This episode just came out at the tail end of September and covers a lot of great updates, a new series on Chromebooks and ChromeOS, and Google's new standalone Read Along site for our younger students.

In this online book, Traci Gardner defines the process of standards-based writing assignment design and assessment with a research-based approach.

This is an example of the Genre Planning Chart you will submit for Evidence of Preparation and Planning.

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These Guiding Principles for Language Learning identify what is effective in language learning and guide educators and learners. They are presented to lead and shape the discussion on effective instructional practices, useful to learners, educators, parents, administrators, governing bodies and boards, legislators, and the community at large.

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This document provides a concise but practical overview of the dimensions of text complexity. It also provides applicable and accessible examples of the application of these principles to texts commonly taught in English and language arts classrooms.

This accessible overview of principles of vocabulary instruction describes the three tiers of words and how to integrate effective vocabulary instruction into curriculum. It also includes a list of links and articles that provide additional information about vocabulary learning.

In this English Journal article, Heller suggests that teachers’ approach to writing assignment design and response should focus more on a response cycle that prioritizes writing as a process rather than as a product. He offers suggestions for teachers to make this shift in their planning and teaching.

This article provides guidelines for teaching students to organize a presentation or speech effectively, speaking with credibility and confidence.

In this Cult of Pedagogy podcast, Jennifer Gonzalez guides teachers to consider how to better define and align assessment criteria with their identified learning goals so that assessment is used to measure student learning progress in writing.

In this Writers Who Care blog post, Ellen Foley offers strategies through a list of Do’s and Don’ts as teachers develop and implement their approaches to giving feedback to student writers. Be sure to check out all of the hyperlinks to see the research and additional resources that support the practices shared here.