Sarcasm, Scarlett Johannson and why machines should never grade student writing

Sarcasm, Scarlett Johannson and why machines should never grade student writing, Maja Wilson

From Failing to Killing Writing: Computer-Based Grading

A Linguist On the Story of Gendered Pronouns

A Linguist On the Story of Gendered Pronouns

This Is the Absolute Worst Way to Teach Your Kids to Read

This Is the Absolute Worst Way to Teach Your Kids to Read

Advice to Students and Authors: Submitting Your Work

Advice to Students and Authors: Submitting Your Work

Books in the Home Strongly Linked to Academic Achievement - Pacific Standard: The Science of Society

Books in the Home Strongly Linked to Academic Achievement - Pacific Standard: The Science of Society

Massachusetts is the 'smartest state' while Mississippi has the lowest IQ: Maps reveal intelligence levels across the US based on tweets

Massachusetts is the 'smartest state' while Mississippi has the lowest IQ: Maps reveal intelligence levels across the US based on tweets

The Problem Isn't Just Common Core, but the Entire Reform Agenda

As a model for your public commentary:

Paul Thomas: The Problem Isn't Just Common Core, but the Entire Reform Agenda

Topic/Assignment Matrix Summer I 2014

EDU 640 – Summer I 2014/ Thomas

Name	Topics	Book Critique	Public Commentary	Literature Review
Tim Baumann	1, 6, 7, 12	When Kids Can't Read	direct vocabulary instruction	direct grammar instruction/ parts of speech
Whitney Becker	2, 5, 8, 11	Interactive Notebooks for ELLs	digital literacy
Matt Boone	3, 4, 9, 10	Exemplary Literacy Teachers	standards v. curriculum	book clubs
Maggie Brown	3, 4, 9, 10	Harvey Daniels literature circles and book clubs	elected/appointed superintendents of education	book club/ reading motivation
Alyssa Cameron	2, 5, 8, 11	The Read Aloud Handbook	AR
Gabrielle Cloonan	1, 6, 7, 12	No More Independent Reading without Support	teaching reading after K	reading workshop/ students with anxiety
Sarah Cox	1, 6, 7, 12	Confronting Racism, Poverty, and Power	linguistically impoverished students	literature circles/ high-poverty student engagement
Hannah Drew	2, 5, 8, 11
Alissa Goullet	3, 4, 9, 10	Literature Circles Harvey Daniels	basal readers	literature circles/ boys interest in reading
Kristen Gullette	3, 4, 9, 10	ABC and Beyond: Building Emergent Literacy	play and literacy	interactive read alouds/ vocabulary and comprehension
Catherine Hancock	2, 5, 8, 11	Scaffolding the Comprehension Toolkit for ELL	English Immersion vs. Bilingual Instruction	small group instruction/ ELL engagement
Leslie Hill	1, 6, 7, 12	Subjects Matter	reading in content areas, not just ELA	primary documents/ understanding US history
Cassie Lemus	1, 6, 7, 12	Boys' Underachievement in Literacy	ELLs as illiterate	boys and literacy
Shelby Litz	2, 5, 8, 11	Already Ready	reading instruction after students can read	writing workshop in K
Sarah McKinney	3, 4, 9, 10	Scaffolding Young Writers	play in K5	play in literacy development/ K5, preschool
Taylor Outen	3, 4, 9, 10	What Writers Need	teacher as you have been taught	combining read/writing workshop
Caroline Savini	2, 5, 8, 11	Do Daybooks Affect the Desire to Write	21st century skills	daybooks
Megan Schonar	1, 6, 7, 12	Mini-Lessons for Literature Circles	grammar instruction	choice in reading/ motivation