I Think “WordTune” Could Be A Big Help To ELL Writers
I think most online tools that are supposed to help people write better are not that...
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Category: writing
How I Turned A Lesson On Writing Good Summaries Into A Game – It Worked!
A week-or-two ago I published This New Edutopia Video That Turned Writing Argument...
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“Comics for Inclusive English Language Learning” Is An Amazing Resource For ELLs & Others
Thanks to Sandy Millin, I just learned about Comics for Inclusive English Language...
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Ed Tech Digest
Nine years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I...
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The “Write. Right. Rite.” Series With Jason Reynolds Is A Gold Mine For Teachers & Students
To help build a sense of community in my distance learning classes, one of the activities I...
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Ed Tech Digest
Eight years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I...
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Study Finds Writing In Content Classes Enhances Learning, As Long As It Is A Specific Kind of “Writing-to-Learn”
The Effects of Writing on Learning in Science, Social Studies, and Mathematics: A...
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We Did A Short & Useful Professional Development Exercise Today To Examine How We Teach Writing
Antoine Germany, the talented head of our school’s English Department, led us today...
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NY Times Learning Network Series Shows Articles With Annotations On Writing Practice From Authors
The New York Times Learning Network has just begun a great series where reporters annotate...
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“Drabbles” Are Cool Writing Assignments – Here Are A Ton Of Models
Laura Gibbs contributed a great lesson on folktales to one of the books Katie Hull and I...
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It’s “National Novel Writing Month” – Here Are Resources For How You & Your Students Can Take Advantage Of It
It’s National Novel Writing Month, and there is a fabulous website called Young...
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Tons Of Resources For Teaching Students To Write “This I Believe” Essays
People may remember the great This I Believe broadcasts on NPR a few years ago (that are...
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