Heading Back to School!
…more in this NCTE book. Assessment: Assessment is different from grading. Especially at the beginning of the semester, when I am still getting to know my students, I observe and…
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Stories of Survival and Overcoming the Odds
…many writing engagements and used a variety of books. When I was a teacher in Tennessee, I had the challenge of readying students for an annual summative writing assessment. While…
Our US Poet Laureate and Hispanic Heritage
…in her classroom in the 1950s. Early on, Herrera exhibited a fondness for words and languages. He recalls singing “Three Blind Mice” as Ms. Sampson listened intently. Her assessment confirmed…
Learning from Successful Challenges against Book Bans in 2022
…box. That assessment was put to the test in the midterm election this past November, in which book bans, anti-LGBTQIA+ policies, and other anti–public school measures were central to several…
Enhancing English Language Learning: The Power of Poetry and Primary Sources
…learners and applying the strategies she has researched within the classroom. Her research interests include English learner instructional strategies, assessment bias, and professional development for English learner teachers. Curious…
11 Picture Books on Notable Women for Young Students
…a Love of Literacy in Your School Community and is a contributing author to the research volume Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment: Intersecting New Needs and New Approaches. She has also…
My campus doesn’t have international students. How do I teach global competence?
…and Tichnor-Wagner 2019): Faculty explicitly state intercultural learning as a learning objective in course syllabi and include it in performance assessments. Students are encouraged to focus on communicative processes, which…
NCTE Convention: Uniting Teachers and Bringing Enlightenment
…process and providing alternative options for summative assessment. NCTE is an outstanding Convention. They aim for excellence through their speaker/teacher choices. I am grateful for the opportunity to have attended…
Rescuing Reading
…California Association of Teachers of English honored her with a Lifetime Achievement Award. A recent member of the National Assessment Governing Board, which oversees NAEP, she currently serves on the…
How to Keep Students Writing in the Age of AI Tools
…them face-to-face. In this way, instructional design accounts for collecting authentic, real-time assessment in which teachers visually see and hear students’ original thoughts. It also accounts for the heart of…
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