9/10/2018
Use Tools to Help you Listen to Talk in Your Classroom

Adapted from Teaching Talk by Kara Pranikoff If you’re interested in working on talk in your room, the first step is to listen. All listening involves some level of bravery (it’s never easy to listen... more

9/7/2018
Exploring Scenes with Film

Adapted from  Teaching Nonfiction Revision   by Sneed B. Collard III & Vicki Spandel   Like books, films have scenes, and because films are visual, they can be helpful in teaching how scenes... more

9/6/2018
Daily Practices for the Beginning of Your Year

Adapted from  180 Days  by Kelly Gallagher and Penny Kittle.   We learn from conferences with our students and from their drafts what we must teach next, and we respond with targeted teaching... more

9/5/2018
Organizing Texts for Independent Reading

Adapted from  It’s All About the Books   by Tammy Mulligan & Clare Landrigan.   When considering the organization of your classroom library, it’s best to maximize choice for your students.... more

9/4/2018
Address Your Students’ Needs with Guided Reading in Small Groups

Adapted from  Core Instructional Routines: Go-To Structures for Effective LiteracyTeaching, K–5  by Judy Dodge and Andrea Honigsfeld   To meet the varying instructional needs of all students... more

9/3/2018
Mapping Time for Teaching Routines and Procedures

Adapted from  Take Charge of Your Teaching Evaluation   by  Jennifer Ansbach .   Start thinking through what you need to accomplish early in the year to get students ready for your units. This part... more

8/31/2018
Useful Prompts in Writing Instruction

Adapted from  Embarrassment   by Tom Newkirk.   Moves are options that we can take up in the process of writing—being alert to possibilities, or a shift in thought. We make these moves in conversation... more