Six ways the Common Core is changing English classrooms.
How the humanities can come out on top in the education debate.
Plumbing Zora Neale Hurston’s voice for the Common Core.
Essay contest for high school students: Win $4,000 for essays on the US Constitution and your role as a citizen.
Timothy Shanahan, a must-read for everything Common Core- and literacy-related, discusses how reading lessons will change after the implementation of the new Common Core State Standards.
Worthwhile homework: Read the latest post from Gifted Exchange with tips on how to make your homework assignments meaningful.
Powerful poetry: Learn about Luisa Banchoff, a terrific young poet who was inspired by a classroom assignment.
Why the arts are central to the Common Core: Teacher Mary Anne Kovacs on incorporating visual art into your literature curriculum.
Integrate reading and writing: Check out this collection of resources by Glenn Wiebe for … Read more »
As the school year begins, educators are seeking ways to align their curriculum to the Common Core State Standards. Kathleen Porter-Magee of the Fordham Institute and the College Board outlines three elements of a curriculum properly aligned to the CC. Read about these recommendations, and learn how our Meaning of America series accomplishes all three.
With the implementation of the Common Core State Standards, thousands of educators are turning to online resources to supplement their curricula. Tom Vander Ark, writing for EdWeek, surveys the field of ELA resources and notes the challenges of creating Common Core-aligned literary resources.
Every Friday, we compile our favorite education blog posts from the week.
The importance of integration: Read Glenn Wiebe’s post about incorporating reading and writing in social studies classes.
History without a textbook: Learn about Molly Smith’s approach to using online resources, instead of a textbook, in her history courses.
What kind of homework is most effective? Annie Murphy Paul writes about the science behind assigning homework, including techniques for … Read more »
Every Friday we highlight our favorite education blog posts from the week. This edition of the Blogger Spotlight focuses on the Common Core State Standards and how to best implement them in your class. From close reading professional development seminars to Common Core advice from an unusual source (Anton Chekhov), this week’s posts explore the CCSS.
Every Friday we collect our favorite education blog posts from the week. This week’s Blogger Spotlight offers useful tips to keep your students motivated and engaged with classroom texts.
Each Friday, we compile a list of our favorite education posts from around the web. Now that summer is drawing to a close, this week’s posts focus on getting back into the classroom mindset.
While reading fiction has tremendous benefits for students, Walt Gardner suggests that nonfiction reading ought to serve a vital role in English classrooms as well. The Common Core State Standards place a large emphasis on nonfiction, much to the chagrin of some English teachers, but Gardner argues that this emphasis serves to both inspire students and prepare them for adulthood.
Distinguished scholar-teachers Amy and Leon Kass demonstrate how short stories, speeches, and songs can be used to enhance civic education and how a pedagogical approach that stresses learning through inquiry can make primary sources come alive for students of all ages.
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