Dr. Brandon Abdon and Jennifer Abramson name the core tension secondary ELA teachers feel: the pressure to “cover” standards and test-prep skills while also protecting time for real reading of longer texts. Drawing on classroom, coaching, and...
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If you teach grades 6–12 ELA, you know the squeeze. You are expected to move students toward sophisticated analysis of theme, rhetoric, structure,...
There are occasionally released items on the AP Exam that cause a teacher to immediately think, Well I did all that I could. This thought is often...
In my district, every nine weeks we ask our students at all grade levels to read a work independently and then demonstrate their knowledge of that...
A four-part lesson framework can make spring ELA review focused, engaging, and efficient while naturally reinforcing skills students will see on...
When teachers consider textbooks for AP U.S. History, one question arises repeatedly: Why AMSCO? After all, there are excellent survey texts written...
In AP English Language and Composition, we ask students to enter an ongoing conversation, craft an argument, and make deliberate rhetorical choices....
In this creative and reflective assignment, you’ll explore the art of powerful storytelling through just six words. You’ll examine examples of 6-word...
Every educator knows the look: a student who has put in the work, suddenly shutting down the moment a test appears. High-stakes assessments can...
One of the best days I’ve ever had in the classroom is when we look at art.
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