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Teaching research: Nobel conference
This week we will be talking about how to encourage young writers to use multiple resources in their research: books, websites, guest speakers, and even personal experience! To support this work, I’ll be asking each of your to attend at least one Nobel speaker and use the “QuIPs” graphic organizer to take notes on questions […]
What does social studies have to do with reading?
One of the challenges we face as social studies teachers is the press to teach more reading. This video makes an interesting argument that teaching content is teaching reading! I’m curious about whether people find this persuasive! Teaching Content is Teaching Reading!