Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week

Each week, I publish a post or two 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 (& Blog Posts) Offering Practical Advice & Resources To Teachers In 2016 – Part Two ; The Best Resources On Class Instruction In 2017 – Part Two and The Best Resources On Class Instruction In 2018 – So Far

Here are this week’s picks:

The Issue on the Table: Is “Hamilton” Good For History? is from Smithsonian Magazine. I’m adding it to The Best Teaching/Learning Resources On The Musical, “Hamilton”

Using Short Video Clips to Teach Media Literacy is from Middleweb. I’m adding it to The Best Tools & Lessons For Teaching Information Literacy – Help Me Find More.

FORMATIVE VERSUS SUMMATIVE WRITING PROMPTS-SOME EXAMPLES is from Doug Lemov. I’m adding it to Best Posts On Writing Instruction.

I’m going to add this first tweet to

The Warriors usually play very well in the 3rd quarter. Why? Halftime adjustments. https://t.co/jotjR9EXu1. This is a metaphor for young writers. They need mid-process coaching way more than they need comments on “final” drafts.

— Kelly Gallagher (@KellyGToGo) June 3, 2018

Also, you might want to read Why Do the Warriors Dominate the 3rd Quarter? Consider Their Halftime Drill.

I’m adding this next tweet to The Best Resources For Helping Teachers Use Bloom’s Taxonomy In The Classroom:

Historical Thinking Chart from @SHEG_Stanford … History Teachers in the British system might find this useful, too! Really useful resource. 🇺🇸🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/JS2S9L8PFI

— Historychappy (@historychappy) June 1, 2018

Sign up for the Global Read Aloud, a global literacy initiative that starts Oct 2nd, join thousands of others around the world as we connect through read aloud https://t.co/gn7SdhZXTc #gra18 #ncte #iste18 #ila #nerdybookclub

— Pernille Ripp (@pernilleripp) June 4, 2018