An inquiry-based project in which individual students conduct research on a course-related topic of their choosing and present their findings in the format of their choice.
A teaching tool in which students write, as if they were present at a specific event, through in-depth research that, as much as possible, places the writer in that moment.
A research-based model of sheltered instruction designed to allow English language learners to grasp academic content while developing language proficiency.
A strategy where the teacher gives part of the outline of a text and the student must complete it.
Questions used to guide reading by turning subheadings into questions.
A strategy for English language learners that involves a short time away from the rest of the class where students can learn a concept being taught later or learn how to make a graphic organizer that other classmates already know how to use.
What students already know about a given topic that can be used to construct meaning.
A flexible grouping strategy to teach new information or ideas that all students need to learn. The whole class will be involved in this group.
A teaching idea that encourages students to ask questions about a given text and then discern what type of questions they are asking. The questions might be memory-level (thin) or evaluative (thick).