Tag Archives: Social Studies

Text + Questioning = Critical Literacy

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

This morning I had opportunity to be in classrooms working with 3rd and 4th-grade students on reading a visual text. (I played a video.) I was aiming to set them up to do some critical reading work. I wanted to point … Continue reading →

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Got Water?

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

I drove up the Coast Highway toward a short getaway in Cambria, California last year between the NCTE conference in Washington DC and Thanksgiving Break. XM Radio playing my favorite music, my thoughts ran between events of the past week … Continue reading →

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Thinking About History & Hamilton

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

So, I’m getting ready to go to this reunion a week from Saturday. (Well, I’m thinking and talking a lot about it.) Today a colleague showed me this video. featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda doing a rap. It’s cool. But what’s cooler … Continue reading →

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