Were it not for the age of the students, this 8th
grade language arts classroom could easily be mistaken for a modern office in some sleek, glass - and - steel building downtown.
Even though I'm a huge proponent of educational technologies, employing blogging, moviemaking, and other digital literacies in my 8th
grade language arts classroom, I have felt reluctant to integrate cellphones into my lessons.
In Cheryl Harris» seventh -
grade language arts classroom, there is comfort, safety, and space for risk.
A recent lesson in my ninth -
grade language arts classroom reminded me of the power and efficiency of using hypos — discussions based on hypothetical scenarios — to engage students and extend their thinking.
One cited study of 112 eighth and ninth
grade language arts classrooms found that students engaged in true discussion for less than one minute per hour of class.
Not exact matches
In this randomized controlled study on the impact of the
arts on performance in traditional academic subjects, theater
arts were integrated into
language arts and social studies curricula for fourth - and fifth -
grade students (14 experimental
classrooms, 14 control
classrooms).
In addition, a survey of English
language arts classrooms published by the Fordham Institute found that most elementary - school teachers, at least in the early stages of common core implementation, assigned books based on students» abilities, rather than
grade - level complexity, as the standards state.
Joy Rotondi recently returned to the
classroom and teaches sixth -
grade language arts near Boston, Massachusetts.
A regular
classroom elementary teacher of reading and
language arts in
grades K - 6 receives a cash award of $ 1,000 through the Regie Routman Teacher Recognition Award.
On this Monday morning, attentive fifth -
grade students in Quinton Vance's
language arts classroom review the weekly spelling words.
Education Week spent six months reporting on how the District of Columbia's vision of the common - core English /
language arts standards is being put into practice in one 8th
grade classroom at one school, Stuart - Hobson Middle School on Capitol Hill.
She was instrumental in developing a
language arts program designed to effectively serve a full spectrum of learners in heterogeneous middle
grades classrooms.
In addition to textbook alignment courses for English
language arts classrooms, Achieve3000 offers targeted and customizable content modules aligned to Montana's
grade - level standards for science and social studies.
We conducted observations in
Grades 3, 5, 8, and 10, in
language arts and mathematics
classrooms.
They observed the
language arts activities and overall dynamic in each
classroom to identify the specific instructional practices that appeared most successful for children entering the first
grade with minimal reading skill.
In addition to textbook alignment courses for English
language arts classrooms, Achieve3000 offers targeted and customizable content modules aligned to Kentucky's
grade - level standards for science and social studies.
The second edition of this course also reviews literacy strategies in the English
language arts classroom for
grades 6 through 12.
In addition to textbook alignment courses for English
language arts classrooms, Achieve3000 offers targeted and customizable content modules aligned to Nevada's
grade - level standards for science and social studies.
In addition to textbook alignment courses for English
language arts classrooms, Achieve3000 offers targeted and customizable content modules aligned to Guam's
grade - level standards for science and social studies.
Florida
classrooms are also dealing with a constitutional amendment approved by voters in 2002 limiting class sizes in certain subjects, such as math, science and
language arts (18 students in prekindergarten through third
grade; 22 students fourth through eighth
grades; and 25 students in high school).
In addition to textbook alignment courses for English
language arts classrooms, Achieve3000 offers targeted and customizable content modules aligned to Ohio's
grade - level standards for science and social studies.
In addition to textbook alignment courses for English
language arts classrooms, Achieve3000 offers targeted and customizable content modules aligned to Michigan's
grade - level standards for science and social studies.
In addition to textbook alignment courses for English
language arts classrooms, Achieve3000 offers targeted and customizable content modules aligned to New Hampshire's
grade - level standards for science and social studies.
In addition to textbook alignment courses for English
language arts classrooms, Achieve3000 offers targeted and customizable content modules aligned to Georgia's
grade - level standards for science and social studies.
To better meet these students» needs, schools should promote bilingualism and biliteracy development in
grades K - 12, offer professional development to teachers on how to integrate explicit
language and literacy instruction aimed at the long - term English
language learners in their
classrooms, develop specialized programs that differ from those targeting newly arrived students, and offer native
language arts programs that focus on developing native
language literacy.
In addition to textbook alignment courses for English
language arts classrooms, Achieve3000 offers targeted and customizable content modules aligned to Iowa's
grade - level standards for science and social studies.
