My go-to education books:
Pulling Together: Integrating inquiry, assessment and instruction in today's English classroom by Schnellert, Datoo, Ediger, and Panas.
This book is really helpful because it provides many graphic organizers, diagrams, rubrics, and classroom examples that you can use in your own classes.
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This book is really helpful because it provides many graphic organizers, diagrams, rubrics, and classroom examples that you can use in your own classes.
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Understanding and Using English Grammar by Betty S. Azar.
This is one of the best grammar books that I have come across. It presents grammar rules in clear explanations and examples and provides many different activities and worksheets for students to practice them. Azar makes understanding English grammar easy!
Visit Azar's website: AzarGrammar.com for lots of classroom materials and tips for teaching grammar.
This is one of the best grammar books that I have come across. It presents grammar rules in clear explanations and examples and provides many different activities and worksheets for students to practice them. Azar makes understanding English grammar easy!
Visit Azar's website: AzarGrammar.com for lots of classroom materials and tips for teaching grammar.
Engaging Readers and Writers with Inquiry: Promoting deep understandings in language arts and content areas with guiding questions by Jeffrey D. Wilhelm.
This book takes you step-by-step through the process of creating an inquiry-based unit for an English Language Arts class.
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This book takes you step-by-step through the process of creating an inquiry-based unit for an English Language Arts class.
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Reading, Writing, and Rising Up: Teaching About Social Justice and the Power of the Written Word by Linda Christensen.
This book offers activity ideas, lesson plans, and assignments that foster social justice in the classroom. There is also a great focus on creating community in the classroom through reading and writing activities.
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This book offers activity ideas, lesson plans, and assignments that foster social justice in the classroom. There is also a great focus on creating community in the classroom through reading and writing activities.
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Articles worth reading:
Levine, C. (1970). Literature and Social Relevance. The Bulletin of the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association, 25-32.
Gee, J. (2005). Good Video Games and Good Learning. Phi Kappa Phi Forum, 85(2), 33-37.
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Gee, J. (2005). Good Video Games and Good Learning. Phi Kappa Phi Forum, 85(2), 33-37.
More to come...