Content Category: Choice Literacy
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Choice and Whole-Class Texts Podcast
The focus of this week's podcast is offering choice in whole-class texts. Cathy Mere and Ruth Ayres join the conversation. Each week Choice Literacy shares the Big Fresh newsletter with...
January 21, 2022: Choice and Whole-Class Texts
Reading is not optional. —Walter Dean Myers The Magic of Whole-Class Reading Experiences My son Jordan is a varsity wrestler. If someone you love is a varsity wrestler, then you...
What Do You Meme: Logical Fallacies
These days, you would be hard pressed to find a person who doesn’t love a good meme. They seem to be everywhere, and you know they have infiltrated the culture...
Honoring Student Choice in a Teacher-Chosen Text
Our seventh-grade curriculum includes several class texts. I love some things about class texts: They are perfect for pulling mentor sentences to teach author's craft and grammar points that are...
What Criteria Should We Use When Selecting Whole-Class Texts?
Do you think it is important for students to read stories that include a wide variety of characters (different races, religions, abilities, genders, etc.)? Here is what some of my...
Tips for Selecting Inclusive Texts
Hannah was invited to share a read aloud with a class. She reached for the only picture book representing gender inclusivity from a display of books in the coaches’ office,...
January 14, 2022: Be Present
Listening is about being present, not just being quiet. —Krista Tippett Linger in the Listening Sam, my nearly 16-year-old son, selected a word to live by this year: listen. I...
Book Talk: Sheets and Delicates by Brenna Thummler
Christy Rush-Levine pairs Brenna Thummler's books Sheets and Delicates in this book talk for her sixth-grade class.
Using Digital Photos to Enhance Learning
Hmm . . . 32,249 photos in my iCloud account? Yes. I’m one of those people. I’m one of those people who are constantly taking photos. Looking back through photos...
Presence Required
Years ago at a professional development workshop, I heard Nancie Atwell speak about a time Don Graves (another original leader in workshop instruction) visited her classroom. He said something to...
Welcoming Spaces Podcast
The focus of this week's podcast is welcoming spaces. Cathy Mere and Ruth Ayres join the conversation. Each week Choice Literacy shares the Big Fresh newsletter with a round-up of...
January 7, 2022: Welcoming Spaces
When you think positive, good things happen. —Matt Kemp [Now you can listen to the Big Fresh as a podcast!] Good Things "Good things..." I whisper as my sons hug...
Keeping Unity
It was the last period of the day, and I was feeling frazzled. My sophomore English class was engaged in a fun group project, but I had not anticipated the...
What Is Communication? A Mini-Inquiry Project and Booklist
“Oh,” I said, “Blake’s favorite weekend activity was riding his bike.” I looked at the socially distanced standing circle around the room and tried to muster engagement with Blake’s share,...
Reflective Practice Podcast
The focus of this week's podcast is reflective practice. Cathy Mere and Ruth Ayres join the conversation. Each week Choice Literacy shares the Big Fresh newsletter with a round-up of...
December 3, 2021: Reflective Practice
Change is inevitable. Growth is optional. —John Maxwell [Now you can listen to the Big Fresh as a podcast!] Take Time to Reflect Many years ago I wrote my first...
Grow and Innovate with Reflection
My son is nine years old, and he never stops moving or talking. He never walks when he could run, and he never misses an opportunity to jump over something...
The Reluctant Marathoner: Reflecting on Student Engagement
Four years ago, I did something that I never in a million years thought I would do: I ran a marathon. I have been a runner for years and had...
The Choice Literacy Book Club Discusses Octopus Stew
Enjoy listening as the Choice Literacy Book Club discusses Octopus Stew by Eric Velasquez. This year the Choice Literacy Book Club was formed. You will find a book talk video...
November 26, 2021: Courses Special Issue
Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. —Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux [Now you can listen to the Big Fresh as a podcast!] Stories Matter...
Classroom Libraries Podcast
The focus of this week's podcast is classroom libraries. Melanie Meehan and Ruth Ayres join the conversation. Each week Choice Literacy shares the Big Fresh newsletter with a round-up of...
