When your students read informational texts, do they have trouble forming clear arguments or opinions about what they read? Does their writing seem mechanical?
If you answered yes, consider making time for students to discuss what they read before they …
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Great Books teachers Judith Donroe and Elizabeth Tremper at Hamden Middle School.
by Judith Donroe, Reading Consultant/Teacher, Hamden Middle School
Common Core has opened a path to thinking and learning that calls for change in the way teachers teach. But …
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Given the current state of our political environment, I have been recalling the story “The Emperor’s New Clothes” quite frequently. The tale of two weavers who dupe the king into believing he has a new suit of clothes that are …
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April is National Poetry month and the perfect inspiration to add more poetry to your curriculum. Brett Vogelsinger, a ninth-grade English teacher, began starting his class with a poem three years ago—he watched his students go from furrowing their brows …
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