Teacher Update: April 14, 2016: April 14, 2016

Weekly news and resources for teacher leaders, April 14, 2016. View as web page.

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FIRST PERSON

The Importance of Real Reading for Resistant Readers

Meaghan Hanrahan Dobson, an English teacher at an alternative high school, says schools do a disservice to struggling students by denying them opportunities for authentic reading experiences. Read more.

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Helping English-Learners Meet the Common Core's Speaking and Listening Standards

Teachers Larry Ferlazzo and Katie Hull Sypnieski offer tips on classroom-discussion strategies designed to help English-learners develop their speaking and active-listening skills. Read more.

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INSIDE SCHOOL RESEARCH

Is There 'Summer Melt' for Social-Emotional Learning, Too?

So-called "summer melt" is long studied in the academic world, but students' social and emotional development may also regress when they are not in school, according to new findings presented at the American Educational Research Association meeting. Read more.

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Can Latin Build Young Vocabularies?
(Education Week)

'Hot Wheels' Curriculum Found to Boost Science Learning for Boys and Girls
(Inside School Research)

Teach For America Vows Recruitment Changes in Wake of Application Drop
(Teacher Beat)

Student Engagement: Is It Authentic or Compliant?
(Finding Common Ground)

ESSA's Teacher-Quality Grant: Everything You Need to Know
(Teacher Beat)

Ariz. Teaching-Career Event Falls Flat With Teachers
(Teaching Now)

Ferguson Superintendent Asks Celebrities to Help Fund New Literacy Initiative
(District Dossier)

Common Core's 'Algebra Delay' Causes Ongoing Concerns
(Curriculum Matters)

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TEACHER BLOGS

Why Aren't We 'Seeing Success' in Teacher Leadership?
(An Edugeek’s Guide to K-12 Practice and Policy)

Math Ought to Make Sense: 3 Ways to Promote Meaningful Math Learning
(Prove It: Math and Education Policy)

If You Want Students to Hear You, Communicate One to One
(Work in Progress)

Asset-Based Coaching: Focusing on Strengths
(The Art of Coaching Teachers)

Use ESSA to Achieve Your Vision for Professional Learning
(Learning Forward's PD Watch)

Get Kids Drawing to Deepen Learning
(Work in Progress)

Answering the Million Dollar Question
(Teacher-Leader Voices)

Assessing Students on 'What Really Counts'
(Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo)

What Teachers of the Year Have to Say About Federal Education Policy
(Rick Hess Straight Up)

FEATURED TEACHING CHANNEL VIDEO

Conferring Notes: Gathering Data to Inform Instruction (Video)

Emma Coufal, a kindergarten teacher at Think College Now in Oakland, Calif., shares how she uses conferences with students during reading workshops to differentiate her instruction. Watch video.

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EDUCATION WEEK SPOTLIGHT

Achievement Gap

This Spotlight explores progress and setbacks on the achievement gap front and what schools are doing to improve learning results for all children. See other Spotlights.

UPCOMING EVENTS

SPONSOR WEBINAR - Wednesday, April 27, 2016, 2 to 3 p.m. ET

Prevention to Intervention: Formative Assessment Reimagined

Learn the possibilities and potential of a new breed of technology that reimagines formative assessment through the authentic and adaptive integration of instruction and assessment to ensure success of, by, and for each learner. Click here to attend this free live event.

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FREE WEBINAR - Thursday, April 28, 2016, 3 to 4 p.m. ET

English-Learners and the Common Core: New Instructional Strategies

Veteran teachers Larry Ferlazzo and Katie Hull Sypnieski, authors of the forthcoming Navigating the Common Core With English Language Learners, will offer practical guidance on integrating the common-core standards into instruction for English-learners. Click here to attend this free live event.

Sponsored by: Middlebury Interactive Languages

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