In an educational landscape in constant flux, it’s important to every so often take a step back and examine where we are. From the larger statistical studies that aggregate data, to the subtler recallings of former students, seeing a combination of the big picture and the reflective moments of individuals can sometimes give us a stronger sense of the state …
In this episode, Sierah Tyson, the Education Nomad, sits down with Mariama Sesay-St. Paul to talk about literacy education that helps students meet high expectations. Mariama Sesay-St. Paul is a vice principal of curriculum and instruction at Science Park High School in the Newark Public School District. She began her career as an educator in 2000 as a Teach For …
You’ve heard it time and time again; all students, regardless of their reading level when they arrive in the grade they find themselves in, deserve to be given access to grade-level texts. The consequences of not doing so are simply too high to ignore.
The Standards Institute was life-changing for me. What I realized is in spite of the fact that we are passionate educators that love our children and know education is the pivot point to reach the next generation, we nonetheless still simply do the best we can with what we know.
You have a role in creating equity each time you enter the classroom and your students entrust you with providing each of them with the skills they need to succeed.
Tim Shanahan recently posted a blog entry in which he answered a teacher’s question, regarding his “own thinking as well as research referencing the occasional use of decodable texts for small group reading instruction in grades K-2.” Shanahan commented on the research regarding the decodable text part of the request but missed an opportunity to link the text type with …
You are a change agent for your students. So take a deep breath and let us help you transition back into the mindset you need to help improve the lives of all your students.
We were honored to sit down with Leroy Gaines, principal of Acorn Woodland Elementary in Oakland, CA, and learn how the five charges inform his daily work, practice, and leadership.
With the new school year just around the corner (and for some, already beginning), ELA teachers across the country are preparing to usher the next generation further down the path of literacy. To that end, we asked our ELA team to share articles or books that have helped them improve their practice. Ending the Reading Wars: Reading Acquisition From Novice …
How do we get students to engage authentically—to genuinely desire to communicate their ideas—in both ELA and math? This is a central question in Dr. Timothy Shanahan’s and Dr. Jeff Zwiers’ keynotes at the summer Standards Institute. United by a desire to improve student outcomes across the country, Shanahan and Zwiers implored participants to examine the role that language, specifically …
