May 8, 2018
My Salute to English Teachers
In 1949, when I was twenty-one years old, I took a creative writing course at the New School in...
In 1949, when I was twenty-one years old, I took a creative writing course at the New School in...
April is National Poetry Month, and unfortunately, poetry has a bit of an optics problem.
Editor's Note: Hear more about this program from Executive Director Basma Rayess in our...
Recently, I asked one of my students if I could use his reading notebook so that another student...
On October 20th, as part of the National Day on Writing, educators and students across the...
I've always been an English-Language Arts kinda guy. Math was never my forte. When I learned...
Editor's Note: This post was updated on May 30, 2017
Setting aside time to discuss student writing can be hugely informative...and a lot of fun!
I hope my previous blog convinced you that teaching argument writing should be your number one...
For me, DBQ has been the best way for me to blend my reading and writing instruction. In the...
"If you can read everything your students write, you're not assigning enough writing" - Doug...
You probably don't need me to tell you that argument writing is a hot topic in education -- it...
Ironically, it’s a recent morning where no students were present that has me so excited about...
“If you can read everything your students write, you’re not assigning enough writing”- Doug...
Do Now: Is this image an appropriate depiction of an argument? What would your students draw if...
So much has been written about the Common Core lately and yet, I find myself constantly...
When I taught first grade, I would tell my students at the beginning of the year, "This year...
When we give students writing assignments, the purpose is often to share ideas and demonstrate...
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