Dadgum It, I’m Mad as Heck
Anne Jolly is mad as heck as she watches teachers struggle to implement STEM projects while drilling kids for high stakes tests that don’t measure deep learning.
Teaching and learning in grades 4-8
Good Recipes for ELA Classrooms
In The Literacy Cookbook: A Practical Guide to Effective Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening Instruction, Sarah Tantillo’s banquet of tasty recipes for good literacy instruction are also a helpful ELA Common Core resource, says reviewer Linda Biondi.
How to Make Co-Teaching Work
MiddleWeb blogger Elizabeth Stein shares highlights from a recent day-long learning session with Anne Beninghof, author of “Co-Teaching That Works.”
Amazing STEM Jobs
Along with familiar STEM career choices like mechanical engineer and computer systems analyst, Anne Jolly is discovering some intriguing specialty jobs!
Students Without Outside Help
How do we help kids with less support outside of school? “Two Teachers” blogger Laurie Wasserman shares some ways she & her school go the extra mile.
The Why and How of STEM
How to turn science, tech, engineering & math into problem- & project-based activities that simulate real-world R&D? Find the basics & the practice here.
Learning More about the Movies
Oscar season is a perfect time to introduce students to film careers & examine the highly collaborative movie enterprise, says media literacy expert Frank Baker.
Creative Assessment Strategies
This book about creative approaches to assessment, Authentic Assessment: Active, Engaging Product and Performance Measures, is clearly written for both teachers and students, says reviewer Tracey Muise. Sandra Schurr’s book provides many ready to implement ideas.
STEM PD: Expert Advice
Like to hear from a PD expert who has spent a decade successfully preparing science and math educators for STEM teaching? Just click “learn more” below!
Tempered, with an Edge
Bill Ferriter — master middle grades teacher, multiple-book author & Tempered Radical blogger — offers up his version of cold hard truth in a candid chat with MiddleWeb.
