of Talk Moves.

"Students and teachers can login to the DocHub app (or DocHub.com) using their Google account. From there, it is possible to upload any PDF, text document, or Microsoft Office file from Drive, the web, or even your computer/Chromebook download folder. Once a document had been uploaded, students can highlight, draw, insert text boxes, and even incorporate sticky notes. These annotated PDFs can then be sent to Drive or even shared with a link. Unlike some other web-based annotation tools, all of the annotations remain with the PDF after it has been sent to Drive though the sticky notes only appear when shared with a link."

"Explore our fast-growing library of short courses, strategies and best practice to help you maximize every student's attainment with Google Apps for Education."

A good article about the dominant kids in the classroom masking an engagement issue

Richard Byrne videos that show practical ed tech tips.

SOLO Hexagons Generator! SOLO Hexagons allow students to identify links between factors very effectively. Students categorise and link factors together for deeper understanding of the relationship between factors. Generate phrases on hexagons with this tool.

A very coolpractice activity called Add 'em up - groups solving problems.

Vocabulary resources for the classroom