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Interview: Want Better Readers? Write Twice As Much With 1/2 The Rules

Literacy / December 31, 2017

“We tend to think about writing as a solitary activity. But it’s not really,” Graham said. “We’re always writing for an audience.”

Teaching / December 27, 2017 / How-To

When it comes to scaffolding learning, the gradual release of responsibility model is a fantastic way to get started.

Why Are Schools So Bad At Preparing Students For Modern Jobs? by TeachThought Staff If schools are supposed to be

Critical Thinking / December 16, 2017

5 Things Teachers Can Do To Help Students Make Meaning contributed by Kelsey Skaggs, MIND Research Institute Rigor gets a bad

Teaching / December 13, 2017 / Admin

The capacity to foster engagement and having an understanding of how to motivate others are important characteristics of learning leaders.

Education / December 10, 2017 / W-News

Google has announced the release of a new technology to map human genome sequences.

As teachers, we are models for these behaviors. A blended, digitally enhanced classroom is a platform on which we can promote our objectives.

Teaching / December 4, 2017 / Admin

For the most part, student evaluations of teaching have looked pretty much the same since they were first introduced 100 years ago.

Despite progress, many students continue to decorate folders for papers. This isn’t our best thinking around student portfolios.

Education / November 30, 2017 / Admin

Changing the culture of a Title 1 school with approximately 2,000 students – in a large, public district – would be no easy feat.

Suicide is one of the leading causes of death for young people, and this attempt by facebook is new approach to prevention.

Here are 5 different tools and strategies to help students connect, collaborate, and create more in the classroom.