In addition to textbook alignment courses for English
language arts classrooms, Achieve3000 offers targeted and customizable content modules aligned to Illinois's
grade - level standards for science and social studies.
In addition to textbook alignment courses for English
language arts classrooms, Achieve3000 offers targeted and customizable content modules aligned to Arizona's
grade - level standards for science and social studies.
In addition to textbook alignment courses for English
language arts classrooms, Achieve3000 offers targeted and customizable content modules aligned to Alabama's
grade - level standards for science and social studies.
In my 8th
grade English
language arts classroom, I often use the Socrative student - response system to ask students multiple - choice or short - answer questions at the beginning of class about the novel they are reading.
In addition to textbook alignment courses for English
language arts classrooms, Achieve3000 offers targeted and customizable content modules aligned to South Carolina's
grade - level standards for science and social studies.
HOT Blocks are a creative intervention model where cross curricular collaborations between
grade - level teachers and
arts classroom teachers support students in Scientific Research Based Interventions (SRBI) in their learning of
language arts and math content through the
arts.
In addition to textbook alignment courses for English
language arts classrooms, Achieve3000 offers targeted and customizable content modules aligned to Oregon's
grade - level standards for science and social studies.
In addition to textbook alignment courses for English
language arts classrooms, Achieve3000 offers targeted and customizable content modules aligned to Indiana's
grade - level standards for science and social studies.
In addition to textbook alignment courses for English
language arts classrooms, Achieve3000 offers targeted and customizable content modules aligned to Pennsylvania's
grade - level standards for science and social studies.
The grant - funded DREAM initiative trains California third - and fourth -
grade teachers in
arts / literacy practices, and after its first two years of implementation,
language arts test scores of students in these teachers»
classrooms increased by 87 points.
In addition to textbook alignment courses for English
language arts classrooms, Achieve3000 offers targeted and customizable content modules aligned to Colorado's
grade - level standards for science and social studies.
In addition to textbook alignment courses for English
language arts classrooms, Achieve3000 offers targeted and customizable content modules aligned to New Mexico's
grade - level standards for science and social studies.
In addition to textbook alignment courses for English
language arts classrooms, Achieve3000 offers targeted and customizable content modules aligned to Louisiana's
grade - level standards for science and social studies.
HOT Blocks are a creative intervention model where cross-curricular collaborations between
grade - level teachers and
arts classroom teachers support students in Scientific Research Based Interventions (SRBI) in their learning of
language arts and math content through the
arts.
In addition to textbook alignment courses for English
language arts classrooms, Achieve3000 offers targeted and customizable content modules aligned to Alaska's
grade - level standards for science and social studies.
In addition to textbook alignment courses for English
language arts classrooms, Achieve3000 offers targeted and customizable content modules aligned to California's
grade - level standards for science and social studies.
In addition to textbook alignment courses for English
language arts classrooms, Achieve3000 offers targeted and customizable content modules aligned to Massachusetts's
grade - level standards for science and social studies.
In addition to textbook alignment courses for English
language arts classrooms, Achieve3000 offers targeted and customizable content modules aligned to Texas's
grade - level standards for science and social studies.
In addition to textbook alignment courses for English
language arts classrooms, Achieve3000 offers targeted and customizable content modules aligned to Minnesota's
grade - level standards for science and social studies.
For seventh -
grade language arts teacher Brenda Olszewski, Thomas Johnson's recognition shows that everyone «is on equal ground» — a philosophy she puts into practice in her
classroom every day.
Ted Christensen, 47, a seventh -
grade English
language arts teacher who has taught at Valor Middle Academy for six years and has been a teacher for 18 years, said the evaluations he gets during
classroom observations make him feel valued.
In the 2015 - 2016 school year, the school division started a three - year partnership with the company to implement the Achieve3000 Pro Virginia Edition, which is designed for mixed - ability English
language arts, social studies, and science
classrooms in
grades two through 12.
Dr. George was a
classroom teacher of English
language arts in
grades 7 - 12 for ten years before becoming a teacher educator.
We currently have over 100 educators, with more than 1,000 years of combined experience in the
classroom, working collaboratively in teams to review year - long instructional materials in math (
grades K - 12) and English
language arts (
grades 3 - 8).