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69´«Ã½ & Literacy K-12 Essentials Forum 69´«Ã½ Instruction Across Content Disciplines
Join this free virtual event to hear from educators and experts implementing innovative strategies in reading across different subjects.
December 12, 2024
Mathematics Quiz Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Innovative Approaches to Math Engagement?
Answer 7 questions about effective strategies to engage students in math.
November 8, 2024
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Social Studies Download What Is Social Studies Literacy? How Educators In the Field Teach 69´«Ã½
The sources students consult, the kinds of arguments they make, differ from history to economics to geography.
Sarah Schwartz, November 5, 2024
1 min read
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Special Report Different Subjects, Different 69´«Ã½
How can teachers help students master each content area's specialized vocabulary, tools, and ways of communicating?
October 28, 2024
69´«Ã½ & Literacy Video Teaching Content and Supporting 69´«Ã½ Through Disciplinary Literacy
Get up to speed on what disciplinary literacy is and how teachers can start thinking about it—no matter their subject.
Stephen Sawchuk & Lauren Santucci, October 28, 2024
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69´«Ã½ & Literacy What Happens When Every Teacher in a School Has the Tools to Improve 69´«Ã½?
In a whole-school literacy initiative, students learn metacognitive tools to help with reading and then apply them across content areas.
Lauraine Langreo, October 28, 2024
8 min read
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69´«Ã½ & Literacy Q&A What Is Disciplinary Literacy?
Tim Shanahan's research helped crystallize the idea of "discipline specific literacy." How has it evolved?
Stephen Sawchuk, October 28, 2024
10 min read
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Social Studies 'Can We Trust This Source?' And Other Questions Readers Ask in History
Historical texts require students to weigh authors' bias, context, and audience.
Sarah Schwartz, October 28, 2024
7 min read
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Science 69´«Ã½ and Writing Like a Scientist
English and science teachers in Missouri middle schools collaborate to help students tackle complex scientific texts.
Sarah D. Sparks, October 28, 2024
6 min read
Education Week Math Mini-Course, Week 4, Word Problems, 2700 x 1806
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Mathematics Q&A Word Problems Get a Bad Rap in Math Class. Here’s How to Get Them Right
Kevin Dykema, a math expert, shares strategies for teachers to help students tackle word problems.
Olina Banerji, October 15, 2024
5 min read
Teaching Spotlight Spotlight on Effective Classroom Instruction
This Spotlight explores strategies to foster an engaging classroom environment that promotes critical thinking and knowledge building.
October 15, 2024
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69´«Ã½ & Literacy Do Leveled Books Have Any Place in the Classroom?
As the "science of reading" movement has spread, predictable texts for beginning readers have come under fire.
Sarah Schwartz, October 14, 2024
6 min read
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Mathematics Can Kindergarten Math Lay the Foundation for Algebra? New Study Aims to Find Out
Teaching algebraic thinking skills early—like generalizing, representing, and reasoning—can set students up for success, researchers say.
Sarah Schwartz, October 9, 2024
4 min read
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