5/24/2018
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
5/23/2018
Hone the Skill of Conferring
Adapted from 180 Days by Kelly Gallagher and Penny Kittle Because conferring is so important to both individual writers and our whole-class teaching, every year we work to get better at it. We confer... more
5/22/2018
Letting Students Do the Talking
Adapted from Teaching with
Mathematical Argument by Despina Stylianou and Maria Blanton
As
scholars have noted, student “thinkalouds” are critical in developing deep understanding
of... more
5/21/2018
Choose Digital Tools Intentionally and Strategically
Adapted from Literacy Coaching by Stephanie Affinito Guided by your coaching goals, begin by choosing a small number of core digital tools. What aspects of your coaching do you want to enhance? What... more
5/18/2018
Support for Independent Reading
Adapted from 180 Days by Kelly Gallagher and Penny Kittle Modeling the range of reading we do honors the diversity of texts and the purposes for reading that, of course, vary by reader. Students... more
5/17/2018
Engagement and Inquiry
Adapted from The Curious Classroom by Harvey "Smokey" Daniels Sometimes school is boring. This is not news to students, but the adults seem to have just gotten the message. Suddenly there is talk... more
5/16/2018
Tips for Summer Reading
Adapted from It’s All About the Books by Tammy Mulligan and Clare Landrigan Each year we spend a week or two at the end of school helping readers make a reading plan for summer vacation. The... more
