Cool Tools
Link to my "Constructing Knowledge Creatively" from NCRA (2014) presentation that contains a list of various Web 2.0 tools that can used in the classroom. Newsela.com
Website that contains informational texts on various current events and published news articles in different categories including War and Peace, Science, Art, Money, and Sports. Allows teachers to change the Lexile level to accommodate different reading levels in their classrooms. Digital Writing Workshop
A companion wikispace to Troy Heinemann's book, The Digital Writing Workshop, this wiki is full of websites and apps for teaching digital writing to empower teachers as they learn how to teach digital writing. |
Comprehensive Reading Solutions
This website is published by Georgia's Department of Education and offers teachers free access to lesson plans, as well as strategies for reading, writing, and vocabulary in grades K-12. Teaching Resources
Teaching resources from Indiana University's Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning, including active learning, assessment, discussion, engagement, grouping, reflection and many more. CommonLit.org
A growing collection of supplemental texts tailored for middle school students. Includes poems, short stories, news articles, historical documents and literature that are organized by theme and essential questions. |
Disciplinary Literacy
Reading Like a Historian
Curriculum developed from the Stanford History Group to engage students in historical inquiry. US History and World History materials to be used to teach reading strategies such as sourcing, contextualization, corroboration, and close reading. Historical Scene Investigations (HSI)
Based on a similar premise to popular TV show CSI (Crime Scene Investigations) these lessons have students engage in close reading and historical inquiry using primary source documents. |
Literacy Ready from SREB
Free units and lessons for high school teachers to download from Southern Regional Education Board to help students meet college- and career-readiness standards in the different discipline. Have both Reading Ready and Math Ready, each with extensive information. |