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Many students are already social media experts. Tapping into their knowledge to channel them to try new books and to reflect on their work can be powerful.

it’s a sad but common belief among teachers and students that math manipulatives are a crutch to be outgrown and an intervention to be used only when necessary.

If you’re tired of boring literary analysis assignments, Beyond Literary Analysis, show how students can write authentic arguments based on their own interests.

Out of the dark tunnel of boring literary analysis assignments, they lead you into a world where students learn to write fresh, compelling, authentic arguments based on their own unique interests.

As students move up the grades and further in their history educations, they will be expected to write about it in increasingly sophisticated ways.

As a principal, your days are filled with decisions. How can you keep student learning central to your work and the school’s mission?

This PLC series, we're examining what it means to support a positive school culture with inclusive learning and growth opportunities.

It may seem strange to think about cultivating focus. Although natural abilities can vary, focus can be improved, cultivated, and taught.

Santa Fe: Day 2 & Day 3 Final Keynotes

If we keep talking about what our students know and can do and what the next appropriate goal is, we can use the cycle of evaluation to help students learn.

Because of the myriad ways writing workshop and oral language development are linked, it’s hard to tell where one ends and the other begins.

Santa Fe Multi-Day Institute 2018: Day One

A fine line is drawn when the principal acts as coach. If we want teachers to take risks and grow, we must learn to notice things with a coaching lens.

Sadness grew to rage as I looked at the children in my family who live in Arizona and wondered, whose histories will they learn?

Tom Newkirk was recently featured in a 207 TV Interview on his book Embarrassment.

Understand mindsets and practices that support positive school culture where whole-person learning and growth are honored for teachers and students alike.

Readers who read strictly for plot nearly always remain stuck in literal interpretations of text, and typically struggle with more complex reading skills.

New York Times, Best-selling author Jennifer Serravallo talks about her new on-demand course: Strategies in Action: Reading and Writing Methods and Content.