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Tell Us: What Education Topics & Trends Are Most Important to You? (Including a giveaway!)
December 14th, 2016What do you want to read more about on EDU? I invite you to take an edu@scholastic reader survey, and enter to win a giveaway!
Making the Most of Real-Time Reading Data
December 8th, 2016To support students in small group instruction, teachers must have real-time data that relates to fluency, decoding, and comprehension.
The Super Social Library
November 30th, 2016The library offers a unique opportunity to extend the classroom into students’ homes and devices, and a great way to accomplish this is through social media.
Sharing Immigration Stories at Thanksgiving
November 21st, 2016I see it as my responsibility to ensure that every single student, no matter what country they come from or what language they speak, has access to a quality education.
Teacher & Principal School Report: Barriers to Equity in Education
November 16th, 2016Greg Worrell, President, Scholastic Education, joins edu@scholastic to discuss research findings around barriers to equity in education from the Teacher & Principal... Read more
Teacher & Principal School Report: Equity in Education
November 15th, 2016The Teacher & Principal School Report: Equity in Education, a national survey of teachers and principals will be released on November 16.
See you at NCTE!
November 14th, 2016We'll be at NCTE, of course, and are excited to talk with educators from across the country about literacy and learning!
Student-Led Discussions Develop 21st-Century Learning Skills
November 11th, 2016For students to develop the 21st-century skills that prepare them for further education and a job market that requires strong literacy, they need the 4Cs: collaboration,... Read more
What I'm Reading—Jeff Wilhelm
November 9th, 2016Jeffrey Wilhelm's book Reading Unbound: Why Kids Need to Read What They Want and Why We Should Let Them (co-authored with Michael W. Smith) has been awarded...
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Thank you for focusing on reading, reasoning and clear thinking
October 20th, 2016Today, on Scholastic's birthday, we thank you.
Students Vote for Their Future
October 18th, 2016The results of the 2016 Scholastic News® Student Vote are in. Democrat Hillary Clinton has been declared the winner.
My Mission Moment
October 13th, 2016What I really heard was, “Ms. Martin, I just haven’t found the right book yet, please help me!”
Let's Talk Word Sorts
October 10th, 2016Let’s talk word sorts. If you’re using them in your classroom, you already LOVE them. But, of course, sometimes problems arise.
Students Vote—Then and Now
October 7th, 2016Young readers still have the opportunity to make their voices heard. By participating in the Scholastic Student Vote, they can get a taste of what it means to live in a... Read more
Celebrating Teachers on World Teacher's Day
October 5th, 2016Today is World Teacher's Day! Today we celebrate the hard work, innovation and passion that our teachers bring to the classroom every day.
What I'm Reading—Maria Walther
October 4th, 2016To spark students' thinking, we read humorous titles, nonfiction texts, and stories with complex themes and ideas.
Being Accountable for Our Own Learning: Seeking Out Professional Development
October 3rd, 2016Here are my favorite quick and efficient tips to “learn more,” without stepping into a classroom, workshop, or meeting.
Anything Can Be a Game
September 28th, 2016When I sit down to plan daily lessons and think about the activities in which students participate, I frequently ask myself, “How can these be games?”
Guided Reading—Making It Work Right Away
September 21st, 2016There is a multitude of specific systems that need to be in place to successfully implement guided reading instruction starting from the beginning of the school year.
Guided Reading: Part 2, Benefits of Small Group Instruction
September 16th, 2016There are great benefits to students who are given the opportunity to have differentiated, teacher-led instruction in a small group setting
How to Teach Civics and not Get Lost in the Circus
September 16th, 2016Earlier this week, Elliot Rebhun, Editor-in-Chief of Scholastic Classroom Magazines, was featured on the Washington Post's "Answer Sheet" column
Guided Reading: Part 1, Getting Set Up
September 15th, 2016Differentiated instruction is matching instruction to the different needs of learners in a given classroom.
How to Implement a Sustainable Comprehensive Literacy Program
September 7th, 2016Michael Haggen, Scholastic Education's Chief Academic Officer, will be speaking at the Literacy Leaders' Institute, presented by Scholastic and ASCD.
Nell Duke on Evaluating Websites as Information Sources
August 24th, 2016Author Nell K. Duke, Ed.D. (Information in Action), recently wrote a post for Edutopia all about how to help elementary students evaluate online sources as they conduct...
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Five Super Reader Commitments to Make the School Year Unforgettable
August 23rd, 2016I'm recommending five commitments we can all make, as teachers, families and administrators.
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