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From Passage to Performance: Using Rich Literary Texts in ELA
Join Connections: Literature consultant Laura Kebart to learn how rich literary texts can drive deeper reading and stronger writing. You’ll get...
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Helping High School Students Build Digital Literacy
As soon as parents post a photo with their child’s birth announcement, a digital footprint begins. As kids grow up and expand their digital...
AP® Lang: Teach Students to Support an Original Argument with Sources
One of the most important skills students can develop is making a claim and supporting it with evidence. Too often, students believe research is...
Simplify Lesson Planning and Absences with the Daily Overview
Organization and clear communication are essential features of any classroom—really, any functional relationship. Staying on track, pacing a course,...
Structured Academic Conversations in ELA
“Hey… hi… hello, can you hear me? Can you [take your earbuds out], [put your head up], [talk with a partner], please?”
Summary vs. Analysis Lesson Plan for ELA Teachers
Students often rely on summaries as a shortcut to understand literature. While summaries help review the plot, they flatten storytelling into a list...
Student-Generated Questions: How to Teach 3 Levels of Questioning
There is no shortage of professional development on teaching educators how to write questions. We add them to our lesson plans, we spin manual or...
Relationship Building Activities that Still Teach ELA
It's the first week of school; you don’t know the students, and they don’t know you. You want to start off building relationships but know you need...
Teaching Students to Have Original Ideas in the Age of AI
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly accessible, many teachers are asking the same question: How do we teach students to think for...
Setting Up Your Classroom For Success
The end of summer can bring up many anxious feelings. One of the most prominent is ensuring our classrooms are set up perfectly before the school...