Lauren Buellâs 8th grade ELA team works with students on a comprehensive unit that helps all participants develop speaking, listening, writing, reading and life skills as they prepare end-of-year TED-style talks. She shares the unitâs impact once students enter high school.
Kasey Short finds Brett Vogelsingerâs Poetry Pauses âamazing â and a must readâ for middle school English teachers. âThe book is original, honest, and filled with practical resourcesâ that can help educators integrate poetry into lessons around any ELA topic or standard.
This fall with some tweaks and fresh online tools and resources, Halloween can be fun and packed with learning. Check out MiddleWebâs updated resource collection for ideas across the content areas.
Middle schoolers encounter and process information in ever-changing ways, writes teacher Jason DeHart, who uses podcasting opportunities in his ELA classroom to teach fluency, explore genre, and engage with authors and authentic audiences. Learn about his six-step strategy.
Andi McNairâs Genius Hour (2nd Ed) guides educators across grade levels and content areas in developing student Passion Projects start to finish. Reviewer Stephanie Choate gives high marks to the bookâs 6-point strategy: passion, plan, pitch, project, product, and presentation.
This year Katie Durkinâs 7th grade ELA students are involved in a weekly routine of G.R.O.W. work (Grammar, Reading, Open Write, and Word Work). Each 15-minute lesson aims to âgrowâ stamina and literacy skills they can apply in her class and across the academic disciplines.
India is different from the U.S. in many ways, writes Fulbright teacher Marilyn Pryle, but many of the issues they are trying to address are global issues that all countries face. Here are three things Indiaâs public schools often do better than their American counterparts.
Like superheroes, every teacher has an origin story that imbues them with powers, prowess and, most important, purpose. Reminding ourselves not only why but HOW we came to be teachers can help us better see the struggles and potential of our students, writes Dr. Daniel Bergman.
When we give students time to read a book theyâve chosen, time to practice skills and strategies theyâve been taught, time to read for pleasure and intellectual growth, time to talk about what theyâve read, they build reading stamina and endurance, write Dorfman and Krupp.
In Project-Based Learning for Gifted Students Todd Stanley breaks down what PBL is and how to effectively implement it in almost any academic setting. Itâs an ideal resource for those new to PBL or interested in reviewing its key aspects, says teacher Erin Corrigan-Smith.
