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November 19, 2016
Learning How to Teach Reading From Ellin Keene
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The group of 8th graders snuggled together on bean bags and pillows in the reading corner, facing the visitor in the big blue chair. Ellin ...
November 5, 2016
Experiential Learning: "The service was the best part!"
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I just spent a week with 80 eighth graders in rural Thailand doing service- and cultural-learning activities. To many, this seems like a ni...
October 22, 2016
Reading Comprehension Strategies in the MS Classroom
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Have you ever had a time when a thought or topic just keeps working in the back of your mind, resurfacing over the course of a few weeks? T...
October 8, 2016
Making Reading Thinking Visible Through Annotations
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Our first major unit in English Language Arts is short story reading. At this point in the year, I don't know a whole lot about my st...
October 1, 2016
Schedules can make or break curriculum
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I really love my teaching schedule, and that's not something I've said very much in my many years of teaching. I teach both English...
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