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Learn Something New Every Day
Antisemitism is alive and well in the United States, and its proponents feel emboldened. The antidote? Anti-bias education.
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Prior Knowledge and Personal Association Surveys
These surveys ask students what they know or how they feel about specific words in the text they are reading.
July 19, 2014
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What We’re Reading This Week: September 14, 2018
A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.
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What We’re Reading This Week: February 21, 2020
A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.
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What We’re Reading This Week: November 15, 2019
A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.
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High Tech in Small Places
Computers and the Internet help rural schools bridge vast distances—both geographically and culturally. But the growing use of technology can create new problems as it solves old ones.
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Spotlight on Latinx Leaders Tomorrow
TT Educator Grants support social justice work in the classroom, as well as at the school and district levels. Latinx middle schoolers in California interviewed community leaders who reflected about the challenging and rewarding path to a thriving adulthood.
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Word Wheel
Students use a concept map to organize their vocabulary learning. This tool requires students to define words, find examples, draw on prior knowledge and connect related concepts.
July 19, 2014
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Meet New Vocabulary
Meet New Vocabulary uses a graphic organizer to help students acquire new vocabulary while reading. This strategy is most effective when teaching challenging, domain-specific words (Tier Three).
July 19, 2014
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Vocabulary Prediction Chart
Students predict the meanings of vocabulary words before reading and confirm the accuracy of their predictions during and after reading. Students identify context clues from the text and revise their definitions accordingly.
July 19, 2014