Shakespeare Mob Secret – Exposed!
At this year’s NCTE Convention, one of the most exciting events occurred in secrecy – if a massive rally can …
The Singular “They” — When Pronouns Get Personal
Here’s a grammar grappler: Each student should keep ____ eyes on ____ own paper. his her his or her his/her …
The Interactive Read-Aloud as Responsive Teaching
In the October Talking Points, Laura May and Gary Bingham encourage elementary teachers to use interactive read-alouds. What makes interactive …
Nurturing Literacy, Not Test-Taking
The following excerpt from Dawn Kirby’s post on the blog Writers Who Care is reprinted by permission. Literacy as …
Moving from “Them” to “Us”
This month’s English Leadership Quarterly includes Christina Saidy’s article “Moving from Them to Us: Making New Arguments about Teaching and …
Championing Choice in a School that Doesn’t
In a recent comment on our blog, a teacher asked how he can foster a love of reading when his …
News Literacy Lessons
This text is adapted from a blog from the News and Information Literacy Professional Learning Community on the Literacy in …
Template for teaching news literacy skills
Reprinted by permission from the Literacy in Learning Exchange. The National Community and News Literacy Roundtables Project, launched in …
Using Formative Assessment to Improve Practice
As Connected Educator Month continues, we offer this advice from Dan Fowler, Assistant Principal at Eastern Elementary School, Washington County, …
The Match That Starts the Fire
The following is by Alexandra Cavallo, who teaches English at Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale, NJ. It is …