Students often struggle to make meaningful connections to literature and put those connections into words. The Up-Down-Both-Why technique, which starts with how the text makes a student feel, gets much better results. My guest, Sarah Levine, explains how it works.
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226: Yes, Your School Librarian Can Do That (and More)
225: Two Programs with Fresh Solutions to the Teacher Shortage
224: Some Thoughts on Teachers Crying in the Classroom
223: Why Students Give You the Blank Stare, and What to Do About It
222: Building Better Collaboration Between Families and Schools
221: The Photography Project That Showed Teachers Through a New Lens
220: What do we do about standardized tests?
219: Eight Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2024
218: How to Help Students Without Being a Savior
217: How to Talk about Race in Your Classroom
216: Your Teachers Need a Win
215: Seventeen Tweaks That Make a Big Difference in Group Work
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213: Using Learning Stories for Student Reflection
212: Untangling the Debate Over Reading Instruction
211: Supporting Intermediate English Learners in Every Subject
210: Integrating Arab Narratives Across the Curriculum
209: Unpacking Trauma-Informed Teaching
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