The Learning RAFT RAFT is a writing strategy that helps students understand their role as a writer, the audience they will address, the varied formats for writing and the topic they’ll be writing about. By using this strategy, teachers encourage students to write creatively, to consider a topic from a different perspective and to gain practice writing for different audiences. Using a RAFT strategy
Meet the Needs of All Your Students No longer do you have to worry about your students at different reading levels being able to decode the words. Students can have entire passages, sentences or words read aloud to them from within the Techbook by highlighting the text to and clicking Speak Text.
We are incredibly excited to announce TECHBOOK LIVE 2013. Saturday, January 26th: 9am – 2pm ET Techbook Live Flyer Click Here to Join the Virtual Event on January 26th Techbook LIVE focuses on providing participants with some of the most effective strategies for transforming their classes through the meaningful and effective integration of digital media content.
English Language Arts Common Core State Standards (CCSS): What Are Your Students Reading? The English Language Arts CCSS are not only aligned to college and career expectations, they are specifically spiraled in what’s called a staircase of increasing complexity. This staircase helps us to identify what levels of text students must be able to read
As part of the #DENmas season, I sent some supplies to the team and challenged them to create a #DENmas tree. The results speak for themselves. What do you think? Vote for your favorite three #DENmas trees that were created by our team. The winner will get a $25 gift card to Denny’s. Click here
The Discovery Education Support team would like to welcome Irina Divinsky to the team! I asked her to write a bit about herself so that the Cache and Cookies readers can get to know her. I was born in
Techbook Even More Mobile You now have even greater access to the Techbook on your Smart Device. Thanks to our HTML 5 conversion, we are now fully iPad & iPhone compatible.
Using the implementation of Discovery Education as a metaphor to a voyage, DEN STAR, Susan Bowdoin, led a group of 28 instructional coaches from elementary and middle schools on a journey through the resources available to them through the Discovery Educator Network. The group broke down several elements that are critical to a successful voyage:
As we wrap up the year and head into the holidays, we here at Discovery Education would like to take this opportunity to thank you, our teachers and educators, for everything you do. Teachers mold the minds of the future. They give of themselves. They give their time, their attention, their caring, and their expertise.
I probably should have called this post “Lists of Things I Think You Should Read” since almost every link takes you to a list of something. Regardless, here are more articles and blog posts I’ve recently read that are worthy of sharing. Enjoy. 10 Interactive Lessons by Google on Digital Citizenship 10 Things Your Students