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12/13/17

Helping Kids Dig Deep & Fly High in Graphic Novels, 2-8

Think of the possibilities as graphic novels provide readers who might not be able to tackle higher-levels of text an inroad for high-level thinking work.  (continue reading)
12/12/17

Tricia Ebarvia: How Inclusive Is Your Literacy Classroom Really?

Reading and writing can be powerful tools for agency and liberation, which is why making sure our practices are grounded in inclusion is so important.  (continue reading)
12/11/17

Amy Ludwig VanDerwater on The Many Uses of Poetry

In her new book, VanDerwater argues that poems should be the backbone of writing instruction, instead of being swept under the carpet as an afterthought.  (continue reading)
12/07/17

Heinemann Fellow Ian Fleischer on Giving Visual Math Tools a Chance to Empower Students

But what really mattered was watching how these math visuals worked in my own classroom with my own students. So, don’t take my word for it . . .  (continue reading)
12/06/17

Sneed B. Collard on The Beauty of Pairing Down

Let’s talk about Texas Chainsaw Massacre-style cuts – hacking off large sections of your manuscript to make it better. How do you know where to begin?  (continue reading)
12/05/17

Get Your Students to Write Well About Information and Topics They Care About in the World, 1-3

Information writing is one of those topics that can seem, on the outset, rather dull. It doesn't have to be that way. Here's how.  (continue reading)
12/04/17

Does Your Writing Assessment Help Writers or Pac-Mans?

Students write for the same reason that Pac-Man munches: to accumulate points. Writers are people, not Pac-Mans.  (continue reading)
12/04/17

PLC Series Fall 2017 Round-Up!

PLC Series Fall 2017 Round-Up!  (continue reading)
11/30/17

Multi-Day Institute: Teaching With Student Directed Inquiry

Multi-Day Institute: Teaching With Student Directed Inquiry  (continue reading)
11/30/17

Heinemann Fellow Katie Charner-Laird on Questions of Leadership

I often wondered whether I was being an instructional leader. That is what I was aiming for, but how was I to know if I had gotten there?  (continue reading)

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