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How to Teach a Science of Writing Program
Teachers interested in writing research want to teach according to the Science of Writing. No one wants to throw away explicit grammar, spelling, and writing strategies…
The 18 Reasons Not to Use Accelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader (AR) is a simple software concept that was at the right time (late 1980s) and right place (public schools during a transition from whole…
Don’t Rely on Rigor and Relevance
As a precursor to the current economic crisis, the in vogue educational leadership trend was the Rigor and Relevance Movement. Popularized over the last decade by…
Teach Content Reading
A growing trend with Response to Intervention models is to expand the reading block to more than two hours per day. Elementary reading is reductive. More…
Response to Intervention: What Doesn’t Work
With the newly released RtI document and as states and districts scramble to conform to Race to the Top carrots and sticks, voices of experience need…
How to Teach Logic
A basic understanding of logic is necessary to be able to read critically and write with coherence. Good critical thinking follow rules of logic to observe,…
How to Teach Critical Thinking
However, we must begin to practice what we preach. If we are to equip Twenty-First-Century students with the tools they need to add to our “knowledge…
Ten Start-up Tips for New Teachers
New teachers can "make or break" their school year in the very first days and weeks. Here are 10 start-up tips for new teachers that will…