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Lights, camera, literacy: Student-created book reviews inspire a global reading culture

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students read for fun almost every day–down from 31 percent in 1984. What began as a simple classroom project to encourage reading evolved into a movement that amplified student voices, built confidence, and connected learners across cultures. Students were given creative freedom to shape their presentations.

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One word, meaningful impact: Creating classroom culture through collective dialogue

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Multiple times in any class period, teachers call on students to contribute to the lesson of the day. Sometimes they will cold call students, while other times they will ask students to share what they learned after theyve had a chance to read the assigned material or discuss it with their classmates in groups.

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Promoting Literacy: Cultivate a Reading Culture

Catlin Tucker

September 8th is International Literacy Day, a great time to think about promoting a class culture that values reading. However, encouraging students to read in and out of class is challenging as small screens command much of their time and attention. Just four years ago, approximately 10% of my students were reading below grade level.

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Supporting English learners with culturally responsive teaching

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Culturally responsive teaching before COVID-19 and after should focus on keeping studentscultural norms and beliefs in mind and putting time into relating to students who have different life experiences, languages, and values than your own. Related content: How we turned around our ELL program.

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How to find language learning opportunities for students

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There has been a steady decline in language learning in schools. According to the Pew Research Center , only one in five K-12 students in the United States now learns another language, and just 10 states and the District of Columbia make world language learning a requirement for graduating from high school.

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Math is not a universal language—but it can be a universal thread

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The problem for many struggling math students is that often those “universal” numbers and symbols hide in surrounding contexts of unfamiliar vocabulary, settings, and narratives. Through my own work in the classroom with students and educators, I’ve discovered a few key ways to change the narrative around math. Math is joyful!

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Guiding culturally responsive teaching in today’s classrooms

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Key points: Video reflection is a popular PD tool used across many professions Video PD helps teachers reflect on their interactions with students and improve their culturally responsive teaching See related article: 3 ways educators can embrace and enable inclusive programming Equity is a widely-used term in education today.

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