Reading Wellness makes teacher Linda Biondi want to βtake a risk in teaching literacy, get out of my comfort zone, collaborate with my colleagues, and bring the joy of reading to all my students β and colleagues.β She expects others will feel the same.
Plans for Republican and Democratic primary debates are well underway. Media literacy expert Frank W. Baker is ready with guidelines for engaging students in classroom research and discussion. Bakerβs first focus: the very crowded GOP debates scheduled for this fall.
Future of History / History Resources
by Sarah Cooper Β· Published 07/19/2015 Β· Last modified 04/17/2024
Sarah Cooper emerged from her summer study of Emancipation thinking about the surprises and challenges presented by primary sources. She explores several options that could help students understand sources with antiquated language and complex structure.
New principals can fall prey to βtask overload.β Whatβs more, the transition from working with teachers as peers to working as a supervisor can be disorienting. Experts Ron Williamson & Barbara Blackburn share advice in six critical areas of the new job.
After years of trying to cope with the flow of struggling readers coming into their school, teachers at Ericsson Middle banded together to create a academic coaching program that provides reading and writing support for students across the literacy spectrum.
In The Invent to Learn Guide to Fun Josh Burker situates the Constructivist theories of active learning within the playful exploration and creation of the Makerβs Movement while also providing detailed guides for intriguing projects, says reviewer Kevin Hodgson.
Articles / Teaching the Whole Adolescent
by MiddleWeb Β· Published 07/07/2015 Β· Last modified 07/14/2024
Young adolescents need classrooms designed to meet their unique physical, intellectual and social-emotional needs, says middle school veteran Cheryl Mizerny. Her spot-on advice can help educators develop a teaching style that maximizes tween achievement.
Author and literacy consultant Regie Routman is a passionate cook who loves to make fresh fruit tarts. Here she draws connections between learning to bake and learning to teach, using her Optimal Learning Model as a framework. Fruit tart recipe included!
Jennifer Serravalloβs new book on reading strategies was worth the wait, says Linda Biondi. It offers βadaptable, research based lessons targeting studentβs skills, adaptable to different levels of students and texts, as well as different reading programs.β
Homa Sabet Tavangar and Becky Mladic-Morales have created the ideal global education toolkit for any teacher, K-12, to bring the world into their classroom. The resource packed book is well written and easy to navigate, says 5th grade teacher Jennifer Druffel.
