Graphic Organizers: Matching the Layout to the Thinking Task
A practical guide to choosing, introducing, and adapting graphic organizers for comparison, sequencing, vocabulary, writing, discussion, and study.
Claire Ruggieri
How to Use Partner Reading Without Letting One Student Do All the Work
A practical partner-reading routine that ensures both students read, listen, respond, and show understanding without allowing one partner to take over.
How to Model Thinking Aloud Without Doing All the Thinking for Students
Learn how to plan a short, focused think-aloud that makes strategic reasoning visible without turning students into passive observers.
How to Build a Student Advisory Board That Gets Real Input
A practical guide to creating a representative student advisory board that gathers wider input, develops realistic proposals, and receives clear responses from school leaders.
Student Showcases: Designing an Event Around Student Work
Plan a student-centered showcase that makes learning visible, gives every student a meaningful role, and remains manageable for teachers and families.
How to Welcome New Families Midyear
A practical 30-day process for welcoming midyear arrivals, answering families’ immediate questions, and building an ongoing school-family partnership.
Question-Generation Activities That Make Students More Curious
Use this adaptable classroom routine to help students generate meaningful questions, improve them, choose the most useful ones, and put them to work.