Strategy Share: Teaching Literacy in the Science Classroom

“How can my students learn literacy in a science classroom?” As a science teacher, I frequently hear this question from my colleagues. It is easy to confuse literacy for the act of learning to read, when really literacy is the act of reading to learn. This confusion can make non-language arts teachers believe that literacy is not a part of their instruction. Continue reading Strategy Share: Teaching Literacy in the Science Classroom

Warning! Time Stops on Tuesday

TECHNOLOGY With the advent of ever-more-accurate clocks, keeping good time is becoming surprisingly complicated. (Nat Geo News) Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit, including today’s MapMaker Interactive map—and a round-up of other interesting reads this week. Note: Current Event Connections is slowing down for the summer. Our column will continue to appear once or twice a week … Continue reading Warning! Time Stops on Tuesday