Middle School
Beyond Planning: Intellectually Preparing Your Lessons
It’s time to lesson plan for the week ahead. You sit down with the…
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Incorporating Literacy Interventions into Daily Instruction
Making interventions an easy part of classroom routines can add another dimension to instruction…
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An Expanded Set of Pillars for High-Quality Literacy Content
“Can we take a step back and talk about what we mean by literacy?…
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First Step in Learning: Becoming Puzzled
Phil Daro was a lead author of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics…
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What’s Confusing? (Instead of “Who” Is Confused.)
Phil Daro was a lead author of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics…
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The Secret Sauce
Phil Daro was a lead author of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics…
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Classroom Management
Phil Daro was a lead author of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics…
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4 Ways to Make Meaningful Connections with Secondary Students
As teachers, we know that students learn best when they feel safe, supported, and…
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World Knowledge Companion Text Sets: Empowering educators and inspiring students through literacy
In this post, two state-level ELA leaders share their insights after working with the…
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