In this One Thing You Might Try . . . blog post, math coach, Alex Lawrence, shares how she’s taking a strategy learned from online teaching and transitioning it to the in-person classroom.
Try it Twice: Bringing the Lessons of Online Learning to the In-Person Classroom (One Thing You Might Try . . .)
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Rigorous Instruction for All—but How? (One Thing You Might Try . . .)
In this One Thing You Might Try . . . blog post, elementary educator, Raven Compton, invites us to redefine rigor in writing workshop and offers us three critical questions we can ask ourselves when planning for rigorous instruction in any content area.
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In this One Thing You Might Try . . . blog post, social studies teacher, Neema Avashia, writes about some critical and practical ways we can connect with students through listening.
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Learning to Let Go So Students Have Ownership (One Thing You Might Try...)
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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Amplifying Student Voice and Encouraging Action Through Art (One Thing You Might Try...)
In this week’s One Thing You Might Try . . . blog, art educator Paula Liz writes about how her students are using digital art projects to make their voices heard and explore ways to make change in the world.
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Building Active Anchor Charts to Support Teaching and Learning (One Thing You Might Try...)
In this week's One Thing You Might Try . . . post, K–8 literacy specialist, Gwen Blumberg, shares ideas for building anchor charts as visual scaffolds that can be easily implemented regardless of instructional setting.
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In Support of Independent Reading...Again (One Thing You Might Try...)
In this week's One Thing You Might Try . . . post, teacher and writer, Pernille Ripp, calls us to stay true to what we know is valuable, despite the mounting pressures that seem to continually demand our instructional time and energy—especially during a pandemic.
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Motivating Writers Through Blogging (One Thing You Might Try...)
In this week’s One Thing You Might Try… blog, kindergarten teacher, Dawnavyn James, writes about blogging with her young students and how their self-directed use of the comments feature helped them to connect with each other’s ideas.
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Embracing the Home Environment’s Role in Distance Learning with Young Children (One Think You Might Try...)
In this week’s One Thing You Might Try… blog post, preschool teacher, Natali Gaxiola, writes about reimagining the early childhood classroom online and the power of building a classroom community that celebrates both students’ home and school lives.
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Teaching for Social Justice Online (One Thing You Might Try...)
In this week’s One Thing You Might Try… blog post, first-grade teacher Santasha Dhoot tells the story of her class’s voting rights unit and challenges us to make space for social justice work in our classrooms—whether they are in person or online.
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