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California Common Core Language Standards
Teachers in California and Massachusetts are asking plenty of questions. For example, how do the Common Core State Standards differ from those of their states. How…
Common Core Language Standards
Here are the questions teachers are asking about the language strand of the Common Core State Standards. Teachers are naturally concerned with such a monumental change…
Essay e-Grading
Good teachers know that students need detailed, prescriptive, and personal comments on their essays throughout the writing process to make significant improvement. However, the process can…
Standards and Accountability
The standards-based movement has ushered in a new era of accountability in public education with all of its attendant problems and teachers may be the ones…
Free Resources on Educational Issues and Teaching Trends
As servants and scientists, educational issues and teaching trends affect who we are and how we teach more than many of us like to admit. The…
Free English-language Arts Instructional Resources
English-language arts teachers are a unique breed. They are decidedly schizophrenic in that they teach both content and process. Other content area teachers tend to expect…
Free Resources to Teach English-language Arts Standards and the Common Core
Those who follow my blog will remember that I do advocate standards-based instruction; however, I also advocate student-based instruction. I find a happy melding of the…
Why and How to Teach Complex Text
A growing body of research presents a challenge to current K-12 reading/English-language Arts instruction. In essence, we need to “up” the level of text complexity and…