The SURN Social Studies and History Forum blog facilitates middle school and high school teachers who attended a workshop on using high yield literacy strategies in history class to share and showcase what they are doing in their classrooms, offers a forum for questions, and lets viewers read posts of how teachers are working to effectively use literacy strategies they learned at the workshop.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Happy New Year!
The literacy strategies are paying off! Early on I decided to focus on making connections in every lesson. My students now routinely make connections with every content item. We engage in some lively student-centered discussions based on making connections. It seems to have a life of its own! I am excited to see how much my students are taking away from the discussions. Wow! I am pleasantly surprised. Making connections seems to be second nature to my students--they don't even think about doing it, they just do it!
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