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WriteReader: Flipping the Script on Literacy

Greg Garner

Apr 7, 2015

WriteReader provides young learners an informal learning environment where they are free to experiment with the written language based on their knowledge of the spoken language. Students gain confidence and exposure to the world around them and the ways they are processing it.

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Standards Spotlight: Mastering Reading Standard 9

Guest Author

Nov 6, 2014

By: Brenda J. Overturf. Tips, strategies and tools for educators and administrators to help students master common core reading standard #9.

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Standards Spotlight: Mastering Reading Standard 2

Guest Author

Oct 30, 2014

By: Ray Reutzel. Here are tips and strategies to help educators and school leaders create learning experiences for students to help them more successfully demonstrate mastery of common core reading standard 2.

Personalized Learning

Meet Jorvorskie Lane: Former READ 180 student and NFL player

Guest Author

Sep 24, 2014

Watch Tampa Bay Buccaneers fullback Jorvorskie Lane's READ 180 story and see how reading opened a world of possible for him.

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65 Best Non-Fiction Books of All Time

Tom Vander Ark

Sep 13, 2014

In the spirit of the 10 best books challenge that is ricocheting around on social media, here are my top 65 non-fiction page turners.

Personalized Learning

How Do We Open the Door

Guest Author

Aug 7, 2014

Scott Toonder, a READ 180 teacher in Pennsylvania discusses how to get students to "walk through the door" to reading.

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Blended Reading Success in the Intermediate Grades

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 27, 2014

Cypress-Fairbanks principal Becky Koop has had success with READ 180, a blended learning reading program.

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5 + 1 Summer Reads to Challenge and Inspire

Greg Garner

May 30, 2014

Lazy mornings, afternoons by the pool, and no agenda. Summer must be here! Of course, we all know this describes maybe 5 days of your summer break with the rest of your time attending trainings, conferences, figuring out what to do with your seemingly permanently-bored children, and a litany of…

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Let’s Read Together: 10+ DigiTools for Growing Readers

Susan Davis

Mar 18, 2014

Until now, I’ve only had those students who can bring their own devices to school to test some of these tools for use in the classroom. Next year, I look forward to having everyone on the same digital page.

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Collaborative Approach to Literacy

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 11, 2014

Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) supports better reading and writing across the curriculum by helping teachers to build engaging Common Core-aligned units.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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