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Blog Post
Connect SEL to the Brain
Blog Post
Best Practices for Teaching Grammar
English Language Arts:
Grammar
Punctuation
Mechanics
Usage
Writing
Editing
Blog Post
Dealing with Sadness in School
Blog Post
Solutions for Choppy Writing
English Language Arts:
Fluid Sentences
Sentences
Style
Revising
Blog Post
Support Students Through Trying Times
Blog Post
Awaken Creativity—and Students
21st Century Skills:
Creative Thinking
Problem Solving
Blog Post
Writing to Celebrate Women's History
English Language Arts:
Writing
Writing to Learn
Blog Post
Cures for Vague Writing
English Language Arts:
Revising
Noun
Style
Strong Ideas
Blog Post
Developing Fluent Readers
English Language Arts:
Reading
21st Century Skills:
Reading
Blog Post
How to Evaluate Media
English Language Arts:
Reading
21st Century Skills:
Media Literacy
Information Literacy
Reading
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Unifying Paragraphs
English Language Arts:
Writing Process
Revising
Paragraphs
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Teaching Revision Strategies
English Language Arts:
Revising
Elaboration
Writing Process
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Mapping Your Writing Process
English Language Arts:
Writing Process
Prewriting
Writing
Revising
Editing
Blog Post
Connecting Writing with Media Literacy
English Language Arts:
Prewriting
Writing
Revising
Editing
Publishing
Writing Process
Media Literacy
21st Century Skills:
Media Literacy
Information Literacy
Researching
Blog Post
Teaching the Whole Child (in a Fragmented World)
Blog Post
Successful Adulting (or What You Don't Learn in School)
21st Century Skills:
Critical Thinking
Creative Thinking
Problem Solving
Inquiry Process
Blog Post
ELA Planning Help! Right Now! For Free!
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How to Nurture a Writing Mindset
Blog Post
How to Teach Deeper Thinking with Visuals
Blog Post
3 Ways to Teach Conjunctions
Minilesson
Elaborating Ideas with Compound Sentences
Learn how to add new details to sentences.
Minilesson
Choosing the Right Coordinating Conjunction
Learn how to choose precise connecting words.
Blog Post
8 Best Practices for Mentoring Young Writers
English Language Arts:
Writing
Prewriting
Revising
Editing
Strong Ideas
Logical Organization
Effective Voice