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Better Book Clubs: In and Beyond the Classroom

Posted by admin on May 23, 2023 3:47:33 PM

In this episode of Teacher's Corner, Sara Kugler, author of Better Book Clubs is interviewed by her friend and colleague Grace Choi, an educator in northern Virginia. Listen in as Sara and Grace share their perspectives on the benefits of book clubs both in and beyond the classroom. Whether you're a book lover, a book club pro, or just curious about getting started with book clubs, you won't want to miss this.

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Topics: Classroom practice, Teachers Corner, Free Resources, Podcast, Elementary, equity

Talking About Race in the Elementary Classroom

Posted by admin on May 16, 2023 9:37:44 AM

In this episode of Teacher’s Corner, we tune in to a conversation between Matthew Kay and Jennifer Orr, authors of We’re Gonna Keep On Talking: How To Lead Meaningful Race Conversations in the Elementary Classroom.  They discuss how they chose the book’s title, productive strategies for talking about race with young children, and what readers can expect in their new book. 

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Topics: Classroom practice, Teachers Corner, Free Resources, Podcast, Elementary, equity

Conferring Across Literacy and Math

Posted by admin on May 2, 2023 8:34:28 AM

In this episode of Teacher's Corner, Maria Walther and Karen Biggs-Tucker, authors of The Literacy Workshop, join Gina Picha, author of Conferring in the Math Classroom, to discuss the art of conferring across both literacy and math. They discuss the parallels between conferring in different content areas as well as teaching strategies that are specific to literacy or math.

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Topics: Classroom practice, Teachers Corner, Free Resources, Podcast, Elementary

A Peek Behind the Cover of We’re Gonna Keep On Talking with Matthew Kay and Jennifer Orr

Posted by admin on Apr 17, 2023 2:55:56 PM
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Topics: Classroom practice, Teachers Corner, Free Resources, Podcast, Elementary, equity

The Gifts of Listening

Posted by admin on Feb 2, 2023 9:28:46 AM

In this four-part blog series, Tonya Perry, Steven Zemelman, and Katy Smith, the authors of Teaching for Racial Equity, introduce us to their Action Guides, short one-page companions to their book that help educators move from the words they read on the page to taking action. 

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Topics: Classroom practice, Relationships, Professional Development

Sharing Biographies as a Way to Know Our Colleagues

Posted by admin on Nov 10, 2022 8:00:00 AM

In this four-part blog series, Tonya Perry, Steven Zemelman, and Katy Smith, the authors of Teaching for Racial Equity, introduce us to their Action Guides, short one-page companions to their book that help educators move from the words they read on the page to taking action. You can view the first blog and Action Guide in this series here.

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Topics: Classroom practice, Relationships, Professional Development

Reflecting on Our Biographies Through an Equity Lens

Posted by admin on Oct 6, 2022 8:59:48 AM

In this four-part blog series, Tonya Perry, Steven Zemelman, and Katy Smith, the authors of Teaching for Racial Equity, introduce us to their Action Guides, short one-page companions to their book that help educators move from the words they read on the page to taking action.

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Topics: Classroom practice, Relationships, Professional Development

Counting Collections from the First Day of School

Posted by admin on Aug 4, 2022 8:00:00 AM

In the final blog of our Stenhouse Summer Series, first grade teacher, Bitsy Parks, writes about how she gets started with Counting Collections on the very first day of school (and even before!).

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Topics: Classroom practice, Relationships, Professional Development

Building Community with Interactive Read-Alouds

Posted by admin on Jul 28, 2022 8:00:00 AM

In this Stenhouse Summer Series blog post, instructional coach Nita Creekmore shares one of her favorite books to read aloud in the first days of school and writes about the power of interactive read-aloud to build both literacy and community.

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Topics: Classroom practice, Relationships, Professional Development

Starting the Year with Bio-Poems

Posted by admin on Jul 21, 2022 8:00:00 AM

In this Stenhouse Summer Series blog post, Annie Syed writes about how to use bio-poems during the first week of school to help teachers and students get to know each other for a successful year ahead.

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Topics: Classroom practice, Relationships, Professional Development