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With Media, Parents and Kids Learn More Together

Article
This article highlights research from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center on improvements in learning from new media when parents and students (or students and peers) learn together.

Word Analysis: Finding Clues in Words

Lesson in Action
Standards: Foundational Skills • Literacy in History/Social Studies
Mr. Chen's 5th grade class is starting a unit on Ancient India. In this lesson, students will recognize root words, prefixes, and suffixes, and they will learn to apply this knowledge to identifying...

Writers Speak to Kids

Video
Standards: Writing
A collection of video interviews of children's book authors talking about the process and craft of writing.

Writers Workshop: An Introduction

Slideshow
Standards: Writing
This slideshow provides an overview of the Writers Workshop, a framework for writing instruction and practice. Implementation of mini-lessons, independent writing, conferencing, and sharing are...

Writing for the Web: Blogs and Wikis to Support Literacy

Article
Standards: Writing
Writing online, through blogs, wikis, or discussion forums, can boost student motivation for writing, and help them learn to adapt writing for different audiences, tasks, purposes, and disciplines....

Writing to Learn

Article
Standards: Writing
In this Educational Leadership article, researcher/author Robert Marzano suggests a five-step process for using writing as a learning tool in content classrooms. “Although formulaic,” he says, “it...

Your Role in Ensuring Accessibility

Article
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Developed to supplement the Digital Accessibility Toolkit: What Education Leaders Need to Know, use this infographic to learn what you can do as state and local leaders, teachers, professional...

iLearn II: An Analysis of the Education Category on Apple's App Store

Article
Provides information about the apps available in the Apple App Store. Includes an analysis of best practices in educational apps and a review of the content of children's apps.

iPad for Special Education

Slideshow
PowerPoint presentation on benefits and uses of iPads in educating children with special needs. Includes apps, resources, and ways to accommodate students in learning with the iPad.