
Educator Voices
Here are recommended resources from our literacy experts and partners on the Common Core State Standards, multicultural and diverse classrooms, and engaging your students’ hearts and minds. This is your spot for teaching inspiration and support.
Where to Find Culturally Diverse Literature to Pair with Your
Required Curriculum
Discover resources on diverse literature for teachers to use alongside
their mandated curriculum.
The Right Read Aloud for the Classroom Community You Want This
Year
Explore the power of the right back-to-school read aloud to inspire
meaningful connections and create a safe, welcoming, reading-first
space.
Building Your Classroom Library: 5 Things to Consider
The first step to creating a well-rounded classroom library should not
only intrigue and motivate students to want to open a book but also meet
their diverse learning needs.
How to Create a School-wide Program to Celebrate Student Writing and
Heritage
Want to inspire future poets, writers, and dreamers? One elementary
school in San Francisco did just that with an author study of U.S. Poet
Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera.
Creating a Classroom Community: What I Like Most About My Classroom
Is Who I Share It With
A teacher shares her experience and discusses what is important in
creating a supportive classroom community.
Teaching From Students’ Lives
In this guest post, an educator describes using books that captured her
students’ bilingual and bicultural experiences. This article originally
appeared in Rethinking Schools magazine, and is cross-posted here with
permission.
Interpreting César Chávez’s Legacy with Students
In this guest post, a former educator presents strategies and resources
to enrich the classroom with the legacy of César Chávez. This blog post
was originally posted at the American Immigration Council’s Teach
Immigration blog, and is cross-posted here with permission.
Choosing the World Our Students Read
In this guest post, a former educator discusses how educators can
identify texts that both meet the demands of the Common Core Standards
and reflect the world in which our students live. This blog post was
originally posted at the Teaching Tolerance blog, and is cross-posted
here with permission.
What I Learned From a Nonverbal Autistic Classroom Part 1 and
Part 2
Former educator reflects upon her experience teaching in a nonverbal
autistic classroom and shares a list of helpful resources for people on
the autism spectrum, their family members, and educators.
Help Your Students Find the Best Summer Learning Opportunities Learn about summer slide and the role educators can play in helping families find the right academic programs to continue the learning achievements from the school year.
Why I Love to Read Sad and Dark Books to Children (and You Should
Too)
Learn about the value of reading and teaching with dark and sad books
with students.
5 Harmful Differentiation Myths and 5 Ways to Differentiate
Assignments and Tasks
Former educator discusses 5 myths about differentiation and how it is
used in the classroom to tier assignments.
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