Bridging the Assumption Gap in Literacy Conversations
I regularly listen to the John Maxwell Leadership podcast. In a recent episode, he said something that resonated with my literacy teacher soul. He made a mic-drop statement, “Assumption is…
Save Time, Save Energy: Smart End-of-Year Moves to Prevent Teacher Burnout
I’m all about keeping things simple. This is certainly important all year long, as the workload for every teacher is enormous. But at the end of the year, when you…
3 Writing Revolution Activities to Apply Immediately
We hear a whole lot about our nation’s reading scores, and there is definitely a discussion to be had there. But what we never seem to hear about are the…
Do Running Records Have Any Value as an Informal Reading Assessment?
Can we set the record straight about running records? Depending on where you look on social media, people either truly understand them or totally misconstrue them. Some people believe they…
Effective Teaching Strategies Through Conferring: Know Students, Teach Better
One way to teach very efficiently is to really understand what students already know and can do and tailor our instruction from there. While teaching to the “middle” will be…