What Makes a Good Lesson for Designated ELD?
In previous articles, we’ve discussed the differences between Integrated ELD and Designated ELD. We made the point that Integrated ELD instruction is sharpening the focus on language in regular lessons in all content areas. Designated ELD instruction is a separate... read more
3 Tools to Accelerate Learning for Every Student
When the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed by President Obama in December 2015, it represented a renewed commitment to equal opportunity for all students. Its focus was on helping disadvantaged students and low-performing schools, as well as requiring for... read more
How To Learn Better: Part 5 – Metacognitive
The final type of cognitive strategy that we will discuss in this series of blog posts is metacognitive strategies. As we’ve seen, cognitive strategies are the basic mental techniques we use to think, study, and learn (such as chunking, rehearsal, elaboration, and... read more
Literacy: Part 3 – Informational Text
The teacher asked students to write a paragraph about video games. Adam wrote:Link is a clever guy who has to rescue Princess Zelda from the villain Ganon. Along the way, he learns to use the Triforce. Anthony wrote:To play the game, you have to be good at using a... read more