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Podcasts
Episode 21: Teen Talk App with Franny Reynolds
January 24, 2023
Episode 20: Californians for All with Josh Fryday
January 10, 2023
Episode 19: 2022 Superintendent of the Year with Dr. Vivian Ekchian
December 19, 2022
Episode 18: 2022 Teacher of the Year with Michelle Stradford
November 29, 2022
K-2
Elements of a Story Interactive
Learn secrets for telling a good story, explore narratives -- heroes, plot and background. Then, write a story of your own.
Spelling Bee Interactive
Listen to three stories, one at a time, and then spell words from each story.
Teaching Reading K-2: A Library of Classroom Practices
This video library shows the teaching practices of K-2 teachers nationwide who use research based methodologies to teach their students to read.
Teaching Reading: K-2 Workshop
Drawing on real classrooms and literacy research, this video workshop addresses critical topics in teaching reading for K-2 teachers.3-5
Engaging With Literature: A Workshop for Teachers, Grades 3-5
This video workshop shows grade 3-5 teachers how to help students become effective and engaged readers of literature.
Engaging with Literature: A Video Library, Grades 3-5
In this video library, watch grades 3-5 teachers successfully guide students toward becoming more active readers of literature.
Inside Writing Communities, Grades 3-5
This video workshop for grade 3-5 teachers demonstrates how writing workshops motivate students and help them become proficient writers.
Elements of a Story Interactive
Learn secrets for telling a good story, explore narratives -- heroes, plot and background. Then, write a story of your own.
Spelling Bee Interactive
Listen to three stories, one at a time, and then spell words from each story.6-8
Conversations in Literature
Learn about "envisionment building" as a tool for literary interpretation with a community of expert readers.
In Search of the Novel
Find strategies for introducing and teaching ten commonly taught novels - from Frankenstein to Harry Potter.
Making Meaning in Literature: A Video Library, Grades 6-8
This video library for grade 6-8 language arts teachers shows teaching practices that support student interaction with literature.
Making Meaning in Literature: A Workshop for Teachers, Grades 6-8
Learn techniques for helping students become engaged and enthusiastic readers in this video workshop for middle school teachers.
Write in the Middle: A Workshop for Middle School Teachers
Learn effective practices and strategies to help students become confident and proficient writers.9-12
Conversations in Literature
Learn about "envisionment building" as a tool for literary interpretation with a community of expert readers.
Essential Lens: Analyzing Photographs Across the Curriculum
A multidisciplinary resource for middle and high school teachers to use photographs and photographic ephemera to convey content and teach visual analysis skills.
In Search of the Novel
Find strategies for introducing and teaching ten commonly taught novels - from Frankenstein to Harry Potter.
Spelling Bee Interactive
Listen to three stories, one at a time, and then spell words from each story.
Invitation to World Literature
See beneath the surface of 13 great works of world literature that have traveled the globe with this course resource for teachers, students, and lovers of literature.College/Adult
Developing Writers: A Workshop for High School Teachers
This video workshop presents practical and philosophical advice for teaching writing in high school.
Essential Lens: Analyzing Photographs Across the Curriculum
A multidisciplinary resource for middle and high school teachers to use photographs and photographic ephemera to convey content and teach visual analysis skills.
Invitation to World Literature
See beneath the surface of 13 great works of world literature that have traveled the globe with this course resource for teachers, students, and lovers of literature.
Reading & Writing in the Disciplines
Learn research, practice, and tools for integrating discipline literacy into mathematics, science, English, and history/social studies content based lessons.
