Simple Ways to Bring SEL Practices into Online Learning

Social and emotional learning (SEL), also sometimes written as social-emotional learning, is an instructional approach that has been growing in popularity and demand over the last few years. The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)...

Two Ways of Teaching History

History teachers face a perennial challenge: how to cover an increasing amount of content in a finite amount of time. Every year, there’s a little bit more history to add, but there are never more school days to cover it. The Traditional Approach: Chronological...

The Wonderful World of Commas, Part I

Because a comma can change the meaning of a sentence, understanding a writer’s intent and applying commas judiciously can be the most challenging part of a copyeditor’s work. When dealing with complicated scientific content that contains sentences with multiple...

Cooking Up a Leveled-Text Program

Why Leveled Texts? What can benchmark a student’s reading level, focus all eyes during a guided reading session, and provide opportunities for instructional practice in everything from phonics to reading comprehension strategies? A leveled-text program can do all...