By the Educator Collaborative Fellow Dr. Cindy Gerwin Every read aloud is a unique opportunity to cast a spell by engaging learners in the magic of reading. An interactive read ... Read more
by The Educator Collaborative Fellow Shawna Coppola What are the professional texts that seem to “live” at your desk–that rarely make it back to their home on your shelves or ... Read more
By the Educator Collaborative Book Ambassador JoEllen McCarthy As the month of April comes to an end, we wanted to reflect on the importance of leveraging the power and possibility ... Read more
by The Educator Collaborative Fellow Troy Hicks We’ve all seen the messages, headlines, and social media posts. With last fall’s introduction of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that can ... Read more
post by The Educator Collaborator associate Vanée Smith-Matsalia Reading for Love and Liberation “Independent reading is a waste of time.” I cannot tell you how many times I have heard ... Read more
post by Shawna Coppola, 2019-2020 The Educator Collaborative Fellow Three Important Things the “Reading Wars” (Tend to) Ignore The “reading wars,” much like the manufactured narratives around the so-called “reading ... Read more
post by Julia Torres, Member of The Educator Collaborative A Curious Inheritance – Part I I have found you can learn a lot about people by the books they choose ... Read more
post by Jamie Utecht, 2018-19 Associate of The Educator Collaborative Using GIFs to Make Vocabulary Learning Fun! The idea to use GIFs to teach academic vocabulary to my middle schoolers ... Read more
post by Diana Palacios, The Educator Collaborative Fellow Looking Closely at Student’s Reading and Writing Teaching a child to read is a complex process. There are many prerequisite skills, including ... Read more
post by Jamie Utecht, 2018-19 Associate of The Educator Collaborative 6 Tips for Planning a Successful Family Literacy Night As the Title 1 intervention teacher in our district, I have ... Read more
post by Dana Stachowiak, member of The Educator Collaborative The Importance of LGBTQ Visibility: Handle with Care That’s a picture of the fence in our front yard. Last year, we ... Read more