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Creating a Classroom Culture of Laughter [from Edutopia]
tags: classroomManagement learningCommunities scaffolding strategies
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Reflect…Reflecting…Reflection..[from Langwitches Blog]
Discusses a taxonomy of reflective questions based on the work of Peter Pappas
tags: reflection
Creating a Culture of Student Reflection: Self-Assessment Yields Positive Results [Edutopia]
Blog post describes one middle-school teacher's efforts to use "critique circles" for student-directed reflection and formative assessment
tags: reflection assessment
Upgrade your KWL Chart to the 21st Century [from Langwitches Blog]
Explains the evolution of the tried-but-true KWL chart to the KWLHAQ chart
tags: strategies reflection contentLiteracy 21st_century_literacy assessment
Reflection in the Learning Process, Not As An Add On | [from Langwitches Blog]
Good essential questions to ask about the role of reflection in learning and assessment
tags: reflection assessment
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Common Core State Standards for ELA and Literacy [from YouTube]
A very one-sided history of the Common Core Standards: the design process, key features, and major differences to the previous standards
Literacy In The Digital Age: A Resource Guide [from Tchers' Voice blog, TeachingChannel.org]
a 5-part blog series on Web-based tools and apps for literacy teaching and learning
tags: apps podar technology instructionalTechnology literacy
10 Tech Hacks for Struggling Readers
Ignore the references to dyslexia. This article is about apps as "assistive technologies" for readers and writers of all ages, from elementary to adult. The apps and programs are available on all platforms unless noted, some are free.
"Bookshare offers the world’s largest collection of accessible titles. As a result, people of all ages, as well as schools and many organizations around the globe can access the books they need for school, work, career advancement, skill development and the simple love of reading in formats that work for them."Free to U.S. students and schools, with paid memberships available for individuals and other organizations
Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions
Resource page for the Question Formulation Technique at the Right Question Institute Web site
tags: questioning
Right Question Institute - A Catalyst for Microdemocracy
tags: questioning
For Students, Why the Question is More Important Than the Answer [from MindShift | KQED News]
"What would happen if the roles were flipped and students asked the questions?" A feature on the Right Question Institute, founded by Dan Rothstein and Luz Santana, and their book, "Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions."
tags: questioning
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