My latest Diigo links (weekly)

• How Important is Teaching Literacy in All Content Areas? [from Edutopia]

  If you are a math, history, science, or art teacher, where does literacy fit into your classroom instruction? It's common to believe that literacy instruction is solely the charge of language arts teachers, but, frankly, this just is not so.

  tags: 3210 5630 disciplinaryLiteracy contentLiteracy

• Getting Started with Questions of Literacy as a Shared Responsibility [from Literacy in Learning Exchange]

  NCLE resource page for disciplinary literacies

  tags: 3210 5630

• Projects to Engage Middle School Readers [from Edutopia]

  "In middle school, we ask students to dissect texts and perform literary analysis. However, that does not mean that we have to limit how we assess their understanding of the books." This post offers five alternatives to the traditional book report.

  tags: middleSchool readIng red 5630 3210 booktrailers digitalstorytelling

• Studying With Quizzes Helps Make Sure the Material Sticks [from MindShift]

  tags: assessment

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My latest Diigo links (weekly)