10 Strategies For Teaching For Change
The Priorities Of Teaching For Change contributed by Olivia Odileke As an educator, you hold a position of immense responsibility …
Critical Literacy
Critical literacy is a learning approach where students are expected to examine various texts to understand the relationship between language and power.
20 Questions To Clarify Your Teaching For 2023
How is education changing? From blended learning to social justice, here are 20 questions to clarify your teaching for 2023.
What Should A School Do?
If we are not aware of this relative mediocrity, it’s an indictment of our vision. If we are, it is an indictment of our character.
It’s Time To Face Some Difficult Truths About Teaching
Many teachers don’t have the luxury of deciding what’s sustainable for them. In these cases, they somehow ‘survive’ or they quit.
What Are The Best Novels In Verse For Middle & High School Readers?
Novels written in verse typically rely heavily on dialogue, emotion, and themes of identity–the latter of which are relevant to YA readers.
The 33 Best Books For Students Who Don’t Like To Read
Here are the best books for students who don’t like to read. From murder mysteries to dystopian societies, there’s something for everyone!
The 28 Best Graphic Novels for Reluctant High School Readers
Many educators find graphic novels beneficial for struggling readers or students who profess that they do not enjoy reading.
What Are Costa’s Levels Of Questioning?
Costa’s levels of questioning feature three tiers of questioning designed to promote higher level thinking and inquiry.
An Excerpt From Pedagogy Of The Oppressed by Paulo Freire
Paulo Freire’s education philosophy saw education as an active process of intellectual, sociological, and political assimilation.
The Definition Of Good Work
Good work is applying your affection, intellect, and specific ‘genius’ on people and places you depend on and that depend on you.
Teaching The Child Downstream: In Favor Of Communal Constructivism
With communal constructivism, the goal is not to produce a scientific discovery but to help children respond to & guide their own discovery.
50 Sentence Stems for Reading Critically
Critical reading is about gathering knowledge, understanding context, and seeing ideas from multiple perspectives to make sense of a text.