ELA Practice #1

Every day, the Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative sparks new ways for teachers and students to learn from the world around them. They inspire connections between classrooms and the local environment to build resilient communities and provide unprecedented resources to transform K–12 education in the Great Lakes region through a powerful, one-of-a-kind statewide network of coordinated hubs.

This resource included articles and resources from around the globe as well as picture prompts, student opinion pieces, writing contests, a full year's writing curriculum, and more.

This guide presents strategies that classroom teachers and specialists can use to increase the reading ability of adolescent students. 

The Right Question Institute offers resources on the Question Formulation Technique, which helps students develop better questions, including questions about texts.

This Edutopia article provides an explanation and examples of helping students to problem-find, problem-shape, and problem-solve.

This tool helps teachers generate lessons for the diverse set of learners in their classrooms.

This site presents 17 goals of the United Nations, each with an infographic overview, related publications, and additional resources to support students' understanding of issues and potential solutions.

This short Cult of Pedagogy article provides the research behind the Concept Attainment Strategy as well as the steps for implementation.

KQED Learn is a free platform for middle and high school students to tackle big issues and build their media literacy and critical thinking skills in a supportive environment.  KQED Learn presents a new topic every other week to encourage student inquiry and discourse.

This resource is a gateway to the very best in Project Based Learning. Here, teachers will find a growing set of resources to help them design and implement powerful learning in their classrooms, including planning tools, rubrics, student handouts, student materials, and more. Registration is free.

While the examples provided are applicable to secondary math and science classrooms, all educators can be inspired to begin a unit of study with short inquiry tasks to spark student curiosity.