American poet Langston Hughes was born on February 1st, 1902. One lesson that I’ve used for years with Intermediate English Language Learners is reading his poem, The Ballad of the Landlord as part of our unit on Problem-Solution essays. After studying the poem, students write a letter to their own landlord (though we obviously don’t…
I’ve made many videos over the years, including quite a few animated ones with Education Week on differentiated instruction, learning transfer, and student motivation. You can see thirty of them all here. I’ve also made about sixty more on TikTok, which you can see here. I’ve begun uploading those TikTok videos to my YouTube…
Samilustrando / Pixabay February 1st is the anniversary of the Greensboro sit-ins. As a local television station describes it: On Feb. 1, 1960, four black students at N.C. A&T sat down at the segregated lunch counter at the F.W. Woolworth store in downtown Greensboro and demanded service. The protest continued until July, when the…
Dedication to cybersecurity today will lead to a safer, more confident digital learning environment Source Dedication to cybersecurity today will lead to a safer, more confident digital learning environment Source Education TeachThought
As many teachers know, fear of ICE is widespread in immigrant communities right now, and it’s understandable. These red cards are incredibly popular, and my students take many for their family members and friends. You can order them here. As many teachers know, fear of ICE is widespread in immigrant communities right…
For many educators, added perks (and salary) can literally be life-changing. For many educators, added perks (and salary) can literally be life-changing. Career Advice, Unions We Are Teachers
North Carolina’s impressive climb to fifth in the nation for dual language immersion (DLI) programs is more than just a ranking—it’s also a reflection of the profound impact these programs have on our students and our state’s future. With higher graduation rates, stronger test scores, and better earning potential, a greater percentage of North Carolina…
When Francisco Lopez was twelve, he and his parents moved from Santiago, Brazil, to a small town in Massachusetts, where his father began working as a Portuguese professor at a university. Accompanied by his parents, Francisco enrolled in a local middle school, where his father enacted the role of family interpreter. They are greeted by…
A lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed in the Massachusetts Superior Court against famed literacy experts Lucy Calkins, Irene Fountas, and Gay Su Pinnell, as well as the Reading and Writing Project at Mossflower, Greenwood Publishing Group (DBA Heinemann Publishing), HMH Education Co., and the board of trustees of Columbia University’s Teachers College….
Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education have announced a statewide investment of over $3.5 million to provide every first-grade student with decodable book packs to take home and keep, reinforcing classroom instruction. “Iowa is making early literacy a top priority, recently enacting landmark literacy legislation, improving state standards and ensuring teachers have…