High Tech/Low Tech
Talking Advocacy with Your Students
By Josh LeGreve
As we all begin to prep for our return to our classrooms, one of the early lessons in the year I look forward to is having the conversation with students about why languages matter and why it is important to learn about other cultures and communities. To me, this is a pivotal portion of my work as a teacher advocate; it is these students that will be the future policy makers and parents that will have massive influence on the future of education. Thus, anything we can do to instill in our students the necessity of language learning and cultural understanding in our modern world is indispensable advocacy on our part. Read more. |
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Talking Could Help Improve Reading
SOURCE: ASCD SmartBrief
As a former middle school special education teacher and current tutor of middle and high school students, I often work with older children who struggle immensely with reading and writing tasks. This issue impacts them in every academic area and, if not addressed, can eventually affect their motivation to learn and to come to school. Many students I work with receive extra support in their English or language arts class, but then are on their own or receive less support in their other academic classes. Edutopia
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What Should Teachers Do in Week 1?
SOURCE: ASCD SmartBrief
In the school district where I taught for many years, school always began on the Tuesday after Labor Day. Our middle school teaching team, which served 185 students, competed every year to see who could learn every student's name by Friday. Most years, I won. Educational Leadership |
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