Cultural norms and adult attitudes and behaviors define for children which differences matter and which do not.
September 4, 2019
We had the chance to ask teachers what advice they would give themselves in their first year of teaching (if they had a time machine, of course). Here's what they had to say...
September 3, 2019
Inquiry means kids investigating and exploring, instead of just sitting and listening.
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July 29, 2019
In this edition of Book Talk Live, we're speaking with authors Lester Laminack and Katie Kelly about their new book, Reading to Make a Difference.
July 3, 2019
Our goal for all of our students is that they will use the skills we teach them independently.
June 24, 2019
It's important to talk about bias because we can't work against something that we don't know exists.
June 19, 2019
We have a responsibility to keep learning, because in each class, students will have different strengths and needs. When our learning stops, our teaching stops.
June 3, 2019
Today on the Heinemann Podcast we’re joined by Sonja Cherry-Paul and Dana Johansen, co-authors of “Breathing New Life into Book Clubs.”
May 16, 2019
“It’s time to rethink content instruction— no more dull slogs through the textbook! We love reader's and writer's workshop, so why not researcher's workshop?"
Taking the initiative to be reflective about one's inward identity can be enlightening!
May 15, 2019
Authentic, purposeful talk is, by nature, unpredictable, but your teaching doesn’t have to be.
May 13, 2019
Knowing our students helps us to choose the most useful resources for them and to make every moment of our precious instructional time count.
April 30, 2019
Our vision for book clubs continues to be a work in progress. It is informed by our own experiences and our ongoing dialogue with fellow educators.
April 29, 2019
If children are to develop as a learning community, they must believe that their efforts to engage with each other and with ideas matter.
April 26, 2019
If we accept that discomfort is inevitable but silence is not a strategy, what practices or systems in your school can you examine in order to confront and change outcomes for students of color?
April 23, 2019
How do we find helpful new resources without squandering funding or instructional time?
April 16, 2019
Lester and Katie offer a framework that can both deepen and broaden students’ understandings, insights, and empathy for the greater human family.
April 10, 2019
