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The Art of Annotation: Teaching Readers To Process Texts

Cult of Pedagogy

Listen to the interview with Andrea Castellano and Irene Yannascoli: Sponsored by Listenwise and Studyo “Make your paper dirty.” I get some funny looks when I say it at first, but it gets the point across. What I mean is I’m looking for annotations. I teach third grade, when young readers typically transition from developing readers to fluent ones, and it’s at this stage that they’re ready to begin to analyze texts on a deeper level.

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How Students Can Transform Their Study Sessions

TeachThought

How to Transform Your Study Sessions: Notes, Help, and Hacks for the Modern Student by TeachThought Staff Transforming your study sessions from tedious to productive doesn’t just happen; it requires a mix of the right strategies, tools, and mindset. Your approach to studying can make the difference between feeling overwhelmed and confidently tackling your academic goals.

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Teach Truth Day of Action at Bookstores and Libraries

Zinn Education Project

For this 4th annual Teach Truth Day of Action, we are offering a pop-up display so event hosts can set up an information table at a public space such as a bookstore, library, or farmers’ market. The display includes banned books with information sheets, postcards, buttons, stickers, and signs. D.C. event host Vanessa Williams is all smiles because she found this makes site coordination easier than in prior years.

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50 Of The Best Quotes About Reading

TeachThought

50 Of The Best Quotes About Reading by TeachThought Staff Literacy—the ability to read and write—is the foundation of formal, academic learning. But beyond reading and writing skills, literacy is a gateway to critical thinking, effective communication, and holistic learning experiences. Literacy is crucial to any learning environment, from promoting comprehension to nurturing empathy and cultural understanding both inside the classroom and beyond.

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OPINION: Immigrant students need trained advisers to navigate the problematic college admissions process

The Hechinger Report

The new Free Application for Federal Student Aid promised to be an easy process for all students, especially those from immigrant families. For the first time, students with undocumented parents were told, they would be able to complete this form online. We should have known better. Students with undocumented parents are constantly getting error messages from the FAFSA portal and are struggling to create FAFSA IDs for their parents who don’t have Social Security numbers.

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D3 Lesson Blueprints

Living Geography

I'm still hopeful that at some point the UK will be able to rejoin the ERASMUS project In the meantime, I'm still quite proud of these lesson blueprints I created for the D3 project, which was one of my final (and maybe THE final)

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A crisis call line run by Native youth, for Native youth

The Hechinger Report

WARM SPRINGS, Ore. — Rosanna Jackson, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs here, counts herself as one of the resilient ones. Her childhood in the 1970s and 80s was tough. Home didn’t always feel like a safe place to be. There’s a stigma that leads to people “not talking about their feelings and not wanting everyone to know that they’re hurt or in pain,” she said of many in her community who have dealt with similar childhood trauma.

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Las guerras culturales en los campus comienzan a afectar el lugar donde los estudiantes eligen ir a la universidad

The Hechinger Report

Traducción por: César Segovia Cuando Angel Amankwaah viajó desde Denver a la Universidad Central de Carolina del Norte este verano para recibir orientación para nuevos estudiantes, supo que había tomado la decisión correcta. Se divirtió aprendiendo los cantos que corean los aficionados en los partidos de fútbol. Pero también vio que “hay estudiantes que se parecen a mí y profesores que se parecen a mí” en la universidad históricamente negra, dijo Amankwaah, de 18 años, quien es negra. “Sab

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Access fee for Venice

O-Level Geography

The introduction of the 5 Euro Access Fee in Venice, starts April 25, 2024, and signifies a significant step towards managing and limiting tourist numbers in the ancient city. How does this help in promoting sustainable tourism? Who will be affected by this new policy?

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The Benefits Of Meditation In The Classroom

TeachThought

contributed by Beth Rush , Managing Edition at Body + Mind The image of your 5-year-old sitting serenely on a yoga mat might calm your mind if you’re a harried parent, but does meditation benefit this age group? What can teachers and parents expect, and how can schools reap the perks of teaching this practice at an early age? Multiple studies confirm the power of meditation to help people cope with daily stressors and even affect physical disease progression.