Monthly Archives: July 2013

Getting Kids Hooked on Non-Fiction Books

“Building knowledge is building literacy.” Robert Pondiscio is quoted as saying in  Holly Korbey’s article profiling rich non-fiction titles. Apart from making the case for having students read informational texts, Korbey, lists a number of titles that educators may want … Continue reading

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Advancing Literacy Practice with the Core

Washoe educators moved through a third offering of the inservice course, Advancing Literacy Practice with the Core. The 15-hour class touches on a number of important features of the CCSS that enable practitioners to match classroom practice to the standards, … Continue reading

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Preparing Our Students to be Informed Citizens

Robert Pondiscio, in an editorial for CNN, describes the importance of teaching civics and history in our public schools. Although the Common Core are not referenced specifically, Pondiscio helps build the case for why all of our students should have … Continue reading

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Sound Instruction Instead of ‘Test Preparation’

New York Times Washington Bureau Chief David Leonhardt led a discussion for the Hamilton Project on “the economic imperative of expanding college opportunities.” At minute 34:08 the panelists are asked how ACT and SAT can mitigate for the advantages affluent … Continue reading

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The Problem with Question Taxonomies

In a provocative piece for Edutopia, Todd Finley, an Associate Professor of English education at East Carolina University, describes the limitation of taxonomies and the importance of rethinking classroom discussions. Apart from describing what strategies we might want to limit, … Continue reading

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