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Terry HardisonFebruary 27, 2017 0

Using Jefferson to Model Argument Writing

I don’t need to make the case that providing students with models of good writing can be a powerful tool for improving their work. That’s why I want to feature in this Buried Treasures post the Argument Writing section from inContext, our massive network of terms, definitions, and activities that

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Students & Educators

Ada LopezFebruary 13, 2017 2

Building Scientific Literacy: A Farm-to-Table PBL

Students must learn to read, evaluate, discuss, and write about real-world science issues. Some educators feel that practice is the best way to become a proficient reader, thinker, and communicator. While building knowledge from textbooks is important, teachers today are less likely to use class time in this manner. Instead,

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Ralph MooreFebruary 7, 2017 0

Social Studies Buried Treasure: Printable Blank Maps!

The English language arts team is having so much fun with Buried Treasures, I've decided to unearth one of the lesser-known but fantastic features of the Interactive Atlas: the printable Map Library. First, a bit of background. In developing the Interactive Atlas, we looked at how social studies teachers—particularly in the middle

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Students & Educators

Staci LyonJanuary 31, 2017 0

Three Tips to Help Your ELL Math Students

Year after year, teachers must meet the needs of a wide range of students. Often overlooked, however, are strategies to help English Language Learners (ELL), whose numbers are growing. From 2002-03 to 2012-13, the percentage of ELLs in U.S. public schools increased in all but 11 states. ELLs describe a

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Terry HardisonJanuary 26, 2017 0

Documenting Sources with a Research Tool

For English language arts, any discussion of Buried Treasures would be incomplete without a mention of the research wizard from the Writing Navigator series. The four products in this series guide students through the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, and publishing). But students who wish to support their ideas with quotations

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Students & Educators

Terry HardisonJanuary 23, 2017 0

Constructing Interpretive Sentences from Models

In this Buried Treasures post, I want to spotlight a powerful little writing exercise you may not have discovered. It’s a sentence-modeling activity that appears in all nine titles of the English Poetry Series, but you can apply it to any writing task that requires text analysis. In the series,

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Students & Educators

Terry HardisonDecember 13, 2016 0

Buried Treasures: Acquiring Advanced Dictionary Skills

If you are a regular reader of the blog posts on this site, you may recall that our curriculum specialists occasionally identify and describe some of their favorite SAS Curriculum Pathways resources. For example, 5 SAS Curriculum Pathways Hidden Gems highlights valuable—but often overlooked—lessons in math, English, science, social studies,

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Students & Educators

Terry HardisonNovember 16, 2016 0

Punctuation Rules! is now a free iPad/iOS App!

We all know the feeling. Call it "punctuation despair." The sense that you're about to do something dreadfully wrong. Sartre might have called it "l'inquiétude de la virgule incertaine" ("the disquiet of the uncertain comma"). Your writing assignment is due, and you’re still not sure whether the semicolon in your

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Students & Educators

Molly FarrowOctober 27, 2016 0

Active Reading and Primary-Source Analysis: Making (K-12) Civics Sizzle

Ok, all those STEM classes have cool calculations, coding, and climate change, but is there anything more exciting and relevant than teaching civics in a presidential election year? Explore: Primary Sources offers a collection of over 250 text and audio resources that engage students in active reading. Here are just

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