Digital Learning Day
…Day 2013, the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) issued an updated version of the NCTE Framework for 21st Century Curriculum and Assessment, including its definition of 21st century…
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NCTE Award Winners from 2019 and 2020 Share Concerns and Hopes During a Challenging Year
…and articles, her scholarship includes composition studies, writing knowledge, creative nonfiction, and writing assessment. She has served as an elected leader for several professional/scholarly organizations, including NCTE. What would…
Reading in the Digital Age
…Curriculum and Assessment, and our conversations have continued as the world continues to change. We look at the issues of digital literacy through different lenses, and we are hoping that…
What Happened in Your State This May?
…Learning Standards based on the Common Core and implement a new set of standards and assessments. Wyoming: In Wyoming Enacts “Indian Education for All” Legislation, Tiffany Rehbein shares that Governor…
Unmasking the Mythical Narrative Surrounding the Five-Paragraph Essay
…the American education system to put an incredible amount of pressure on students and teachers to score well on standardized exams and assessments as a means to measure not only…
Visual Metaphors in Secondary ELA Classrooms
…visual metaphors has the most prominent usage in idea generating. Creating topics and ideas for larger summative assessments can feel daunting and scary, but visual metaphors add a playful element…
Fewer Texts for Deeper Understanding
by Lorna Collier In their new book, Beyond “Teaching to the Test”: Rethinking Accountability and Assessment for English Language Learners, literacy specialists Betsy Gilliland and Shannon Pella explore ways teachers…
Getting Started with Hexagonal Thinking
…as an assessment for speaking and listening skills, collaboration, and argumentative writing. You can easily tailor it to your class needs and make it as informal or formal as you…
ESL, ELL, Generation 1.5—Why Are These Terms Important?
…from the mainstream curriculum. For older students, the challenge is to move away from “low-level” ideas of literacy assessment that may discount the literacies of these students. US resident or…
Creating ELA Curriculum That’s Meaningful to Students
…has presented at several national and local conferences, including NCTE and LLA, and is a contributing author to the research volume Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment: Intersecting New Needs and New…
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