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Building Bigger Ideas

A Process for Teaching Purposeful Talk

Maria Nichols

Grade: K-5th

Pub Date: 3/21/2019

Study after study shows that as students grow, they become increasingly focused on technology-driven communication. Cyber-dialogue replaces face-to-face interactions in all aspects of their lives. And yet, has there ever been a greater need for students to learn the art of “talk,” to be able to converse “live” with others, to collaborate, negotiate, and learn from one another?... more

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Blog Post: 4 Kids-First Community-Building Ideas for The First Few Days of School

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Blog Post: Engaging With Compelling Ideas

A former elementary classroom teacher, Nichols received the Distinguished Elementary Educator Award from the San Diego chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, 2002.Maria is the author of Comprehension Through Conversation andBuilding Bigger Ideas.... more

Ink and Ideas

Sketchnotes for Engagement, Comprehension, and Thinking

Tanny McGregor

Grade: K-12th

Pub Date: 10/30/2018

Ink & Ideas is a lifetime in the making. Tanny McGregor has been thinking with a pen in her hand, putting words and pictures together for as long as she’s been reading. Sketchnoting, also known as visual notetaking, helps make your thinking visible, visual, and meaningful. All kinds of people sketchnote, for all kinds of reasons.... more

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From Ideas to Words

Writing Strategies for English Language Learners

Tasha Tropp Laman

Grade: K-5th

Pub Date: 5/7/2013

“Through strong teaching, multilingual students can expand their range of literacy practices, and we, their teachers, can also grow and change as we get to know students as individuals with talents, strengths, interests, and concerns.”

—Tasha Tropp Laman

Tasha Tropp Laman helps classroom teachers, ELL specialists,... more

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Blog Post: Building Meaningful Mathematical Thinking for English Language Learners

However, many teachers and programs for English language learners have avoided word problems and writing even though word problems are small, mostly predictable texts that offer good opportunities for building language skills.The Children’s Math Worlds (CMW) Research Project found that all English language learners improve greatly because they have many opportunities... more

Blog Post: Building a School of Math People, One Conversation at a Time

I am leveraging these moments to build a culture of enthusiastic math learning, where everyone can see themselves as “math people.”One morning this year, I spotted Sarah, a kindergarten teacher who had once told me she was afraid of teaching math, as she arrived at school.... more

Blog Post: Building More Powerful Book Clubs

As kids read, they are encouraged to stop and jot from time to time to gather ideas and text-evidence to support their thinking.As kids read, they are encouraged to stop and jot from time to time to gather ideas and text-evidence to support their thinking.... more

Blog Post: Kristin Ziemke and Katie Muhtaris on Blending Cherished Ideas with Digital Instruction

Her other areas of interest include inquiry based instructional models, integrated social emotional practices, and building cultures of support and risk taking among teachers.... more

Blog Post: Comprehension and Building Knowledge: From Acquiring Knowledge to Actively Using It

Furthermore, students need to actively use the information and ideas they are learning. Builds Critical Thinking Skills: Comprehension requires students to analyze information, draw conclusions, and synthesize ideas from various sources.... more