Blogging is–or should have been–a boon to teaching writing, but somehow it never quite got there. Though professional blogging (ahem) can indeed pervert some of the best parts of writing (which basically amounts to packaging…
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What Teaching Writing In The 21st Century Might Look Like
So I was looking through an old Animal Farm unit of mine when I found some notes I had written that sketch a basic outline for a “writing” unit (i.e., a unit designed primarily to…
Sunday Night Teacher: 9 Writing Prompts You Can Use In Class Tomorrow
Math Defend or critique: Statistics lie. Answer: How does math support critical thinking? Respond: “The essence of mathematics is its freedom.” (G. Cantor) Science Defend or critique: Science has limits. Answer: What is most important…
5 Reasons To Use Digital Portfolios In Your Classroom
by Jennifer Rita Nichols, TeachThought Intern Educators and students of today have more knowledge and tools available to them than ever before in history. Advances in technology have created a digital world where people from all…
The Teacher’s Guide To Writing In The Cloud
Preface In part 1 of this post we took a look at the writing process itself–the relative awkwardness of the process for many developing writers, and how live modeling can help support writer growth. In…
The Elements Of A Literacy-Rich Classroom Environment
by Kimberly Tyson, Ph. D. of learningunlimitedllc.com Literacy-rich environments, as endorsed by the International Reading Association, have a significant impact on what goes on in the classroom and set the stage for interactions with a wide variety…
41 Resources, Tools, And Apps To Improve Writing Skills
41 Resources, Tools, And Apps To Improve Writing Skills by Tom Vander Ark first appeared on gettingsmart.com Math gets all the love–at least that appears to be the case in the edtech world. But applications…
5 Simple Ways To Use Google Docs In The Classroom
5 Simple Ways To Use Google Docs In The Classroom by Susan Oxnevad first appeared on gettingsmart.com Google Docs is a user friendly suite of online collaborative tools that come with tremendous potential for use…
10 Signs Of Plagiarism Every Teacher Should Know
Plagiarism is usually fairly easy to spot in a small class with students you work with daily. Students suddenly write–and sound–much different than they have in the past, or interject insights and ideas that sound…
6 Ways Google Docs Supports Collaboration In The Writing Process
6 Powerful Google Docs Features to Support the Collaborative Writing Process by Susan Oxnevad first appeared on gettingsmart.com “Today’s young people are using a range of digital tools to compose and create in new and exciting…
12 Data Points Detailing The Crisis Of Poor Writing In America
Ask just about any teacher if kids today are struggling with writing and you’ll get a resounding “yes.” While curmudgeonly complaints about “kids today” have always existed, even in relation to writing, there are numerous…
10 Reasons Why I Want My Students To Blog
“10 Reasons I want My Students To Blog” by Susan Lucille Davis first appeared gettingsmart.com “Out beyond ideas of right doing and wrong doing there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” – Rumi, 13th-Century…
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