Topic: Education

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If we keep talking about what our students know and can do and what the next appropriate goal is, we can use the cycle of evaluation to help students learn.

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Because of the myriad ways writing workshop and oral language development are linked, it’s hard to tell where one ends and the other begins.

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A fine line is drawn when the principal acts as coach. If we want teachers to take risks and grow, we must learn to notice things with a coaching lens.

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Tom Newkirk was recently featured in a 207 TV Interview on his book Embarrassment.

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Understand mindsets and practices that support positive school culture where whole-person learning and growth are honored for teachers and students alike.

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Readers who read strictly for plot nearly always remain stuck in literal interpretations of text, and typically struggle with more complex reading skills.

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New York Times, Best-selling author Jennifer Serravallo talks about her new on-demand course: Strategies in Action: Reading and Writing Methods and Content.

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Experience is what matters. Experience may be the best teacher, but does it get in the way of some of the best teaching?

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A study written up by the Association for Psychological Science on factors that affect learning. Which traits help students to do well in school?

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Think of the possibilities as graphic novels provide readers who might not be able to tackle higher-levels of text an inroad for high-level thinking work.

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Reading and writing can be powerful tools for agency and liberation, which is why making sure our practices are grounded in inclusion is so important.

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In her new book, VanDerwater argues that poems should be the backbone of writing instruction, instead of being swept under the carpet as an afterthought.

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But what really mattered was watching how these math visuals worked in my own classroom with my own students. So, don’t take my word for it . . .

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Let’s talk about Texas Chainsaw Massacre-style cuts – hacking off large sections of your manuscript to make it better. How do you know where to begin?

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Information writing is one of those topics that can seem, on the outset, rather dull. It doesn't have to be that way. Here's how.

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Students write for the same reason that Pac-Man munches: to accumulate points. Writers are people, not Pac-Mans.

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PLC Series Fall 2017 Round-Up!

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I often wondered whether I was being an instructional leader. That is what I was aiming for, but how was I to know if I had gotten there?