COLORS, ARRANGEMENT AND STORIES
Critical Thinking in Colors and Shapes Colors and arrangements can be used evoke different moods, different personalities, and different feelings. Spend at least five minutes looking closely at this painting, Nine Colors by Ellsworth Kelly. 1. What do you notice about the colors and arrangement of these circles on a…
To Convince or Persuade in Argumentative Writing and Speaking
Understanding how to write and speak convincingly is a skill required for success in all walks of life and those who can persuade others and maintain their integrity become valued members of society. Here is an assignment with step by step explanations to help students understand how to structure, develop,…
Writing to Learn in Content Areas
WRITING TO LEARN Across Content Areas Now that more schools are considering ways to teach and utilize literacy tools to enhance instruction and increase learning across the content areas, many English Language Arts educators are being viewed as the repository for such strategies. Remember, while schools are implementing the Common…
Midyear – IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN!
Reflection and Projection on Practice Are you a new teacher? A veteran in the classroom? Or a student teacher just starting to plan for and work with students on your own? Wondering how to get off to a good start in the middle of the school year? Yes, the beginning…
Celebrate and Educate
Black History Month and Common Core In the United States, February is Black (African-American) History Month, a time when many teachers tailor lessons to feature the contributions of African-Americans. Since the oral tradition is significant in African-American history, and since oral language skill is one of the English Language Arts…
National African American Read-In
Reading Together Anywhere My book is recommended this year for the The National African American Read-In Sponsored by the Black Caucus of NCTE and NCTE In February 2019, you may hold an African American Read-In event any day of the month February 1-Friday, February 28, 2019 Schools, churches, libraries, bookstores,…
Emotions in Colors
Vocabulary of Feelings Inviting students to learn and use the language of feelings may help them accept/acknowledge that they have different responses to social issues. Below is a EMOTIONS-FEELINGS chart that may be useful in your lesson planning. Consider starting by having students use the chart to find more precise…
Early Career Educators of Color Leadership Award Winners
EC-EOC 2018-19 Award Winners EC-EOC 2018-19 Leadership Vision Statements -July 2018
Patterns for Thoughtful Conversations
Sentence Stems Stimulate Thinking, Talking and Writing Now is a good time to begin modeling ways to increase the classroom participation among your students. These sentence starters prepare them to have more thoughtful conversations and to write more insightful compositions using the language we expect to see in their writing. …
Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month What an exciting time to feature the contributions of LatinX Writers, Speakers and Movie Makers! Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with culturally relevant texts, video, and speeches that give students opportunity to expand and explore their emerging ELA skills. Read about Historically Significant Events then invite students to share what they've…