Topic: Video

Playiswork

Children are models for how play and work cannot and should not be separated from one another.

Differenttypes

What are the different types of play and when do they make sense? Learn from the authors of Purposeful Play about fantasy, rough-and-tumble, constructive, and games with rules.

Thinkingaboutheprocess

Pay attention to the ways in which children are playing and making meaning.

Whatitmeanstobeascribe

What does it mean to be a scribe? How can we empower students to write with their identities? In this book talk, author R Joseph Rodríguez discusses the journey of Youth Scribes with his editor, Louisa Irele.

Whatispurposefulplay

What does purposeful play mean? Authors Kristi Mraz and Cheryl Tyler describe in this video blog.

Attentiongetters

When we teach students to recognize and analyze media meant to grab their attention, they develop literacy skills to regain control of their consumption habits.

Releasedaybellinghamscott

Rebecca Bellingham and Veronica Scott's The Artful Approach to Exploring Identity and Fostering Belonging is now available! Watch the authors discuss the layout of the book, accompanied by an excerpt.

Pryleimaginingaction

Students can learn to create the change they want to see through imagining action. Question 4 in the critical reading series shows how.

Prylemapthealgorithm

Media literacy skills enable students to examine their relationship with digital content and algorithms. See the sample reading response from Marilyn Pryle.

6componentsofmathworkshop

Math workshop utilizes components including reasoning routines, task and share, focus lessons, learning stations, small group instruction, and student reflections.

Pryle Ecocentrism

Help students notice nature in a text to tune into the pressing conflict of climate change with Marilyn Pryle's sample reading response.

Gordonmidyear

New teachers, is your start-of-the-year energy dead and gone? Berit Gordon provides tips to revive yourself mid-year.

Math Workhop

Jennifer Lempp and Skip Tyler's Math Workshop, Grades 6-12 is now available! Watch the authors discuss the layout of the book, accompanied by an excerpt

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Marilyn Pryle's 5 Questions for Any Text: Critical Reading in the Age of Disinformation is now available! Watch Marilyn discuss the new book and detail the five questions for unlocking deeper understanding.

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Marilyn Pryle explains how to teach critical reading with this sample reading response based on her Question 1: what am I reading?

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To Read Stuff You Have to Know Stuff is now available! Watch Kelly Gallagher discuss his renowned article of the week to help students build background knowledge.

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Marilyn Pryle outlines the benefits of reading responses, and how to use them to encourage students to be critical readers in the age of disinformation.

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The Confidence to Write is now available as an audiobook! Listen to the book in author Liz Prather's own voice.