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Deeper thinking with the Common Core

The Common Core State Standards task students with using reading and writing together to develop and display understanding.

National Writing Project: show, not tell

Dr. Paul Rogers discusses the National Writing Project.

Connecting the school year with summer learning

Hire the best school year teachers, get assessment data from the school prior to the start of the program, and then share the results of the child’s experience during the summer with the teacher and administrative staff.

Help for struggling writers

Dr. Frey discusses how she uses the generative sentences strategy to scaffold writing.

Guiding students through difficult books

Jago explains what a good teacher can do to teach complex books and build reading rigor.

Dr. Diane August: Lessons learned about peer interaction for ELLs

Dr. Diane August discusses what she learned about the importance of peer interaction for ELLs as a classroom teacher and doctoral student.

Setting up an "executive function-friendly" classroom

When setting up an “executive function-friendly” classroom, Dr. Cooper-Kahn champions relationship-building.

What is balanced literacy?

Dr. Fletcher explains the original intention behind the term “balanced literacy”—and how the term was hijacked.

Challenge the Deficit Model to Help Kids with Learning Differences Better Thrive

Writer and Neurodiversity Advocate Jonathan Mooney talks about the power of educators using a strength-based IEP planning model for students with learning differences like dyslexia and ADHD so that education is not just about what is wrong, but more importantly, what is right.