Writing is a Tool for Thinking
The 起点传媒Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing, written by the Writing Study Group of the 起点传媒Executive Committee, pinpoints …
Everyone Has the Capacity to Write
The 起点传媒Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing, written by the Writing Study Group of the 起点传媒Executive Committee, pinpoints …
Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing
鈥淛ust as the nature of and expectation for literacy has changed in the past century and a half, so has …
Will Poetry Be Done Tomorrow?
I was recently talking about Kwame Alexander鈥檚 Newbery-winning book The Crossover with my eighth graders. My students were really into …
Teaching Kids to Write About What They Know!
The following blog by Dolores S. Perez is reprinted from the NCLE Literacy in Learning Exchange, where it was originally …
A Common Language for Responding to Writing
The following is a response to the Assessment Story Project we got from Matt, a college educator. He’s addressing聽the question:聽What …
What does it look like to assess literacy learning in your classroom?
We asked 起点传媒members to share their images in response to this question. If you click on the pictures below …
K-12 Standardized Assessment 鈥� the View from College
We鈥檝e been asking educators from all grade levels to share their stories and thoughts about assessment. Our responses span a …
Taking the Reins of Writing Assessment
鈥淭eachers are in the best position to support writing in their classrooms as opposed to policy makers far away,鈥� said …
Writing a la mode
There鈥檚 been an interesting discussion amongst 起点传媒members in the Teaching and Learning Forum this week. It began with an …