12 Back to School Activities to Jumpstart Learning
Don’t you love New York in the fall? . . . It makes me want to buy school supplies. I…
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The Importance of Reading: Why It’s Worth the Battle
You walk into a cozy classroom with soft light, fluffy cushions scattered around a robust classroom library, brightly colored posters…
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The Reading Stamina Battle: Ideas for Secondary Teachers
“The End of Reading.” “The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read.” Reading has been a hot topic in the media…
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First Chapter Friday: 6 Fantastic Books About Different Cultures
Books about different cultures than our own are one of the experiences we value most as readers. As teachers, we…
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Assigning Essays in a World with AI Like ChatGPT
We’re not going to find a foolproof way to keep our students from using ChatGPT or detect it when they do: ChatGPT is a better writer than many students who have come through our doors. What we can do, however, is require students to include enough specific elements in their writing assignments that ChatGPT will be unlikely to provide a perfect response.
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9 Powerful YA Books about Grief
We don’t often talk about grief, yet it’s an emotion we must all wrestle with at some point. And much…
