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Literacy/ELL

Book ban breakdown: Which titles are being removed and where

Matt Zalaznick -
A citizen's challenge was so urgent that a special meeting of the Escambia County school board was held this week to consider removing a trio of books from the district's libraries and classrooms. 

Dual Language Literacy Strategies: Building Spanish and English Proficiency

District Administration -
Thursday, March 23 at 2 pm ET

Attend this interactive webinar to learn some best practices for teaching multilingual learners, and how to implement time-saving digital tools that can improve the effectiveness of dual language literacy instruction.

300 picture books most-banned in schools describe our struggles for inclusion

Matt Zalaznick -
Many of the picture books yanked from school shelves tell the true stories of civil rights or LGBTQ experiences while some are simply "lighthearted fiction about animals or babies."

Kids’ books about beloved baseball heroes fall prey to K12 censors

Matt Zalaznick -
Black baseball legends Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, and Roberto Clemente—and their triumphs in the face of racism—are apparently not appropriate reading for students in one large Florida district.

Superintendents, are you sick of the culture wars? So are many parents

Matt Zalaznick -
A majority of parents say the culture wars—i.e., banning books and stifling 'woke' agendas—are much less important than academic advancement and school safety, according to a new survey.

If ChatGPT were a high school student, how would it perform? Let’s find out

Micah Ward -
Out of curiosity, we asked the chatbot to perform several tasks that your average high school student might be given in the subjects of history, writing and math. Needless to say, it outdid itself.

Empower Educators to Teach with the Science of Reading

District Administration -
Thursday, February 23 at 2 pm ET

Attend this webinar to learn some key insights to help you empower educators throughout your school or district to teach literacy more effectively using the science of reading.

How ChatGPT can actually be a force for good rather than a boon for cheaters

Matt Zalaznick -
"With ChatGPT, students can ask the bot for feedback on their writing. It can provide example texts students can study. It can provide creative ideas for projects and prompts the student (or the teacher) might not think of otherwise," says author and former teacher Matt Miller.

Literacy Under the Lights: 10 ways to bring the community back together

Jennifer L. Toney and Tracy Andrews -
We combined our tri-county area’s love of football with our passion for reading by hosting an event that brought the two together: Literacy Under the Lights.

5 reasons we should add coding as another language in ELA

Jason Innes -
Students are ready to begin learning about coding at the same time they are ready to begin learning to read and write any other language.

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