ELA stands for English language arts. Essentially, it’s a catch-all term used in education to cover all the subjects and topics related to the written and spoken language. (The word “arts” here means “a skill acquired through practice” as opposed to referring to visual or performing ar...
Gamification in Education: The Fun of Learning This article breaks down the question, what is gamification in education? Gamification of learning means that educators apply game design elements to an educational setting. Richard Blankman January 28, 2022 ...
You should staple a copy of the news article to this page and bring the assignment to class the first week of school. You will be expected to write an in-class essay about the book and the news article. Specific details about the essay will be explained in class. To help prepare for ...
Nearpod continues to be a “fan favorite” since its introduction more than 10 years ago, due to its rigorous approach to engaging students in active learning. Classroom teachers and school administrators rely on Nearpod’s vast library of expert-created content, intuitive interactive learning activit...
If that section of the book is being discussed in class or in a small group for book clubs, the student can bring up the flashback and the group or the class can discuss what the flashback means and why it was important. When a student has filled in five squares in a row, they of...
text features and structures. A conscientious teacher may have time to teach a dozen genre in a given year; however, to build literacy knowledge many more are necessary to explore. Targeted independent worksheets provide the best means of providing comprehensive instruction and practice on the breadt...
Elementary Instructional Coach, Blue Springs School District, MO Professional learning for teacher and leader success The proof is in the data. 12+ different pieces of feedback on practice items In order to promote productive perseverance, there can be12 or more different pieces of feedbackfor any...
It was very simple for me to go into the admin account and add a word list that was specifically for my daughter. This means you can even add your own words from a particularunit studyyou’re doing orbook they’re reading. Connected learning is great for retaining what they’ve learned...
Reading different stories: Who should decide what it means to be literate? There are many issues on which I agree with Diane Ravitch, conservative education critic. I was glad whenshe came out against the incentive program being implemented in some NYC schools this fall. She stated the case ...
Immersing ourselves in science means thinking and investigating to gain knowledge and understanding about the natural world. As an author of picture books, many of them nonfiction and inspired by scientific concepts, I wonder and investigate daily. It’s a job perk, indeed! Featured image: “Hipp...