Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week

Each week, I publish a post containing three or four particularly useful resources on classroom instruction, and you can see them all here.

You might also be interested in The Best Articles (And Blog Posts) Offering Practical Advice & Resources To Teachers In 2014 – Part Two.

Here are this week’s picks:

In Why a simple 30-year-old chart is an ingenious teaching tool today, Alfie Kohn makes some good and important points about K-W-L charts.

Modelling Writing and Rich Tea or Hob Nob? from Class Teaching both make great points and offer suggestions about the role of teacher modeling in writing instruction. I’m adding them to The Best Posts On Writing Instruction.

Great Lessons 4: Differentiation is by Tom Sherrington. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Differentiating Instruction.

I’m adding this tweet to The Best Posts & Articles On Student Engagement:

Dylan Wiliam's 5 key strategies for AfL. #edchatie #edchat pic.twitter.com/j4piHLu6dk #pedagoofriday #satchat #sunchat

— Teacher (@Primary_Ed) June 5, 2015

I’m adding this tweet to A Collection Of “The Best” Lists On Assessment:

An interesting blog on assessment descriptors and comment from @dylanwiliam https://t.co/vLwCqqSCsj #edchat pic.twitter.com/hFFC8WknWO

— Cristina Milos (@surreallyno) June 2, 2015

I’m adding this tweet to The Best Resources On “Close Reading” — Help Me Find More:

This looks powerful! I've not tried it, but I can't wait to check it out! https://t.co/DAwLRdPUnX

— Cornelius Minor (@MisterMinor) June 1, 2015

I’m adding this tweet to The Best Resources Sharing The Best Practices For Fruitful Classroom Discussions:

Conversation prompts to help classroom discussion go deeper via @Primary_Ed @HannahArlone #edchat #moedchat pic.twitter.com/HXAsnMIWyM

— David Geurin (@DavidGeurin) June 1, 2015