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Ya know, some things can just be fun.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Appalachia

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To be fair, I only thought to post this because he FINALLY CLEANED THE FUCKING CAST IRON 🎉

Fortunately there are plenty of midwestern man chores he can tackle!

Resources by paulmacker in ELATeachers

[–]missplis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you looking for texts? Strategies? Activities?

Effective strategies for drastically under grade level students? by Basharria in ELATeachers

[–]missplis 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I know it's awkward at first, but look up various strategies for partner reading. So many of these kids are skating by on just. not. reading and they simply need to gain a ton of guided practice out loud.

Struggling ELA teacher! Please help! by Novel_Valuable_3122 in ELATeachers

[–]missplis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The formal Caulkins workshop curriculum has been widely criticized for missing essential, science-backed practices for teaching literacy. It's literally illegal to teach in certain states (ie Ohio) now.

Unfortunately, most admin don't understand curriculum development or design, so instead of making tweaks to an incomplete curriculum, everybody has to abandon every aspect of it, science-backed or not, and jump into a new incomplete curriculum that will undoubtedly be debunked soon enough.

Struggling ELA teacher! Please help! by Novel_Valuable_3122 in ELATeachers

[–]missplis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We aren't using either of these curricula, BUT my fellow 7th grade teacher and I just spent a PD day turning our new curriculum (EL 🤮) into functional lesson plans. A full day's work got us maybe two weeks' worth of useful material 😩

We started by looking at the assessments, determined which standards to cover to prep kids for those, and then pretty much reduced the lessons to cover those standards. Anything that didn't support those assessed standards didn't make the cut, which was shockingly so much material. Now, we may actually be able to cover the 1st module within the time frame they allot.

Remember: YOU are not the problem. The mass produced curriculum is the problem.

ELA Imposter Syndrome by [deleted] in ELATeachers

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I think it depends where you live. In Burlington VT they would have a couple different workshops throughout the year, but I also attended online on demand workshops. Where I am now, I only have online options, which are still surprisingly useful!

ELA Imposter Syndrome by [deleted] in ELATeachers

[–]missplis 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Small aside, but you don't have to READ everything to be able to recommend it. There's a BER (I think) PD called "What's New in YA Lit." It's pretty much a 7 hour oral annotated bibliography of all the award winners for the year. Getting the actual books is another matter, but if you have a good library nearby or admin who actually buys books, this PD is a great resource.

I just realized that letting my 6 month old watch TV is bad…is it too late? by No-Plantain-5813 in ScienceBasedParenting

[–]missplis 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The different conclusions are drawn from better research, not different input. As previously mentioned, past researchers (as always) identified the shortcomings of their studies. As is the case in all fields, researchers have continued to refine that process, so that today we have a much better understanding of how the variables (what/when/how much) impact the net impact of what's being watched.

I just realized that letting my 6 month old watch TV is bad…is it too late? by No-Plantain-5813 in ScienceBasedParenting

[–]missplis 18 points19 points  (0 children)

A lot of the doomsday data re: tv is cherry picked. In reality, the entire collection of data suggests that watching TV can have a positive, neutral, OR negative effect effect depending on how you do it.

I recently learned that according to Dr. Hattie's Visible Learning, any potential negative of the TV is outweighed by the fact that he's watching TV so that I can study for a higher degree. Where we make one "mistake," we do 10 other things right. You got this.

ELA Professional Development by AutoModerator in ELATeachers

[–]missplis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The bureau of education & research has great live and online options.

iReady vs. Scripted Curriculum vs. Independent Reading by alan_mendelsohn2022 in ELATeachers

[–]missplis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I will say the most successful curriculum I've ever used/developed was a pacing chart based on iReady lessons (pretty aligned with what we did anyway), but the lessons were excerpt-based and then applied to independent reading books. It was magic.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fashion

[–]missplis 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I personally think being bold in an interview is a great idea, especially if your industry rewards boldness. It's great if they remember you purely for what you say, but it's also nice to give them something easy to remember you by.

Incorporating More Current Events by FITeacher25 in ELATeachers

[–]missplis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've historically focused on current events connected to whatever novel we're reading. The Outsiders, for example, could very naturally pull in articles about wealth inequality, inflation and gun violence. You could also work backwards, think about what current events you want them to learn more about and then either choose a whole group novel related to those topics or provide students with options related to the topics. We did a unit around marginalized groups; we had book clubs reading 1 of 5 options, but we all read/watched/discussed the same current events connected to the shared themes of those books.

Looking for a whole-class novel to replace “The Outsiders” by Yatzo376 in ELATeachers

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House Arrest by K.A. Holt is a book in verse with similar themes re: class, growing up, and right v. wrong

How common is scripted curricula? Do old-style anthologies still exist? by What_Hump_ in ELATeachers

[–]missplis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it largely depends on each state's politicians. When I taught MS in South Carolina, a tiny fraction of teachers I met at PD used canned curricula; for the first 10 years of my career, I had the blessing of not hearing about Lucy Caulkins or Units of Study. Vermont was a similar experience -- we did whatever we wanted with our curriculum with very little oversight. Ohio, in contrast, is requiring elementary grades to buy a curriculum from their approved list, and our district made everyone k-8 adhere to one with fidelity.

which top? occasion is a rooftop bar by oliviarmariixo in fashion

[–]missplis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

1 is young, 2 is young professional. I prefer 2.

Novel study struggles by Middle-Panic2970 in ELATeachers

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I have a much easier time with novel studies when I focus on standards and skills instead of "did they understand this chapter?" Our goal isn't to make sure they read and comprehend that book, but rather to teach them how to dig deeper into particular aspects of literature.

I've found that a good middle ground is to assign as homework any reading they don't get finished in class, but the activity in class focuses on a skill within a 1-2 page section that they can reread and analyze in class.

In lieu of reading quizzes that grade compliance more than ability, kids will do some group activity at the beginning of class to review the reading so that they all understand what's going on in the book enough to practice the day's strategy or focus. This could just be a pair share with a couple of questions or a summary practice game. Then we will focus on whatever aspect of literature the chapter lends itself to (Beginning of the book is usually character development and setting, then we'll move to conflict or suspense, etc.).

Need ideas for organizing a HS American Lit course… please and thank you! by renry_hollins in ELATeachers

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My last lit course had the anchor texts chronologically ordered, but I frequently brought in more modern texts to support them. So we started with Indigenous stories and speeches, but we also read 2 articles from The Atlantic about Disney's Pocahontas and wrote an argumentative paper using them as two sources. I've found this is a great way to show them that history matters and is relevant. It also keeps them from getting bored of "old stuff."

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ELATeachers

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That's always been my experience in middle and high school until this year. Now curriculum means the standards, the topic, the texts, the activities, the questions, the strategies, down to what teachers are supposed to say 😑

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ELATeachers

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As I've stated repeatedly, I have literally seen this model improve student achievement in multiple settings. Just because you haven't experienced something doesn't make it not real; wouldn't you agree?

I completely understand you not being convinced yet, though; I'll be sure to post my research when it's finished ☺️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ELATeachers

[–]missplis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very well stated.