Taking care of chicle trees
Where does chewing gum from? Monica did some research and learn a lot! See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/read/meet/brown/
Summer training
Marissa provides an overview of the summer training the teachers experienced.
Talking about boys and learning
Ezra talks about his experience working with young men and his approach to connecting their lives to what they are learning. You can see the complete ...
ELL advice: know your students
Tracey talks about the importance of getting to know your ELL students well.
Direction instruction and modeling
Next, Bobbi models the target activity for her students. See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/multimedia/experts/video/houtchens/
Poetry empowers
In this moving clip, we learn of two Latino boys empowered to write communicate their feelings about their fathers. As Francisco Alarcón said, "that's what poetry ...
Advice for aspiring writers
Lin says authors have to love their own writing before they can expect others to enjoy it, too.
The knowledge base of ELL experts
Cindy explains the importance of having licensed staff to work with ELLs. See more of the interview: ...
Writing process: Part 3
Michelle describes the way she helps ELLs transform their brainstorm into a paragraph.
Non-fiction and the Common Core
Clara describes the shift to non-fiction text in the Common Core. See more of the interview: ...