Six features of Effective Instruction
Building motivation and engagement with your middle school students.
Addressing the question: How can content-area, non-reading-specialist teachers contribute to academic literacy?
Hearing books read aloud benefits older students, enhancing language arts instruction and building a community of readers.
Having students design their own brands, logos, and podcasts gives them the opportunity to think like entrepreneurs.
Scaffolding reflective activities throughout the year provides students with a way to set goals and evaluate their own learning.