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 RESOURCES ON INSTRUCTION IN 2022 – PART ONE.
Here are this week’s picks:
I’m adding this tweet to The Best Resources For Learning How To Best Give Feedback To Students:
If we give too much feedback at any one time, it can easily be disregarded. For greatest impact, it’s best to focus on the smallest things that will make the biggest difference to future efforts. via @PepsMccrea https://t.co/sfWaAUfSHl
— MindShift (@MindShiftKQED) October 2, 2023
Reading comprehension breakdowns look like skill problems, but they are more likely to be knowledge-problems in disguise. Here’s one example…https://t.co/WGLCipcVf9
— Doug Lemov (@Doug_Lemov) October 2, 2023
Are Qualitative Assessment and Student Self-Assessment Useful in Reading Instruction? is by Timothy Shanahan. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Student Self-Assessment.
I’ve found that emailing students who have been absent for two consecutive days to see if they are okay has a big impact https://t.co/AyqPhpBPde
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) September 30, 2023
Make a copy and edit for your students! It’s really helped my planning and implementation. Obviously, don’t share this information with anyone; that’s illegal. https://t.co/FkZ9JM1C1l
— The Madwoman in the Classroom (@heymrsbond) September 28, 2023
The NY Times Learning Network has a contest for students to basically write short tutorials, and provides many supporting resources even if students are not entering the contest. I’m adding it to THE BEST TOOLS FOR STUDENTS TO CREATE TUTORIALS ONLINE and to Best Posts On Writing Instruction.
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