Topic: NCTE23

An easy and practical tool that will help teachers prioritize student’s work time. Download a free copy of the planning wheel from The Literacy Studio by Ellin Oliver Keene.

Creating change in our education system and our greater society is a longterm game and we need teachers fired up, ready to go, and whole.

Imagine a literacy block that is flexible enough to allow you to be directly responsive to your kids’ needs.

Provide time to find poems, time to read them, time to hear them, and time to reflect on the poem through talking, writing, and drawing.

If we want to truly make a change in education, we need a school to call home. A story from The First Five by Patrick Harris.

The goal is to teach students one thing in a very short amount of time. Why? A blog from the authors of A Teacher's Guide to Writing Workshop Minilessons, Lisa Eickholdt and Patricia Vitale-Reilly.

What constitutes reading growth needs to include aspects of reading such as engagement, motivation and self-efficacy. Because it all counts.

As you make plans for future instruction, build in time for independent reading first. Learn why from the authors of Trusting Readers.

Once we understand the ways in which a school’s culture impacts our students, we can make shifts to make the school environment more trusting, collaborative, and welcoming.

There are also a few things we can do as teachers of writing to reignite our own energy and joy. So here are a few tips to keep in mind as you journey on your way.

One way to meet our students where they are is to take a close look at the resources we’re using in the classroom. Are they the best fit for the students we are teaching today?

An activity which builds classroom community and raises social consciousness around the unique history of the land on which our schools reside.

There is an astounding amount of research that illustrates the benefits of independent reading. Learn what is possible from the coauthors of Trusting Readers.

Watch a FREE planning video and download a FREE study guide from Allison Marchetti and Rebekah O’Dell, coauthors of A Teacher’s Guide to Mentor Texts.

Powerful strategies to help readers better understand what they read from the coauthors of The Comprehension Toolkit Series, Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis.