May 2017 archive

Louise Rosenblatt: A Life in Literacy 

By Duane Roen & Nicholas Karolides. Published in the ALAN Review, Summer 2005 Rosenblatt’s thinking laid the foundations for a transactional view of literacy! Decades later, her work is seminal to those who teach literature.

A Place for Talk in a Writers’ Workshop – National Writing Project

Source: A Place for Talk in a Writers’ Workshop – National Writing Project   “It was not until I began reading about teaching writing that I realized that those morning gab sessions were responsible for this excellent writing. Whereas I thought we were “stealing” writing time to talk, we were really practicing the art of …

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Daily Assessment Of Student Learning Teaching Tips

Lesson closure should provide formative assessment data for the teacher and an opportunity for students to note their progress towards meeting the lesson objectives, or learning targets.  Here, from the Teaching Channel,  is a quick, interactive way to do both!  See the related videos for more lesson closure examples. Source: Daily Assessment Of Student Learning Teaching …

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