Do you have fond memories of going to your local library to do research on a school assignment? Or just to pass the time, browsing through old books, photo archives and other fascinating materials? You can explore similar (or in some cases, the very same) archives online without leaving the house, thanks to the Digital…
Understanding the difference between inference and prediction is one of classic challenges in literacy instruction.
How To Swear Like Shakespeare: A Grand Taxonomy Of The Bard’s Choice Words For those literature teachers stuck in 2013 who need an edge on a generation of students increasingly speaking in an odd combination of text-speak and hip-hop, there is the following infographic from charleychartwell.com. You will not find emaciated phrases such as awesome,…
by Andrew Weiler, languagelearningunlocked.com Language learning is one of the most challenging skills to teach in a formal learning environment. Despite the fact that all of us were successful in learning our first language, most people struggle learning a second. Of course there are those who learn multiple languages, and some quite effortlessly it seems,…
Infographics use so many elements of traditional teaching: writing, research, & planning, while combining digital & traditional text forms.
Reading level measurements aren’t perfect and neither are the conversions but as a general guide, it’s a handy tool to keep around.
Writing promotes the brain’s attentive focus & long-term memory, illuminates patterns, and gives the brain time for reflection.
Social Media Isn’t Killing Literacy by Terry Heick One of the notable changes in the Common Core academic standards is a shift in literacy instruction from the shoulders of “English-Language Arts” teachers, to all content area teachers. Kylene Beers, known for her enduring work in literacy instruction, shared the image below today on her twitter…
How Do You Use An iPad To Add Voice Comments To Grading? by TeachThought Staff Offering timely and effective learning feedback is a critical part of the learning process. This is a concept that’d seem to be more accessible than ever with technology, but sometimes technology is two steps forward, one step back. Take for example grading…
What the library of the future will look like is kind of up for debate. Will it be full of tablets that use Augmented Reality to search for physical resources? Will it be a mix of physical and digital resources that complement one another–digital logs and databases of physical texts? Or will libraries–as we currently…
Help Students Respond To Common Core Texts With These Reflective Questions The Common Core Standards represent a shift in the traditional instruction of English-Language Arts in the average American public school K-12 classroom. While there are several differences in the new standards, one of the most interesting (in addition to the expectation of technology integration)…
Ray Bradbury redirects the attention given to the banning (and burning) of books, and turns it back on culture itself.
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