Writing is a Tool for Thinking
The 51ΑΤΖζ Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing, written by the Writing Study Group of the 51ΑΤΖζ Executive Committee, pinpoints …
Everyone Has the Capacity to Write
The 51ΑΤΖζ Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing, written by the Writing Study Group of the 51ΑΤΖζ Executive Committee, pinpoints …
Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing
βJust 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 Alexanderβs 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 addressingΒ the question:Β What …
What does it look like to assess literacy learning in your classroom?
We asked 51ΑΤΖζ members to share their images in response to this question. If you click on the pictures below …
K-12 Standardized Assessment β the View from College
Weβve 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
βTeachers are in the best position to support writing in their classrooms as opposed to policy makers far away,β said …
Writing a la mode
Thereβs been an interesting discussion amongst 51ΑΤΖζ members in the Teaching and Learning Forum this week. It began with an …