Our students are struggling with anxiety, depression and other mental health issues in response to financial instability, hate speech, anti-trans laws, mass shootings, pandemic impacts and other issues that canโt be minimized as the effects of social media, writes Dina Strasser.
Math and ELA rule in the early middle grades. Kathie Palmieri asked her 5th graders to reflect on the science and social studies wedged into her class this year. Sheโs amazed at all they retained and their ideas to blend in more. Now sheโs plotting to put their ideas to work.
Educator Jason Ablin has what you need to begin to assure gender equity and fairness to your classroom. K-12 educators will benefit by reading about the research and theory surrounding gender supported by the stories of actual teachers and students, writes Kasey Short.
In his new book English teacher Brett Vogelsinger recommends frequent poetry pauses through the year because building studentsโ interest in poems can promote growth in all forms of literacy. Reviewer Erin Corrigan-Smith likes the bookโs ease of use and multitude of resources.
Teachers want to create a space for their students to speak with authenticity and agency, writes author and English teacher Marilyn Pryle. She and 7th grade teacher Sharon Ratliff share ways to use Pryleโs Reading Responses strategy to deepen student thinking about literature.
Articles / Multilingual Learners / The Unstoppable ML Teacher
by MiddleWeb · Published 05/29/2023 · Last modified 06/28/2023
Content-based exams should gauge understanding of discipline-specific skills and concepts. But for many multilingual students exams are a reading and writing test in disguise. Language specialists Tan Huynh and Beth Skelton show how we can engineer justice into the assessment of MLs.
When our students are struggling with anxiety, they need support in developing strategies to help break down their problems. Chunking a problem and examining possible options can help make it feel more manageable. School psychologist Katelyn Oellerich shares some examples.
Editors Davis and Douglas have organized a valuable research-based collection of articles by field-based practitioners of gifted education, writes teacher Erin Corrigan-Smith. A major focus: instructional methods that address the under-representation of minority and twice-exceptional students.
With finals fast approaching, Stephanie Farley created a summative assessment experience to encourage every student to demonstrate their mastery of the learning targets as well as be acknowledged and appreciated for their contributions. The exam period โdinner partyโ was a hit.
ELA teacher Dr. Jason DeHart makes the argument that โliteracyโ today is not something that can only be accessed through an elusive set of text-based standards and practices but instead a state that can be achieved using a wide range of readily available media modalities.
