Video Building Student Capacity for Writing - Video discusses best practices for growing Georgia writers.
Universal Design for Learning - A webinar for teachers based on the universal design method of learning
The importance of Phonics Instruction - As anyone who teaches reading can tell you, Phonics plays a critical role in literacy instruction. In today’s episode of The Heinemann Podcast, we sit down with authors Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell to discuss why Phonics is a critical part of a cohesive literacy system, what they mean when they say “teaching is a science,” and how we can continue to find new ways to ensure that students have access to the wonder of books and independent writing.
Moving Past Writing Blocks - Do you ever hit road blocks when you’re teaching writing? In this special interview, Marty and Tom talk about some of the common problems writing teachers find themselves up against, and creative solutions to move past them.
Jennifer Serravallo Understanding Texts and Readers - Understanding Texts & Readers -Today on the Heinemann Podcast, we’re making sense of comprehension. In Understanding Texts & Readers New York Times Best-Selling author author Jennifer Serravallo narrows the distance between assessment and instruction. Jen simplifies text complexity and clarifies comprehension instruction. She starts by untangling the many threads of comprehension: Levels, engagement, stamina, the relevance of texts, and more.
Jennifer Serravallo - Responsive reading instruction empowers us to design student centered learning experiences. How do we actually make this work without feeling overwhelmed by planning for the range of needs and goals in a given classroom?
Guide to Writing Conferences - How do you respond to a student’s writing while conferring? And what’s the best way to give feedback? This week on the Heinemann Podcast, we’re talking about how to support your students during writing conferences. Writing conferences help students build confidence in their writing ability and find joy in the writing process. While conferring with students can feel daunting, author Carl Anderson says, it’s a skill any teacher can learn with time, practice, and the right resources. How do you respond to a student’s writing while conferring? And what’s the best way to give feedback? This week on the Heinemann Podcast, we’re talking about how to support your students during writing conferences. Writing conferences help students build confidence in their writing ability and find joy in the writing process. While conferring with students can feel daunting, author Carl Anderson says, it’s a skill any teacher can learn with time, practice, and the right resources.
Growing Language and Literacy - Today on the Heinemann Podcast, we’re joined by author Andrea Honigsfeld. Andrea’s new book, Growing Language and Literacy: Strategies for English Learners, offers a multi-faceted approach to language instruction. It is based around the five levels of language acquisition identified in the TESOL framework, and emphasizes instructional practices that honor students’ strengths.
Engaging Children Read Aloud- How do we recognize engagement? - Today on the podcast, a special read aloud by author Ellin Oliver Keene from her new book Engaging Children: Igniting a Drive for Deeper Learning. Ellin says true engagement often takes us by surprise, and is so overpowering, we may not recognize it when it happens! Finding the moments when we are engaged, reflecting on them, and sharing them with our students is the key to teaching engagement. It is through learning how to recognize our own moments of engagement that we are able to celebrate and foster engagement in our students.
Building a Culture of Writing Webinar - The webinar includes instructional frameworks for teaching writing. It also provides ways to integrate writing opportunities in response to students’ engagement with text.
Brainpop for ELA - Brainpop ELA online activities FREE
Assistive Technology for Teaching Writing Webinar - Professional Development Webinar on how to use assistive technology for teaching writing