This Quick Reference Guide summarizes key messages of Embedding Formative Assessment, by Wiliam and Leahy (2015). It serves as an invaluable resource to remind teachers how to: • Share learning intent
Research has shown that as children interact daily with technology, their brains are being molded and changed; in short, technology is rewiring children’s brains. How does this affect learning, and ho
Early adolescent students who have learning, behavioral, or social differences and disabilities present a unique challenge to general education teachers in inclusive classrooms. Teachers of 6th-8th cl
Early adolescent students who have learning, behavioral, or social differences and disabilities present a unique challenge to general education teachers in inclusive classrooms. Teachers of 6th-8th cl
When teaching literacy, the challenge is knowing how to move students beyond phonetic interpretation of words and rote memory recall to higher-level thinking. Good readers must possess the skills to p
To become truly skilled at reading challenging text, students need to routinely use a set of seven cognitive strategies, or “thinking hats.” In turn, teachers need guidance in developing students’ abi
