Lesson plans that allow students to mix learning about technologies with language skills and role-playing activities. Subject English Language Arts… more
Learn why Socratic Seminar Discussions should be a go-to literacy practice in your classroom. Subject Reading Strategies Grade levels 3rd… more
Socratic Seminars focus on open-ended questions which can be answered in more than one way based on evidence from the… more
Many misconceptions concerning the definition of dyslexia exist. In order to delve into the social construction and the biological origins… more
This peer-reviewed research paper documents the implementation and impact of an Engineering Design project used in a Secondary Physics classroom… more
This is a short guide with ideas and suggestions for implementing some Engineering Design thinking and practices in your classroom…. more
Teachers ask a lot of questions! However, if you work with beginning level English Language Learners, they may not even understand the… more
World language study at the high school level is nearly always about learning a particular language and infrequently about learning… more
Mathematics Success for All Students: Including Those Who Struggle Overview of Classroom Lessons and Activities This paper is an overview of… more
Mathematics Success for All Students: Including Those Who Struggle Performance Task — Distance and Midpoint Exploration is a complete lesson that… more
Mathematics Success for All Students: Including Those Who Struggle Inspiring Conversations When Working with Students Who Struggle to Learn Mathematics… more
Research has shown that the number one reason students don’t pass standardized writing prompts is lack of idea development. Their… more
Click here to access a video explanation. Rather than using a worksheet with isolated sentences, it’s better to have our… more
In this hands-on resource, literacy expert Dr. Katie McKnight offers secondary teachers a clear understanding of what literacy looks like… more
This is why improvisation works in the classroom: To be an improviser (and this is true of improvisers who perform… more
Students, often do not understand that the apostrophe mark in a contractionlike can’t or wouldn’t, actually signals to the reader… more
Students work together on reading goals (identifying a central idea, summarization,citing evidence), speaking & listening goals (conversation, reasoning, citingevidence, presenting… more
This is why improvisation works in the classroom: To be an improviser (and this is true of improvisers who perform… more
There are positive leadership characteristics and there are negative leadership characteristics. Use this activity to facilitate an incredible discussion about… more
Stories are built on the characters that inhabit them, but we don’t often spend a lot of time learning how… more
Stories are built on the characters that inhabit them, but we don’t often spend a lot of time learning how… more
Click here to access a video explanation. Rather than using a worksheet with isolated sentences, it’s better to have our… more
In this hands-on resource, literacy expert Dr. Katie McKnight offers secondary teachers a clear understanding of what literacy looks like… more
This is why improvisation works in the classroom: To be an improviser (and this is true of improvisers who perform… more
Students, often do not understand that the apostrophe mark in a contractionlike can’t or wouldn’t, actually signals to the reader… more
Students work together on reading goals (identifying a central idea, summarization,citing evidence), speaking & listening goals (conversation, reasoning, citingevidence, presenting… more
This is why improvisation works in the classroom: To be an improviser (and this is true of improvisers who perform… more
There are positive leadership characteristics and there are negative leadership characteristics. Use this activity to facilitate an incredible discussion about… more
Stories are built on the characters that inhabit them, but we don’t often spend a lot of time learning how… more
Stories are built on the characters that inhabit them, but we don’t often spend a lot of time learning how… more
