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Colleen Cruz, author of Writers Read Better: Nonfiction and Narrative, writes in her Corwin Connect blog: "We know that the students we teach, without the benefit of years or even fully formed pre-frontal cortexes, are particularly vulnerable to being convinced to think, buy, or do any number of things—especially when they see it online or in social media. One of the most effective ways, if not the most effective way to counteract this is by actively teaching students first to write whatever material we want them to read critically."

In this blog post from Pamela Koutrakos, author of Word Study That Sticks and The Word Study That Sticks Companion, she explains that, for word study to be an integral part of your classroom routine, you can't wait until the “perfect time” to get started. Read her tips to going right away. 

It is important for teachers, administrators, and coaches to serve as a conduit, connecting current ideas and and explaining classroom practices to our students’ caregivers—our partners in children’s learning. Read this blog from Pam Koutrakos, author of Word Study That Sticks and The Word Study That Sticks Companion, for three ideas that yield buy in and intend to ignite the imagination of families. 

"Has this ever happened to you?

'My lecture went perfectly! I worked the sample problems. I could tell the students really understood the material.' 

The next day: 'I don’t know what went wrong! I thought all my students understood what I went over yesterday...' "

Read more from Frederick Dillon, author of Your Mathematics Standards Companion, High School, and The Common Core Mathematics Companion: The Standards Decoded, High School, on Corwin Connect.

Listen in on this Principal Center Radio podcast on The Lead Learner with author Michael McDowell. 

In this blog post from the author of The Ethical Line, strategies for leading ethically and fairly as a prinicpal are outlined. 

This blog post from Tonya Ward Singer, author of EL Excellence Every Day, offers solutions to rais EL achievement. 

This blog post from Sonia Caus Gleason, author of Growing Into Equity, discusses how to advance equity through professional learning.  

This blog post by Bill Adair, based on the same topic of his book The Emotionally Connected Classroom, discusses the growing anxiety epidemic amongst teenagers caused by negative emotions that education must address.

Maria Walther, author of The Ramped-up Read Aloud, lists her six tips for ramping-up your read aloud experiences to inspire our students and keep them engaged and interested in reading. 

In her blog on Corwin Connect, Julie Wright, author of What Are You Grouping For?, provides the answer to how we move toward more individualized learning opportunities within our time constraints: small-group reading experiences. 

Read this blog post from Pamela Koutrakos, author of Word Study that Sticks, to learn three ready-to-go ways to infuse word study into the content areas.