As a teacher, what you want most is for your students to learn—to immerse themselves in rich and challenging content and leave your classroom better prepared for school and life. In English language arts and humanities, this includes developing the multifaceted reading, writing, thinking, and communication skills that constitute next generation literacy, including the ability to read complex text independently, develop strong content knowledge through reading, writing, listening, and speaking, tailor communication in response to different audiences, tasks, purposes, and disciplines, comprehend text as well as critique it, value evidence in arguments they read, hear, or develop, use technology strategically and capably, and understand perspectives and cultures that differ from their own.
Key Features
- Read complex text independently
- Develop strong content knowledge through reading, writing, listening, and speaking
- Tailor communication in response to different audiences, tasks, purposes, and disciplines
- Comprehend text as well as critique it
- Value evidence in arguments they read, hear, or develop
- Use technology strategically and capably
- Understand perspectives and cultures that differ from their own
Additional Information
But as a teacher, you also know how much is riding on THOSE TESTS—achievement tests from the national assessment consortia and independent state assessments. Is it possible to help students succeed on mandated tests without sacrificing your values, your creativity, and their education?
Yes, it is possible. This book shows you how.
