As a math educator, how often do we hear students stating, “I know how to do this”? Read more to find out how changing one word in the statement “I know how to do this” assesses multiple knowledge domains and unveils a student’s comprehensive understanding of a concept.

Why does storytelling matter? How does it benefit students? Here are some insights to how storytelling can help improve struggling readers and writers, and help create a positive classroom community.

Crossover, by Kwame Alexander, is the 2015 Newbery Medal winner! We asked Kiley, a sixth-grade student and avid blogger, to share her response to Crossover. She met our book challenge in the cleverest of ways: in verse. Take a look at Kiley’s response on her website, www.icannotlivewithoutbooks.com, and tell us what you think!

Helping children find material to engage them and to have meaning for them are worthy objectives. Today, appropriateness of a text for a reader is often indicated by its designated reading level. Does the push for leveling deter children from finding the books that engage them?