Topic: Video

Interviewing students—asking them to do math without paper and pencil—can reveal more about how they reason numerically and offer guidance for next-steps.

On September 21st, Marilyn Burns went live on the Heinemann Facebook page to give educators a closer look at Listening to Learn, a new K-5 digital interview tool.

Listening to students, one on one, provides access into their reasoning in a way that’s unique and invaluable. A special blog post from Marilyn Burns.

Watch a FREE planning video and download a FREE study guide from Allison Marchetti and Rebekah O’Dell, coauthors of A Teacher’s Guide to Mentor Texts.

Catch up on the Marilyn Burns Slow Twitter Chat. Watch video clips of math interviews and share your thinking of what is happening either in the blog comments or on Twitter using #ListeningToLearn.

It helps to start small. A beautifully crafted sentence is filled with interesting decisions the writer has made, and there’s so much to learn.

The new TCRWP Virtual Summer School Curriculum supports literacy growth in rising Grades 1–6 kids with research-based teaching methods, tools, and resources.

Watch Jennifer Serravallo discuss her new book, Teaching Writing in Small Groups, in a special LIVE recording.

Sometimes the things that we have to do become tradition, and as tradition ages sometimes those practices do not serve all children. Sometimes we have to change an established way of doing things in order to better serve our kids.

Educational rap artist Corey Thornton was contacted by the producers of GMA3 to share his story. Watch the video!

Listen in or watch as Dr. Sonja Cherry Paul and Tricia Ebarvia talk about centering racial equity in our literacy practices and their upcoming (virtual!) Institutes for Racial Equity in Literacy. #IREL20 ⁠

Lucy Calkins and colleagues discuss the challenges involved with teaching and leading during the coronavirus and answer attendees questions.

Collaboration isn’t kids working quietly and peacefully at all times—it can be noisy and it often involves some push and pull among members.

Reimagining a strategic learning space is mostly about being mindful of the evolving needs of learners.

Technology is a tool, not a goal, and it’s up to us to ensure that our students know how to use it effectively.

When students are provided opportunities to pursue writing in genres of their choice their engagement increases, which is a baseline requirement for a successful and joyful writing life.

If someone tells you teaching is easy, they probably don't really know teaching.

Cultural norms and adult attitudes and behaviors define for children which differences matter and which do not.