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 2015 – So Far and The Best Resources On Class Instruction of 2016 – So Far.

Here are this week’s picks:

Teaching Religion in the Classroom Just Got More Political is from Ed Week. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles On How To Teach “Controversial” Topics.

Should Students Learn About Black Lives Matter in School? is from The Atlantic. It shares some good ideas, and I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Using Primary Sources.

As Project-Based Learning Gains in Popularity, Experts Offer Caution is from EdWeek. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Cooperative Learning Ideas.

3 Challenges As Hands-On, DIY Culture Moves Into Schools is from NPR. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The “Maker Movement” — Help Me Find More.

I’m adding this first tweet to The Best Resources About “Culturally Responsive Teaching” & “Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy” – Please Share More!:

Three teachers in my BPS Workshop on culturally relevant argumentation have posted their unit plans. Check them out: https://t.co/RWoNHwsFCI

— Christopher Martell (@chriscmartell) July 22, 2016

Earlier, I asked for suggested titles for 10th grade book clubs. Here are the titles my followers recommended: https://t.co/IZ12MV4aVF

— Kelly Gallagher (@KellyGToGo) July 21, 2016

Here are two useful pieces of advice:

Instead of asking “What is wrong with this student?” we should ask “What has happened to this student?” Lori Desautels @desautels_phd

— Kelly Gallagher (@KellyGToGo) July 22, 2016

@KellyGToGo @desautels_phd Valuable indeed, but I also want to hear more teachers say, “What’s awesome about this student?”

— Alexander Konieczny (@colophongames) July 22, 2016