Scroll to read about everything from how to motivate writers through blogging to teaching for social justice. We'll be taking the summer to work on part two of the series, but we'll be back in August. In the meantime, over the next few weeks, we will continue to share posts from the archives. Be sure to follow #OTYMT so you don't miss out on our back-to-school posts in the fall!
Welcome to POPCAST, Episode 8! In this episode, Authentic Test Prep Through the Patterns of Power Process, Jeff Anderson and Travis Leech talk about the Invitation to Edit, step 6 in the Patterns of Power process. Listen and learn how it works to engage middle school students in the writing process.
This has been a school year like no other. Throughout the year, you’ve likely gone from being fully remote, to hybrid, back to remote, back to hybrid, and now, perhaps, mostly in-person teaching. You may be finishing out the school year in “room and Zoom” mode. You may now be teaching only the learners in your physical classroom. Or, you may remain one of your team’s fully remote teachers, supporting the children and families who did not return to in-person school this spring by choice, necessity, or some combination of the two. Your classes have likely been disrupted due to close contacts with COVID. You’ve learned to “pivot.” You are amazingly resilient. You are also exhausted.
Welcome to episode 5 of The Six Shifts, with Jan Burkins and Kari Yates, co-authors of Shifting The Balance: Six Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom. In this series, Jan and Kari, with Stenhouse’s Dan Tobin, address misconceptions and misunderstandings that have discouraged educators from incorporating the science of reading into the balanced literacy classroom.
In our fourth episode, Jan, Kari, and Dan begin digging in to the fourth shift: Revising High-Frequency Word Instruction.
What do you do when you don’t know what to do? This question has become a guiding line of inquiry in my work as a teacher these days. For both me and my students, the ability to respond effectively to novel challenges has never been more important.
In this week’s One Thing You Might Try . . . blog third-grade teacher, Jennifer Orr, writes about her ongoing journey of letting go of control and shares some tips for making space for student ownership in the classroom.
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This school year was unlike any other, and its effects will be felt for years, perhaps permanently.
In response to uncertainty about coronavirus transmission, school districts are developing multiple tools and models to deliver instruction efficiently and equitably, while the ongoing protests in response to the death of George Floyd have sparked reflection among many educators about their responsibility in teaching anti-racism.
What’s worked for us? How can we use these new tools more effectively? And how can we ensure that education is accessible by every child?
In this episode of Teacher's Corner, Gravity Goldberg and Renée Houser, creators of the Teachers Toolkit for Independent Reading, share their experiences helping students access books and teachers, and discuss what’s important as they look to the fall.
Welcome to episode 4 of The Six Shifts, with Jan Burkins and Kari Yates, co-authors of Shifting The Balance: Six Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom. In this series, Jan and Kari, with Stenhouse’s Dan Tobin, address misconceptions and misunderstandings that have discouraged educators from incorporating the science of reading into the balanced literacy classroom.
If you're just tuning in, check out episodes one, two, and three. In our fourth episode, Jan, Kari, and Dan begin digging in to the third shift: Reimagining the Way We Teach Phonics.