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The Not This, But That Series

"By the end of each book in this series you will understand both what not to and what to do to improve student learning."
-Nell Duke and M. Colleen Cruz, Series Editors

Much like the diet phenomenon Eat This Not That, this series aims to replace some common,... more

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Blog Post: Not Even Water?—?Stories of Ramadan

(I was not this student, but I know you’re out there!)SJ: This question is probably the one that I get asked the most.... more

Blog Post: How is this Math?

How is this Math?The body is best positioned to express the action side of math, not only in the thinking that happens while doing and learning math, but also in the expression of mathematical concepts that are in and of themselves action oriented.... more

Blog Post: Teach the Reader, Not the Book

Years ago, as a fourth-grade teacher, my students taught me a valuable lesson about resisting this temptation.This went on for a week or so, with many individual opinions entering the mix.... more

Blog Post: Reader-Centered Classrooms? Why Not?

In today’s post, Kari compares reader-centered classrooms to other-centered classrooms and warns that making the move from one to the other is a process, not an event.... more

Blog Post: Inspire Your Students with "We Got This" Posters!

Bring the empowering messages from We Got This to your classroom walls with these free, printable posters!In that capacity, he works with teachers, school leaders, and leaders of community-based organizations to support deep and wide literacy reform in cities (and sometimes villages) across the globe.... more

Blog Post: PLC Series: Advocacy, Not Neutrality

????This month, our posts will support critical thinking, self-examination, and crucial discussion about our responsibility as educators to strive for social justice.... more

Blog Post: The Unstoppable Writing Teacher: Work Smarter, Not Harder

I just need to finish this,” I said.But that moment was absolutely a pivot point for me.... more

Blog Post: Online PLC: The Value That Is Added

During the month of April, we will examine the place that assessment has in the lives of both educators and students.Keep this question in mind as you view, read, and share thoughts from this month's content: How can we assess what we value?... more

Blog Post: Dual Language Education - Not a Fad

In this blog, taken from Sonia’s introduction, she writes about how dual language education is not a passing fad, nor is it an experiment for schools... more