3 Ways To Grow Independent Readers
These suggestions offer possibilities to bring back a love for reading. The outcomes can lead to lifelong, independent readers.
These suggestions offer possibilities to bring back a love for reading. The outcomes can lead to lifelong, independent readers.
A great teacher navigates boundaries of policy, content, and the affections of people and communities to get the clearest view of students.
In an age of information abundance, learners can become empowered to access, reflect upon, and share knowledge they find valuable.
6 Ways Students Are Braver Than I Ever Give Them Credit For by Paul Moss, edmerger.com Students are incredibly brave every day. And sometimes, when I am having a difficult time with a class, or specific students, I need to remind myself of these facts: 1. Every day they are expected to bare themselves open to…
Learning is about movement and growth. Providing effective feedback helps students realize exactly what they need to grow.
Digital literacy is emerging as a genuine concern in education as technology competes with traditional texts for student attention.
The Text Reduction Strategy can improve reading comprehension by reducing a text to distill it to its essence: theme, thesis, main ideas.
Making Thinking Visible: The Story Of A Sketchnoter contributed by Reshan Richards Before I even learned about sketchnoting, Explain Everything was available on the App Store for almost 2 years. I was at a conference for Apple Distinguished Educators and Brad Ovenell-Carter from Vancouver was posting these amazing, visually engaging images on Twitter with the…
Close-reading is an active process characterized by questioning, adjusting reading rate, judgement thinking, and dozens of other strategies.
Image or picture thinking is the innate process dyslexic thinkers use. Our educational system is just beginning to understand how to best respond.
Build relationships with parents at the beginning of the school year. This helps develop trust and opens the lines of communication.
Is My School Ready? Strategies For Principals That Lead contributed by Jen Schwanke, Principal for Dublin City Schools For a principal, the a new school year brings anticipation, excitement—and—let’s admit it—an underlying feeling of trepidation. I always look forward to this time of year, but with it comes the telltale butterflies in the stomach each…