by admin | Dec 1, 2009 | Blog
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the roles protocols and strategies play in our work. They are the closely linked hand and glove of learning. We introduce content literacy strategies to help students learn, and we use protocols to have conversations about the ...
by rodaniel | Nov 17, 2009 | Blog
I recently had a conversation about formative assessment with two algebra II teachers. It was a great conversation about creating opportunities for students to make products to show what they know, how teachers can use these products to learn more about the thinking...
by Amy Awbrey Pallangyo | Nov 10, 2009 | Blog
Federal legislation was just introduced in the Senate yesterday to provide funding for future pre-K through 12 Literacy funding efforts – the LEARN bill. While the details of the bill are myriad, there are some critical overarching features of the adolescent...
by aperkins | Oct 30, 2009 | Blog
I remember being assigned to independently read The Scarlet Letter in my 12th grade AP Literature class. I also recall reading the first few pages and being a bit taken back by what felt like an archaic language. It was the first time I had read a book that forced me...
by smcneely | Oct 23, 2009 | Blog
I’ve been “carrying” this video around with me in my own cognitive backpack for weeks thinking about all the different ways it can serve as a metaphor for the work we do in schools. I’ve shared it with literacy coaches as a platform to discuss...
