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May 17, 2019 Better To-Do Lists
We look at cleaning up and closing out the year in literacy in this week’s newsletter.
May 10, 2019 Moments That Matter
Telling stories is the focus of this week’s newsletter.
May 3, 2019 Buried Writing
We look at better ways to use notebooks in this week’s newsletter.
April 26, 2019 Neighborhood Grocery
We look at releasing responsibility for learning to students in this week’s newsletter.
April 19, 2019 Step Back and Begin Again
We ponder how to keep assesssment in its place in this week’s newsletter.
April 12, 2019 The Recipe Formula
We ponder how to keep assesssment in its place in this week’s newsletter.
April 5, 2019 Black Diamond
We explore grouping in grades 3-5 in this week’s newsletter.
March 29, 2019 Salad Dressing and Soft Spots
We look at literacy homework in this week’s newsletter.
March 22, 2019 Spring Break
We’re celebrating spring with our Annual Spring Break edition of the newsletter, featuring the 10 most popular articles published over the past year.
March 15, 2019 Impossible Negotiations
Argument and persuasion is the focus of this week’s newsletter.
March 8, 2019 With Students in Mind
We consider student identity and ownership in this week’s newsletter.
March 1, 2019 Joy and Ambition
This week we dive in to understanding scaffolds.
February 22, 2019 What’s Your Catchphrase?
This week we consider the ways mentor texts can be thoughtful “detours” for learning.
February 15, 2019 Abandoned Canoes
This week we focus on revision minilessons in the intermediate grades.
February 8, 2019 The Community Potato
We share some creative takes on reading response in this week’s Big Fresh.
February 1, 2019 Pick a Lane
We explore literacy cures for the winter doldrums in this week’s Big Fresh.
January 25, 2019 Peach Pit
We look at teaching grammar in creative ways in this week’s Big Fresh.
January 18, 2019 Wins and Losses
We look at collaboration and teamwork in this week’s Big Fresh.
January 11, 2019 Stand Next to Me
We look at how to change struggles to strengths in this week’s Big Fresh.
January 4, 2019 Reset
We consider ways teachers can reset routines and expectations early in the new year in this week’s Big Fresh.
December 28, 2018 Celebrations
We consider how literacy celebrations might be woven in the fabric of classroom and school life.
November 17, 2018 Heat Maps
Writing poetry is the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh November 10, 2018 Just Keep Pedaling
Reading poetry is the focus of this week's Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh November 3, 2018 The Second Choice
We look at how teachers can use their writing to influence student writing in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh October 27, 2018 Stretching
We look at what constitutes evidence of learning in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh October 20, 2018 Crayons
We look at ways to make classrooms more comforting to students in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh October 13, 2018 Raccoon
We look at creative takes on learning words in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh October 6, 2018 Get Under the Ball
We look at struggling, striving, and stuck learners in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh September 29, 2018 The “One Thing” Mindset
We look at how to confer for reflection and action in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh September 22, 2018 Sometimes We Should Just Clap
We look at student-led minilessons in this week’s Big Fresh.
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