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The Big Fresh May 23, 2015 Starting with “Secondly”
We look at student research in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh May 16, 2015 From Obligation to Appreciation
Conventions are the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh May 9, 2015 A Pile of Stories
Closing out the year is the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh May 2, 2015 Navigating Boston
Teaching the concept of theme is the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh April 25, 2015 What We Crave
Just-right books are the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh April 18, 2015 Messy Inventions
Prewriting and drafting are the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh April 11, 2015 Perspective
Student share sessions are the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh April 4, 2015 True Horizontal
We look at student goal setting in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh March 28, 2015 The Devotion of Reading Teachers
We consider the value of reading aloud to students in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh March 21, 2015 Taking Detours
We look at the spring slump in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh March 14, 2015 Eating an Orange
Notebooks are the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh March 7, 2015 The Power of Play
We look at play in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh February 28, 2015 The Ketchup Incident
We look at welcoming school guests (even unhappy ones) in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh February 21, 2015 What Comes First
There is never enough in schools to do all we need to do, so that is the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh February 14, 2015 Joy’s Path
We look at conferring with students in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh February 7, 2015 Rereading the Classics
Student research is the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh January 31, 2015 Portmanteaus and Eggcorns
Content word work is the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh January 24, 2015 DEARO
We consider small groups in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh January 17, 2015 The Power of Nonfiction Picture Books
We consider fuzzy boundaries between nonfiction and fiction in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh January 10, 2015 What I’ve Read
Adolescent literacy is the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh January 3, 2015 Cookies and Coaching
We consider young readers in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh December 27, 2014 Happiness of Pursuit
Goals are the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh December 13, 2014 What Makes a Writer?
Using Twitter and other online resources in classrooms is the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh December 6, 2014 Watchers
We look at how to integrate more visuals into minilessons in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh November 29, 2014 Cheerfully Indifferent
We look at how to integrate more visuals into minilessons in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh November 22, 2014 Not Very Entertaining
Formative assessment is the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh November 15, 2014 Thinking Is Good for the Soul
We explore favorite characters from children’s books in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh November 8, 2014 Take a Different Route
We consider quiet learners in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh November 1, 2014 Short and Smart
We explore how to teaching using short nonfiction texts in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh October 25, 2014 Learning Spaces
Peer support is explored in this week’s Big Fresh.
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