Mom Knows Best: The One Piece of Teaching Advice to Remember
…guide? Do the community-building activity at the start of class anyway. After I got through that first year and moved on to teach other grades in other schools in different…
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Teachers Sharing and Caring, Part I
…the Minnesota woods, reading books that are constantly arriving at his house, and building things. This fall, Thomas noticed that there was a connection between the Little Libraries his mom,…
‘Speed Booking’ Lets Students Share Book Recommendations
…seems like everyone, even my own family, is beginning to lose faith in me. But I promise you all, I’m going to build that glass castle!” Students then pretend to…
Storytelling and Persuasive Writing in the High School Classroom
…tell lively stories about their own lives, and students’ revelations often remind us that there is more to learn from one another if we just listen. Building Relationships: Imagine this:…
The Science of Reading and the Perils of State Literacy Policies: Virginia’s Cautionary Tale
…and sense-making: Who is telling the story? Who is not telling the story? Why does it matter? Who is Telling the Story? As storytellers, we begin by world-building: painting the…
How to Teach Reading in the Middle Grades
…that they can successfully complete independently, so they won’t interrupt your work with students. Two choices that can advance students’ progress in reading follow. Independent Reading of self-selected books builds…
Here’s How to Get Kids Talking about Literature
…use with my middle grades learners will help build student confidence to see that reading responses are not daunting, and are an excellent way to think, read, and write about…
Regarding the NCTE Research Foundation Grant
…this text.” These kinds of practices helped make literary analysis feel more connected to students’ lives and also helped build a tight-knit class community, even with nearly 34 students in…
From the Psalms of My Heartstrings: Honoring the Impact, Poetry, and Future of bell hooks in Academia
…does with her work, building an empire with her own passion and pain through writing poetry. bell has taught me that my past does not define me but it instead…
The Missing Piece to Our Nation’s History: African American History Is American History
…that are not for us. From there we can eliminate racial performance gaps, build generational wealth, and defeat the odds completely. In other advanced history courses, Africans across the diaspora…
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