Books We Read
A book for teachers written by a couple of guys from Chicago.
What is Subjects Matter?
Something all good teachers know to do prior to teaching.
What is, use a pre-reading strategy?
A habit all teachers have committed to (if they want to keep their jobs!)
What is, being punctual?
The genre is all about what's true and real.
What is non-fiction?
The name of this set of strategies that includes Aha Moments, Contrasts and Contradictions, and Memory Moments.
What is Signposts?
Hand these in every week, or the principal will not be pleased.
What are lesson plans?
The families in this book fought for school integration before Brown v the Board of Education.
What is Separate is Never Equal?
A strategy students can use to demonstrate what they have learned.
A post reading strategy, eg RAFT, Role Play, Exit Slip...
For some teachers this is a prep period. For others it is ........
What are specials/art/music/PE/etc.
In this touching picturebook, Chloe feels very bad about being a bystander.
What is Each Kindness?
A form of assessment that includes criteria and descriptors.
What is a rubric?
No more just teaching math, science or social studies, now ALL teachers are this....
What are literacy teachers?