Formative assessment has proven to be a powerful strategy that teachers can employ to increase student performance. In a large scale, 2011 study, Phel...

If students are expected to reach full proficiency in English within 5-7 years, what should we do about those who don’t? In a 2010 landmark report, La...

There has been a growing concern for the reading achievement of English Learners (ELs). Many schools and districts invest thousands – if not millions ...

Usually we teach academic language by focusing on vocabulary. So what is “academic language” besides the “language of the classroom?” In validating a ...

In 2001, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was reauthorized as No Child Left Behind (NCLB) under the premise of greater accountability...

Educational Data Mining (EDM) and Learning Analytics (LA) are emerging fields that apply big data to education. What are they? Can a K12 teacher be he...

Students must learn math concepts and vocabulary simultaneously. Computational knowledge and fluency flow from being able to speak the language of mat...

We discuss disciplinary literacy in science. Teachers can activate and develop students’ science literacy through the use of trade books. We mention a...

We discuss historical thinking. Skills students use in history include sourcing, contextualizing, corroborating and close reading. History isn’t just ...

Our first episode! We discuss Teaching Disciplinary Literacy to Adolescents. Reference: Shanahan, T., & Shanahan, C. (2008). Teaching disciplinary lit...