Tag: teaching reading

• How to Get Students Reading on Day One of Class

  

  In the past, I’ve talked a lot about building a classroom library from scratch. If you don’t have a classroom library, get one! The benefit to your students as readers is simply unparalleled. But how can you start the year off right to maximize student use and enjoyment of your library and get all of […]

  Katie Burrows

  July 30, 2019

  classroom library, ela, reading, Workshop in Secondary

  beginning of year, books, classroom library, independent reading, reading, reading workshop, start of school, teaching reading

• 16 Easy, Low-Key Activities for End-of-the-Year ELA that Aren’t Movies

  

  The end of the year is upon us, and it can be a slow, slow crawl to the finish line. Grades are due and kids are checked out and admin has sent out yet another ‘friendly reminder’ about keeping kids learning until the last day. Fortunately, there are plenty of engaging, low-key, low-prep activities to […]

  Katie Burrows

  May 23, 2019

  ela, reading, Workshop in Secondary, writing

  end of year, june, may, teaching reading, teaching writing

• #TechTuesday: Engage Students with e-Chat on Backchannel

  

  Don’t you just love it when your students really get engaged in a discussion? The ideas are bouncing off each other, students are respectfully disagreeing or asking follow-up questions, and the collaborative learning is just lighting up all over the place! If whole-class discussions are your jam, this Backchannel Chat #TechTuesday feature is for you! […]

  Katie Burrows

  May 21, 2019

  distance learning, Professional Development, Technology, Virtual Classrooms

  backchannel, blended learning, collaboration, distance learning, edtech, education, educational technology, flipped classroom, teaching reading, teaching writing, tech tools, techtuesday

• Definitive Guide to Classroom Libraries for the New Teacher, Part 4: Maintaining Your Library

  

  Now that you’ve got stacks of books (Part 1 & Part 2) and something to put them on (Part 3), let’s talk maintaining a library in a classroom of anywhere from 18 to 150 students! (High school teachers, mad respect for all that grading. Yikes.) Alright. Before we jump into maintaining this library you just […]

  Katie Burrows

  May 19, 2019

  classroom library, ela, reading, Workshop in Secondary

  books, classroom library, independent reading, new teacher, teaching reading

• Definitive Guide to Classroom Libraries for the New Teacher, Part 3: Organizing Books

  

  Welcome to Part 3 of my series on starting a classroom library from scratch as a new teacher! In Part 1, I discussed how to begin searching for titles your students will love, no matter what grade you teach. In Part 2, I listed 17 different low-cost ways to start collecting books for your library. […]

  Katie Burrows

  May 18, 2019

  classroom library, ela, Professional Development, reading, Workshop in Secondary

  books, classroom library, education, new teacher, reading, teaching reading