Laura Dyer

The new Toolkit to Support Evidence-Based Writing Instruction in Grades 2–4 offers free professional development resources to help educators incorporate modeling into their writing instruction. It highlights modeling as a practice that supports two essential elements of strong writing instruction at the same time: building a writing community and teaching students to use the writing process.

With cold and flu season upon us, it can feel like our kids are out of school more than they are in school. Illnesses are disruptive to their routines; they miss their friends; and, most importantly, they miss opportunities to learn. Health-related absences were a common occurrence before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Now, after experiencing a global health crisis, kids are more likely to be kept or sent home if they're showing signs of infectious illness even if they feel well enough to engage ...