Last week Beth Verrilli shared a thought-provoking post about the power of Read Alouds in an online setting. Beth noted how the two videos we shared both helped students to understand how to read a given text independently and also connected them to reading and to the classroom community. I found myself thinking about that when…
I’ve blogged about Sensitivity Analysis a couple of times before (here here and here). It’s a Close Reading activity that involves asking students to read a very short passage from a text carefully and then compare it to a similar version in which the teacher has made small changes. To understand those small changes and…
I wanted to share an really nice video of Emily Badillo using Cold Call. It’s a crisp 30 second case study in how to use Cold Call to set expectations high while remaining positive, genuine and inclusive. We’re watching her with her 4th grade reading group and there are two Cold Calls. EA.ColdCall.GR4.Badillo.’Interesting new…
Some of the most important moments to manage when you are trying to build great culture are the moments when things are going well. It’s important to reinforce positive behavior when you see it of course and when you have to make small re-directions to help students keep doing the right things the sooner you can…
My very favorite video I’ve watched this week is of 4th grade teacher Emily Badillo at Excellence Girls Academy in Brooklyn. It’s about the best example you’re going to see of the Right is Right technique. But it shows a lot more than that. Here’s some play-by-play: Emily is asking her students about the key facts…