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Full-Text Articles in Curriculum and Instruction
How Can We Teach About The Holocaust To Seven To Ten Year Olds?, Eleanor Hersh
How Can We Teach About The Holocaust To Seven To Ten Year Olds?, Eleanor Hersh
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection
Teaching about the Holocaust in a school setting is a debated topic. When and how to approach and teach the subject is not always agreed upon. In this research paper and unit plan you can see how a teacher can teach the Holocaust to children aged seven to ten.
Integrating Math And Literature In The Elementary Classroom, Megan Maureen Boebinger
Integrating Math And Literature In The Elementary Classroom, Megan Maureen Boebinger
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection
Growing up, I was the student who hated to go to math class. I was not bad at math, I just could not seem to find a way to make it interesting or exciting. I had trouble understanding the purpose of math and how it was applicable to my own life. Word problems were my worst enemy; I appreciated the attempt to make math seem relatable, but never saw the use. Many of these problems involved building or buying something; topics I had no experience with in elementary school. I did not see why I needed to know the exact …
The Trouble With Beginning, Middle & End, Julie Patterson
The Trouble With Beginning, Middle & End, Julie Patterson
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I recently helped judge a story writing contest, and one of the criteria on the assessment form I was provided was: Does the story have a beginning, middle and end? As I began reading the entries, I quickly discovered that this was not useful assessment criteria.
4 Craft Strategies To Notice In The Leaving Morning (And Why), Julie Patterson
4 Craft Strategies To Notice In The Leaving Morning (And Why), Julie Patterson
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What can you learn about writing from a picture book? Lots!
How To Read A Poem, Julie Patterson
How To Read A Poem, Julie Patterson
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Our writer-in-residence offers some insight into how to read a poem.
Interactive Bulletin Boards That Support Writing, Julie Patterson
Interactive Bulletin Boards That Support Writing, Julie Patterson
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Great writing instruction = student created bulletin boards. Here are some ideas.
I Don't Know You, But I Hate You: Building Better Relationships Through Literature And Writing, Brandon Warren
I Don't Know You, But I Hate You: Building Better Relationships Through Literature And Writing, Brandon Warren
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Brandon Warren explains how he has used books to transform his classroom community.
Assessing A Young Writer’S Story, Julie Patterson
Assessing A Young Writer’S Story, Julie Patterson
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Now that's a story! Find out what this 1st grader is doing well and what our writer-in-residence would teach next.
Great Supplies For Your Primary Grade Writing Workshop, Libby Duggan
Great Supplies For Your Primary Grade Writing Workshop, Libby Duggan
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The right supplies can help you launch a writing workshop and establish the kind of habits and practices that will make the workshop easy to manage all year long. You may even want to stock up before the back-to-school sales end. Here are the "must-have" supplies I have used in my primary grade workshop.
Using Inquiry-Based Teaching And Kids Inquiry Conferences To Strengthen Elementary Science Instruction And To Encourage More Students To Pursue Science Careers, Paula A. Magee, Ryan Flessner
Using Inquiry-Based Teaching And Kids Inquiry Conferences To Strengthen Elementary Science Instruction And To Encourage More Students To Pursue Science Careers, Paula A. Magee, Ryan Flessner
Scholarship and Professional Work – Education
For the past 20 years, there has been a push to improve the teaching and learning of science in elementary schools. One strong reason for this was the release of the National Science Education Standards (NRC 1996). The Standards articulated not only what K-12 students should know (science content standards), but also how science teachers needed to teach (teaching standards) and be continuously supported (professional development standards). The Standards also considered ways to support inquiry-based and meaningful science learning for K-12 students (program and system standards). According to the NRC, one ot:·the four reasons underpinning all of this is because …
6 Ways To Celebrate Student Writing, Susan C. Adamson
6 Ways To Celebrate Student Writing, Susan C. Adamson
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Susan Adamson, executive director of the Indiana Partnership for Young Writers, shares a few of her favorite strategies for celebrating student writing at the end of a unit of study.
Why Writing Workshop?, Indiana Partnership For Young Writers
Why Writing Workshop?, Indiana Partnership For Young Writers
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We believe writing workshop is the instructional framework that best supports all students. Through rigorous teaching, students learn to write with clear vision and skillful intention, positioning them well for lifelong academic and workplace success.
Examples: What Teachers Are Doing With Poetry, Penny Miller, Sarah Duffer, Carole Damin, Libby Duggan
Examples: What Teachers Are Doing With Poetry, Penny Miller, Sarah Duffer, Carole Damin, Libby Duggan
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In November, 112 teachers from across Indiana attended a full-day professional development workshop with renowned poet Georgia Heard. Here is a sampling of the things these teachers are now doing in their schools and classrooms as a result of that workshop.